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Bob Elliott (comedian)

Robert Brackett Elliott (March 26, 1923 – February 2, 2016) 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 actress and comedians Abby Elliott and Bridey Elliott. He is most remembered for the character of radio reporter Wally Ballou.[1]

Bob Elliott

Robert Brackett Elliott

(1923-03-26)March 26, 1923
Winchester, Massachusetts, U.S.

February 2, 2016(2016-02-02) (aged 92)

Cundy Harbor, Maine, U.S.

Comedian, actor

1946–2008

  • Jane Underwood
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    (m. 1943; div. 1953)​
  • Lee Peppers
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    (m. 1954; died 2012)​

5; including Chris

Solo works[edit]

In 1990, Elliott portrayed a bank guard in Quick Change.[14] In 1990, he portrayed "Fred Peterson" in the television series Get a Life, which starred Chris as his son. Four years later, the elder Elliott appeared in the Tim Burton production Cabin Boy, playing Chris's father again. In 2004, he appeared in a skit on the Air America radio program The O'Franken Factor. Elliott appeared on radio with Garrison Keillor in The American Radio Company of the Air.[1]

at IMDb

Bob Elliott

Larry Josephson's official Bob and Ray site

Portland Monthly: Elliott family life in Maine

New York Times article about the Elliot family

Bob and Ray shows at the Internet Archive collection "Bob and Ray for the Truly Desperate" https://archive.org/details/bobandraytoaster

at The Interviews: An Oral History of Television

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Media related to Bob Elliott at Wikimedia Commons