Other recurring television roles included '' Howie Borden '' on '' The Bob Newhart Show '' and on CBS 's short - lived series '' Executive Suite '' as B.J. Koslo .
Other recurring television roles included '' Howie Borden '' on '' The Bob Newhart Show '' . 
 In 1976 , on CBS 's short - lived series '' Executive Suite '' , he played B.J. Koslo .