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
Maj. Major Major
Catch-22
Papa Elf
Elf
Tom Halliwell
In & Out
Bernard (voice)
The Rescuers Down Under
Bernard (voice)
The Rescuers
Pvt. James E. Driscoll
Hell Is for Heroes
Leonard (voice)
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie
Willard C. Gnatpole
Hot Millions
Self
Excavating the 2000 Year Old Man
Judson
The Librarian: Quest for the Spear
Judson
The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines
Self
Dean Martin: King of Cool
Judson
The Librarian: The Curse of the Judas Chalice
Dr. Mason Hume
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
Self - Host
Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show'
Regret
Little Miss Marker
Self
Don Rickles: Alive And Kicking
Self (archive footage)
Cutting Edge Comedians of the '60s & '70s
Self
Yesterday's Tomorrows
President Manfred Link
First Family
Bob Hartley
The Bob Newhart Show 19th Anniversary Special
Marvin Ellison
Thursday's Game
Self
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
Bernard (voice) (archive footage)
Once Upon a Studio
Walter Burton
Marathon
Self
Don Rickles: One Night Only
Self
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
Self
Bob and Don: A Love Story
Self
Bob Newhart: Button-Down Concert
John Hobson
Decisions! Decisions!
Self
All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra
Sid Post
Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde
Doc Waddems
The Sports Pages
Self
TV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Classic Routines
Self
Night of 100 Stars II
Self (uncredited)
Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story
Self
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
Self
George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business
Self (archive footage)
Bob Newhart: A Legacy of Laughter
Dr. Roth
Five
Self
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
Himself
Christmas with Crosby & Kate
Self
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
Self
Rickles... On the Loose
Self
Salute to Stan Laurel
Bob Newhart: Off the Record
Lou Sherman
Horrible Bosses
Todd Wilson
The Entertainers
Merwin Wren
Cold Turkey
Bob Newhart: Unbuttoned
Bernard (voice) (archive footage)
Disney's Greatest Villains
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
51
Gender
Male
Birthday
1929-09-05
Place of Birth
Oak Park, Illinois, USA
Also Known As
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