Bob Newhart

George Robert Newhart (September 5, 1929 – July 18, 2024) was an American actor and stand up comedian. He performed on many television sitcoms. One of them was his self-titled sitcom The Bob Newhart Show and other one Newhart. He also appeared in the Christmas comedy movie Elf.

In 2011, Newhart made a cameo in the movie Horrible Bosses, and in 2013 he guest starred in an episode of The Big Bang Theory, for which he won his very first acting Emmy Award on September 15, 2013. 

Newhart was born in Oak Park, Illinois on September 5, 1929. He was raised in Chicago, Illinois. Newhart studied at Loyola University at Chicago. He served in the United States Army before his acting career began. Newhart married Virginia "Ginnie" Quinn in 1963. She died in 2023. They had four children. 

Newhart died on July 18, 2024 at his home in Los Angeles, California at the age of 94.

Movies
 Year Title Role Notes 1962  Hell Is for Heroes  Pfc. James E. Driscoll  A World War II drama with a comedic monologue by Newhart 1968  Hot Millions  Willard C. Gnatpole  1970  On A Clear Day You Can See Forever  Dr. Mason Hume  Catch-22  Maj. Major Major  1971  Cold Turkey  Merwin Wren  1977  The Rescuers  Bernard  voice 1980  Little Miss Marker  Regret  First Family  President Manfred Link  1990  The Rescuers Down Under  Bernard  voice 1991  The Entertainers  Todd Wilson  1997  In & Out  Tom Halliwell  1998  Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie   Leonard the Polar Bear  voice 2003  Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde  Sid Post  Elf  Papa Elf  2004  The Librarian: Quest for the Spear  Judson  2006  The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines  2008  The Librarian: Curse of the Judas Chalice  2011  Horrible Bosses Lou Sherman  cameo

References

Other websites

Bob Newhart profile from American Masters
Archive of American Television Interview with Bob Newhart May 29, 2001 on Google Video
Bob:The Last Interview
Bob Newhart four-part interview with Horace J. Digby on A3Radio 

Category:Golden Globe Award winning actors
Category:American Grammy Award winners
Category:American Emmy Award winning actors
Category:American television actors
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Category:2024 deaths
Category:Mark Twain Prize recipients
Category:Comedians from Chicago
Category:American voice actors
Category:American movie actors
Category:American radio actors
Category:American stand-up comedians
Category:Actors from Chicago
Category:Actors from Oak Park, Illinois