- Bob Holiday was born on November 12, 1932 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for The Daily Planet Presents: The Story of Superman (1966), The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) and I've Got a Secret (1952). He was married to Joanne. He died on January 27, 2017 in Hawley, Pennsylvania, USA.
- SpouseJoanne (divorced, 4 children)
- Bob Holiday was the eldest surviving Superman. He played the Man of Steel more times than any other actor: 19 previews and 129 performances on Broadway in 1966, plus revivals in both St. Louis and Kansas City, Missouri in 1967.
- When he auditioned for It's A Bird...It's A Plane...It's Superman! on Broadway his was the first actor seen and was chosen on the spot. The producers saw a number of other actors as a courtesy but at the end of day hired Holiday.
- He regularly invited crowds of children backstage during the run of It's A Bird...It's A Plane...It's Superman! so they could meet him in character.
- During the run of It's A Bird...It's A Plane...It's Superman! he fell one night when the shackle attached to his harness broke. He dropped six feet to the ground, bounced back up, turned to the audience, and said, 'That would have hurt any mortal man!'" The crowd erupted into a standing ovation.
- Was originally cast as Mike Brady in The Brady Bunch, but before filming began, the role was given to a Robert Reed.
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