Bob Newhart is an American television, stage, radio, and film actor and comedian who has starred in four television programs, recorded a number of comedy albums, and appeared in several films.

Bob Newhart's portrayal of gentle, polite, stammering and disbelieving characters has fueled a fifty-year (and counting) career in radio, televison, stage, and film and influenced a number of performers.

• Note: The majority of the links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.

• September 5, 1929: Born

• 1961-1962: The Bob Newhart Show

• 1962: Hell is for Heroes

• 1970: Catch-22

• 1970: On a Clear Day You Can See Forever

• 1972-1977: The Bob Newhart Show

• 1982-1990: Newhart

• 1992-1993: Bob

• 1995: Bob Newhart: Button Down Concert

• 1997: In & Out

• 2003: Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde

• 2003: Elf

• 2004: Desperate Housewives