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Biography

Bob Newhart is a one of the well known comedian that is still around today. Born in Oak Park, Illinois, after dropping out of…more

Born

9/5/1929, Oak Park, Illinois, USA

Birth Name

George Robert Newhart

Gender

Male

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Star (8)

Role
- George & Leo
  George Stoody
  - S 1: Ep 22 The Bongos
    3/16/98
  - S 1: Ep 21 The Massage (2)
    3/9/98
  - S 1: Ep 20 The Massage (1)
    3/2/98
  - S 1: Ep 19 The Nanny
    2/23/98
  - S 1: Ep 18 The Gift
    2/2/98
  - + 17 More Credits
- Bob
  Bob McKay
  - S 2: Ep 8 Better to Have Loved and Flossed
    3/23/97
  - S 2: Ep 7 Have Yourself a Married Little Christmas
    3/23/97
  - S 2: Ep 6 Michiana Moon
    3/23/97
  - S 2: Ep 5 Kiss and Tell
    12/27/93
  - S 2: Ep 4 Speechless in Chicago
    11/12/93
  - + 28 More Credits
- The Bob Newhart Show
  Dr. Robert "Bob" Hartley
  - — 19th Anniversary Special
    11/23/91
  - S 6: Ep 22 Happy Trails to You
    4/1/78
  - S 6: Ep 21 Crisis in Education
    3/11/78
  - S 6: Ep 20 Carol Ankles for Indie-Prod
    3/4/78
  - S 6: Ep 19 It Didn't Happen One Night
    2/18/78
  - + 137 More Credits
- Newhart
  Dick Loudon
  - S 8: Ep 24 The Last Newhart
    5/21/90
  - S 8: Ep 23 My Husband, My Peasant
    5/14/90
  - S 8: Ep 22 Father Goose
    5/7/90
  - S 8: Ep 21 Dick and Tim
    4/30/90
  - S 8: Ep 20 Handymania
    4/9/90
  - + 179 More Credits
- The Bob Newhart Show
  Dr. Robert "Bob" Hartley - A Psychologist.
  - S 6: Ep 7 My Son the Comedian
    11/12/77
- The Bob Newhart Show
  Dr. Robert Anthony "Bob" Hartley - A Psychologist.
  - — Original Pilot
- The Entertainers
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 14 Episode No. 14
    12/25/64
  - S 1: Ep 13 Episode No. 13
    12/18/64
  - S 1: Ep 12 Episode No. 12
    12/11/64
  - S 1: Ep 11 Episode No. 11
    12/4/64
  - S 1: Ep 10 Episode No. 10
    11/27/64
  - + 9 More Credits
- The Bob Newhart Show (1961)
  Host/Featured Performer
  - S 1: Ep 33 Show No. 33
    6/13/62
  - S 1: Ep 32 Show No. 32
    6/6/62
  - S 1: Ep 31 Show No. 31
    5/30/62
  - S 1: Ep 30 Show No. 30
    5/23/62
  - S 1: Ep 29 Show No. 29
    5/16/62
  - + 28 More Credits
Recurring Role (10)

Role
- Late Show with David Letterman
  Guest
  - S 15: Ep 19 Show #2826
    10/5/07
  - S 11: Ep 182 Show #2213
    7/28/04
  - S 9: Ep 129 Show #1784
    4/5/02
  - S 9: Ep 2 Show #1657
    8/21/01
  - S 5: Ep 161 Show #1023
    6/10/98
  - + 2 More Credits
- All Dogs Go to Heaven
  Chief
  - S 3: Ep 14 He Barked, She Barked
    11/6/98
- All Dogs Go to Heaven
  The Chief
  - S 3: Ep 8 Charlie's Angle
    9/18/98
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
  Guest
  - S 30: Ep 113 Show #4524
    5/12/92
  - S 30: Ep 63 Show #4474
    2/5/92
  - S 30: Ep 27 Show #4438
    11/21/91
  - S 29: Ep 148 Show #4378
    7/19/91
  - S 29: Ep 84 Show #4314
    3/22/91
  - + 8 More Credits
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
  Guest Host
  - S 18: Ep 89 Show #3189
    6/16/80
  - S 17: Ep 83 Show #3083
    7/2/79
  - S 17: Ep 51 Show #3051
    2/12/79
  - S 16: Ep 70 Show #2970
    6/12/78
  - S 16: Ep 60 Show #2960
    4/3/78
  - + 1 More Credits
- The Dean Martin Show
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 3 Sebastian Cabot / Bob Newhart / Caterina Valente / Stanley Myron Handelman
    10/2/69
  - S 4: Ep 21 Bobby Darin / Bob Newhart / Phyllis Diller / The Mills Brothers
    2/20/69
  - S 4: Ep 14 1968 Christmas Show
    12/19/68
  - S 4: Ep 10 Bob Newhart / Abbe Lane / Gordon MacRae
    11/21/68
  - S 3: Ep 28 Tony Bennett / Florence Henderson / Dino, Desi & Billy / Bob Newhart
    3/21/68
  - + 10 More Credits
- The Hollywood Palace
  Guest
  - S 4: Ep 14 Host: Bing Crosby & family (1966 Christmas Show)
    12/24/66
- The Hollywood Palace
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 5 Host: Phillis Diller / Herman's Hermits
    10/22/66
  - S 3: Ep 22 Host: Liberace / Bob Newhart
    2/26/66
  - S 3: Ep 14 Host: Bing Crosby / Sonny and Cher
    1/1/66
  - S 1: Ep 1 Host: Bing Crosby (Series Premiere)
    1/4/64
- The Ed Sullivan Show
  scheduled guest
  - S 16: Ep 22 scheduled: Mike Clifford; Kate Smith; Bob Newhart; Nancy Walker
    3/3/63
- The Ed Sullivan Show
  Himself
  - S 15: Ep 17 Jimmy Durante / Rosemary Clooney / Bob Newhart / Gary Morton
    1/7/62
  - S 14: Ep 21 scheduled: Louis Armstrong & band; Bob Newhart; Joan Fairfax
    3/5/61
  - S 14: Ep 14 Bob Newhart / Bob & Ray / Sal Mineo / Damita Jo
    1/8/61
  - S 14: Ep 5 From Chicago: Charlton Heston; Benny Goodman; Mahalia Jackson; Bob Newhart
    11/6/60
  - S 14: Ep 2 Bob Newhart / Mickey Rooney / Danny Thomas / McGuire Sisters
    10/2/60
Guest Star (68)

Role
- NCIS
  Dr. Walter Magnus
  - S 8: Ep 12 Recruited
    1/18/11
- The Talk
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 55 Episode 55
    1/18/11
- TMZ
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 81 Episode #4.081
    12/8/10
  - S 2: Ep 232 Episode #2.232
    6/4/09
  - S 2: Ep 103 Episode #2.103
    1/5/09
  - S 2: Ep 10 Episode #2.010
    9/18/08
- The Primetime Emmy Awards
  Himself - Presenter
  - S 61: Ep 1 The 61st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
    9/20/09
  - S 49: Ep 1 The 49th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
    9/14/97
  - S 44: Ep 1 The 44th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
    8/30/92
- The Tonight Show With Conan O'Brien
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 25 Bob Newhart, Cat Deeley, Ray LaMontagne
    7/10/09
- Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 4 When I'm Bad, I'm Better: The Groundbreakers
    1/21/09
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 31 Bob Newhart/Amber Tamblyn
    10/13/06
  - S 2: Ep 114 Bob Newhart/Sean Hayes
    2/24/05
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
  Guest
  - S 15: Ep 73 Bob Newhart; Kristin Chenoweth; Camp Freddy
    10/5/06
  - S 13: Ep 139 Show #2860
    1/24/05
  - S 11: Ep 91 Show #2365
    11/5/02
  - S 9: Ep 12 Show #1970
    1/3/01
- The View
  Himself
  - S 10: Ep 13 September 21, 2006
    9/21/06
  - S 7: Ep 45 Newhart/Cryer
    11/3/03
- The Primetime Emmy Awards
  Presenter
  - S 58: Ep 1 The 58th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
    8/27/06
- Sit Down Comedy With David Steinberg
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 3 Bob Newhart
    12/28/05
- Desperate Housewives
  Morty
  - S 2: Ep 8 The Sun Won't Set
    11/20/05
  - S 1: Ep 21 Sunday in the Park with George
    5/8/05
  - S 1: Ep 18 Children Will Listen
    4/10/05
- Committed
  Blinky
  - S 1: Ep 2 The Return of Todd Episode
    1/6/05
- ER
  Ben Hollander
  - S 10: Ep 7 Death and Taxes
    11/13/03
  - S 10: Ep 6 The Greater Good
    11/6/03
  - S 10: Ep 5 Out of Africa
    10/30/03
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show
  himself
  - S 1: Ep 44 Bob Newhart/Clay Aiken
    11/6/03
- The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
  Guest
  - S 8: Ep 55 Bob Newhart
    11/5/03
- Coming Attractions
  Guest Star
  - S 4: Ep 5 Cold Creek Manor; Underworld; Cheaper by the Dozen; Elf
    8/28/03
- The Primetime Emmy Awards
  Himself
  - S 54: Ep 1 The 54th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
    9/22/02
  - S 39: Ep 1 The 39th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
    9/20/87
- Everybody Loves Raymond
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 24 Everybody Loves Raymond: The First Six Years
    4/28/02
- MadTV
  Himself/Therapist
  - S 6: Ep 24 Episode #624
    5/12/01
- Biography
  Himself
  - S 7: Ep 3 Bob Newhart
    1/7/01
- E! True Hollywood Story
  himself
  - S 3: Ep 4 Dean Martin
    1/24/99
- The Rosie O'Donnell Show
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 112 Show #354
    3/5/98
- People's Choice Awards
  Himself - Presenter
  - S 24: Ep 1 The 24th Annual People's Choice Awards
    1/11/98
- MTV Movie Awards
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 1 1996 MTV Movie Awards
    6/8/96
- The Simpsons
  Himself
  - S 7: Ep 15 Bart the Fink
    2/11/96
- Saturday Night Live
  Himself
  - S 20: Ep 12 Bob Newhart/Des'ree
    2/11/95
  - S 5: Ep 18 Bob Newhart/The Amazing Rhythm Aces, Bruce Cockburn
    5/10/80
- Murphy Brown
  Dr. Robert Hartley
  - S 6: Ep 21 Anything But Cured
    3/14/94
- Late Night With David Letterman
  Guest
  - S 9: Ep 63 Show #1330
    7/12/90
  - S 6: Ep 58 Show #0876
    6/11/87
- It's Garry Shandling's Show
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 17 The Last Show
    5/11/90
- Aspel & Company
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 9 Kirk Douglas, Bob Newhart, Deborah Keyes
    3/9/85
- Circus of the Stars
  Performer
  - S 1: Ep 7 SPECIAL #7
    12/5/82
- Circus of the Stars
  Ringmaster
  - S 1: Ep 6 SPECIAL #6
    12/13/81
- Insight
  God
  - S 20: Ep 17 Rebirth of Packy Rowe
    12/23/79
- Tattletales
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 29 March 20, 1978
    3/20/78
  - S 5: Ep 8 October 24, 1977
    10/24/77
  - S 5: Ep 5 October 3, 1977
    10/3/77
  - S 4: Ep 13 December 1, 1976
    12/1/76
  - S 3: Ep 23 February 2, 1976
    2/2/76
  - + 4 More Credits
- Insight
  Marvin
  - S 18: Ep 18 Happy Birthday Marvin
    1/1/78
- Dinah!
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 196 July 15, 1977
    7/15/77
- The Hollywood Squares (1966)
  Himself
  - S 11: Ep 58 March 28-April 3, 1977 (2)
    3/28/77
  - S 10: Ep 15 October 20-26, 1975 (2)
    10/20/75
- The Midnight Special
  Himself, on film
  - S 4: Ep 5 Host: Glen Campbell / Mac Davis
    10/24/75
- The Merv Griffin Show
  Himself
  - S 11: Ep 181 May 23, 1974
    5/23/74
- The Bob Hope Show
  Himself
  - S 24: Ep 6 April 19, 1974
    4/19/74
- Dean Martin Celebrity Roast
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 23 Dan Rowan and Dick Martin
    3/22/74
  - S 1: Ep 17 Don Rickles
    2/7/74
  - S 1: Ep 8 Johnny Carson
    11/1/73
  - S 1: Ep 4 William Conrad
    10/4/73
- The Don Rickles Show (1972)
  Brother-In-Law
  - S 1: Ep 7 When There's a Will...
    3/3/72
- The Dick Cavett Show
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 57 December 17, 1971
    12/17/71
- The Carol Burnett Show
  himself
  - S 4: Ep 22 with Chita Rivera, Bob Newhart
    2/22/71
- The David Frost Show
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 94 February 9, 1971
    2/9/71
- The Don Knotts Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 19 February 2, 1971
    2/2/71
- Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
  Guest Preformer
  - S 4: Ep 10 Episode #76
    11/16/70
- The Ed Sullivan Show
  Himself
  - S 23: Ep 19 February 1, 1970: Jackie DeShannon, Robert Shaw & Rita Moreno, Bob Newhart, Gwen Verdon
    2/1/70
- Fractured Flickers
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 24 Bob Newhart
- The Bob Newhart Show
  Dr. Robert Anthony "Bob" Hartley
  - — Original Pilot
- The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 9 November 19, 1969
    11/19/69
  - S 1: Ep 12 April 23, 1969
    4/23/69
  - S 3: Ep 7 November 1, 1970
    11/1/70
- The Andy Williams Show (1969)
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 6 October 25, 1969
    10/25/69
- Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
  Cameo Appearance
  - S 2: Ep 21 Episode #35
    2/24/69
  - S 2: Ep 13 Episode #27
    12/30/68
- Playboy After Dark
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 7 Bob Newhart; Bill Cosby; O.C. Smith; Pickle Brothers
    9/9/68
- Captain Nice
  Lloyd
  - S 1: Ep 14 One Rotten Apple
    4/24/67
- The Mike Douglas Show
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 40 October 28, 1966
    10/28/66
  - S 4: Ep 213 June 29, 1966
    6/29/66
  - S 15: Ep 186 May 24, 1977
    5/24/77
- The Andy Williams Show (1962)
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 4 October 2, 1966
    10/2/66
  - S 4: Ep 15 February 14, 1966
    2/14/66
  - S 2: Ep 11 April 11, 1964
    4/14/64
  - S 1: Ep 10 November 29, 1962
    11/29/62
- The Mike Douglas Show
  Himself/Co-host
  - S 4: Ep 180 May 13, 1966
    5/13/66
  - S 4: Ep 179 May 12, 1966
    5/12/66
  - S 4: Ep 178 May 11, 1966
    5/11/66
  - S 4: Ep 177 May 10, 1966
    5/10/66
  - S 4: Ep 176 Week of May 9, 1966
    5/9/66
- TV SPECIAL
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 1 A Salute To Stan Laurel
    11/23/65
- Bob Hope Presents The Chrysler Theatre
  Charles Fenton
  - S 2: Ep 24 Simon Says Get Married
    6/4/65
- The Jack Paar Program
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 35 May 28, 1965
    5/28/65
  - S 3: Ep 33 May 14, 1965
    5/14/65
  - S 1: Ep 29 April 5, 1963
    4/5/63
- Password
  Guest
  - S 4: Ep 68 EPISODE
    8/20/64
- The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
  Gerald Swiney
  - S 2: Ep 11 How to Get Rid of Your Wife
    12/20/63
- The Garry Moore Show
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 3 October 9, 1962
    10/9/62
  - S 3: Ep 28 April 18, 1961
    4/18/61
  - S 2: Ep 36 June 14, 1960
    6/14/60
- What's My Line?
  Mystery Guest #2
  - S 13: Ep 23 EPISODE #600
    2/4/62
- Here's Hollywood
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 3 November 29, 1961
    11/29/61
- The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 17 January 22, 1961
    1/22/61
Writer (1)

Role
- The Bob Newhart Show (1961)
  Writer
  - S 1: Ep 33 Show No. 33
    6/13/62
  - S 1: Ep 32 Show No. 32
    6/6/62
  - S 1: Ep 31 Show No. 31
    5/30/62
  - S 1: Ep 30 Show No. 30
    5/23/62
  - S 1: Ep 29 Show No. 29
    5/16/62
  - + 26 More Credits

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Trivia
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- Bob's album, The Button-Down Mind Of Bob Newhart, has stayed on Billboard's 200 Top-Selling Albums list for the past 45 years, and is the only comedy album to remain on that list as well.
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- Bob did a series of commercials for Stamps.com in which he played Frank Mettman Jr., a vacuum cleaner company executive, in 1999-2000.
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- In September of 2006, Bob is releasing his biography, I Shouldn't Even Be Doing This, through Hyperion Books.
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- Bob: Jack Benny, George Burns – I would examine how they worked.
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- Bob Newhart: You should have a value system. You can win if you stick with your value system.
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- Bob Newhart: I don't know how many sacred cows there are today. I think there's a little confusion between humor and gross passing for humor. That's kind of regrettable
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