Legendary comic actor Bob Newhart dies at 94

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Actor-Comedian Bob Newhart has died at age 94.

Jerry Digney, Newhart’s publicist, says the actor died Thursday in Los Angeles after a series of short illnesses. The accountant-turned-comedian gained fame with a smash album and became one of the most popular TV stars of his time.

Newhart was a Chicago psychologist in “The Bob Newhart Show” in the 1970s and a Vermont innkeeper on “Newhart” in the 1980s.

Both shows featured a low-key Newhart surrounded by eccentric characters. The second had a twist ending in its final show. The whole series was revealed to have been a dream by the psychologist he played in the previous show.