Bob Kaliban
Robert Dean “Bob” Kaliban (November 6, 1933 – December 12, 2020) was an American voice actor, musician, and actor. He was most known for being the president of the New York branch of SAG-AFTRA, voicing the police chief in Top Cat, and his role as a sales pitcher of Ty-D-Bol products who is dubbed “Ty-D-Bol Man”.
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Born | Robert Dean Kaliban November 6, 1933 Libson, Iowa, U.S. |
Died | December 12, 2020 (aged 87) Healdsburg, California, U.S. |
Education | Loras College |
Occupation(s) | Actor, voice actor, vocalist |
Years active | 1960–1994 |
Personal life and career
He was born and raised as a child in Lisbon, Iowa on November 6, 1933. He moved to New York City when he was a teenager in the 1960s to pursue a career in performing arts and theater. He then attended Loras College in Dubuque.[1] He became married to Dawn after getting a divorce with Pat Spaight, who then later had two children, Kathy and Tim. He briefly moved to London and gained a scholarship at Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.[2] He later had a role in Ben Franklin in Paris.[3]
He then became the president of the Screen Actors Guild in 1968.[4] Bob stated his goal in his role as the president, “We have been stripped of our dignity and believability as actors by every client who uses real people. The trend must turn back from real people to the real professional.”[5]
His uncle Sam was discharged from the military and assisted Bob in gaining his first broadway role which was "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying”. Bob later went on and did local commercials in the New York City area. Despite leaving SAG in 1994, he continued to be and have a “Trustee” status of the Pension Plan until his death.[6][7][8][9]
Bob died on Saturday of December 12, 2020. No cause of death is currently public.[10]
Filmography
Year(s) | Film title | Character |
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1978 | If I Ever See You Again | Account Supervisor |
1979 | Something Short of Paradise | George Pendleton |
1979 | A Family Circus Christmas | Daddy |
1980 | The Berenstain Bears Meet Bigpaw | Big Paw / Announcer |
1980 | The Missing Link | Croak / Slick |
1980 | I Go Pogo | Bewildered Bat |
1983 | The Charmkins | Bramble Brother #2 |
1987 | The Big Bang | Extra (English dub) |
1993 | Tracey Takes on New York | Extra |
1996 | Christmas in Cartoontown | Voice |
2003 | It Runs in the Family | Jim Lindsay |
2011 | Top Cat: The Movie | Judge/Police Chief/Mayor |
Television
Year(s) | Television title | Character |
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1963 | The Patty Duke Show | Charlie Anderson (credited as Robert Kaliban) |
1967 | Run for Your Life | Arthur Court |
1980 | Drawing Power! | Pop, additional voices |
1979-2009 | SchoolHouse Rock! | Lou, Mr. Chips, additional voices |
1995-1996 | Starla and the Jewel Riders | Josh, Merlin, King Jared (voice) |
1999-2000 | A Little Curious | Plush (voice) |
2007 | Human Giant | Doritos Commercial Man |
Discography
- The Best of Schoolhouse Rock (1998)
References
- "A Tribute to Bob Kaliban - Garden City News". Garden City News -. 2021-07-09. Retrieved 2023-04-25.
- "Robert Kaliban Obituary (2020) - Healdsburg, CA - Newsday". Legacy.com. Retrieved 2023-04-25.
- "The Theater: 'Ben Franklin in Paris'; Preston in Musical at the Lunt‐Fontanne". The New York Times. 1964-10-28. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-04-25.
- Robb, David (2020-12-14). "Bob Kaliban Dies: Former SAG New York President & Veteran Voice Actor Was 87". Deadline. Retrieved 2023-04-25.
- Nassif, Fred (1974-06-30). "And Now a Word From Somebody Real". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-04-25.
- "Voiceover Lab Bob Kaliban's Character Voices Workshop". SAG-AFTRA Foundation. Retrieved 2023-04-25.
- "Bob Kaliban". Television Academy. Retrieved 2023-04-25.
- "SAG-AFTRA Statement on the Passing of Former NY President Bob Kaliban". www.sagaftra.org. Retrieved 2023-04-25.
- Armbrust, Roger (2019-11-05). "Four SAG Trustees Enter Fray Over Pension & Health". Backstage. Retrieved 2023-04-23.
- "Bob Kaliban Dies: Former SAG New York President & Veteran Voice Actor Was 87". Yahoo Finance. Retrieved 2023-04-25.
External links
- Bob Kaliban at IMDb