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Personal Info

Birth date

1923-03-26 (102 Years)

Day of death

2016-02-02

Gender

Male

Known for

Acting

Place of birth

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Also known as

Bob and Ray

Bob Elliott

Biography

Bob Elliott was born Robert Brackett Elliott on March 26, 1923 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor, writer and one-half of the comedy duo known as Bob and Ray. He was the father of comedian/actor Chris Elliott and grandfather of actresses and comedians Abby Elliott and Bridey Elliott. He is most remembered for the character of radio reporter Wally Ballou, as well as roles in Quick Change (1990), Get a Life (1990) and Cabin Boy (1994). He was married to Virginia Lee Peppers and Jane Frances Underwood. He died on February 2, 2016 in Cundy's Harbor, Maine, USA.

Filmography

Acting

1998LateLine (1 Episode) as Unknown

1997King of the Hill (1 Episode) as Edgar Hornsby (voice)

1994Cabin Boy as William Mayweather

1990Get a Life (35 Episodes) as Fred Peterson

1990Quick Change as Bank Guard

1987Chris Elliott's FDR -- A One-Man Show as Special Guest

1987Action Family as The Vendor

1985Night of 100 Stars II as Self

1982Newhart (1 Episode) as Unknown

1982Author! Author! as Patrick Dicker

1981B.C. A Special Christmas as Peter

1980From Cleveland as Self

1980Vengeance as Luke

1979Bob & Ray, Jane, Laraine & Gilda as Unknown

1975Saturday Night Live (1 Episode) as Interviewer

1974Happy Days (1 Episode) as Unknown

1972Between Time and Timbuktu as Bud Williams, Jr.

1971Cold Turkey as Hugh Upson / David Chetley / Sandy Van Andy

1968The Dick Cavett Show (10 Episodes) as Self - Guest

1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (3 Episodes) as Self

1962The Merv Griffin Show (1 Episode) as Self

1961The Mike Douglas Show (1 Episode) as Self

1960ABC Close-Up! (1 Episode) as Self

1957Tonight Starring Jack Paar (2 Episodes) as Self

1956The NBC Comedy Hour (1 Episode) as Unknown

1951The Name's the Same (21 Episodes) as Unknown

1951Bob and Ray (1 Episode) as Unknown

1948The Ed Sullivan Show (2 Episodes) as Self

Writing

1980From Cleveland ... Writer

1979Bob & Ray, Jane, Laraine & Gilda ... Writer