ACTOR and comedian Bob Newhart best known for his roles in Elf and Legally Blonde has died aged 94.
Bob Newhart began as a comedian appearing on The Ed Sullivan Show.
Shortly after, he transitioned to acting in The Alfred Hitchcock Hour and Catch-22.
Before playing Papa Elf, he also voiced Leonard the Polar Bear in the classic holiday animated movie Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and starred in Legally Blonde 2.
Bob died Thursday morning, according to the Hollywood Reporter. His cause of death has not been revealed.
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