Bob Holt (actor)

Bob Holt
Born Robert John Holthaus
(1928-12-28)December 28, 1928
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Died August 2, 1985(1985-08-02) (aged 56)
Van Nuys, California, U.S.
Cause of death Heart attack
Occupation Voice actor
Years active 1950–1985

Robert John Holthaus (December 28, 1928 – August 2, 1985), better known as Bob Holt, was an American actor best known for his voice work.[1]


Career

Holt's first film role came in 1950, acting as Octavius Caesar in Julius Caesar. His career as a voice artist began with the 1968 short film Johnny Learns His Manners, for which he provided all of the voices. He later appeared in such works as Bedknobs and Broomsticks, several animated television specials with Dr. Seuss, and the animated film version of Charlotte's Web.

Holt appeared in a variety of different works, including animated films for both adults (the 1974 sequel The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat) and for children, as well as voice and acting work in live-action films (for the blaxploitation film Abby, Holt provided the voice of the Demon). In 1975, he was the voice of Grape Ape on The New Tom and Jerry Show. The same year, Holt provided the voice of Avatar in Ralph Bakshi's film Wizards. Avatar's voice was an imitation of actor Peter Falk.

In 1982, Bob Holt played the title role in Marvel Productions' The Incredible Hulk, also in the process creating a library of stock roars that would be used for many years afterwards.

Death

Holt died of a heart attack on August 2, 1985, in Van Nuys, California. His interment was at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale.

Filmography

  • Johnny Learns His Manners (1968) (voice) .... All the Voices
  • Doctor Dolittle (1970) TV Series (voice) (as Robert Holt) .... Dr. John Dolittle
  • The Mouse Returns (1971) (voice) .... Yuri Haruto
  • Pink-In (1971) (voice) (uncredited) .... Loud-Mouth Louie
  • Love, American Style (1972) TV Episode (voice) .... (segment "Love and the Private Eye")
  • Kloot's Kounty (1973) (voice) .... Hoot Kloot
  • Support Your Local Serpent (1972) (voice) .... The Blue Racer/Japanese Beetle
  • The Lorax (1972) (TV) (voice) .... The Lorax, The Once-ler
  • Ten Miles to the Gallop (1973) (voice) .... Hoot Kloot
  • Stirrups and Hiccups (1973) (voice) .... Hoot Kloot
  • A Self-Winding Sidewinder (1973) (voice) .... Hoot Kloot
  • Pay Your Buffalo Bill (1973) (voice) .... Hoot Kloot
  • The Shoe Must Go On (1973) (voice) .... Hoot Kloot/Fester
  • Apache on the County Seat (1973) (voice) .... Hoot Kloot
  • Wham and Eggs (1973) (voice) .... Dragon
  • Abby (1974) (voice) .... The Demon
  • Bows and Errors (1974) (voice) .... Dogfather
  • Deviled Yeggs (1974) (voice)
  • Mother Dogfather (1974) (voice) .... Dogfather/Pug
  • The Big House Ain't a Home (1974) (voice) .... Dogfather
  • Heist and Seek (1974) (voice)
  • The Goose That Laid a Golden Egg (1974) (voice) .... Dogfather
  • Mesa Trouble (1974) (voice) .... Hoot Kloot
  • Saddle Soap Opera (1974) (voice) .... Hoot Kloot
  • By Hoot or by Crook (1974) (voice) .... Hoot Kloot
  • Strange on the Range (1974) (voice)
  • The Badge and the Beautiful (1974) (voice) .... Hoot Kloot
  • Big Beef at the O.K. Corral (1974) (voice) .... Hoot Kloot
  • As the Tumbleweed Turns (1974) (voice) .... Hoot Kloot
  • Giddy Up Woe (1974) (voice) .... Hoot Kloot
  • Fraidy Cat (1975) TV Series (voice) .... Additional voices
  • Goldilox & the Three Hoods (1975) (voice) .... Dogfather
  • Eagle Beagles (1975) (voice) .... Dogfather
  • From Nags to Riches (1975) (voice)
  • Haunting Dog (1975) (voice) .... Dogfather
  • M-o-n-e-y Spells Love (1975) (voice)
  • Rock-a-Bye Maybe (1975) (voice) .... Dogfather
  • Saltwater Tuffy (1975) (voice) .... Dogfather/Pugg
  • Medicur (1976) (voice)
  • The Fabulous Funnies (1978) TV Series (voice) .... Alley Oop/Foozy/King Guzzle
  • The Puppy Who Wanted a Boy (1978) (TV) (voice)
  • The Smurfs (1981) TV Series (voice) .... The King (1982–1984)
  • Horizons (1983) (voice) .... Grandfather
  • The Biskitts (1983) TV Series (voice) .... Spinner/Bump/Flip
  • Gremlins (1984) (voice) .... Gremlins/Mogwai vocal effects
  • The Snorks (1984) TV Series (voice) .... Mr. Seaworthy
  • Explorers (1985) (voice) .... Special vocal effects (as Robert Holt)

References

  1. ↑ "Bob Holt". imdb.com.
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