What is Bob Newhart's net worth? Fortune explored as Grammy-winning comedic actor passes away at 94

Legendary comedian and the star of The Bob Newhart Show Bob Newhart passed away at his Los Angeles home on Thursday, July 18. His publicist, Jerry Digney, confirmed the actor's passing at the age of 94, saying that he died after a series of short illness.

While he is known for his titular TV shows The Bob Newhart Show and Newhart, the late actor has appeared in a long list of projects. He was an artist with one Golden Globe, one Primetime Emmy, and three Grammys to his name.

A former accountant, he went from standup comedy to a sitcom star, establishing himself as a comedy icon, and along with several investments, Bob Newhart's estimated net worth reached $65 million, as per Celebrity Net Worth.

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Bob Newhart's career and fortune explored

At his death, Bob Newhart left behind a fortune estimated at $65 million. His assets and cash came through working as an accountant, an actor in numerous TV shows and films that spanned nearly 60 years, and several hefty real estate and business investments.

From limited guest roles in TV shows in the 1960s, Newhart found fame in the world of movies in the 1970s, like On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (1970), Catch-22 (1970), Cold Turkey (1971), and Thursday's Game (1974). Those movie roles earned him his own sitcom television series, the first of many in his career. He starred in The Bob Newhart Show; it aired from 1972 to 1978 and ran for six seasons.

After the sixth season of the sitcom, Newhart returned to the big screen in films like Marathon (1980), Little Miss Marker (1980), and First Family (1980). He went back on television shortly after for a new television series called Newhart in 1982, which chronicles the misadventures of his character as Dick Luodon in rural Vermont; it aired for eight seasons until the finale in 1990.

He famously said this during an interview with Los Angeles magazine in 1990:

"I tend to find humor in the macabre. I would say 85% of me is what you see on the show. And the other 15% is a very sick man with a very deranged mind."

The comedy icon would return for another comedy show Bob, which aired from 1992 to 1993. He also co-starred with Judd Hirsch for the first and only season of the comedy TV series George & Leo (1997-1998).

Newhart's acting career continued into the 20th century, mainly working in movies and only appearing on TV for guest roles here and there. He was in Legally Blond 2: Red, White, and Blonde (2003) and the Christmas movie Elf (2003). Other film roles include Judson in the first and third installments of The Librarian (2006, 2008), Horrible Bosses (2011), and Five (2011).

Fans also saw him for several episodes of ER (2003), Desperate Housewives (2005), and The Big Bang Theory (2013-2018). He was last seen on television as Professor Proton in three episodes of Young Sheldon.

While Newhart's filmography might be expansive, his acting career wasn't the only way that he built his fortune. He joined forces with several investors to buy the KKSB radio station in Santa Barbara in 1995, as reported by Celebrity Net Worth. The radio station was later sold to Santa Barbara Broadcasting.

The comedic icon also made real estate investments that helped expand his fortune. He bought a 1.4-acre Bel-Air compound for $4.2 million in 1990, which he sold for $15.5 million in 2013.