Bob Elliott (comedian)
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Robert Brackett Elliott （March 26, 1923 – 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.
"The funniest people in this country, these guys are also two of the keenest observers of the American scene and the finest interviewers in the business." —David Letterman said of the duo prior to one interview.
Bob and Ray in a publicity photo with Tedi Thurman for Monitor, where all were program regulars On television, Elliott and Goulding hosted Bob and Ray 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...
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