Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1932
- Died
- 2022-12-04
- Works
- 19
Top works
- Oops! Excuse me please!
- You're a good daddy
- I'm a good mommy
- The Blues Discography 1943 - 1970
- The Shoveler
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Acting · Ottawa, Illinois, USA
Known for
- Jim Henson Idea Man — Self (archive footage)2024
- Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street — Self2021
- Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration — Bob2019
- I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story — Self2015
- In Their Own Words: Jim Henson — Self - Actor, Sesame Street2015
- Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo! — Bob2015
- Sesame Street: Wild Words and Outdoor Adventures2011
- Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days — Bob (uncredited) (archive footage)2010
- A Sesame Street Christmas Carol — Bob (archive footage)2006
- Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song? — Bob2004
via TMDB
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 6,415
- Total plays
- 34,964
Tags
ilgAllSesame Streetspotifyilg sesame street
Robert Emmet "Bob" McGrath (born June 13, 1932) is an American singer and actor best known for playing original human character Bob Johnson on the long-running educational television series, Sesame Street. He was born in Ottawa, Illinois. McGrath was named for Irish patriot Robert Emmet. Along with Susan, played by Loretta Long, Bob had been one of the two longest-lasting human characters on the series since the show's debut. A Noggin segment proclaimed the four decades of Bob when promoting Se
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- The Sequence Alignment/Map format and SAMtools
· 2009 · cited 57,940x
- Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
· 2020 · cited 15,235x
- Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
· 2018 · cited 10,771x
- Global and regional mortality from 235 causes of death for 20 age groups in 1990 and 2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010
· 2012 · cited 10,718x
- The Sequence of the Human Genome
· 2001 · cited 10,170x
via Crossref · CC0
Key facts
- Born
- Robert Emmett McGrath , ( 1932-06-13 ) June 13, 1932, Ottawa, Illinois , U.S.
- Died
- December 4, 2022 (2022-12-04) (aged 90), Norwood, New Jersey , U.S.
- Education
- University of Michigan ( BM ) Manhattan School of Music ( MM )
- Occupations
- Actor singer author
- Years active
- 1954–2021
- Television
- Bob Johnson on Sesame Street (1969–2016, 2019)
- Spouse
- Ann Logan Sperry ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1958 )
via Wikipedia infobox
Key dates
- Born
- 13 June 1932
- Died
- 4 December 2022
via Wikidata · CC0
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Bob
- Family name
- McGrath
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Ottawa
- Place of death
- Norwood
- Occupation
- voice actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
Article
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.
Early life