Bob McGrath

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Bob McGrath

Acting June 13, 1932

Ottawa, Illinois, USA

Robert Emmett McGrath (June 13, 1932 – December 4, 2022) was an American actor, singer, and children's author best known for playing original human character and music teacher Bob…

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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

7.5 1962 TV Show
Sesame Street

Sesame Street

7.1 1969 TV Show
The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

5.8 1961 TV Show
Kraft Music Hall

Kraft Music Hall

5.4 1958 TV Show
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland

The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland

6.2 1999 Movie
Follow That Bird

Follow That Bird

6.4 1985 Movie
Jim Henson Idea Man

Jim Henson Idea Man

7.8 2024 Movie
I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story

I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story

7.4 2015 Movie
Sesame Unpaved

Sesame Unpaved

1999 TV Show
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street

Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street

7.4 2021 Movie
Christmas Eve on Sesame Street

Christmas Eve on Sesame Street

7.5 1978 Movie
Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical Celebration

Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical Celebration

7.0 1993 Movie

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Robert Emmett McGrath (June 13, 1932 – December 4, 2022) 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bob McGrath, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2024
    Jim Henson Idea Man

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  2. 2021
    Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street

    Movie Self

  3. 2019
    Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration

    Movie Bob

  4. 2019
    Sesame Street: 50 Years and Counting

    Movie Bob Johnson (archive footage)

  5. 2015
    In Their Own Words: Jim Henson

    Movie Self - Actor, Sesame Street

  6. 2015
    Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo!

    Movie Bob

  7. 2015
    I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story

    Movie Self

  8. 2011
    Sesame Street: Wild Words and Outdoor Adventures

    Movie

  9. 2010
    Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days

    Movie Bob (uncredited) (archive footage)

  10. 2006
    A Sesame Street Christmas Carol

    Movie Bob (archive footage)

  11. 2004
    Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On!

    Movie Bob

  12. 2004
    Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?

    Movie Bob

  13. 1999
    The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland

    Movie Bob

  14. 1999
    The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland: Sing and Play

    Movie Bob (archive footage)

  15. 1999
    Sesame Unpaved

    TV show

  16. 1998
    Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!

    Movie Bob

More credits
  1. 1997
    Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Sillier at the Movies

    Movie Bob Johnson (archive footage)

  2. 1996
    Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas

    Movie Bob

  3. 1993
    Sesame Street Stays Up Late!

    Movie Bob Johnson

  4. 1993
    Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical Celebration

    Movie Bob

  5. 1990
    Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music

    Movie Self

  6. 1989
    Sesame Street: 20 Years & Still Counting! 1969-1989

    Movie Self – Bob

  7. 1987
    Sesame Street: Sing Along

    Movie Bob

  8. 1985
    Follow That Bird

    Movie Bob

  9. 1983
    Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

    Movie Bob

  10. 1979
    A Walking Tour of Sesame Street

    Movie Bob Johnson

  11. 1978
    A Special Sesame Street Christmas

    Movie Bob

  12. 1978
    Christmas Eve on Sesame Street

    Movie Bob

  13. 1969
    Sesame Street

    TV show Bob Jackson

  14. 1969
    This Way to Sesame Street

    Movie Bob

  15. 1962
    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    TV show Self

  16. 1961
    The Mike Douglas Show

    TV show Self

  17. 1958
    Kraft Music Hall

    TV show Self

  18. —
    Sesame Street 1986 Wrap Party

    Movie Himself

  19. —
    Sesame Street: Big Bird's Favorite Party Games

    Movie Bob