Actor profile

Bob Newhart

5th September 1929 Oak Park, Illinois, USA Acting

George Robert Newhart (September 5, 1929 – July 18, 2024) was an American comedian and actor. Newhart was known for his deadpan and stammering delivery style. Beginning his career as a stand-up comedian, he transitioned his career to acting in television.

48 Movies 52 TV Shows 113 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Bob Newhart: A Legacy of Laughter poster

Bob Newhart: A Legacy of Laughter 22nd July 2024 as Self (archive footage)

Once Upon a Studio poster

Once Upon a Studio 24th September 2023 as Bernard (voice) (archive sound)

Dean Martin: King of Cool poster

Dean Martin: King of Cool 14th November 2021 as Self

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

Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows 21st February 2016 as Self

Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic poster

Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic 23rd April 2013 as Self

Excavating the 2000 Year Old Man poster

Excavating the 2000 Year Old Man 1st March 2012 as Self

Five poster

Five 10th October 2011 as Dr. Roth

Horrible Bosses poster

Horrible Bosses 8th July 2011 as Lou Sherman

The Librarian: The Curse of the Judas Chalice poster

The Librarian: The Curse of the Judas Chalice 25th October 2008 as Judson

Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project poster

Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project 13th October 2007 as Self

The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines poster

The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines 9th September 2006 as Judson

Bob Newhart: Unbuttoned poster

Bob Newhart: Unbuttoned 20th July 2005

Elf: Film School for Kids poster

Elf: Film School for Kids 16th November 2004 as Self

Elf: How they Made the North Pole poster

Elf: How they Made the North Pole 16th November 2004 as Self

The Librarian: Quest for the Spear poster

The Librarian: Quest for the Spear 12th July 2004 as Judson

Elf poster

Elf 7th November 2003 as Papa Elf

Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde poster

Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde 2nd July 2003 as Sid Post

NBC 75th Anniversary Special poster

NBC 75th Anniversary Special 5th May 2002 as Self

Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story poster

Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story 5th February 2002 as Self (uncredited)

The Sports Pages poster

The Sports Pages 7th January 2001 as Doc Waddems

Yesterday's Tomorrows poster

Yesterday's Tomorrows 9th August 1999 as Self

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie poster

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie 16th October 1998 as Leonard (voice)

In & Out poster

In & Out 10th September 1997 as Tom Halliwell

Bob Newhart: Button-Down Concert poster

Bob Newhart: Button-Down Concert 12th April 1992 as Self

Bob Newhart: Off the Record poster

Bob Newhart: Off the Record 12th April 1992

The Entertainers poster

The Entertainers 21st November 1991 as Todd Wilson

The Rescuers Down Under poster

The Rescuers Down Under 16th November 1990 as Bernard (voice)

Oh No, Not Them poster

Oh No, Not Them 29th August 1989 as Self (uncredited)

Rickles... On the Loose poster

Rickles... On the Loose 23rd August 1986 as Self

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

TV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Classic Routines 16th April 1986 as Self

Night of 100 Stars II poster

Night of 100 Stars II 10th March 1985 as Self

All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra poster

All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra 11th December 1983 as Self

George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business poster

George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business 19th September 1983 as Self

First Family poster

First Family 25th December 1980 as President Manfred Link

Little Miss Marker poster

Little Miss Marker 21st March 1980 as Regret

Marathon poster

Marathon 30th January 1980 as Walter Burton

The Rescuers poster

The Rescuers 22nd June 1977 as Bernard (voice)

Disney's Greatest Villains poster

Disney's Greatest Villains 15th May 1977 as Bernard (voice) (archive footage)

Thursday's Game poster

Thursday's Game 14th April 1974 as Marvin Ellison

Don Rickles: Alive and Kicking poster

Don Rickles: Alive and Kicking 12th December 1972 as Self

Decisions! Decisions! poster

Decisions! Decisions! 11th September 1971 as John Hobson

Cold Turkey poster

Cold Turkey 19th February 1971 as Merwin Wren

Catch-22 poster

Catch-22 24th June 1970 as Maj. Major Major

On a Clear Day You Can See Forever poster

On a Clear Day You Can See Forever 17th June 1970 as Dr. Mason Hume

The Dean Martin Christmas Show poster

The Dean Martin Christmas Show 19th December 1968 as Self

Hot Millions poster

Hot Millions 19th September 1968 as Willard C. Gnatpole

Christmas with Crosby & Kate poster

Christmas with Crosby & Kate 24th December 1966 as Himself

Hell Is for Heroes poster

Hell Is for Heroes 26th June 1962 as Pvt. James E. Driscoll

The Holiday Movies That Made Us poster

The Holiday Movies That Made Us 1st December 2020 as Self (archive footage)

Young Sheldon poster

Young Sheldon 25th September 2017 as Professor Proton

The Librarians poster

The Librarians 7th December 2014 as Judson

Inside Comedy poster

Inside Comedy 26th January 2012 as Self

Conan poster

Conan 8th November 2010 as Self

The Talk poster

The Talk 18th October 2010 as Self

Hot in Cleveland poster

Hot in Cleveland 16th June 2010 as Bob Sr.

The Big Bang Theory poster

The Big Bang Theory 24th September 2007 as Arthur Jeffries

Committed poster

Committed 4th January 2005 as Blinky

Desperate Housewives poster

Desperate Housewives 3rd October 2004 as Morty Flickman

NCIS poster

NCIS 23rd September 2003 as Walter Magnus

The Ellen DeGeneres Show poster

The Ellen DeGeneres Show 8th September 2003 as Self

George & Leo poster

George & Leo 15th September 1997 as George Stoody

The View poster

The View 11th August 1997 as Self

The Daily Show poster

The Daily Show 22nd July 1996 as Self

MADtv poster

MADtv 14th October 1995 as Self - Special Guest

ER poster

ER 19th September 1994 as Ben Hollander

Late Night with Conan O'Brien poster

Late Night with Conan O'Brien 13th September 1993 as Self - Guest

Bob poster

Bob 18th September 1992 as Bob McKay

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno poster

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno 25th May 1992 as Self

The Simpsons poster

The Simpsons 17th December 1989 as Bob Newhart (voice)

Murphy Brown poster

Murphy Brown 14th November 1988 as Dr. Bob Hartley

Newhart poster

Newhart 2nd October 1982 as Dick Loudon

Late Night with David Letterman poster

Late Night with David Letterman 1st February 1982 as Self - Guest

This Week poster

This Week 15th November 1981

Saturday Night Live poster

Saturday Night Live 11th October 1975 as Self - Host

Dinah! poster

Dinah! 21st October 1974 as Self

The Bob Newhart Show poster

The Bob Newhart Show 16th September 1972 as Robert Hartley

The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour poster

The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour 22nd January 1969 as Self

Playboy After Dark poster

Playboy After Dark 18th January 1969

The Dick Cavett Show poster

The Dick Cavett Show 6th June 1968 as Self - Guest

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In poster

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In 22nd January 1968 as Self (uncredited)

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In poster

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In 22nd January 1968 as Self

The Carol Burnett Show poster

The Carol Burnett Show 11th September 1967 as Self

The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour poster

The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour 5th February 1967 as Self - Cameo

The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour poster

The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour 5th February 1967 as Self

Captain Nice poster

Captain Nice 9th January 1967 as Lloyd Larchmont

The Hollywood Palace poster

The Hollywood Palace 4th January 1964 as Self

The Judy Garland Show poster

The Judy Garland Show 8th December 1963 as Self

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson poster

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 1st October 1962 as Self

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson poster

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 1st October 1962 as Self - Guest Host

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour poster

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour 20th September 1962 as Gerald Swinney

The Mike Douglas Show poster

The Mike Douglas Show 11th December 1961 as Self - Co-Host

The Mike Douglas Show poster

The Mike Douglas Show 11th December 1961 as Self

The Bob Newhart Show poster

The Bob Newhart Show 11th October 1961 as Self - Host

The Grammys poster

The Grammys 29th November 1959 as Self

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show poster

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show 5th October 1956 as Self

The Bob Hope Show poster

The Bob Hope Show 9th April 1950 as Self

What's My Line? poster

What's My Line? 2nd February 1950 as Self - Mystery Guest

The Emmy Awards poster

The Emmy Awards 25th January 1949 as Self

The Ed Sullivan Show poster

The Ed Sullivan Show 20th June 1948 as Self

Golden Globe Awards poster

Golden Globe Awards 20th January 1944 as Self - Nominee