Bob Holt
1928-12-28 ( 96 years old ) in St. Louis, Missouri, USA

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.

Movies

Gremlins 1984-06-08
Wizards 1977-02-09
Medicur 1976-04-30
Rockhounds 1975-11-20
Eagle Beagles 1975-05-05
Haunting Dog 1975-05-02
Deviled Yeggs 1974-12-29
Abby 1974-12-25
Heist and Seek 1974-10-04
Oliver Twist 1974-07-10
The Dogfather 1974-06-27
Mesa Trouble 1974-05-16
Giddy Up Woe 1974-01-10
Gold Struck 1974-01-10
Phony Express 1974-01-04
Wham and Eggs 1973-02-18
Kloot's Kounty 1973-01-19
The Lorax 1972-02-14
Julius Caesar 1950-03-08