Known For
Acting
Birthday
March 26, 1923
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.
Known For - Movies
Quick Change
as Bank Guard
Night of 100 Stars II
as Self
Author! Author!
as Patrick Dicker
Cabin Boy
as William Mayweather
Cold Turkey
as Hugh Upson / David Chetley / Sandy Van Andy
Action Family
as The Vendor
Bob & Ray, Jane, Laraine & Gilda
From Cleveland
as Self
B.C. A Special Christmas
as Peter
Between Time and Timbuktu
as Bud Williams, Jr.
Known For - TV Shows
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
Saturday Night Live
as Interviewer
King of the Hill
as Edgar Hornsby (voice)
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest
Happy Days
as Gil Crawford
Newhart
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
as Self