Bob Holt
Born: 1928-12-28 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Died: 1985-08-02
Known For: Acting
Biography
Robert John Holthaus (December 28, 1928 – August 2, 1985), better known as Bob Holt, was an American actor, best known for his voice work. 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, for example, The Lorax (1972), Dr. Seuss on the Loose (1973), The Hoober-Bloob Highway (1975) and The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat (1982) and the animated film version of Charlotte's Web as Homer Zuckerman. 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' animated The Incredible Hulk (1982 TV series), also in the process creating a library of stock roars that would be used for many years afterwards.
Filmography
2017
- The DePatie/Frelang Collection: Sheriff Hoot Kloot as Sheriff Hoot Kloot (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
1986
- The Adventures of the American Rabbit as Rotten Rodney (voice)
1985
- Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears as Dom Gordo of Ghent
- The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo as Zagraz (voice)
1984
- Snorks as Mr. Seaworthy
- Gremlins as Mogwai / Gremlins (voice)
- Challenge of the GoBots
1983
- The Biskitts
- Peter and the Magic Egg as (voice)
- Disney's Wonderful World of Winter as Stanley Slush
1982
- The Incredible Hulk as The Hulk (voice)
- The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat as The Grinch / Waiter / The Grinch's Mother (voice)
- Puff the Magic Dragon: The Incredible Mr. Nobody as Father (voice)
- Flash Gordon: The Greatest Adventure of All as Dr. Hans Zarkov (voice)
1981
- Strawberry Shortcake in Big Apple City as Coco Nutwork (voice)
- Dennis the Menace in Mayday for Mother as Henry Mitchell (voice)
1979
1977
- Scooby's All-Stars
- Wizards as Avatar (voice)
- The Mouse and His Child as Muskrat (voice)
1976
- The Scooby-Doo/Dynomutt Hour as Additional Voices (voice)
- Medicur as Dogfather / Rocky McSnarl / Doctor (voice)
1975
- The Great Grape Ape Show
- The Day of the Locust as Tour Guide
- The Oddball Couple
- The Hoober-Bloob Highway as Mr. Hoober-Bloob (voice)
- Haunting Dog as Dogfather (voice)
- M-O-N-E-Y Spells Love as Dogfather / Pug / Rocky / Priest (voice)
- Watch the Birdie as Dogfather / Pug (voice)
- Rockhounds as Dogfather / Pug / Boy (voice)
- Goldilox & the Three Hoods as Dogfather (voice)
- Saltwater Tuffy as Dogfather / Pugg (voice)
- Rock-A-Bye Maybe as Dogfather (voice)
- From Nags to Riches as Dogfather / Pug (voice)
- Eagle Beagles as Dogfather (voice)
1974
- Hong Kong Phooey
- The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat as Various Characters (voice)
- Oliver Twist as (voice)
- The Dogfather as Dogfather (voice)
- Abby as The Demon (voice)
- Big Beef at the O.K. Corral as Hoot Kloot / Fester (voice)
- Gold Struck as Hoot Kloot / Fester (voice)
- Phony Express as Hoot Kloot / Fester / Mailman / Thief / Horse / Postmaster (voice)
- The Dogfather as Dogfather (voice)
- The Goose That Laid a Golden Egg as Dogfather / Pug (voice)
- Deviled Yeggs as Dogfather / Pug (voice)
- Heist and Seek as Dogfather / Pug / Translator (voice)
- Mesa Trouble as Hoot Kloot / Fester / Townspeople (voice)
- The Big House Ain't a Home as Dogfather / Pug (voice)
- Mother Dogfather as Dogfather / Pug (voice)
- As the Tumbleweed Turns as Hoot Kloot / Fester / Railroad President (voice)
- The Badge and the Beautiful as Hoot Kloot / Fester (voice)
- By Hoot or By Crook as Hoot Kloot / Fester (voice)
- Bows and Errors as Dogfather (voice)
- Giddy Up Woe as Hoot Kloot / Fester / Robber / Alf Willett (voice)
- Strange on the Range as Hoot Kloot / Fester / Billy the Kidder (voice)
- Saddle Soap Opera as Hoot Kloot / Fester (voice)
1973
- Charlotte's Web as Homer Zuckerman (voice)
- Sheriff Hoot Kloot
- Bailey's Comets
- Dr. Seuss on the Loose as Sneetches / Sylvester McMonkey McBean (voice)
- The Bear Who Slept Through Christmas as Santa Claus (voice)
- The Shoe Must Go On as Hoot Kloot / Fester (voice)
- B.C.: The First Thanksgiving as Wiley / Grog
- Kloot's Kounty as Hoot Kloot / Fester (voice)
- Apache on the County Seat as Hoot Kloot / Fester / Indians (voice)
- Pay Your Buffalo Bill as Hoot Kloot / Fester (voice)
- Ten Miles to the Gallop as Hoot Kloot / Fester (voice)
- Wham and Eggs as Dragon (voice)
- A Self-Winding Sidewinder as Hoot Kloot / Fester / Crazywolf / Townspeople (voice)
- Stirrups and Hiccups as Hoot Kloot / Fester / Mild-Bill Hiccup / Wild-Bill Hiccup / Wyatt Earp (voice)
1972
- The Lorax as The Lorax / The Once-ler (voice)
- New Zoo Revue
- Clerow Wilson and the Miracle of P.S. 14 as Announcer / Mr. Perkins (voice)
- Support Your Local Serpent as Blue Racer / Japanese Beetle / Venus Flytrap / Jake (voice)
- Flight to the Finish as Crazylegs Crane (voice)
1971
- Bedknobs and Broomsticks as Codfish (voice)
- The Wizard of Id
1970
- Doctor Dolittle as Dr. John Dolittle (voice)
- Uncle Sam Magoo as Chief Strong Eagle
1969
- Love, American Style as Williams (voice)
1959
- The Great St. Louis Bank Robbery as Police Dispatcher
1950
- Julius Caesar as Octavius Caesar