Robert John Holthaus better known as Bob Holt, was an American

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 actor best known for his voice work.

Career

Holt's first film role came in 1950, acting as Octavius Caesar in Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar (1950 film)

Julius Caesar is a 1950 film adaptation of the Shakespeare play Julius Caesar. It was produced and directed by David Bradley using actors from the Chicago area. Charlton Heston, who had known Bradley since his youth, and who was establishing himself in television and theater in New York, played...

. His career as a voice artist started 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

Bedknobs and Broomsticks

Bedknobs and Broomsticks is a 1971 musical film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by Buena Vista Distribution Company which combines live action and animation and was released in North America on December 13, 1971...

, the animated television special based on Dr. Seuss

Dr. Seuss

Theodor Seuss Geisel was an American writer, poet, and cartoonist most widely known for his children's books written under the pen names Dr. Seuss, Theo LeSieg and, in one case, Rosetta Stone....

' The Lorax

The Lorax

The Lorax is a children's book written by Dr. Seuss and first published in 1971. It chronicles the plight of the environment and the Lorax, who speaks for the trees against the greedy Once-ler. As in most Dr...

, and the film version of Charlotte's Web

Charlotte's Web (1973 film)

Charlotte's Web is a 1973 American animated musical film produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions and Sagittarius Productions and based upon the 1952 children's book of the same name by E. B. White...

.

Holt appeared in a variety of different works, including animated films for both adults (the 1974 sequel The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat

The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat

The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat is a 1974 animated film directed by Robert Taylor. It is an adult animation featuring a series of drug-induced vignettes both related and unrelated to life in the 1970s. Starring Skip Hinnant as the voice of the titular feline protagonist, the film is a sequel to...

) and for children, as well as voice and acting work in live-action films (for the blaxploitation

Blaxploitation

Blaxploitation or blacksploitation is a film genre which emerged in the United States circa 1970. It is considered an ethnic sub-genre of the general category of exploitation films. Blaxploitation films were originally made specifically for an urban black audience, although the genre's audience...

 film Abby

Abby (film)

Abby is a 1974 blaxploitation horror film about a woman who is possessed by an African sex spirit. The film starred William H. Marshall, best known for portraying the lead role in Blacula, Terry Carter, and Carol Speed as the title character...

, Holt provided the voice of the Demon). In 1977, 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

Ralph Bakshi

Ralph Bakshi is an Israeli-American director of animated and live-action films. In the 1970s, he established an alternative to mainstream animation through independent and adult-oriented productions. Between 1972 and 1992, he directed nine theatrically released feature films, five of which he wrote...

's film Wizards

Wizards (film)

Wizards is a 1977 American animated post-apocalyptic science fantasy film about the battle between two wizards, one representing the forces of magic and one representing the forces of industrial technology. It was written, produced, and directed by Ralph Bakshi...

. Avatar's voice was an imitation of actor Peter Falk

Peter Falk

Peter Michael Falk was an American actor, best known for his role as Lieutenant Columbo in the television series Columbo...

.

In 1982, Bob Holt played the title role in Marvel Productions

Marvel Productions

Marvel Productions Ltd. , last called New World Animation, was a television and film studio subsidiary of Marvel Entertainment Group , based in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, then New World Entertainment and News Corporation/Fox...

' The Incredible Hulk, also in the process creating a library of stock roars that would be used for many years afterwards. In 1984, Holt provided the voices of Mogwai and the Gremlins for the dark comedy Gremlins

Gremlins

Gremlins is a 1984 American horror comedy film directed by Joe Dante, released by Warner Bros. The film is about a young man who receives a strange creature—called a Mogwai—as a pet, which then spawns other creatures who transform into small, destructive, evil monsters. It was followed by a sequel,...

.

Death

Holt died of a heart attack

Myocardial infarction

Myocardial infarction or acute myocardial infarction , commonly known as a heart attack, results from the interruption of blood supply to a part of the heart, causing heart cells to die...

 on August 2, 1985 in Van Nuys, California.

Filmography

• The Transformers: The Movie
  The Transformers: The Movie
  The Transformers: The Movie is a 1986 animated feature film based on the animated series of the same name. It was released in North America on August 8, 1986 and in the UK on December 5, 1986....
  
   (1986) (Unicron roar) When in a flashback scene, the viewer will hear The Incredible Hulk roar from the 1982 animated series, when the Matrix is passed on to Ultra Magnus from Optimus Prime.
• The Adventures of the American Rabbit
  The Adventures of the American Rabbit
  The Adventures of the American Rabbit is an animated film released in 1986 by Clubhouse Pictures, and subsequently on DVD by MGM.-Plot:The story begins just after the birth of Robert Rabbit...
  
   (1986) (voice) .... Rodney
• The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo
  The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo
  The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo is the seventh incarnation of the Hanna-Barbera Saturday morning cartoon Scooby-Doo, and the final first-run version of the original 1969-86 broadcast run of the series. It premiered on and ran for one season on ABC as a half-hour program. Thirteen episodes of the show...
  
   (1985) TV Series (voice)
• Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears
  Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears
  Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears is an American animated television series that aired in the United States in the mid-1980s through the early 1990s...
  
   (1985) TV Series (voice)
• Explorers
  Explorers (film)
  Explorers is a 1985 family-oriented science-fiction fantasy film written by Eric Luke and directed by Joe Dante. It was the first feature film for both Ethan Hawke and River Phoenix.It was filmed in 70mm color with 6-track sound, and runs for 109 minutes...
  
   (1985) (voice) .... Special vocal effects
• The Snorks (1984) TV Series (voice) .... Mr. Seaworthy
• Challenge of the GoBots
  Challenge of the GoBots
  Challenge of the GoBots is an American animated series produced by Hanna-Barbera, based on the Gobots toy-line released from Tonka. Most of the toys were imported from the Japanese Machine Robo toy line. The show originally debuted in animated form as a five-part miniseries, which aired in...
  
   (1984) TV Series (voice) .... Cop-Tur
• Gremlins
  Gremlins
  Gremlins is a 1984 American horror comedy film directed by Joe Dante, released by Warner Bros. The film is about a young man who receives a strange creature—called a Mogwai—as a pet, which then spawns other creatures who transform into small, destructive, evil monsters. It was followed by a sequel,...
  
   (1984) (voice) .... Mogwai and Gremlins
• The Biskitts
  The Biskitts
  The Biskitts is an animated cartoon TV series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions from 1983 to 1984 and aired on CBS. The series lasted for only one season, Shirt Tales replaced the show in its time slot on the following 1984-85 Saturday Morning season...
  
   (1983) TV Series (voice) .... Spinner/Bump/Flip
• Dungeons & Dragons
  Dungeons & Dragons (TV series)
  Dungeons & Dragons is an American fantasy animated television series based on TSR's Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game. A co-production of Marvel Productions and TSR, the show originally ran from 1985 through 1987 for three seasons on CBS for a total of twenty seven episodes.The show focused on a...
  
   (1983) TV Series (voice) .... Shadow Demon
• Rubik, the Amazing Cube
  Rubik, the Amazing Cube
  Rubik, the Amazing Cube was a Saturday morning cartoon that aired from 10 September 1983–1 September 1984 in the United States, produced by Ruby-Spears Productions. The program, broadcast as part of The Pac-Man/Rubik, the Amazing Cube Hour block on ABC, featured a magic Rubik’s Cube named Rubik...
  
   (1983) TV Series .... Additional Voices
• The Smurfs
  The Smurfs (1981 TV series)
  The Smurfs is an American animated television series that aired on NBC from September 12, 1981 to August 25, 1990...
  
   (1981) TV Series (voice) .... The King (1982–1990)
• The Incredible Hulk (1982) TV Series (voice) .... The Hulk
  Hulk (comics)
  The Hulk is a fictional character, a superhero in the . Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in The Incredible Hulk #1 ....
  
  , Juggernaut
  Juggernaut (comics)
  The Juggernaut is a fictional character that appears in publications published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in X-Men #12 , and was created by writer Stan Lee and artist/co-plotter Jack Kirby....
  
  , Puppet Master
  Puppet Master (comics)
  The Puppet Master, real name Phillip Masters, is a fictional character, a supervillain in the Fantastic Four comics. His first appearance was in Fantastic Four volume 1 #8...
  
  
• Flash Gordon: The Greatest Adventure of All
  Flash Gordon: The Greatest Adventure of All
  Flash Gordon: The Greatest Adventure of All is a 1982 animated television film produced by Filmation and written by Samuel A. Peeples, whose credits included the original Star Trek series.- Plot :...
  
   (1982) (TV) (voice) .... Zarkov
• The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat
  The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat
  The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat is an animated musical television special and crossover starring two of Dr. Seuss' famous characters, The Grinch and The Cat in the Hat. It premiered on May 20, 1982 on ABC and won two Emmys.-Plot:...
  
   (1982) (TV) (voice) .... The Grinch
• The Kwicky Koala Show
  The Kwicky Koala Show
  The Kwicky Koala Show is a Saturday morning cartoon produced by Hanna-Barbera in 1981 for CBS. The TV program is notable for being among cartoon director Tex Avery's final works...
  
   (1981) TV Series (voice)
• Dennis the Menace in Mayday for Mother (1981) (TV) (voice) .... Henry Mitchell
• Strawberry Shortcake in Big Apple City
  Strawberry Shortcake in Big Apple City
  Strawberry Shortcake in Big Apple City is a 1981 animated television special written by Romeo Muller, produced by Muller and Buzz Potamkin, and directed by Hal Silvermintz...
  
   (1981) (TV) (voice) .... Coco Nutwork
• The New Animated Adventures of Flash Gordon
  The New Adventures of Flash Gordon
  The New Adventures of Flash Gordon, also known as The Adventures of Flash Gordon, is an animated television series. The series is actually called Flash Gordon, but the expanded title is used in official records to distinguish it from previous versions.Filmation produced the series in 1979, partly...
  
   (1979) TV Series .... Additional Voices
• The Fabulous Funnies
  Fabulous Funnies
  Fabulous Funnies was a Filmation cartoon series on NBC that ran for one season in 1978; it featured animated versions of newspaper comic strips and attempted to teach moral lessons to children.-Overview:...
  
   (1978) TV Series (voice) .... Alley Oop/Foozy/King Guzzle
• Challenge of the SuperFriends (1978) TV Series (voice)
• The Puppy Who Wanted a Boy (1978) (TV) (voice)
• Dynomutt, Dog Wonder
  Dynomutt, Dog Wonder
  Dynomutt, Dog Wonder is an American animated television series produced for Saturday mornings by Hanna-Barbera about a Batman-esque super hero, the Blue Falcon and his assistant, a bumbling yet generally effective robot dog Dynomutt, who could produce a seemingly infinite number of mechanical...
  
   (1978) TV Series (voice) .... Additional voices
• The Mouse and His Child (1977) (voice) .... Muskrat
• The Great Grape Ape Show
  The Great Grape Ape Show
  The Great Grape Ape Show is a Saturday morning cartoon produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions that was broadcast on ABC from 1975 to 1978.-Summary:...
  
   (1977) TV Series (voice) .... Great Grape Ape
• The Skatebirds
  The Skatebirds
  The Skatebirds was a 60-minute show on CBS Saturday mornings from 1977-78, produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions. The show featured four short segments hosted by live-action wraparounds featuring "The Skatebirds", three large birds played by actors in costumes.The Skatebirds, so-called because they...
  
   (1977) TV Series (voice) .... Satchel Pelican
• The Oddball Couple
  The Oddball Couple
  The Oddball Couple was an animated half hour Saturday morning show that ran on the ABC TV network from September 6, 1975 to September 3, 1977...
  
   (1977) TV Series (voice) .... Additional voices
• The Kentucky Fried Movie
  The Kentucky Fried Movie
  The Kentucky Fried Movie is an American comedy film, released in 1977 and directed by John Landis. The film's writers were the team of David Zucker, Jim Abrahams and Jerry Zucker. This same team would go on to write and direct Airplane!, Top Secret! and the Police Squad! television series and its...
  
   (1977) (voice) .... Voice overs
• Wizards
  Wizards (film)
  Wizards is a 1977 American animated post-apocalyptic science fantasy film about the battle between two wizards, one representing the forces of magic and one representing the forces of industrial technology. It was written, produced, and directed by Ralph Bakshi...
  
   (1977) (voice) .... Avatar
• Scooby's All-Star Laff-a-Lympics
  Scooby's All-Star Laff-A-Lympics
  -DVD release:On January 19, 2010, Warner Home Video released Scooby's All-Star Laff-A Lympics - Volume 1 on DVD in Region 1. The single disc release features the first four episodes of the Laff-a-Lympics segment of the package. Target released an exclusive second volume with the next four episodes...
  
   (1977) TV Series (voice) .... Dinky Dalton, Grape Ape, Orville Octopus
• Tony Orlando and Dawn
  Tony Orlando and Dawn
  Tony Orlando and Dawn was a pop music group that was popular in the 1970s. Their signature hits include "Candida", "Knock Three Times", "Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree", and "He Don't Love You ".-History:...
  
   (1974) TV Series .... Regular (1976)
• The Pink Panther and Friends
  The Pink Panther Show
  The Pink Panther Show is a showcase of cartoon shorts produced by David H. DePatie and Friz Freleng between 1969 and 1979. The television series was produced by Mirisch Films and DePatie-Freleng Enterprises, and was broadcast on two American TV networks:...
  
   (1976) TV Series (voice) .... Hoot Kloot
  Hoot Kloot
  Hoot Kloot was a series of theatrical cartoons It was produced at DePatie-Freleng Enterprises from 1973 to 1974. 17 shorts were produced.-Plot:...
  
  /Fester/Harry Halibut
• Medicur (1976) (voice)
• The Scooby-Doo/Dynomutt Hour
  The Scooby-Doo/Dynomutt Hour
  The Scooby-Doo/Dynomutt Hour was a 60-minute package show produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions in 1976 for ABC Saturday mornings. It marked the first new installments of the cowardly canine since 1973, and contained the following segments:...
  
   (1976) TV Series (voice)
• Rockhounds (1975) (voice)
• The New Tom & Jerry Show (1975) TV Series (voice) .... Grape Ape
• Goldilox & the Three Hoods (1975) (voice) .... Dogfather
• The Day of the Locust
  The Day of the Locust (film)
  The Day of the Locust is a 1975 American drama film directed by John Schlesinger. The screenplay by Waldo Salt is based on the 1939 novel of the same title by Nathanael West...
  
   (1975) .... Tour Guide
• Eagle Beagles (1975) (voice) .... Dogfather
• From Nags to Riches (1975) (voice)
• Haunting Dog (1975) (voice) .... Dogfather
• M-o-n-e-y Spells Love (1975) (voice)
• Rock-a-Bye Maybe (1975) (voice) .... Dogfather
• Watch the Birdie (1975) (voice) .... Dogfather/Pug
• Saltwater Tuffy (1975) (voice) .... Dogfather/Pugg
• The Hoober-Bloob Highway
  The Hoober-Bloob Highway
  The Hoober-Bloob Highway is an animated musical special written by Dr. Seuss and produced by DePatie-Freleng Enterprises for CBS in 1975. The special is a musical, and features several songs written by Dr. Seuss and composed by Dean Elliott.Mr...
  
   (1975) (TV) (voice) .... Mr. Hoober-Bloob
• Abby
  Abby (film)
  Abby is a 1974 blaxploitation horror film about a woman who is possessed by an African sex spirit. The film starred William H. Marshall, best known for portraying the lead role in Blacula, Terry Carter, and Carol Speed as the title character...
  
   (1974) (voice) .... The Demon
• Bows and Errors (1974) (voice) .... Dogfather
• Deviled Yeggs (1974) (voice)
• Mother Dogfather (1974) (voice) .... Dogfather/Pug
• The Big House Ain't a Home (1974) (voice) .... Dogfather
• Heist and Seek (1974) (voice)
• The Goose That Laid a Golden Egg (1974) (voice) .... Dogfather
• Hong Kong Phooey
  Hong Kong Phooey
  Hong Kong Phooey is a 16-episode Hanna-Barbera animated series that first aired on ABC Saturday morning from to . The main character, Hong Kong Phooey, is a superhero who uses Chinese martial arts to fight crime. Hong Kong Phooey is the secret alter ego of Penrod "Penry" Pooch, a "mild-mannered"...
  
   (1974) TV Series (voice)
• The Dogfather
  The Dogfather
  The Dogfather was created by Hawley Pratt and Friz Freleng. The shorts were produced by DFE films, released through theaters by United Artists and ran from 1974 to 1976. 17 shorts were produced.-Plot:...
  
   (1974) (voice) .... Dogfather
• The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat
  The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat
  The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat is a 1974 animated film directed by Robert Taylor. It is an adult animation featuring a series of drug-induced vignettes both related and unrelated to life in the 1970s. Starring Skip Hinnant as the voice of the titular feline protagonist, the film is a sequel to...
  
   (1974) (voice) .... Many voices
• Mesa Trouble (1974) (voice) .... Hoot Kloot
• Saddle Soap Opera (1974) (voice) .... Hoot Kloot
• By Hoot or by Crook (1974) (voice) .... Hoot Kloot
• Strange on the Range (1974) (voice)
• The Badge and the Beautiful (1974) (voice) .... Hoot Kloot
• Big Beef at the O.K. Corral (1974) (voice) .... Hoot Kloot
• As the Tumbleweed Turns (1974) (voice) .... Hoot Kloot
• Giddy Up Woe (1974) (voice) .... Hoot Kloot
• Gold Struck (1974) (voice) .... Hoot Kloot
• Phony Express (1974) (voice) .... Hoot Kloot
• The Bear Who Slept Through Christmas
  The Bear Who Slept Through Christmas
  The Bear Who Slept Through Christmas is an animated Christmas TV special. It premiered on NBC on December 17, 1973 in the United States. This animated special was produced by DePatie-Freleng Enterprises and starred the voices of Tommy Smothers, Arte Johnson and Barbara Feldon, with narration by...
  
   (1973) (TV) (voice) (as Robert Holt) .... Santa Claus
• Ten Miles to the Gallop (1973) (voice) .... Hoot Kloot
• Stirrups and Hiccups (1973) (voice) .... Hoot Kloot
• A Self-Winding Sidewinder (1973) (voice) .... Hoot Kloot
• Pay Your Buffalo Bill (1973) (voice) .... Hoot Kloot
• The Addams Family
  The Addams Family (1973 animated series)
  The Addams Family is an animated adaptation of the Charles Addams cartoons produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions in 1973.-Scooby-Doo appearance:...
  
   (1973) TV Series (voice)
• Bailey's Comets
  Bailey's Comets
  Bailey's Comets was an animated cartoon series that was produced by DePatie-Freleng Enterprises. The show was created by David H. DePatie and Friz Freleng in association with Joe Ruby and Ken Spears-Plot:...
  
   (1973) TV Series (voice) .... Dude
• The Shoe Must Go On (1973) (voice) .... Hoot Kloot/Fester
• Apache on the County Seat (1973) (voice) .... Hoot Kloot
• Charlotte's Web
  Charlotte's Web (1973 film)
  Charlotte's Web is a 1973 American animated musical film produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions and Sagittarius Productions and based upon the 1952 children's book of the same name by E. B. White...
  
   (1973) (voice) .... Homer Zuckerman
• Wham and Eggs (1973) (voice) .... Dragon
• Dr. Seuss on the Loose
  Dr. Seuss on the Loose
  Dr. Seuss on the Loose is an animated musical television special, cartoon first airing on CBS on October 15, 1973, and hosted by The Cat in the Hat. who appears in bridging sequences where he introduced animated adaptations of Dr...
  
   (1973) (TV) (voice) .... Sylvester McMonkey McBean/South-going Zax/Sneetches
• Kloot's Kounty (1973) (voice) .... Hoot Kloot
• New Zoo Revue
  New Zoo Revue
  New Zoo Revue is an American half-hour children's television show that ran in syndication from 1972-1977. Stations usually broadcast the program in the early or middle part of the morning hours, when many pre-schoolers were watching it as well as similar shows such as the franchised Romper Room and...
  
  " (1972) (voice) .... Charlie Owl
• The Barkleys
  The Barkleys
  The Barkleys is an animated television series that ran from 1972 to 1973 on NBC and was produced by DePatie-Freleng Enterprises.-Story:The cartoon was inspired by CBS's hit sitcom All in the Family; it lasted only one season. The series featured a dog family consisting of Arnie, a bus driver and...
  
   (1972) TV Series (voice)
• The Houndcats
  The Houndcats
  The Houndcats was a 1970s animated television cartoon series shown on the NBC television network.-Plot:Loosely based on the CBS adventure series Mission: Impossible, it was headed by a combined team of dogs and cats, hence the name "Hound-Cats"-Members:* The "Houndcats" were led by the cat Stutz,...
  
   (1972) TV Series (voice) .... Various
• Support Your Local Serpent (1972) (voice) .... The Blue Racer
  The Blue Racer
  The Blue Racer is a series of 17 theatrical cartoons produced from 1972 to 1974.-Production:The cartoons are directed by Art Davis, Gerry Chiniquy, Sid Marcus, Bob McKimson, David Deneen, Bob Balser, Cullen Houghtaling and produced by David H. DePatie and Friz Freleng...
  
  /Japanese Beetle
• Flight to the Finish (1972) (voice) .... Crazylegs Crane
• The Lorax
  The Lorax
  The Lorax is a children's book written by Dr. Seuss and first published in 1971. It chronicles the plight of the environment and the Lorax, who speaks for the trees against the greedy Once-ler. As in most Dr...
  
   (1972) (TV) (voice) .... The Lorax, The Once-ler
• Love, American Style
  Love, American Style
  Love, American Style is an hour-long TV anthology produced by Paramount Television and originally aired between September 1969 and January 1974...
  
   (1972) TV Episode (voice) .... (segment "Love and the Private Eye")
• Pink-In (1971) (voice) (uncredited) .... Loud-Mouth Louie
• Bedknobs and Broomsticks
  Bedknobs and Broomsticks
  Bedknobs and Broomsticks is a 1971 musical film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by Buena Vista Distribution Company which combines live action and animation and was released in North America on December 13, 1971...
  
   (1971) (voice) (as Robert Holt) .... Mr. Codfish
• Doctor Dolittle (1970) TV Series (voice) (as Robert Holt) .... Dr. John Dolittle
• Johnny Learns His Manners (1968) (voice) .... All the Voices
• The Great St. Louis Bank Robbery
  The Great St. Louis Bank Robbery
  The Great St. Louis Bank Robbery is a 1959 heist film shot in black and white. The noir film stars Steve McQueen as a college dropout hired to be the getaway driver in a bank robbery. The film is based on a 1953 bank robbery attempt of Southwest Bank in St. Louis. The film was shot on location in...
  
   (1959) .... Police Dispatcher
• Julius Caesar
  Julius Caesar (1950 film)
  Julius Caesar is a 1950 film adaptation of the Shakespeare play Julius Caesar. It was produced and directed by David Bradley using actors from the Chicago area. Charlton Heston, who had known Bradley since his youth, and who was establishing himself in television and theater in New York, played...
  
   (1950) .... Octavius Caesar

External links

• Bob Holt at The Internet Movie Database