Bob McGrath

Acting

Bob McGrath

1932-2022

Known for Sesame Street, I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story, The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland.

10 linked movie credits shown

Born06/13/1932

Died12/04/2022

AgeDied at 90

BirthplaceOttawa, Illinois, USA

DepartmentActing

Also known asRobert Emmett McGrath

Biography

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.

Movie Credits

Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street poster

Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street (2021)

As Self

Documentary

Christmas Eve on Sesame Street poster

Christmas Eve on Sesame Street (1978)

As Bob

Comedy, Family, Music, TV Movie

I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story poster

I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story (2014)

As Self

Documentary

A Special Sesame Street Christmas poster

A Special Sesame Street Christmas (1978)

As Bob

Comedy, Family

Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration (2019)

As Bob

Family, Music

Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas poster

Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas (1996)

As Bob

Family, Music, Adventure, Comedy, TV Movie, Fantasy

The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland poster

The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland (1999)

As Bob

Family, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy

Follow That Bird poster

Follow That Bird (1985)

As Bob

Adventure, Comedy, Family, Music

A Sesame Street Christmas Carol poster

A Sesame Street Christmas Carol (2006)

As Bob (archive footage)

Family, Fantasy

Jim Henson Idea Man (2024)

As Self (archive footage)

Documentary