Bob Newhart
George Robert Newhart (September 5, 1929 – July 18, 2024), known professionally as Bob Newhart, was an American stand-up comedian and actor. Noted for his deadpan and slightly stammering delivery, Newhart came to prominence in the 1960s when his album of comedic monologues The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart was a worldwide bestseller and reached #1 on the Billboard pop music charts—it remains the 20th best-selling album in history. The follow-up album, The Button-Down Mind Strikes Again! was also a massive success, and both albums held the Billboard #1 and #2 spots simultaneously, a feat unequaled until the 1991 release of Use Your Illusion I and Use Your Illusion II by hard rock band Guns N' Roses.
Newhart later went into acting, starring in two long-running and prize-winning situation comedies, first as psychologist Dr. Robert "Bob" Hartley on the 1970s sitcom The Bob Newhart Show and then as innkeeper Dick Loudon on the 1980s sitcom Newhart. He also had a third sitcom that was short-lived and initially successful but was soon canceled, named Bob. Newhart also appeared in film roles such as Major Major in Catch-22, and Papa Elf in Elf. He provided the voice of Bernard in the Walt Disney animated films The Rescuers and The Rescuers Down Under. One of his most recent roles is the library head Judson in The Librarian.
Acted in
Bob Newhart: A Legacy of Laughter
2024
as Himself (Archive Footage)
Bob Newhart: A Legacy of Laughter
2024
as Himself
Bob and Don: A Love Story
2023
as Self
Once Upon a Studio
2023
as Bernard (voice) (archive footage)
Dean Martin: King of Cool
2021
as Self
The Holiday Movies That Made Us
2020
as Self (archive footage)
Young Sheldon
2017
as Professor Proton
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
2016
as Self
The Librarians
2014
as Judson
Don Rickles: One Night Only
2014
as Self
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
2013
as Self
Excavating the 2000 Year Old Man
2012
as Self
Five
2011
as Dr. Roth
Horrible Bosses
2011
as Lou Sherman
Hot in Cleveland
2010
as Bob Sr.
The Librarian: The Curse of the Judas Chalice
2008
as Judson
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
2007
as Self
The Big Bang Theory
2007
as Arthur Jeffries
Cutting Edge Comedians of the '60s & '70s
2007
as Self (archive footage)
The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines
2006
as Judson
Sit Down Comedy with David Steinberg
2005
Bob Newhart: Unbuttoned
2005
Committed
2005
as Blinky
Desperate Housewives
2004
as Morty Flickman
The Librarian: Quest for the Spear
2004
as Judson
Elf
2003
as Papa Elf
NCIS
2003
as Dr. Walter Magnus
Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde
2003
as Sid Post
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
2002
as Self
Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story
2002
as Self (uncredited)
The Sports Pages
2001
as Doc Waddems
Yesterday's Tomorrows
1999
as Self
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie
1998
as Leonard (voice)
George & Leo
1997
as George Stoody
In & Out
1997
as Tom Halliwell
MADtv
1995
as Self - Special Guest
ER
1994
as Ben Hollander
Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show'
1992
as Self - Host
Bob
1992
as Bob McKay
Bob Newhart: Button-Down Concert
1992
as Self
Bob Newhart: Off the Record
1992
The Bob Newhart Show 19th Anniversary Special
1991
as Bob Hartley
The Entertainers
1991
as Todd Wilson
The Rescuers Down Under
1990
as Bernard (voice)
The Simpsons
1989
as Bob Newhart (voice)
Murphy Brown
1988
as Dr. Bob Hartley
Rickles... On the Loose
1986
as Self
TV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Classic Routines
1986
as Self
Night of 100 Stars II
1985
as Self
All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra
1983
as Self
George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business
1983
as Self
Newhart
1982
as Robert Hartley
Newhart
1982
as Dick Loudon
First Family
1980
as President Manfred Link
Little Miss Marker
1980
as Regret
Marathon
1980
as Walter Burton
The Rescuers
1977
as Bernard (voice)
Dinah!
1974
as Self
Thursday's Game
1974
as Marvin Ellison
Don Rickles: Alive And Kicking
1972
as Self
The Bob Newhart Show
1972
as Robert Hartley
The Don Rickles Show
1972
as Brother-in-law
Decisions! Decisions!
1971
as John Hobson
Cold Turkey
1971
as Merwin Wren
The Don Knotts Show
1970
as Self
Catch-22
1970
as Maj. Major Major
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
1970
as Dr. Mason Hume
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
1969
as Self
Playboy After Dark
1969
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
1968
as Self
Hot Millions
1968
as Willard C. Gnatpole
The Carol Burnett Show
1967
as Self
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1967
as Self
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
1967
as Self - Cameo
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
1967
as Self
Captain Nice
1967
as Lloyd Larchmont
Christmas with Crosby & Kate
1966
as Himself
Salute to Stan Laurel
1965
as Self
The Hollywood Palace
1964
as Self - Comedian
The Judy Garland Show
1963
as Self
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
as Gerald Swinney
Hell Is for Heroes
1962
as James E. Driscoll
The Bob Newhart Show
1961
Insight
1960
as Marvin
Insight
1960
as God
Playboy's Penthouse
1959
as Self
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956
as Self
What's My Line?
1950
as Self - Mystery Guest
The Emmy Awards
1949
as Self