Robert Brackett Elliott (March 26, 1923 â€" February 2, 2016) was an
American comedian and actor, one-half of the comedy duo of Bob and
Ray. He was the father of comedian/actor Chris Elliott and grandfather
of actress and comedians Abby Elliott and Bridey Elliott. He is most
remembered by the character of radio reporter Wally Ballou.Elliott was
born in Winchester, Massachusetts, the son of Gail Marguarite (née
Brackett), a needleworker, and Fred Russell Elliott, who worked in
insurance. Bob Elliott served In the U.S. Army in Northern Europe in
WWII. On radio, he appeared in programs with his long-time partner Ray
Goulding. These were in different series and time slots over decades,
beginning in the late 1940s at Boston's WHDH radio on the show Matinee
with Bob and Ray.On television, Elliott and Goulding hosted Bob and
Ray show from 1951 to 1953. He appeared on a number of other
television programs, including Happy Days; Newhart; and Bob & Ray,
Jane, Laraine & Gilda in 1979 (with Goulding, Jane Curtin, Laraine
Newman and Gilda Radner); The David Steinberg Show; and Saturday Night
Live. In 1982, Elliott was in Author! Author! as Patrick Dicker. He
would star in made-for-TV-Movie's such as Between Time and Timbuktu
and FDR: A One Man Show. Elliott also made television commercials, and
co-wrote some humor articles with Ray Goulding for Mad Magazine in the
1950s.In 1970, the duo debuted in The Two and Only on Broadway. Bob
and Goulding worked together up until Goulding's death in 1990.
American comedian and actor, one-half of the comedy duo of Bob and
Ray. He was the father of comedian/actor Chris Elliott and grandfather
of actress and comedians Abby Elliott and Bridey Elliott. He is most
remembered by the character of radio reporter Wally Ballou.Elliott was
born in Winchester, Massachusetts, the son of Gail Marguarite (née
Brackett), a needleworker, and Fred Russell Elliott, who worked in
insurance. Bob Elliott served In the U.S. Army in Northern Europe in
WWII. On radio, he appeared in programs with his long-time partner Ray
Goulding. These were in different series and time slots over decades,
beginning in the late 1940s at Boston's WHDH radio on the show Matinee
with Bob and Ray.On television, Elliott and Goulding hosted Bob and
Ray show from 1951 to 1953. He appeared on a number of other
television programs, including Happy Days; Newhart; and Bob & Ray,
Jane, Laraine & Gilda in 1979 (with Goulding, Jane Curtin, Laraine
Newman and Gilda Radner); The David Steinberg Show; and Saturday Night
Live. In 1982, Elliott was in Author! Author! as Patrick Dicker. He
would star in made-for-TV-Movie's such as Between Time and Timbuktu
and FDR: A One Man Show. Elliott also made television commercials, and
co-wrote some humor articles with Ray Goulding for Mad Magazine in the
1950s.In 1970, the duo debuted in The Two and Only on Broadway. Bob
and Goulding worked together up until Goulding's death in 1990.
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