Bob Holt(1928-1985)
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Bob Holt started his career in front of the cameras with a film role in
1950, playing Octavius Caesar in Julius Caesar followed by another role
in 1959 in The Great St. Louis Bank Robbery. He moved on to primarily
voice acting in 1968 providing all of the voices for a film short
called Johnny Learns His Manners. Throughout the 1960's, 1970's, and
1980's, Bob provided voices for main and supporting characters in
numerous animated television series and films including many based on
the works of Dr. Seuss. Arguably the most enchanting work of this
period was his providing the main voice in 1976 of Avatar in Ralph
Bakshi's film Wizards and in the 1984 Joe Dante film Gremlins where Bob
provided the voices of Mogwai and other various Gremlins. Bob past away
from a heart attack on August 2, 1985. His last full performance, not
including samples taken from previous projects, was as the voice of
Rodney in The Adventures of the American Rabbit which was released in
1986 after his passing.
