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{{Short description|American comedian and actor (1929–2024)}}
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| name        = Bob Newhart
| image       = Bob Newhart crop.jpg
| caption     = Newhart at the [[1987 Emmy Awards]]
| alt         = Newhart seated and smiling
| birth_name  = George Robert Newhart
| birth_date  = {{birth date|1929|9|5}}
| birth_place = [[Oak Park, Illinois]], U.S.
| death_date  = {{death date and age|2024|7|18|1929|9|5}}
| death_place = Los Angeles, California,<!--Links not needed per MOS:OVERLINK--> U.S.
| resting_place = [[Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills]]
| medium      = {{cslist|Stand-up|television|film}}
| alma_mater  = [[Loyola University Chicago]] ([[BBA]])
| active      = 1958–2020
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| spouse      = {{marriage|Virginia Quinn|January 12, 1963|April 23, 2023|end=died}}
| children    = 4
| relatives   = {{plainlist|
* [[Paul Brittain]] (nephew)
* [[Bill Quinn]] (father-in-law)
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'''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. He received three [[Grammy Awards]], an [[Emmy Award]], and a [[Golden Globe Award]] as well as the [[Mark Twain Prize for American Humor]].<ref name="WaPo">{{cite news |last1=Schudel |first1=Matt |title=Bob Newhart, who went from standup comedy to sitcom star, dies at 94 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2024/07/18/bob-newhart-dead/ |access-date=July 18, 2024 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=July 18, 2024 |language=en}}</ref>

Newhart came to prominence in 1960 when his record album of comedic [[monologue]]s, ''[[The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart]]'', became a bestseller and reached number one on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' pop album chart and won two [[Grammy Awards of 1961|Grammy Awards]] for [[Grammy Award for Album of the Year|Album of the Year]], and [[Best New Artist]].<ref>Manilla, Ben. "[https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=17561805 'Button-Down Mind' Changed Modern Comedy]", October 23, 2007.</ref> That same year he released his follow-up album, ''[[The Button-Down Mind Strikes Back!]]'' (1960), which was also a success, and the two albums held the ''Billboard'' number one and number two spots simultaneously.<ref name=autobio>{{cite book |last=Newhart |first=Bob |title=I Shouldn't Even Be Doing This! |publisher=Hyperion |year=2006 |location=New York |isbn=1-4013-0246-7 |url=https://archive.org/details/ishouldntevenbed00newh }}</ref> He later released several additional comedy albums. 

Newhart hosted a short-lived [[NBC]] variety show, ''[[The Bob Newhart Show (1961 TV series)|The Bob Newhart Show]]'' (1961), before starring as Chicago psychologist Robert Hartley on ''[[The Bob Newhart Show]]'' from 1972 to 1978. For the latter, he won the [[19th Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globe Award for Best Male TV Star]]. He then starred as Vermont innkeeper Dick Loudon on the series ''[[Newhart]]'' from 1982 to 1990, where he received three nominations for the [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series]]. He also starred in two short-lived [[Sitcoms in the United States|sitcoms]], ''[[Bob (TV series)|Bob]]'' (1992–1993) and ''[[George and Leo]]'' (1997–1998).

Newhart also acted in the films ''[[Hell Is for Heroes (film)|Hell Is for Heroes]]'' (1962), ''[[Hot Millions]]'' (1968), ''[[Catch-22 (film)|Catch-22]]'' (1970), ''[[Cold Turkey (1971 film)|Cold Turkey]]'' (1971), ''[[In & Out (film)|In & Out]]'' (1997), and ''[[Elf (film)|Elf]]'' (2003), and voiced Bernard in the Disney animated film ''[[The Rescuers]]'' (1977) and [[The Rescuers Down Under|its sequel]] (1990). Newhart played [[Professor Proton]] on the [[CBS]] sitcom ''[[The Big Bang Theory]]'' from 2013 to 2018, for which he received his first-ever career Emmy Award, for the [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series|Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series]]. He also reprised his role in ''The Big Bang Theory'' prequel spin-off series ''[[Young Sheldon]]'' (2017–2020).<ref>{{cite web|title=Bob Newhart finally gets his Emmy Award|url=http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/sep/16/bob-newhart-finally-gets-his-emmy-award/|last=Cidoni Lennox|first=Michael|date=September 16, 2013|work=The Washington Times|access-date=September 16, 2013}}</ref>

== Early life and education ==
George Robert Newhart<ref name="apnewsobit">{{cite news |title=Comedian Bob Newhart, deadpan master of sitcoms and telephone monologues, dies at 94 |url=https://apnews.com/article/bob-newhart-dead-799460b72b3c47e7aaf4eeb246f00b8c |access-date=July 18, 2024 |work=AP News |date=July 18, 2024 |language=en}}</ref> was born on September 5, 1929, in [[Oak Park, Illinois]].<ref name="nbc-obit">{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/bob-newhart-everyman-comic-elevated-sitcom-art-form-dies-94-rcna41588|title=Bob Newhart, everyman comic who elevated sitcom to art form, dies at 94|first=Ethan|last=Sacks|publisher=[[NBC News]] |date=July 18, 2024|accessdate=July 18, 2024}}</ref> His parents were Julia Pauline (''née'' Burns; 1901–1994), a housewife, and George David Newhart (1899–1987), a part-owner of a plumbing supply business.<ref name="nbc-obit" /> His mother was of [[Irish Americans|Irish]] descent, while his father was of [[German Americans|German]] and Irish descent.<ref name="autobio" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://archive.naplesnews.com/entertainment/celebrity/review-comedian-bob-newhart-tickles-naples-funnybone-299df21e-4b6d-012d-e053-0100007fab55-365643521.html|title=Comedian Bob Newhart tickles Naples' funnybone|access-date=April 18, 2018}}</ref> He went by his middle name, "Bob," to avoid confusion with his father.<ref name="apnewsobit" /> The family name Newhart is of German origin (''Neuhart'').<ref name="imdb/title/5984620">{{cite web |author1=[[The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson]] |title=Bob Newhart, Anthony Quinn; Julie Lynne Hayek |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5984620/reference |publisher=[[IMDb]] |access-date=October 16, 2022 |date=May 18, 1983}}</ref> One of his grandmothers was from [[St. Catharines]], Ontario, Canada.<ref>{{cite news |title= Misunderstanding Thorold, feeling good about St. Catharines |author= Herod, Doug |url= http://www.stcatharinesstandard.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2211240 |archive-url= https://archive.today/20120910110235/http://www.stcatharinesstandard.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2211240 |url-status=dead |archive-date= September 10, 2012 |newspaper= St Catharines Standard |date= December 8, 2009 |access-date= April 6, 2012 }}</ref> He had three sisters.<ref name="nbc-obit" />

Newhart was educated at Catholic schools in the Chicago area, including St. Catherine of Siena Grammar School in Oak Park, and attended [[St. Ignatius College Prep]] (high school), graduating in 1947. He then enrolled at [[Loyola University Chicago]], from which he graduated in 1952 with a bachelor's degree in business management.<ref name="nbc-obit" /> Newhart was drafted into the [[U.S. Army]] and, until his discharge, in 1954, served as a U.S.-based clerk during the [[Korean War]].<ref name="nbc-obit" /><ref name="rolling stone">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/bob-newhart-dead-obituary-1081988/|title=Bob Newhart, Groundbreaking Stand-Up Comic and TV Sitcom Legend, Dead at 94|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=July 18, 2024|accessdate=July 18, 2024|first=David|last=Browne}}</ref> He briefly attended [[Loyola University Chicago School of Law]], but did not complete a degree, in part, he said, because he had been asked to behave unethically during an internship.<ref name=autobio />

== Career ==
=== 1958–1971: Comedy albums and stardom ===
[[File:Carol Burnett Bob Newhart Caterina Valente Entertainers 1964.JPG|thumb|right|Newhart, [[Caterina Valente]], and [[Carol Burnett]] in 1964]]
After the war, Newhart worked for [[United States Gypsum]] as an accountant. He later said that his motto, "That's close enough," and his habit of adjusting [[petty cash]] imbalances with his own money showed that he lacked the temperament of an accountant.<ref name=autobio /> In 1958, Newhart became an advertising [[copywriter]] for Fred A. Niles, a major independent film and television producer in Chicago.<ref name="MargaretMick2011">{{cite book | author1=Margaret Hicks | author2=Mick Napier | title=Chicago Comedy: A Fairly Serious History | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8GB83XHjwh0C&pg=PA66 | access-date=November 24, 2012 | date=May 2, 2011 | publisher=The History Press | isbn=978-1-60949-211-3 | page=66}}</ref> There, he and a co-worker entertained each other with long telephone calls about absurd scenarios, which they later recorded and sent to radio stations as audition tapes. When the co-worker ended his participation by taking a job in New York, Newhart continued the recordings alone, developing routines.<ref name=Thorn />

Dan Sorkin, a radio station disc jockey, who later became the announcer-sidekick on Newhart's NBC series, introduced Newhart to the head of talent at [[Warner Bros. Records]]. Based solely on those recordings, the label signed him in 1959, only a year after it had come into existence. Newhart expanded his material into a stand-up routine that he began to perform at nightclubs.<ref name=autobio /> He became famous mostly on the strength of his audio releases, in which he played a solo "[[straight man]]". Newhart's routine was to portray one end of a conversation (usually a phone call), playing the comedic straight man while implying what the other person was saying. Newhart's 1960 comedy album ''[[The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart]]'' was the first comedy album to make number one on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' charts and peaked at number two in the [[UK Albums Chart]].<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book
| first = David
| last = Roberts
| year = 2006
| title = British Hit Singles & Albums
| edition = 19th
| publisher = Guinness World Records Limited
| location = London
| isbn = 1-904994-10-5
| page = 393}}</ref><ref name=parade>{{cite news | title = In Step With: Bob Newhart | work = Parade Magazine | date = July 17, 2005 | url = http://www.parade.com/articles/editions/2005/edition_07-17-2005/in_step_with_0 | url-status=dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070315020844/http://www.parade.com/articles/editions/2005/edition_07-17-2005/in_step_with_0 | archive-date = March 15, 2007 }}</ref> It won two [[Grammy Awards of 1961|Grammy Awards]], [[Grammy Award for Album of the Year|Album of the Year]], and [[Best New Artist]].<ref name="WaPo" />

Newhart told a 2005 interviewer for [[PBS]]'s ''[[American Masters]]'' that his favorite stand-up routine was "[[Abe Lincoln]] vs. [[Madison Avenue]]", which appears on this album. In the routine, a slick promoter has to deal with Lincoln's reluctance to agree to efforts to boost his image. Chicago TV director and future comedian [[Bill Daily]], who was Newhart's castmate on ''The Bob Newhart Show'', suggested the routine to him.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/archive/interview/bob-newhart-interview-1/|title= Bob Newhart Interview|publisher= PBS|accessdate= July 28, 2024}}</ref> A follow-up album, ''[[The Button-Down Mind Strikes Back!]]'', was released six months later and won [[Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album|Best Comedy Performance – Spoken Word]] that year. His subsequent comedy albums include ''Behind the Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart'' (1961), ''The Button-Down Mind on TV'' (1962), ''Bob Newhart Faces Bob Newhart'' (1964), ''The Windmills Are Weakening'' (1965), ''This Is It'' (1967), ''Best of Bob Newhart'' (1971), and ''Very Funny Bob Newhart'' (1973). Years later, he released ''Bob Newhart Off the Record'' (1992), ''The Button-Down Concert'' (1997), and ''Something Like This'' (2001), an anthology of his 1960s Warner Bros. albums. On December 10, 2015, publicist and comedy album collector [[Jeff Abraham]] revealed that a "lost" Newhart track from 1965 about [[Paul Revere]] existed on a one-of-a-kind acetate, which he owns. The track made its world premiere on episode 163 of the ''Comedy on Vinyl'' podcast.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://theinterrobang.com/199318-2/ |title=Lost Bob Newhart Routine Airs Publicly for the First Time |date=December 10, 2015 |website=The Interrobang |access-date=December 10, 2015}}</ref>

Newhart's success in stand-up led to his own short-lived [[NBC]] variety show in 1961, ''[[The Bob Newhart Show (1961 TV series)|The Bob Newhart Show]]''. The show lasted only a single season, but it earned Newhart a [[Primetime Emmy Award]] nomination and a [[Peabody Award]]. The Peabody Board cited him as "a person whose gentle satire and wry and irreverent wit waft a breath of fresh and bracing air through the stale and stuffy electronic corridors. A merry marauder, who looks less like [[St. George]] than a choirboy, Newhart has wounded, if not slain, many of the dragons that stalk our society. In a troubled and apprehensive world, Newhart has proved once again that laughter is the best medicine." In the mid-1960s, Newhart was one of the initial three co-hosts of the variety show ''[[The Entertainers]]'' (1964), with [[Carol Burnett]] and [[Caterina Valente]],<ref>Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle (1988). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows 1946 – Present. Ballantine Books. p. 238. ISBN 0-345-35610-1</ref> appeared on ''[[The Dean Martin Show]]'' 24 times and on ''[[The Ed Sullivan Show]]'' eight times.<ref name=autobio /> He appeared in a 1963 episode of ''[[List of The Alfred Hitchcock Hour episodes|The Alfred Hitchcock Hour]]'', "How to Get Rid of Your Wife"; and on ''[[The Judy Garland Show]]''. He also appeared on series such as ''[[Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre]]'', ''[[Captain Nice]]'', and ''[[Insight (American TV series)|Insight]]''. Newhart guest-hosted ''[[The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson]]'' 87 times, and hosted ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' twice, in 1980 and 1995. In 1964, he appeared at the [[Royal Variety Performance]] in London, before [[Queen Elizabeth II]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Charity |first1=Royal Variety |title=Performances :: 1964, London Palladium {{!}} Royal Variety Charity |url=https://www.royalvarietycharity.org/royal-variety-performance/archive/detail/1964-london-palladium |website=royalvarietycharity.org |access-date=July 18, 2024}}</ref>

In 1962, Newhart filmed ''An Evening with Bob Newhart'', thought to be the first [[pay-per-view]] television special, for Canadian-based [[Telemeter (pay television)|Telemeter]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Zinoman |first1=Jason |title=Bob Newhart Holds Up. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/18/arts/television/bob-newhart-standup-comedy.html |access-date=July 19, 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=July 18, 2024}}</ref>

=== 1972–1978: ''The Bob Newhart Show'' ===
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[[File:Newhart show cast 1977.JPG|thumb|left|The cast of ''The Bob Newhart Show''; standing (from left): Bill Daily, Marcia Wallace, Peter Bonerz; seated: Newhart and Suzanne Pleshette]]
Newhart starred in two long-running [[Sitcoms in the United States|sitcoms]]. In 1972, soon after he guest-starred on ''[[The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour]]'', he was approached by his agent and his managers, producer [[Grant Tinker]], and actress [[Mary Tyler Moore]] (the husband/wife team who founded [[MTM Enterprises]]), to work on a series called ''[[The Bob Newhart Show]]'', to be written by [[David Davis (TV producer)|David Davis]] and [[Lorenzo Music]]. He was very interested in the starring role of psychologist Bob Hartley, with [[Suzanne Pleshette]] playing his wry, loving wife Emily and [[Bill Daily]] as neighbor and friend Howard Borden.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.avclub.com/the-bob-newhart-show-has-aged-gracefully-1798180611|title= The Bob Newhart Show has aged gracefully|website= AV Club|accessdate= July 28, 2024}}</ref>

''The Bob Newhart Show'' was a part of the CBS comedy lineup on Saturday Night consisting of ''[[All in the Family]]'', ''[[M*A*S*H]]'', ''[[The Mary Tyler Moore Show]]'', and ''[[The Carol Burnett Show]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2023/10/17/best-night-in-television-history-50-anniversary/71217714007/|title= 50 years later, a look back at the best primetime lineup in the history of television|website= [[USA Today]]|accessdate= July 28, 2024}}</ref> The series was an immediate hit. The show eventually referenced what made Newhart's name in the first place; apart from the first few episodes, it used an opening-credits sequence featuring Newhart answering a telephone in his office. According to co-star [[Marcia Wallace]], the entire cast got along well, and Newhart became close friends with both Wallace and co-star Suzanne Pleshette.{{Citation needed|date=July 2024}}

In addition to Wallace as Bob's wisecracking, man-chasing receptionist Carol Kester, the cast included [[Peter Bonerz]] as amiable orthodontist Jerry Robinson; [[Jack Riley (actor)|Jack Riley]] as Elliot Carlin, the most misanthropic of Hartley's patients; character actor and voice artist [[John Fiedler]] as milquetoast Emil Petersen; and [[Pat Finley]] as Bob's sister, Ellen Hartley, a love interest for Howard Borden. Future ''Newhart'' regular [[Tom Poston]] had a briefly recurring role as Cliff "Peeper" Murdock, veteran stage actor [[Barnard Hughes]] appeared as Bob's father for three episodes spread over two seasons, and [[Martha Scott]] appeared in several episodes as Bob's mother.{{Citation needed|date=July 2024}}

By 1977, the show's ratings were declining and Newhart wanted to end it but was under contract to do one more season. The show's writers tried to rework the sitcom by adding a pregnancy, but Newhart objected: "I told the creators I didn't want any children, because I didn't want it to be a show about 'How stupid Daddy is, but we love him so much, let's get him out of the trouble he's gotten himself into'." Nevertheless, the staff wrote an episode that they hoped would change Newhart's mind. Newhart read the script and he agreed it was very funny. He then asked, "Who are you going to get to play Bob?"<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.televisionheaven.co.uk/newhart1.htm |title=The Bob Newhart Show &#124; A Television Heaven Review |publisher=Televisionheaven.co.uk |date=June 2008 |access-date=December 11, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120105210744/http://www.televisionheaven.co.uk/newhart1.htm |archive-date=January 5, 2012 }}</ref> Coincidentally, Newhart's wife gave birth to their daughter Jenny late in the year, which caused him to miss several episodes.

In the last episode of the fifth season, not only was Bob's wife Emily, pregnant, but his receptionist Carol was, too.{{Citation needed|date=July 2024}} In the first show of the sixth season, Bob revealed his dream of the pregnancies and that neither Emily nor Carol was really pregnant. Marcia Wallace spoke of Newhart's amiable nature on set: "He's very low key, and he didn't want to cause trouble. I had a dog by the name of Maggie that I used to bring to the set. And whenever there was a line that Bob didn't like—he didn't want to complain too much—so, he'd go over, get down on his hands and knees, and repeat the line to the dog, which invariably yawned; and he'd say, "See, I told you it's not funny!". Wallace also commented on the show's lack of Emmy recognition: "People think we were nominated for many an Emmy, people presume we won Emmys, all of us, and certainly Bob, and certainly the show. Nope, never!" Newhart discontinued the series in 1978 after six seasons and 142 episodes. Wallace said of its ending, "It was much crying and sobbing. It was so sad. We really did get along. We really had great times together."<ref name=":0" />

Of Newhart's other long-running sitcom ''[[Newhart]]'', Wallace said: "But some of the other great comedic talents who had a brilliant show, when they tried to do it twice, it didn't always work. And that's what... but like Bob, as far as I'm concerned, Bob is like the [[Fred Astaire]] of comics. He just makes it look so easy, and he's not as in-your-face as some might be. And so, you just kind of take it for granted, how extraordinarily funny and how he wears well." She was later reunited with Newhart twice, once in a reprise of her role as Carol on ''[[Murphy Brown]]'' in 1994, and on an episode of Newhart's short-lived sitcom, ''[[George & Leo]]'', in 1997.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/george_leo|title= George & Leo|website= [[Rotten Tomatoes]]|accessdate= July 28, 2024}}</ref>

Although primarily a television star, Newhart appeared in a number of popular films, beginning with the 1959 war story ''[[Hell Is for Heroes (film)|Hell Is for Heroes]]'' (where he did his one-sided telephone act in a bunker).<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/hell_is_for_heroes|title= Hell is For Heroes|website= Rotten Tomatoes|accessdate= July 28, 2024}}</ref> In 1968, Newhart played an annoying software specialist in the film ''[[Hot Millions]]''. His films include 1970's [[Alan Jay Lerner]] musical ''[[On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (film)|On a Clear Day You Can See Forever]]'', the 1971 [[Norman Lear]] comedy ''[[Cold Turkey (1971 film)|Cold Turkey]]'', [[Mike Nichols]]'s war satire ''[[Catch-22 (film)|Catch-22]]'', the 1977 Disney animated feature ''[[The Rescuers]]'' and its 1990 sequel ''[[The Rescuers Down Under]]'' as the voice of Bernard, and he [[played the president of the United States]] in the comedy ''[[First Family (film)|First Family]]'' (1980).<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/bob_newhart|title= Bob Newhart|website= Rotten Tomatoes|accessdate= July 28, 2024}}</ref>

=== 1982–1990: ''Newhart'' ===
By 1982, Newhart was interested in a new sitcom. After he had discussions with [[Barry Kemp (TV producer)|Barry Kemp]] and [[CBS]], the show ''[[Newhart]]'' was created, in which Newhart played [[Vermont]] innkeeper and TV talk show host Dick Loudon. [[Mary Frann]] was cast as his wife, Joanna.<ref name=":0" /> [[Jennifer Holmes (actress)|Jennifer Holmes]] was originally cast as Leslie Vanderkellen, but left after former daytime soap star [[Julia Duffy]] joined the cast as Dick's inn maid and spoiled rich girl, Stephanie Vanderkellen. [[Peter Scolari]] (who had been a fan of Newhart's since he was 17) was also cast as Dick's manipulative TV producer, Michael Harris, in six of the eight seasons. [[Steven Kampmann]], who was a neighbor for a while, was cast as Kirk Devane for two years, at a cafe he owned; he was replaced by [[William Sanderson]] as Larry, who ran the cafe with his two mute brothers (both named Darryl). Character actor [[Tom Poston]] played the role of handyman George Utley, earning three Primetime Emmy Award nominations as Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series in 1984, 1986, and 1987. Like ''The Bob Newhart Show'', ''Newhart'' was an immediate hit, and again, like the show before it, it was also nominated for Primetime Emmy Awards but failed to win any. During the time Newhart was working on the show, in 1985, his smoking habit finally caught up to him, and he was taken to the [[emergency room]] for secondary [[polycythemia]]. The doctors ordered him to stop smoking.{{Citation needed|date=July 2024}}

In 1987, ratings began to drop. ''Newhart'' ended in 1990 after eight seasons and 182 episodes. The last episode ended with a scene in which Newhart wakes up in bed with Suzanne Pleshette, who played Emily, his wife from ''The Bob Newhart Show''.<ref>{{cite magazine|url= https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-features/bob-newhart-appreciation-newhart-finale-1235063494/|title= Why the 'Newhart' Finale Is the Perfect Example of Bob Newhart's Comic Genius|magazine= Rolling Stone|accessdate= July 28, 2024}}</ref> He realizes (in a satire of a famous plot element in the television series ''[[Dallas (TV series)|Dallas]]'' a few years earlier) that the entire eight-year ''Newhart'' series had been a single nightmare of Dr. Bob Hartley's, which Emily attributes to eating Japanese food before he went to bed. Recalling Mary Frann's buxom figure and proclivity for wearing sweaters, Bob closes the segment and the series by telling Emily, "You really should wear more sweaters" before the typical closing notes of the old ''Bob Newhart Show'' theme played over the fadeout. The twist ending was later chosen by ''[[TV Guide]]'' as the best finale in television history.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.tvguide.com/galleries/best-tv-finales/3/|title= The Best TV Finales|website= TV Guide|accessdate= July 28, 2024}}</ref> With the exception of the series finale, Newhart simply said "meow" in the [[MTM Productions]] closing logo on all episodes. The finale's logo used a sound clip of the two brothers named Darryl shouting "QUIET!!!" in unison; prior to this, only their brother Larry ever spoke a word while they remained silent.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.chicagotribune.com/1985/12/01/the-kitten-that-roared/|title= THE KITTEN THAT ROARED|website= Chicago Tribune|date= December 1985|accessdate= July 28, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://interviews.televisionacademy.com/shows/newhart-the-last-newhart|title= The Last Newhart|website= Television Academy|date= October 22, 2017|accessdate= July 28, 2024}}</ref>

=== 1991–2012: Established career ===
[[File:Bob Newhart, 1991.jpg|thumb|upright|left|In [[Norfolk, Virginia]], {{Circa|1991}}]]
In addition to stand-up comedy, Newhart became a dedicated character actor in film and television. Newhart played a beleaguered school principal in ''[[In & Out (film)|In & Out]]'' (1997), acted in the [[Will Ferrell]] Christmas comedy film ''[[Elf (film)|Elf]]'' (2003), and made a cameo appearance as a sadistic but appreciative CEO at the end of the comedy ''[[Horrible Bosses]]'' (2011).<ref>{{cite web|url= https://abc7ny.com/post/comedian-bob-newhart-deadpan-master-sitcoms-telephone-monologues/15068866/|title= Comedian Bob Newhart, deadpan master of sitcoms and telephone monologues, dies at 94|website= ABC News|date= July 18, 2024|accessdate= July 28, 2024}}</ref> He appeared on ''[[It's Garry Shandling's Show]]'' and ''[[Committed (American TV series)|Committed]]'', reprised his role as Dr. Bob Hartley on ''[[Murphy Brown]]'', and appeared as himself on ''[[The Simpsons]]''. Newhart had a role on ''[[NCIS (TV series)|NCIS]]'' as [[Ducky Mallard|Ducky]]'s mentor and predecessor, a retired [[forensic pathologist]], who was discovered to have [[Alzheimer's disease]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.looper.com/1280352/ncis-character-you-forgot-bob-newhart-played/|title= The NCIS Character You Likely Forgot Bob Newhart Played|website= Looper|date= May 14, 2023|accessdate= July 28, 2024}}</ref>

In 1992, Newhart returned to television with a series about a [[cartoonist]] called ''[[Bob (TV series)|Bob]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/bob/1030260699/|title= Bob|website= TV Guide|accessdate= July 28, 2024}}</ref> The ensemble cast included [[Lisa Kudrow]], but the show did not develop a strong audience and was cancelled shortly after the start of its second season, despite good critical reviews. On ''The Tonight Show'' following the cancellation, Newhart joked he had now done shows called ''The Bob Newhart Show'', ''Newhart'', and ''Bob'' so that his next show was going to be called ''The''. In 1997, Newhart returned again with ''[[George & Leo]]'' on CBS with [[Judd Hirsch]] and [[Jason Bateman]] (Newhart's first name being George); the show was cancelled during its first season. In 1995, Newhart was approached by [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]] to make the first comedy special of his 35-year career, ''Off the Record'', which consisted of him performing material from his first and second albums in front of an audience in [[Pasadena, California]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.tvguide.com/movies/bob-newhart-off-the-record/2060138004/|title= Bob Newhart: Off the Record|website= TV Guide|accessdate= July 28, 2024}}</ref>

[[File:Comedian Bob Newhart.jpg|thumb|upright|Newhart in 2004]]
In 2003, Newhart guest-starred on three episodes of ''[[ER (TV series)|ER]]'' in a rare dramatic role that earned him a Primetime Emmy Award nomination, his first in nearly 20 years.<ref name="autobio" /> In 2005, he began a recurring role in ''[[Desperate Housewives]]'' as Morty, the on-again/off-again boyfriend of Sophie ([[Lesley Ann Warren]]), Susan Mayer's ([[Teri Hatcher]]) mother. In 2009, he received another Primetime Emmy nomination for reprising his role as Judson in ''[[The Librarian: Curse of the Judas Chalice]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the-librarian-the-curse-of-the-judas-chalice|title= The Librarian: Curse of the Judas Chalice|website= Rotten Tomatoes|accessdate= July 28, 2024}}</ref> On August 27, 2006, at the [[58th Primetime Emmy Awards]], hosted by [[Conan O'Brien]], Newhart was placed in a supposedly airtight glass prison that contained three hours of air. If the Emmys went over the time of three hours, he would die. This gag was an acknowledgment of the common frustration that award shows usually run on past their allotted time (usually three hours). Newhart "survived" his containment to help O'Brien present the award for Outstanding Comedy Series (which went to ''[[The Office (American TV series)|The Office]]'').<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/awards/story/2022-07-06/bob-newhart-58th-emmy-awards|title= Bob Newhart Risks it All from Keeping the Emmys Running Long|website= Los Angeles Times|date= July 6, 2022|accessdate= July 28, 2024}}</ref> During an episode of ''[[Jimmy Kimmel Live!]]'', Newhart made a comedic cameo with members of the [[ABC (television network)|ABC]] show ''[[Lost (2004 TV series)|Lost]]'' lampooning an alternate ending to the series finale.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.cbsnews.com/news/lost-alternate-endings-jimmy-kimmel-offers-funny-answers-that-sound-familiar/|title= "Lost" Alternate Endings: "Jimmy Kimmel" Offers Funny Answers That Sound Familiar|publisher= CBS News|date= May 24, 2010|accessdate= July 28, 2024}}</ref> In 2011, he appeared in a small but pivotal role as a doctor in [[Lifetime (tv network)|Lifetime]]'s anthology film on breast cancer, ''[[Five (2011 film)|Five]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1877740/?ref_=tt_ch|title= Five (TV Movie 2011)|publisher= IMDb|accessdate= July 28, 2024}}</ref>

=== 2013–2020: ''The Big Bang Theory'' and final roles ===
In 2013, Newhart appeared in an episode of the sixth season of ''[[The Big Bang Theory]]'' playing the aged Professor Proton (Arthur Jeffries), a former science TV show host turned children's party entertainer, for which he was awarded a [[Primetime Emmy Award]].<ref>[http://www.emmys.com/celebrities/bob-newhart Bob Newhart {{!}} Television Academy]. Emmys.com. Retrieved April 12, 2014.</ref> It was Newhart's first Emmy. At that year's Emmy ceremony, Newhart appeared as a presenter with ''The Big Bang Theory'' star [[Jim Parsons]] and received a standing ovation. He continued to play the character periodically through the show's [[The Big Bang Theory (season 12)|12th]] and final season and on its spinoff ''[[Young Sheldon]]''.<ref>{{cite web |date=March 21, 2013 |title='The Big Bang Theory' Season 6: Bob Newhart to Play Professor Proton |url=http://tvline.com/2013/03/21/the-big-bang-theory-season-6-cast-bob-newhart-professor-proton/ |access-date=March 21, 2013 |website=TVLine}}</ref> On December 19, 2014, the 85-year-old Newhart made a surprise appearance on the final episode of ''[[The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson]]'', where he was revealed to be the person inside Secretariat, Ferguson's on-set pantomime horse. The show then ended with a scene parodying the ''Newhart'' series finale, with Ferguson and [[Drew Carey]] reprising their roles from ''[[The Drew Carey Show]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://tvline.com/news/craig-ferguson-late-late-show-finale-bob-newhart-drew-carey-574661/|title= Late Late Show: Craig Ferguson Says Goodbye With Incredible Twist Ending|website= TV Line|date= December 20, 2014|accessdate= July 28, 2024}}</ref> In June 2015, Newhart appeared on another series finale, that of ''[[Hot in Cleveland]]'', playing the father-in-law of Joy Scroggs ([[Jane Leeves]]). It marked a reunion with [[Betty White]], who was a cast member during the second season of ''[[Bob (TV series)|Bob]]'' 23 years earlier. The finale ends with their characters getting married.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/hot-cleveland-finale-betty-white-799316/|title= 'Hot in Cleveland' Creator Talks Going Out on Top and the Series Finale's Betty White Tribute|website= [[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date= June 3, 2015|accessdate= July 28, 2024}}</ref>

== Comedic style ==
Newhart was known for his [[deadpan]] delivery and a slight [[stammer]] that he incorporated early on into the persona around which he built a successful career.<ref name=autobio />  The hesitant stammer was his natural speaking style – "Truly, that's ... the ... way I talk"<ref>{{citation |last=Newhart |first=Bob |page=11 |title=I Shouldn't Even Be Doing This!: And Other Things That Strike Me as Funny |date=September 19, 2006 |publisher=Hachette Books |isbn=978-1-4013-8599-6 |language=en}}</ref>  – and he used it to build tension in the audience, "Tension is very important to comedy. And the release of the tension – ''that's'' the laugh."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Spencer |first=Amy |date=August 21, 2022 |title=Bob Newhart Reveals the Greatest Moment in His Comedy Career |url=https://parade.com/celebrities/bob-newhart-comedy-legacy |access-date=July 19, 2024 |website=Parade |language=en}}</ref>

On his TV shows, although he got his share of funny lines, he worked often in the [[Jack Benny]] tradition of being the "straight man" while the sometimes rather bizarre cast members surrounding him got the laughs. But Newhart said, "I was not influenced by Jack Benny", and cited [[George Gobel]] and [[Bob and Ray]] as his initial writing and performance inspirations.<ref name="Thorn">[[Jesse Thorn|Thorn, Jesse]]. (May 16, 2012) [https://web.archive.org/web/20120517221643/http://www.avclub.com/articles/bob-newhart-talks-about-standup-sitcoms-and-why-he,75185/ Bob Newhart talks about stand-up, sitcoms, and why he stays busy · Interview · The A.V. Club]. [[Avclub.com]]. Retrieved April 12, 2014.</ref>

Several of his routines involved hearing half of a conversation as he spoke to someone on the phone. In a bit called "King Kong", a rookie security guard at the [[Empire State Building]] seeks guidance as to how to deal with an ape that is "between 18 and 19 stories high, depending on whether there's a [[13th floor]] or not." He assured his boss he has looked in the guards' manual "under 'ape' and 'ape's toes'." His other famous routines included "The Driving Instructor", "The Mrs. Grace L. Ferguson Airline (and Storm Door Company)", "Introducing Tobacco to Civilization", "Abe Lincoln vs. Madison Avenue", "Defusing a Bomb" (in which an uneasy police chief tries to walk a new and nervous patrolman through defusing a live shell discovered on a beach), "The Retirement Party", "Ledge Psychology", "The [[Khrushchev]] Landing Rehearsal", and "A Friend with a Dog."

In a 2012 podcast interview with [[Marc Maron]], comedian [[Shelley Berman]] accused Newhart of plagiarizing his improvisational telephone routine style (although not any actual material of Berman's).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wtfpod.com/podcast/episodes/episode_332_-_shelley_berman|title=Episode 332 – Shelley Berman|work=WTF with Marc Maron Podcast|date=November 5, 2012 }}</ref> However, in interviews both years before and after Berman's comments, Newhart never took credit for originating the telephone concept, which he noted was done earlier by Berman and&nbsp;— predating Berman&nbsp;— [[Nichols and May]], [[George Jessel (actor)|George Jessel]] (in his well-known sketch "Hello Mama"), and in the 1913 recording "[[Cohen on the Telephone]]". Starting in the 1940s, [[Arlene Harris]] also built a long radio and TV career around her one-sided telephone conversations, and the technique was later also used by [[Lily Tomlin]], [[Ellen DeGeneres]], and others.<ref>{{cite news|last=Martel|first=Ned|title=For Bob Newhart, Dean of Deadpan, the Laughs Go On|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/12/arts/television/12bob.html|newspaper=The New York Times|date=April 12, 2005}}</ref><ref name="Thorn" />

== Personal life ==
=== Family life ===
On January 12, 1963, Newhart married Virginia Lillian "Ginnie" Quinn (December 9, 1940 – April 23, 2023). She was a daughter of character actor [[Bill Quinn]], and met Newhart via an introduction by comedian [[Buddy Hackett]].<ref name="autobio" />  The couple had four children: Robert (born 1963), Timothy (born 1967), Jennifer (born 1971), and Courtney (born 1977), followed by 10 grandchildren.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2010-feb-19-la-et-bob-newhart19-2010feb19-story.html |title=The funny world of Bob Newhart |last=King |first=Susan |website=Los Angeles Times|date=February 19, 2010 }}</ref> Both [[Catholics]], the couple raised their children in that faith.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.adherents.com/people/pn/Bob_Newhart.html|title=The religion of Bob Newhart, comedian, sitcom actor|access-date=May 25, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080428110921/http://www.adherents.com/people/pn/Bob_Newhart.html|archive-date=April 28, 2008|url-status=usurped}}</ref> Bob was a member of the [[Church of the Good Shepherd (Beverly Hills, California)|Church of the Good Shepherd]] and the related Catholic Motion Picture Guild<ref name="GSBHHist">{{cite web |title=Our History |url=https://www.gsbh.org/69 |publisher=[[Church of the Good Shepherd (Beverly Hills, California)|Church Of The Good Shepherd]] |access-date=October 24, 2018 |language=en |archive-date=May 1, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200501155002/https://www.gsbh.org/69 |url-status=dead }}</ref> in [[Beverly Hills, California]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goodshepherdbh.org/a-city-on-a-hill/our-history/|title=Our History|work=Church of the Good Shepherd}}</ref> Ginnie died at age 82 on April 23, 2023.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/ginnie-newhart-dead-bob-newhart-1235400983/#:~:text=She%20was%2082.,their%2060%2Dyear%20wedding%20anniversary.|title=Ginnie Newhart, Wife of Bob Newhart, Dies at 82|first=Mike|last=Barnes|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=April 24, 2023|accessdate=April 24, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Ginnie Newhart, comedian's wife for six decades, dies at 82 |url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/obituaries/2023/4/24/23696771/ginnie-newhart-dead-bob-wife-obituary |access-date=April 24, 2023 |work=Chicago Sun-Times |agency=Associated Press |date=April 24, 2023 |language=en}}</ref>

Newhart was the uncle of actor and comedian [[Paul Brittain]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.timeout.com/chicago/tv/paul-brittain-on-saturday-night-live-interview |title=Paul Brittain on Saturday Night Live-Interview |last=O'Connor |first=Rod |website=Time Out|date=February 15, 2011 }}</ref>

The Newhart and Rickles families were close, often vacationing together.<ref name=huffpo>{{cite news |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/04/aarp-convention-2013_n_3383576.html |title=AARP Convention 2013 Brings Don Rickles And Bob Newhart Together for the First Time |date=June 4, 2013 |journal=[[HuffPost]] |access-date=October 20, 2016 |author=Emling, Shelley}}</ref> [[Don Rickles]] and Newhart appeared together on ''[[The Tonight Show with Jay Leno]]'' on January 24, 2005, the Monday following [[Johnny Carson]]'s death, reminiscing about their many appearances on Carson's show. The two also appeared together on the television sitcom ''[[Newhart]]'' and for previous episodes of ''The Tonight Show'', where Newhart or Rickles were guest hosts. The friendship was memorialized in ''Bob & Don: A Love Story,'' a 2023 short documentary film by [[Judd Apatow]], released by ''[[The New Yorker]]'', featuring interviews, as well as home videos, with both families.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/judd-apatows-bob-and-don-a-love-story| title=Judd Apatow's ''Bob and Don: A Love Story'': Watch a short film about the lifelong friendship between Bob Newhart and Don Rickles, who were not an obvious match| magazine=[[The New Yorker]]| date=November 27, 2023| first=Bruce| last=Handy}}</ref>

For over 25 years, Newhart's family lived in a mansion in [[Bel Air, Los Angeles|Bel Air]]. The house was designed by [[Wallace Neff]] in a French Country style. The {{convert|9,169|sqft|m2|adj=on}}, five-bedroom home featured formal gardens, a lagoon-style pool with waterfall, and guest apartment. Newhart sold the property to developers in May 2016 for $14.5 million.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.latimes.com/business/realestate/hot-property/la-fi-hp-top-sales-20160528-snap-story.html |title=Funnyman Bob Newhart exits Bel-Air with $14.5-million deal, and other top sales |date=May 28, 2016 |newspaper=Los Angeles Times}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=David |first=Mark |date=May 12, 2016 |title=Bob Newhart Sells Bel Air Spread |url=https://variety.com/gallery/bob-newhart-sells-bel-air-spread/ |access-date=March 11, 2022 |website=Variety |language=en-US |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160516172927/https://variety.com/gallery/bob-newhart-sells-bel-air-spread/ |archive-date=May 16, 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Celebrity Homes LA {{!}} Bob Newhart Bel Air {{!}} Elvis Trousdale |url=https://therealdeal.com/la/issues_articles/a-list-fixer-uppers/ |access-date=March 11, 2022 |website=The Real Deal Los Angeles |language=en-US}}</ref> The new property owners razed the mansion and sold the empty {{convert|1.37|acre|ha|adj=on}} lot for $17.65 million in 2017.<ref>{{Cite news |date=November 23, 2016 |title=Bob Newhart's former estate, now razed, lists as a vacant lot for $26 million |url=https://www.latimes.com/business/realestate/hot-property/la-fi-hotprop-bob-newhart-bel-air-home-20161123-story.html |access-date=March 11, 2022 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=420 Amapola Ln, Los Angeles, CA 90077 |url=https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/420-Amapola-Ln-Los-Angeles-CA-90077/111917053_zpid/ |access-date=March 11, 2022 |website=Zillow |language=en}}</ref>

=== Interests ===
In 1995, Newhart was one of several investors in Rotijefco (a blend of his children's names), which bought radio station [[KZSB|KKSB]] ([[AM broadcasting|AM]] 1290&nbsp;kHz) in [[Santa Barbara, California]]. Its [[radio format|format]] was changed to [[adult standards]] and its call sign to KZ'''BN''' (his initials).<ref>[http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1996/B-AL-MT-BC-YB-1996.pdf Information] from the [[Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook]] 1996 page B-58 – Retrieved February 5, 2018</ref> In 2005, Rotijefco sold the station to Santa Barbara Broadcasting, which changed its call sign to KZSB and format to news and [[talk radio]].<ref name="FCCBAL20041118AEA">{{cite web |title=CDBS Print |url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?context=25&appn=101019352&formid=314&fac_num=57731 |website=licensing.fcc.gov |publisher=[[Federal Communications Commission]] |access-date=October 24, 2018}}</ref><ref name="RedOrbit">{{cite web |url=http://www.redorbit.com/news/technology/164669/kzsb_newspress_radio_heralds_return_of_community_news_and_talk/index.html |title=KZSB News-Press Radio Heralds Return of Community News and Talk |work=RedOrbit.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071010021129/http://www.redorbit.com/news/technology/164669/kzsb_newspress_radio_heralds_return_of_community_news_and_talk/index.html |archive-date=October 10, 2007 |access-date=October 24, 2018 }}</ref>

Newhart was an early home-computer hobbyist, purchasing the [[Commodore PET]] after its 1977 introduction. In 2001, he wrote, "Later, I moved up to the 64 KB model and thought that was silly because it was more memory than I would ever possibly need."<ref name="colker20010809">{{cite news | url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-aug-09-tt-32244-story.html | title=Happy Birthday PC! | work=Los Angeles Times | date=August 9, 2001 | access-date=January 9, 2015 | author=Colker, David}}</ref>

== Health and death ==
In 1985, Newhart was hospitalized for secondary [[polycythemia]], a condition attributed to his years of heavy smoking. He recovered after several weeks and eventually quit smoking.<ref name="autobio" />

Newhart died from complications of several short illnesses at his home in [[Los Angeles County, California|Los Angeles]] on July 18, 2024, at the age of 94.<ref>{{cite web |last=Barnes |first=Mike |date=July 18, 2024 |title=Bob Newhart, Dean of the Deadpan Delivery, Dies at 94 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/bob-newhart-dead-sitcom-legend-1235952438/ |accessdate=July 18, 2024 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/bob-newhart-dead-comedian-1236077300/|title=Bob Newhart, Comedy Icon, Dies at 94|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|accessdate=July 18, 2024|date=July 18, 2024|last=Dagan|first=Carmel}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Overhultz |first=Lauryn |date=July 18, 2024 |title=Bob Newhart, legendary comedian and sitcom star, dead at 94 |url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/bob-newhart-legendary-comedian-sitcom-star-dead-94 |access-date=July 18, 2024 |publisher=Fox News |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd1xe8p1pq1o|title=American comedian Bob Newhart dead at 94, publicist says|date=July 18, 2024 |work=BBC News|accessdate=July 18, 2024}}</ref> Upon his death, President [[Joe Biden]] released a statement which read, "Today, we mourn the loss of Bob Newhart, a comedy legend and beloved performer who kept Americans laughing for decades."<ref>{{cite web|url= https://deadline.com/2024/07/bob-newhart-tributes-reactions-1236014767/|title= Bob Newhart Tributes: Judd Apatow Recalls "His Brilliant Comedy And Gentle Spirit", Al Franken Remembers Stellar 'SNL' Appearance, Joe Biden Mourns "Comedy Legend"|website= [[Deadline Hollywood]]|date= July 18, 2024|accessdate= July 19, 2024}}</ref> Those who paid tributes to Newhart included [[Reese Witherspoon]], [[James Woods]], [[Julie Bowen]], [[Carol Burnett]], [[Conan O'Brien]], [[Alec Baldwin]], [[Judd Apatow]], [[Kaley Cuoco]], [[Mayim Bialik]], [[Kunal Nayyar]], [[Iain Armitage]], [[Al Franken]], [[Mark Hamill]], and [[Jamie Lee Curtis]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://apnews.com/article/bob-newhart-death-reactions-14680448947535349ada41645ac09236|title= Bob Newhart mourned by Carol Burnett, Kaley Cuoco, Judd Apatow, Al Franken and more|work= [[Associated Press News]]|date= July 18, 2024|accessdate= July 19, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/bob-newhart-dead-hollywood-tributes-1235952472/|title= Jamie Lee Curtis, Judd Apatow, Paul Feig, Kaley Cuoco Remember Bob Newhart: "Truly One of a Kind"|website= [[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date= July 18, 2024|accessdate= July 19, 2024}}</ref>

He is interred at [[Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills)]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wayne |first=Gary |title=Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills: Stars' Graves |url=https://www.seeing-stars.com/Buried2/ForestLawnHollywood1.shtml |access-date=2025-02-23 |website=seeing-stars.com}}</ref>{{better source needed|reason=SeeingStars is a self-pub.|date=February 2025}}

== Filmography ==
=== Film ===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+Film work by Bob Newhart
!scope="col"| Year
!scope="col"| Title
!scope="col"| Role
!scope="col"| Notes
|-
| 1962
!scope="row"| ''[[Hell Is for Heroes (film)|Hell Is for Heroes]]''
| Private First Class James E. Driscoll ||
|-
| 1968
!scope="row"| ''[[Hot Millions]]''
| Willard C. Gnatpole ||
|-
|rowspan="2"| 1970
!scope="row"| ''[[On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (film)|On a Clear Day You Can See Forever]]''
| Dr. Mason Hume ||
|-
!scope="row"| ''[[Catch-22 (film)|Catch-22]]''
| Major Major ||
|-
| 1971
!scope="row"| ''[[Cold Turkey (1971 film)|Cold Turkey]]''
| Merwin Wren ||
|-
| 1977
!scope="row"| ''[[The Rescuers]]''
| Bernard || Voice<ref name="btva">{{cite web |title=Bob Newhart (visual voices guide) |url=http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Bob-Newhart/ |access-date=November 29, 2023 |publisher=Behind The Voice Actors}}<!-- A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information. --></ref>
|-
|rowspan="2"| 1980
!scope="row"| ''[[Little Miss Marker (1980 film)|Little Miss Marker]]''
| Regret ||
|-
!scope="row"| ''[[First Family (film)|First Family]]''
| President Manfred Link ||
|-
| 1990
!scope="row"| ''[[The Rescuers Down Under]]''
| Bernard || Voice<ref name="btva" />
|-
| 1997
!scope="row"| ''[[In & Out (film)|In & Out]]''
| Tom Halliwell ||
|-
| 1998
!scope="row"| ''[[Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie]]''
| Leonard the Polar Bear || Voice<ref name="btva" />
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2003
!scope="row"| ''[[Legally Blonde&nbsp;2: Red, White & Blonde]]''
| Sid Post ||
|-
!scope="row"| ''[[Elf (film)|Elf]]''
| Papa Elf ||
|-
| 2007
!scope="row"|''[[Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project]]''
| Himself || Documentary
|-
| 2011
!scope="row"| ''[[Horrible Bosses]]''
| Lou Sherman || Cameo
|-
| 2012
!scope="row"|''Excavating the 2000 Year Old Man''
| rowspan="2" |Himself ||Documentary
|-
| 2013
!scope="row"|''[[Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic]]''
|Documentary
|-
|2023
!scope="row"|''[[Once Upon a Studio]]''
|Bernard
|Voice, short film; archival audio<ref name="btva" />
|}

=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+Television work by Bob Newhart
!scope="col"| Year
!scope="col"| Title
!scope="col"| Role
!scope="col"| Notes
|-
| 1960–1962
!scope="row"| ''[[The Ed Sullivan Show]]''
| Comedian || 4 episodes
|-
| 1961–1962
!scope="row"| ''[[The Bob Newhart Show (1961 TV series)|The Bob Newhart Show]]''
| rowspan="2" | Himself, Host || [[Variety series]]; 27 episodes
|-
| 1962
!scope="row"| ''An Evening with Bob Newhart''
| [[Pay-per-view]] television special
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1963
!scope="row"| ''[[The Alfred Hitchcock Hour]]''
| Gerald Swinney || Episode: "How to Get Rid of Your Wife"
|-
!scope="row"|''[[The Judy Garland Show]]''
| Guest || Episode #1.14
|-
| 1964
!scope="row"| ''[[The Entertainers]]''
| Himself, Co-Host ||
|-
| 1965
!scope="row"| ''[[Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre]]''
| Charles Fenton || Episode: "Simon Says Get Married"
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1967
!scope="row"| ''[[Captain Nice]]''
| Lloyd Larchmont || Episode: "One Rotten Apple"
|-
!scope="row"|''A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Hollywood''
| Guest<ref>{{cite web |title=A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Hollywood |url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/466496/a-funny-thing-happened-on-the-way-to-hollywood#overview |website=TCM |publisher=Turner Classic Movies |access-date=July 21, 2023 |language=en}}</ref> || Television film
|-
| 1968–1970
!scope="row"| ''[[Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In]]''
| Guest Performer || 3 episodes
|-
| 1971
!scope="row"| ''[[Decisions! Decisions!]]''
| John Hobson || Television film
|-
| 1972
!scope="row"| ''[[The Don Rickles Show]]''
| Jerry, Brother-in-Law || Episode: "Where There's a Will"
|-
| 1973
!scope="row"| ''[[Insight (American TV series)|Insight]]''
| Marvin Halprin || Episode: "Happy Birthday Marvin"
|-
| 1974
!scope="row"| ''[[Thursday's Game]]''
| Marvin Ellison || Television film
|-
| 1972–1978
!scope="row"| ''[[The Bob Newhart Show]]''
| Dr. Robert "Bob" Hartley || 142 episodes
|-
| 1979
!scope="row"| ''[[Insight (American TV series)|Insight]]''
| God || Episode: "Packy"
|-
| 1980
!scope="row"| ''Marathon''
| Walter Burton || Television film
|-
| 1980, 1995
!scope="row"| ''[[Saturday Night Live]]''
| Host || 2 episodes
|-
| 1982–1990
!scope="row"| ''[[Newhart]]''
| Dick Loudon || 184 episodes
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1991
!scope="row"| ''[[The Bob Newhart Show: The 19th Anniversary Special]]''
| Dr. Robert "Bob" Hartley || Television special
|-
!scope="row"| ''The Entertainers''
| Todd Wilson || Television film
|-
| 1992
!scope="row"| ''Bob Newhart: Off the Record''
| Himself, Host || Television special
|-
| 1992–1993
!scope="row"| ''[[Bob (TV series)|Bob]]''
| Bob McKay || 33 episodes
|-
| 1994
!scope="row"| ''[[Murphy Brown]]''
| Dr. Robert "Bob" Hartley || Episode: "Anything But Cured"
|-
| 1996
!scope="row"| ''[[The Simpsons]]''
| Himself || Voice, episode: "[[Bart the Fink]]"
|-
| 1997–1998
!scope="row"| ''[[George and Leo]]''
| George Stoody || 22 episodes
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2001
!scope="row"| ''[[Mad TV]]''
| Psychotherapist || Episode #6.24
|-
!scope="row"| ''Untitled [[Sisqo]] Project''
| Bob Newhart || NBC sitcom pilot<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/devwatch/untitled-sisqo-project/ |title=Untitled Sisqo Project |website=futoncritic.com |access-date=August 26, 2021}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"| ''The Sports Pages''
| Doc Waddems || |Television film
|-
| 2003
!scope="row"| ''[[ER (TV series)|ER]]''
| Ben Hollander || 3 episodes
|-
| 2004
!scope="row"| ''[[The Librarian: Quest for the Spear]]''
| Judson || Television film
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2005
!scope="row"| ''[[Desperate Housewives]]''
| Morty Flickman || 3 episodes
|-
!scope="row"| ''[[Committed (American TV series)|Committed]]''
| Blinky || Episode: "The Return of Todd Episode"
|-
| 2006
!scope="row"| ''[[The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines]]''
| rowspan="2" | Judson || rowspan="2" | Television film
|-
| 2008
!scope="row"| ''[[The Librarian: Curse of the Judas Chalice]]''
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2011
!scope="row"| ''[[NCIS (TV series)|NCIS]]''
| Doctor Walter Magnus || Episode: "Recruited"
|-
!scope="row"| ''[[Five (2011 film)|Five]]''
| Dr. Roth || Television film
|-
| 2013–2018
!scope="row"| ''[[The Big Bang Theory]]''
| Arthur Jeffries / Professor Proton || 6 episodes
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2014
!scope="row"| ''Don Rickles: One Night Only''
| Himself || Pre-recorded appearance
|-
!scope="row"| ''[[The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson]]''
| Secretariat / Himself || Episode: "Final Show"
|-
| 2015
!scope="row"| ''[[Hot in Cleveland]]''
| Bob Sr. || Episode: "Vegas Baby/I Hate Goodbyes"
|-
| 2014–2017
!scope="row"| ''[[The Librarians (2014 TV series)|The Librarians]]''
| Judson || rowspan="2" | 3 episodes
|-
| 2017–2020
!scope="row"| ''[[Young Sheldon]]''
| Arthur Jeffries / Professor Proton 
|-
| 2024
!scope="row"| ''Bob Newhart: A Legacy of Laughter''<!-- https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/bob-newhart-tribute-special-ratings-viewers-cbs-1236082340/ -->
| Himself || Retrospective
|-
|}

== Discography ==
=== Live albums ===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|-
! scope="col"|Year
! scope="col"|Title
! scope="col"|Studio
! scope="col"|Formats
! scope="col"|Ref.
|-
|1960
! scope="row" | ''[[The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart]]''
| [[Warner Bros. Records]]
| LP/CD/Streaming || <ref name="discogs">{{cite web |title= Bob Newhart Discography|url= https://www.discogs.com/artist/885182-Bob-Newhart|access-date= July 19, 2024|work= Discogs}}</ref>
|-
|1960
! scope="row" | ''[[The Button-Down Mind Strikes Back!]]''
| Warner Bros. Records
| LP/CD/Streaming || <ref name="discogs" />
|-
|1961
! scope="row" | ''Behind the Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart''
| Warner Bros. Records || LP/CD/Streaming || <ref name="discogs" />
|-
|1962
! scope="row" | ''The Button-Down Mind on TV''
| Warner Bros. Records || LP || <ref name="discogs" />
|-
|1964
! scope="row" | ''Bob Newhart Faces Bob Newhart''
| Warner Bros. Records || LP/CD/Streaming || <ref name="discogs" />
|-
|1965
! scope="row" | ''The Windmills Are Weakening''
| Warner Bros. Records || LP/Streaming || <ref name="discogs" />
|-
|1967
! scope="row" | ''This Is It!''
| Warner Bros. Records || LP/Streaming || <ref name="discogs" />
|-
|1997
! scope="row" | ''Button-Down Concert''
| [[Nick at Nite]] Records || CD/DVD || <ref name="discogs" />
|-
|}

=== Compilation albums ===
* ''The Best of Bob Newhart'' (Warner Bros. Records, 1971)
* ''Masters'' (Warner Bros. Records, 1973)
* ''Bob Newhart'' (Pickwick Super Stars, 1980)
* ''Something Like This...: The Bob Newhart Anthology'' (Warner Bros./Rhino, 2001)

== Awards and nominations ==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|-
!scope="col"|Year
!scope="col"|Association
!scope="col"|Category
!scope="col"|Performance
!scope="col"|Result
!class=unsortable|Ref.
|-
| rowspan="3" | [[3rd Annual Grammy Awards|1961]]
!scope="row", rowspan=5|[[Grammy Awards]]
| [[Best New Artist]]
| Bob Newhart || {{Won}}
| <ref name=Grammy>{{citation |url=https://www.grammy.com/artists/bob-newhart/15054 |title=Bob Newhart |publisher=Grammy Awards}}</ref>
|-
| [[Grammy Award for Album of the Year|Best Album of the Year]]
| ''[[The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart]]'' || {{Won}} || {{r|Grammy}}
|-
| [[Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album|Best Comedy Performance – Spoken]]
| ''[[The Button-Down Mind Strikes Back!]]'' || {{Won}} || {{r|Grammy}}
|-
| [[40th Annual Grammy Awards|1998]]
| [[Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album|Best Comedy Album]]
| ''Button Down Concert'' || {{Nominated}} || {{r|Grammy}}
|-
| [[49th Annual Grammy Awards|2007]]
| [[Best Spoken Word Album]]
| ''I Shouldn't Even Be Doing This!'' || {{Nominated}} || {{r|Grammy}}
|-
|[[19th Golden Globe Awards|1962]]
!scope="row", rowspan=7|[[Golden Globe Awards]]
| Best TV Star – Male
| ''[[The Bob Newhart Show (1961 TV series)|The Bob Newhart Show]] '' || {{Won}} || <ref name="globes">{{cite web |title= Bob Newhart - Golden Globe Awards|url= https://goldenglobes.com/person/bob-newhart/|access-date= July 19, 2024|publisher= [[Golden Globe Awards]]}}</ref>
|-
|[[32nd Golden Globe Awards|1974]]
| rowspan=6|[[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy|Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy]]
| rowspan=2|''[[The Bob Newhart Show]]'' || {{Nominated}} || <ref name="globes" />
|-
|[[33rd Golden Globe Awards|1975]]
| {{Nominated}} || <ref name="globes" />
|-
|[[40th Golden Globe Awards|1982]]
| rowspan=4|''[[Newhart]]'' || {{Nominated}} || <ref name="globes" />
|-
|[[41st Golden Globe Awards|1983]]
| {{Nominated}} || <ref name="globes" />
|-
|[[42nd Golden Globe Awards|1984]]
| {{Nominated}} || <ref name="globes" />
|-
|[[43rd Golden Globe Awards|1985]]
| {{Nominated}} || <ref name="globes" />
|-
|[[14th Primetime Emmy Awards|1962]]
!scope="row", rowspan=9|[[Primetime Emmy Awards]]
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series|Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series]]
| ''[[The Bob Newhart Show (1961 TV series)|The Bob Newhart Show]]'' || {{Nominated}} || <ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1962|title= Nominees / Winners 1962 Emmy Awards|website= [[Emmy Awards|Television Academy]]|accessdate= July 19, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| [[37th Primetime Emmy Awards|1985]]
| rowspan=3|[[Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series]]
| rowspan=3|''[[Newhart]]'' || {{Nominated}} || <ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1985|title= Nominees / Winners 1985 Emmy Awards|website= [[Emmy Awards|Television Academy]]|accessdate= July 19, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| [[38th Primetime Emmy Awards|1986]]
| {{Nominated}} || <ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1986|title= Nominees / Winners 1986 Emmy Awards|website= [[Emmy Awards|Television Academy]]|accessdate= July 19, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| [[39th Primetime Emmy Awards|1987]]
| {{Nominated}} || <ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1987|title= Nominees / Winners 1987 Emmy Awards|website= [[Emmy Awards|Television Academy]]|accessdate= July 19, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| [[56th Primetime Emmy Awards|2004]]
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series|Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series]]
| ''[[ER (TV series)|ER]]'' || {{Nominated}} || <ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2004|title= Nominees / Winners 2004 Emmy Awards|website= [[Emmy Awards|Television Academy]]|accessdate= July 19, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| [[61st Primetime Emmy Awards|2009]]
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie|Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series]]
| ''[[The Librarian: Curse of the Judas Chalice]]'' || {{Nominated}} || <ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2009|title= Nominees / Winners 2009 Emmy Awards|website= [[Emmy Awards|Television Academy]]|accessdate= July 19, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| [[65th Primetime Emmy Awards|2013]]
| rowspan=3|[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series|Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series]]
| rowspan=3|''[[The Big Bang Theory]]'' || {{Won}} || <ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2013|title= Nominees / Winners 2013 Emmy Awards|website= [[Emmy Awards|Television Academy]]|accessdate= July 19, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| [[66th Primetime Emmy Awards|2014]]
| {{Nominated}} || <ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2014|title= Nominees / Winners 2014 Emmy Awards|website= [[Emmy Awards|Television Academy]]|accessdate= July 19, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| [[68th Primetime Emmy Awards|2016]]
| {{Nominated}} || <ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2016|title= Nominees / Winners 2016 Emmy Awards|website= [[Emmy Awards|Television Academy]]|accessdate= July 19, 2024}}</ref>
|-
|}

== Honorary awards ==
{|class= "wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" 
! Organizations
! scope="col"| Year
! scope="col"| Award
! scope="col" class="unsortable"| {{refh}}
|-
! rowspan="1" scope="row" |[[Academy of Television Arts & Sciences]] Hall of Fame
| 1993 
|Inductee
| <ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.emmys.com/news/hall-fame/bob-newhart-hall-fame-tribute|title= Bob Newhart: Hall of Fame Tribute|website= Television Academy|accessdate= July 28, 2024}}</ref>
|-
! rowspan="1" scope="row" |''[[TV Guide]]'s'' "50 Greatest TV Stars of All Time" list
|1996
| Ranked number 17 
| <ref>{{cite book|title=TV Guide Book of Lists|url=https://archive.org/details/tvguidebookoflis0000unse|url-access=registration|year=2007|publisher=Running Press|isbn=978-0-7624-3007-9|page=[https://archive.org/details/tvguidebookoflis0000unse/page/188 188]}}</ref>
|-
! rowspan="1" scope="row" | [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]
| 1998
| Ranked number 20 
|
|-
! rowspan="1" scope="row" |[[Hollywood Walk of Fame]]
| 1999
| Inductee
| <ref>{{cite web|url= https://walkoffame.com/bob-newhart/|title= Bob Newhart|website= [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]]|date= October 25, 2019|accessdate= July 28, 2024}}</ref>
|-
! rowspan="1" scope="row" |[[Mark Twain Prize for American Humor]]
| 2002
| Statue 
| <ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.kennedy-center.org/video/digital-stage/comedy/2019/bob-newhart-acceptance-speech--2002-mark-twain-prize/|title= Bob Newhart Acceptance Speech 2002|website= Kennedy Center|accessdate= July 28, 2024}}</ref>
|-
! rowspan="1" scope="row" |[[Comedy Central]]'s 100 Greatest Stand-Ups
| 2004
| Ranked number 14
|
|-
! rowspan="1" scope="row" | [[TV Land]] 
| 2004
| Statue 
| <ref>''[https://web.archive.org/web/20180420074305/https://www.today.com/popculture/chicago-dedicates-bob-newhart-statue-wbna5529551 Chicago dedicates Bob Newhart statue]'', July 27, 2004, The Associated Press</ref>
|-
! rowspan="1" scope="row" | [[Loyola University Chicago]]
| 2012 
| Naming their new theatre the Newhart Family Theatre
| <ref>{{Cite web |title=An unexpected calling: Remembering Bob Newhart |url=https://news.luc.edu/stories/people-profiles/bobnewhart/ |access-date=2024-07-21 |website=Loyola Today |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
! rowspan="1" scope="row" | [[International Cinematographers Guild]]
| 2015
| Lifetime Achievement Award
| <ref>{{cite web|last=Saval|first=Malina|title=Publicists Guild Celebrates Life and Career of Bob Newhart|url=https://variety.com/2015/biz/awards/publicists-guild-celebrates-life-and-career-of-bob-newhart-1201436361/|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|publisher=Variety Media / Penske Business Media|access-date=February 28, 2015|date=February 19, 2015|quote=After 55 years of standup, albums and TV shows, the comedian continues to entertain}}</ref>
|-
! rowspan="1" scope="row" | Edgewater Historical Society
| 2022
| plaque celebrating "The Bob Newhart" show
| <ref>{{Cite web |last=Ward |first=Joe |date=2022-09-02 |title=Bob Newhart's Ties To Edgewater — And His Wacky Commute From Downtown — Honored With New Plaque |url=http://blockclubchicago.org/2022/09/02/bob-newharts-ties-to-edgewater-and-his-wacky-commute-downtown-honored-with-new-plaque/ |access-date=2024-07-21 |website=Block Club Chicago |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Kogan |first=Rick |date=2024-07-18 |title=Bob Newhart, the beloved comedian who never forgot his Chicago roots, dies at 94 |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/07/18/bob-newhart-the-beloved-comedian-who-never-forgot-his-chicago-roots-dies-at-94/ |access-date=2024-07-21 |website=Chicago Tribune |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-

! rowspan="1" scope="row" | [[Chicago|City of Chicago]]
| 2025
| renaming section of [[Sheridan Road]] to Bob Newhart Way
| <ref name="sheridan">{{cite news |last1=Placko |first1=Dane |title=Chicago honors Bob Newhart with street renaming on his birthday |url=https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-honors-bob-newhart-street-renaming-his-birthday |access-date=8 September 2025 |work=Fox 32 Chicago |date=September 5, 2025}}</ref>
|-
|}

== Bibliography ==
On September 20, 2006, Hyperion Books released Newhart's first book ''I Shouldn't Even Be Doing This''. The book is primarily a memoir but also features comic bits. Transcripts of many of Newhart's classic routines are woven into the text. Actor [[David Hyde Pierce]] said, "The only difference between Bob Newhart on stage and Bob Newhart offstage is that there is no stage".<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/tv/la-et-newhart19sep19,1,1987080.story?coll=la-entnews-tv | work=Los Angeles Times | first=Matthew | last=DeBord | date=September 19, 2006 | title=Bob Newhart is cool. No punch line}}</ref>

== See also ==
* {{Portal-inline|Biography}}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== Further reading ==
* {{cite book
  | last       = Newhart
  | first      = Bob
  | title      = I Shouldn't Even Be Doing This!
  | publisher  = Hyperion
  | year       = 2006
  | location   = New York
  | pages      = 256pp
  | no-pp       = yes
  | url        = https://archive.org/details/ishouldntevenbed00newh
  | url-access = registration
  | isbn       = 1-4013-0246-7
  | oclc       = 798740383
  }}
* {{cite journal
 | author  = Mayerly, Judine
 | title   = The Most Inconspicuous Hit on Television: A Case Study of Newhart
 | journal = [[Journal of Popular Film and Television]]
 | year    = 1989
 | doi     = 10.1080/01956051.1989.9943638
 }}
* {{cite book
 | author    = Sorenson, Jeff
 | title     = Bob Newhart
 | location  = New York
 | publisher = St. Martin's
 | year      = 1988
 | isbn = 9780312017415
 | url       = https://archive.org/details/bobnewhart00sore
 | oclc      = 1028864224
}}
* {{cite book
 | author     = Reilly, Rick
 | title      = Who's Your Caddy: Looping for the Great, Near Great, and Reprobates of Golf
 | year       = 2003
 | url        = https://archive.org/details/whosyourcaddyloo00reil
 | url-access = registration
 | publisher  = [[Doubleday (publisher)|Doubleday]]
 | location   = New York
 | oclc       = 1036926730
 | isbn       = 978-0-3855-1089-9
 }}

== External links ==
{{wikiquote}}
{{Commons category|Bob Newhart}}
* {{Official website}}
* {{AFI person | 22908-Bob-Newhart }}
* {{IMDb name}}
* {{TCMDb name}}
* {{National Public Radio|4624698}} (''[[Fresh Air]]'') in 1998 and rebroadcast in 2005
* [http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/bob-newhart-interview-with-bob-newhart/670/ Bob Newhart profile] from ''[[American Masters]]''
* {{The Interviews name|bob-newhart}}
* [http://comedycouch.com/interviews/bnewhart2.htm Bob: The Last Interview]
* {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20180131204642/http://www.lexingtonfilm.com/bobnewhartinterview.htm Bob Newhart four-part interview with Horace J. Digby on A3Radio]}}
* [https://www.standard.net/entertainment/movies-tv/bob-newhart-s-button-down-mind-nudges/article_f76f348d-cb39-537f-add3-2f0e9e1e2841.html Newhart turns 90, ''Standard-Examiner'', accessed August 30, 2019]
* {{Find a Grave|272571616}} (gravesite photograph)

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