Bob Holt
Acting • Born 1928-12-28 – Died 1985-08-02
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
86 credits
Flash Gordon: The Greatest Adventure of All
Movie • 1982
Dr. Hans Zarkov (voice)
The Mouse and His Child
Movie • 1977
Muskrat (voice)
Charlotte's Web
Movie • 1973
Homer Zuckerman (voice)
The Lorax
Movie • 1972
The Lorax / The Once-ler (voice)
Wizards
Movie • 1977
Avatar (voice)
The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat
Movie • 1982
The Grinch / Waiter / The Grinch's Mother (voice)
The Wizard of Id
Movie • 1971
Uncle Sam Magoo
Movie • 1970
Chief Strong Eagle
Dennis the Menace in Mayday for Mother
Movie • 1981
Henry Mitchell (voice)
The Bear Who Slept Through Christmas
Movie • 1973
Santa Claus (voice)
The Great St. Louis Bank Robbery
Movie • 1959
Police Dispatcher
B.C.: The First Thanksgiving
Movie • 1973
Wiley / Grog
Clerow Wilson and the Miracle of P.S. 14
Movie • 1972
Announcer / Mr. Perkins (voice)
Oliver Twist
Movie • 1974
(voice)
Peter and the Magic Egg
Movie • 1983
(voice)
The Dogfather
Movie • 1974
Dogfather (voice)
The Goose That Laid a Golden Egg
Movie • 1974
Dogfather / Pug (voice)
Heist and Seek
Movie • 1974
Dogfather / Pug / Translator (voice)
The Big House Ain't a Home
Movie • 1974
Dogfather / Pug (voice)
Mother Dogfather
Movie • 1974
Dogfather / Pug (voice)
Bows and Errors
Movie • 1974
Dogfather (voice)
Deviled Yeggs
Movie • 1974
Dogfather / Pug (voice)
Watch the Birdie
Movie • 1975
Dogfather / Pug (voice)
Saltwater Tuffy
Movie • 1975
Dogfather / Pugg (voice)
M-O-N-E-Y Spells Love
Movie • 1975
Dogfather / Pug / Rocky / Priest (voice)
Haunting Dog
Movie • 1975
Dogfather (voice)
Eagle Beagles
Movie • 1975
Dogfather (voice)
From Nags to Riches
Movie • 1975
Dogfather / Pug (voice)
Goldilox & the Three Hoods
Movie • 1975
Dogfather (voice)
Rockhounds
Movie • 1975
Dogfather / Pug / Boy (voice)
Medicur
Movie • 1976
Dogfather / Rocky McSnarl / Doctor (voice)
Rock-A-Bye Maybe
Movie • 1975
Dogfather (voice)
Flight to the Finish
Movie • 1972
Crazylegs Crane (voice)
Support Your Local Serpent
Movie • 1972
Blue Racer / Japanese Beetle / Venus Flytrap / Jake (voice)
Wham and Eggs
Movie • 1973
Dragon (voice)
Kloot's Kounty
Movie • 1973
Hoot Kloot / Fester (voice)
Apache on the County Seat
Movie • 1973
Hoot Kloot / Fester / Indians (voice)
The Shoe Must Go On
Movie • 1973
Hoot Kloot / Fester (voice)
A Self-Winding Sidewinder
Movie • 1973
Hoot Kloot / Fester / Crazywolf / Townspeople (voice)
Pay Your Buffalo Bill
Movie • 1973
Hoot Kloot / Fester (voice)
Stirrups and Hiccups
Movie • 1973
Hoot Kloot / Fester / Mild-Bill Hiccup / Wild-Bill Hiccup / Wyatt Earp (voice)
Ten Miles to the Gallop
Movie • 1973
Hoot Kloot / Fester (voice)
Phony Express
Movie • 1974
Hoot Kloot / Fester / Mailman / Thief / Horse / Postmaster (voice)
Giddy Up Woe
Movie • 1974
Hoot Kloot / Fester / Robber / Alf Willett (voice)
Gold Struck
Movie • 1974
Hoot Kloot / Fester (voice)
As the Tumbleweed Turns
Movie • 1974
Hoot Kloot / Fester / Railroad President (voice)
The Badge and the Beautiful
Movie • 1974
Hoot Kloot / Fester (voice)
Big Beef at the O.K. Corral
Movie • 1974
Hoot Kloot / Fester (voice)
By Hoot or By Crook
Movie • 1974
Hoot Kloot / Fester (voice)
Strange on the Range
Movie • 1974
Hoot Kloot / Fester / Billy the Kidder (voice)
Mesa Trouble
Movie • 1974
Hoot Kloot / Fester / Townspeople (voice)
Saddle Soap Opera
Movie • 1974
Hoot Kloot / Fester (voice)
The Adventures of the American Rabbit
Movie • 1986
Rotten Rodney (voice)
The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat
Movie • 1974
Various Voices
Dr. Seuss on the Loose
Movie • 1973
Sneetches / Sylvester McMonkey McBean (voice)
The Hoober-Bloob Highway
Movie • 1975
Mr. Hoober-Bloob (voice)
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
Movie • 1971
Codfish (voice)
Strawberry Shortcake in Big Apple City
Movie • 1981
Coco Nutwork (voice)
The Day of the Locust
Movie • 1975
Tour Guide
Puff the Magic Dragon: The Incredible Mr. Nobody
Movie • 1982
Father (voice)
Abby
Movie • 1974
The Demon (voice)
Gremlins
Movie • 1984
Mogwai / Gremlins (voice)
Disney's Wonderful World of Winter
Movie • 1983
Stanley Slush
Julius Caesar
Movie • 1950
Octavius Caesar
The DePatie/Frelang Collection: Sheriff Hoot Kloot
Movie • 2017
Sheriff Hoot Kloot (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
Challenge of the GoBots
TV • 1984
Scooby's Laff-A Lympics
TV • 1977
The Scooby-Doo/Dynomutt Hour
TV • 1976
Additional Voices (voice)
Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears
TV • 1985
Dom Gordo of Ghent
Snorks
TV • 1984
Mr. Seaworthy
The Biskitts
TV • 1983
New Zoo Revue
TV • 1972
The Great Grape Ape Show
TV • 1975
Hong Kong Phooey
TV • 1974
The Incredible Hulk
TV • 1982
Challenge of the Super Friends
TV • 1978
Bailey's Comets
TV • 1973
Flash Gordon
TV • 1979
The Oddball Couple
TV • 1975
The Dogfather
TV • 1974
Dogfather (voice)
Doctor Dolittle
TV • 1970
Dr. John Dolittle (voice)
Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears
TV • 1985
Dom Gordo of Ghent (voice)
Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears
TV • 1985
Giant (voice)
Sheriff Hoot Kloot
TV • 1973
Love, American Style
TV • 1969
Williams (voice)
The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo
TV • 1985
Zagraz (voice)