Deceased

How Did Bob McGrath Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 90

Also known asRobert Emmett McGrathGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn13/06/1932Born inOttawa, Illinois, USADied04/12/2022 (aged 90)Died inNorwoodCausestrokeWikidataQ888121 ↗TMDb#1217328 ↗

Robert Emmett McGrath was an American actor, singer, and children's author best known for playing original human character and music teacher Bob Johnson on the educational television series Sesame Street from 1969 to 2016.

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Filmography22 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2024	Jim Henson Idea ManMovie	Self (archive footage)	92
2019	Sesame Street: 50 Years and CountingMovie	Bob Johnson (archive footage)	87
2019	Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary CelebrationMovie	Bob	87
2015	Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo!Movie	Bob	83
2015	I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney StoryMovie	Self	83
2015	In Their Own Words: Jim HensonMovie	Self - Actor, Sesame Street	83
2010	Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny DaysMovie	Bob (uncredited) (archive footage)	78
2006	A Sesame Street Christmas CarolMovie	Bob (archive footage)	74
2004	Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On!Movie	Bob	72
2004	Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?Movie	Bob	72
1999	The Adventures of Elmo in GrouchlandMovie	Bob	67
1999	Sesame UnpavedSeries	—	67
1998	Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!Movie	Bob	66
1993	Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical CelebrationMovie	Bob	61
1989	Sesame Street: 20 Years & Still Counting! 1969-1989Movie	Self – Bob	57
1987	Sesame Street: Sing AlongMovie	Bob	55
1985	Follow That BirdMovie	Bob	53
1983	Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of ArtMovie	Bob	51
1969	Sesame StreetSeries	Bob Jackson	37
1962	The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSeries	Self	30
1961	The Mike Douglas ShowSeries	Self	29
1958	Kraft Music HallSeries	Self	26