Portrait of Bob Newhart

Acting

Bob Newhart

Career

Active from 1961 to 2008, busiest in 1980 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
15
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score68/100
Highest rated
Poster for Bob
Bob
GoodWatch score87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 37 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Bob Newhart Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Violence
    1.9, average 4.1
  • Psychological
    3.4, average 5.5
  • Melancholy
    2.6, average 4.7
  • Tension
    3.9, average 6.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Comfort Viewing 4
  • Wholesome Entertainment 3
  • Feel-Good 3
  • Fantasy Adventure 2
  • Bob Newhart Charm 2
  • Situational Comedy 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Family-Friendly 2
  • Black Comedy 2
  • Absurdist Humor 2
  • Witty Dialogue 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

50
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title ยท average score 83
Once Upon a Studio
Once Upon a Studio (2023)
GoodWatch score 83

as Bernard (voice) (archive sound)

2010s

5 titles ยท average score 70
Young Sheldon
Young Sheldon (2017)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Professor Proton

The Librarians
The Librarians (2014)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Judson

Horrible Bosses
Horrible Bosses (2011)
GoodWatch score 65

as Lou Sherman

Five
Five (2011)
GoodWatch score 71

as Dr. Roth

Hot in Cleveland
Hot in Cleveland (2010)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Bob Sr.

2000s

11 titles ยท average score 61
The Librarian: The Curse of the Judas Chalice
The Librarian: The Curse of the Judas Chalice (2008)
GoodWatch score 60

as Judson

The Big Bang Theory
The Big Bang Theory (2007)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show ยท as Arthur Jeffries

The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines
The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines (2006)
GoodWatch score 57

as Judson

Committed
Committed (2005)
GoodWatch score 41

TV show ยท as Blinky

Sit Down Comedy with David Steinberg
Sit Down Comedy with David Steinberg (2005)

TV show

The Librarian: Quest for the Spear
The Librarian: Quest for the Spear (2004)
GoodWatch score 60

as Judson

Desperate Housewives
Desperate Housewives (2004)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Morty Flickman

Elf
Elf (2003)
GoodWatch score 73

as Papa Elf

NCIS
NCIS (2003)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show ยท as Walter Magnus

Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde
Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde (2003)
GoodWatch score 45

as Sid Post

The Sports Pages
The Sports Pages (2001)

as Doc Waddems

1990s

9 titles ยท average score 74
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie (1998)
GoodWatch score 59

as Leonard (voice)

George & Leo
George & Leo (1997)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show ยท as George Stoody

In & Out
In & Out (1997)
GoodWatch score 67

as Tom Halliwell

ER
ER (1994)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show ยท as Ben Hollander

Bob
Bob (1992)
GoodWatch score 87

TV show ยท as Bob McKay

Bob Newhart: Off the Record
Bob Newhart: Off the Record (1992)

Writer

The Bob Newhart Show 19th Anniversary Special
The Bob Newhart Show 19th Anniversary Special (1991)

as Bob Hartley

The Entertainers
The Entertainers (1991)

as Todd Wilson

The Rescuers Down Under
The Rescuers Down Under (1990)
GoodWatch score 72

as Bernard (voice)

1980s

8 titles ยท average score 65
The Simpsons
The Simpsons (1989)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show ยท as Bob Newhart (voice)

Murphy Brown
Murphy Brown (1988)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show ยท as Dr. Bob Hartley

Come Fly with Disney
Come Fly with Disney (1986)

as Bernard (voice)

Newhart
Newhart (1982)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show ยท as Dick Loudon

This Week
This Week (1981)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show

First Family
First Family (1980)
GoodWatch score 24

as President Manfred Link

Little Miss Marker
Little Miss Marker (1980)
GoodWatch score 64

as Regret

Marathon
Marathon (1980)

as Walter Burton

1970s

10 titles ยท average score 73
The Rescuers
The Rescuers (1977)
GoodWatch score 72

as Bernard (voice)

Disney's Greatest Villains
Disney's Greatest Villains (1977)

as Bernard (voice) (archive footage)

Bob Hope's World of Comedy
Bob Hope's World of Comedy (1976)

as (archive footage)

Thursday's Game
Thursday's Game (1974)
GoodWatch score 66

as Marvin Ellison

The Bob Newhart Show
The Bob Newhart Show (1972)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show ยท as Robert Hartley

The Don Rickles Show
The Don Rickles Show (1972)

TV show ยท as Brother-in-law

Decisions! Decisions!
Decisions! Decisions! (1971)

as John Hobson

Cold Turkey
Cold Turkey (1971)
GoodWatch score 60

as Merwin Wren

On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (1970)
GoodWatch score 84

as Dr. Mason Hume

Catch-22
Catch-22 (1970)
GoodWatch score 73

as Maj. Major Major

1960s

6 titles ยท average score 64
Playboy After Dark
Playboy After Dark (1969)

TV show

Hot Millions
Hot Millions (1968)
GoodWatch score 68

as Willard C. Gnatpole

Captain Nice
Captain Nice (1967)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show ยท as Lloyd Larchmont

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show ยท as Charles Fenton

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962)
GoodWatch score 54

TV show ยท as Gerald Swinney

Hell Is for Heroes
Hell Is for Heroes (1962)
GoodWatch score 68

as Pvt. James E. Driscoll