Deceased

How Did Bob Elliott Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 92

Also known asBob and RayGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn26/03/1923Born inBoston, Massachusetts, USADied02/02/2016Died inHarbor IslandCausecancerWikidataQ3431782 ↗Buried atWest Harpswell CemeteryTMDb#178232 ↗

Robert Brackett Elliott was an American comedian and actor, one-half of the comedy duo of 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.

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Filmography28 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
1998	LateLineSeries	—	75
1997	King of the HillSeries	Edgar Hornsby (voice)	74
1994	Cabin BoyMovie	William Mayweather	71
1990	Quick ChangeMovie	Bank Guard	67
1990	Get a LifeSeries	Fred Peterson	67
1987	Action FamilyMovie	The Vendor	64
1987	Chris Elliott's FDR -- A One-Man ShowMovie	Special Guest	64
1985	Night of 100 Stars IIMovie	Self	62
1982	NewhartSeries	—	59
1982	Author! Author!Movie	Patrick Dicker	59
1981	B.C. A Special ChristmasMovie	Peter	58
1980	From ClevelandMovie	Self	57
1980	VengeanceMovie	Luke	57
1979	Bob & Ray, Jane, Laraine & GildaMovie	—	56
1975	Saturday Night LiveSeries	Interviewer	52
1974	Happy DaysSeries	Gil Crawford	51
1972	Between Time and TimbuktuMovie	Bud Williams, Jr.	49
1971	Cold TurkeyMovie	Hugh Upson / David Chetley / Sandy Van Andy	48
1968	The Dick Cavett ShowSeries	Self - Guest	45
1962	The Merv Griffin ShowSeries	Self	39
1962	The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSeries	Self	39
1961	The Mike Douglas ShowSeries	Self	38
1960	ABC Close-Up!Series	Self	37
1957	Tonight Starring Jack PaarSeries	Self	34
1956	The NBC Comedy HourSeries	—	33
1951	The Name's the SameSeries	—	28
1951	Bob and RaySeries	—	28
1948	The Ed Sullivan ShowSeries	Self	25