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.

Bob Newhart in 2002

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.^[1]

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.^[2] They had four children.

Newhart died on July 18, 2024 at his home in Los Angeles, California at the age of 94.^[3]

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