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Robert Lewis Bell (January 18, 1922 – December 8, 1997), better known as Bob Bell, was an American actor and announcer famous for his alter-ego, Bozo the Clown. He was the original portrayer of the character for Chicago superstation WGN-TV .
Cast members throughout the program's 40-year run included Bob Bell as Bozo (1960–1984) (Bell's voice was later the pattern for that of Krusty the Clown on The Simpsons), Ned Locke as Ringmaster Ned (1961–1976), Don Sandburg as Sandy the Tramp (1961–1969), Ray Rayner as Oliver O. Oliver (1961–1971), Roy Brown as Cooky the Cook (1968 ...
WGN-TV's first incarnation of the show was a live half-hour cartoon showcase titled Bozo, hosted by character actor and staff announcer Bob Bell in the title role performing comedy bits between cartoons, weekdays at noon for six-and-a-half months beginning on 20 June 1960.
Although Brown's Cooky outlasted Bob Bell's 24 years as Bozo by a year, Cooky's appearances during his final year were from previous shows due to health problems. [2] [26] (Joey D'Auria replaced Bell as Bozo after retirement until the show ended in 2001.)
For these shows, the Sandy character spoke; Sandburg described the voice as being somewhere in between Roy Brown's voice as "Cooky" and Bob Bell's voice as "Bozo." Sandburg returned to WGN-TV to play Sandy on The Bozo 25th Anniversary Special (telecast live September 7, 1986); he also came back to play Sandy while Roy Brown was ill. [2]
The Bob Ross piece to Arquette's Oct. 20 event — one of many sold-out activities the Bozo weekend boasted — came out of the actor's love for the late TV painter. Michael Marten
WGN-TV: Bozo's Circus, later The Bozo Show and The Bozo Super Sunday Show (with Bob Bell, later Joey D'Auria) WGN-TV: Breakfast with Bugs Bunny (with Dick Coughlin and Ray Rayner) WGN-TV: Dick Tracy Crime Stopper Club (hosted by Ray Rayner) WBBM-TV/WBKB/WGN-TV: Garfield Goose and Friends (Frazier Thomas) WLS-TV: Gigglesnort Hotel (with Bill ...
Bob Bell (actor) The Bozo Show; The Bozo Super Sunday Show; Bozo, Gar and Ray: WGN TV Classics; Bozo: The World's Most Famous Clown; C. Pinto Colvig; D. Joey D'Auria ...