Bob Newhart

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

109

Gender

Male

Birthday

1929-09-05

Day of death

2024-07-18 (94 years old)

Place of Birth

Oak Park, Illinois, USA

Bob Newhart

Biography

George Robert Newhart (September 5, 1929 – July 18, 2024), known professionally as Bob Newhart, was an American stand-up comedian and actor. Noted for his deadpan and slightly stammering delivery, Newhart came to prominence in the 1960s when his album of comedic monologues The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart was a worldwide bestseller and reached #1 on the Billboard pop music charts—it remains the 20th best-selling album in history. The follow-up album, The Button-Down Mind Strikes Again! was also a massive success, and both albums held the Billboard #1 and #2 spots simultaneously, a feat unequaled until the 1991 release of Use Your Illusion I and Use Your Illusion II by hard rock band Guns N' Roses. Newhart later went into acting, starring in two long-running and prize-winning situation comedies, first as psychologist Dr. Robert "Bob" Hartley on the 1970s sitcom The Bob Newhart Show and then as innkeeper Dick Loudon on the 1980s sitcom Newhart. He also had a third sitcom that was short-lived and initially successful but was soon canceled, named Bob. Newhart also appeared in film roles such as Major Major in Catch-22, and Papa Elf in Elf. He provided the voice of Bernard in the Walt Disney animated films The Rescuers and The Rescuers Down Under. One of his most recent roles is the library head Judson in The Librarian.

Known For

  • NCIS

    NCIS

  • The Simpsons

    The Simpsons

  • The Daily Show

    The Daily Show

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • Young Sheldon

    Young Sheldon

  • Desperate Housewives

    Desperate Housewives

  • Conan

    Conan

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • The Big Bang Theory

    The Big Bang Theory

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • ER

    ER

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • The View

    The View

  • The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

    The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

  • Elf

    Elf

  • Late Night with David Letterman

    Late Night with David Letterman

  • The Carol Burnett Show

    The Carol Burnett Show

  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    Late Night with Conan O'Brien

  • The Ellen DeGeneres Show

    The Ellen DeGeneres Show

  • The Dick Cavett Show

    The Dick Cavett Show

  • Hot in Cleveland

    Hot in Cleveland

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

    The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

  • Newhart

    Newhart

  • Dinah!

    Dinah!

  • The Librarians

    The Librarians

  • What's My Line?

    What's My Line?

  • Murphy Brown

    Murphy Brown

  • The Bob Hope Show

    The Bob Hope Show

  • The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

  • Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

    Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

  • The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines

    The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines

  • The Rescuers

    The Rescuers

  • The Bob Newhart Show

    The Bob Newhart Show

  • Tonight Starring Jack Paar

    Tonight Starring Jack Paar

  • Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows

    Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows

  • On a Clear Day You Can See Forever

    On a Clear Day You Can See Forever

  • The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

    The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

  • All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra

    All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra

  • Horrible Bosses

    Horrible Bosses

  • Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

    Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

  • Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde

    Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde

  • Five

    Five

  • Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie

    Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie

  • Inside Comedy

    Inside Comedy

  • The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

    The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

  • The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

    The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

  • The Entertainers

    The Entertainers

  • Catch-22

    Catch-22

  • The Hollywood Palace

    The Hollywood Palace

  • Once Upon a Studio

    Once Upon a Studio

  • This Week

    This Week

  • The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour

    The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour

  • Marathon

    Marathon

  • The Librarian: Quest for the Spear

    The Librarian: Quest for the Spear

  • Decisions! Decisions!

    Decisions! Decisions!

  • George & Leo

    George & Leo

  • In & Out

    In & Out

  • George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business

    George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business

  • Bob

    Bob

  • The Librarian: The Curse of the Judas Chalice

    The Librarian: The Curse of the Judas Chalice

  • First Family

    First Family

  • Don Rickles: Alive And Kicking

    Don Rickles: Alive And Kicking

  • The Emmy Awards

    The Emmy Awards

  • The Don Knotts Show

    The Don Knotts Show

  • Oh No, Not Them

    Oh No, Not Them

  • Cold Turkey

    Cold Turkey

  • Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story

    Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story

  • Hot Millions

    Hot Millions

  • The Holiday Movies That Made Us

    The Holiday Movies That Made Us

  • Committed

    Committed

  • The Judy Garland Show

    The Judy Garland Show

  • Yesterday's Tomorrows

    Yesterday's Tomorrows

  • Cutting Edge Comedians of the '60s & '70s

    Cutting Edge Comedians of the '60s & '70s

  • Captain Nice

    Captain Nice

  • The Bob Newhart Show

    The Bob Newhart Show

  • Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project

    Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project

  • The Dean Martin Christmas Show

    The Dean Martin Christmas Show

  • Playboy After Dark

    Playboy After Dark

  • Salute to Stan Laurel

    Salute to Stan Laurel

  • MADtv

    MADtv

  • Don Rickles: One Night Only

    Don Rickles: One Night Only

  • Thursday's Game

    Thursday's Game

  • Disney's Greatest Villains

    Disney's Greatest Villains

  • Little Miss Marker

    Little Miss Marker

  • The Rescuers Down Under

    The Rescuers Down Under

  • Hell Is for Heroes

    Hell Is for Heroes

  • Dean Martin: King of Cool

    Dean Martin: King of Cool

  • The Sports Pages

    The Sports Pages

  • TV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Classic Routines

    TV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Classic Routines

  • Sit Down Comedy with David Steinberg

    Sit Down Comedy with David Steinberg

  • Rickles... On the Loose

    Rickles... On the Loose

  • The Don Rickles Show

    The Don Rickles Show

  • Elf: Buddy's Sing & Cheer Along Edition

    Elf: Buddy's Sing & Cheer Along Edition

  • Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show'

    Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show'

  • Playboy's Penthouse

    Playboy's Penthouse

  • Bob and Don: A Love Story

    Bob and Don: A Love Story

  • Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic

    Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic

  • The Grammys

    The Grammys

  • Night of 100 Stars II

    Night of 100 Stars II

  • NBC 75th Anniversary Special

    NBC 75th Anniversary Special

  • Excavating the 2000 Year Old Man

    Excavating the 2000 Year Old Man

  • Bob Newhart: A Legacy of Laughter

    Bob Newhart: A Legacy of Laughter

  • The Bob Newhart Show 19th Anniversary Special

    The Bob Newhart Show 19th Anniversary Special

  • Bob Newhart: Unbuttoned

    Bob Newhart: Unbuttoned

  • Bob Newhart: Off the Record

    Bob Newhart: Off the Record

  • Christmas with Crosby & Kate

    Christmas with Crosby & Kate

  • Bob Newhart: Button-Down Concert

    Bob Newhart: Button-Down Concert