People

Bob McGrath, portrait 1 of 2

Person· Acting

Bob McGrath

Sign in to follow

Born: June 13, 1932
Died: December 4, 2022
From: Ottawa, Illinois, USA

Also known as

Robert 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bob McGrath, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known for

Sesame Street

1969 Series 7.1

I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story

The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland

Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street

Follow That Bird

Christmas Eve on Sesame Street

Jim Henson Idea Man

Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On!

Filmography

32 displayed · 35 matching · 35 total

2024

Jim Henson Idea Man

Acting (Self (archive footage))

2021

Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street

Acting (Self)

2019

Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration

Acting (Bob)

Sesame Street: 50 Years and Counting

Acting (Bob Johnson (archive footage))

2015

In Their Own Words: Jim Henson

Acting (Self - Actor, Sesame Street)

Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo!

Acting (Bob)

I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story

Acting (Self)

2011

Sesame Street: Wild Words and Outdoor Adventures

2010

Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days

Acting (Bob (uncredited) (archive footage))

2006

A Sesame Street Christmas Carol

Acting (Bob (archive footage))

2004

Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On!

Acting (Bob)

Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?

Acting (Bob)

1999

The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland

Acting (Bob)

The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland: Sing and Play

Acting (Bob (archive footage))

Sesame Unpaved

Acting 67 EP

1998

Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!

Acting (Bob)

1997

Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Sillier at the Movies

Acting (Bob Johnson (archive footage))

1996

Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas

Acting (Bob)

1993

Sesame Street Stays Up Late!

Acting (Bob Johnson) Acting (Bob)

Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical Celebration

Acting (Bob)

1990

Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music

Acting (Self)

1989

Sesame Street: 20 Years & Still Counting! 1969-1989

Acting (Self – Bob)

1987

Sesame Street: Sing Along

Acting (Bob)

1985

Follow That Bird

Acting (Bob)

1983

Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Acting (Bob)

1979

A Walking Tour of Sesame Street

Acting (Bob Johnson)

1978

A Special Sesame Street Christmas

Acting (Bob)

Christmas Eve on Sesame Street

Acting (Bob)

1969

Sesame Street

Acting (Bob Jackson) 130 EP

This Way to Sesame Street

Acting (Bob)

1962

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Acting (Self) 1 EP

1961

The Mike Douglas Show

Acting (Self) 1 EP