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Name
  
Bob Trow

Role
  
Actor


Spouse
  
Lois Trow (m. ?–1998)

Movies
  
Season of the Witch

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Died
  
November 2, 1998, New Alexandria, Pennsylvania, United States

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Robert "Bob" Trow (February 6, 1926 – November 2, 1998) was an American radio celebrity, actor, and craftsman.

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Raised in the Beltzhoover neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, Trow began his career in radio. He later became well known for his acting roles on Mister Rogers' Neighborhood as Bob Dog and Robert Troll, characters from the Neighborhood of Make-Believe. In the real-life segments of Mr. Rogers' show, he would also appear as himself, and he had a workshop which Mr. Rogers would visit on occasion to examine his latest creations and share them with his viewers. Trow built all of the set models used in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe segments as well as a number of specialty props, sketches and paintings.

Bob Trow Robert Troll The Mister Rogers Neighborhood Archive

Trow was also an artist and sang in vocal groups in the Pittsburgh area. It was the performance of one of his vocal groups in the early 1950s that caught the attention of radio host Rege Cordic, who offered to manage Trow's group. Discovering Trow's ability to develop comedic material and portray diverse characters, Rege invited Trow to join him on WWSW as a writer and voice actor. Trow created a number of character voices, including the beloved Brunhilda (350 pounds of loveliness), Milkman, Carmen Monoxide (the punster who would later run for president), Max Korfendigas (the drunken golf pro) and more who became a regular part of the long-running Cordic & Company morning show.

Bob Trow Robert Troll The Mister Rogers Neighborhood Archive

The show moved across town to KDKA in 1954. When Cordic left for Los Angeles in 1965, Trow was added to the KDKA staff and did the morning show with Art Pallan, continuing the characters. Pallan and Trow lasted two and a half years on KDKA.

After the show left the air, Trow did hundreds of radio and television commercials in the Pittsburgh area. In addition to performing, he also wrote many of the award-winning commercials he was involved in. He spent many years in advertising as Vice President and Creative Director for George Hill Company, where he developed memorable ad campaigns for Horne's Department Stores, Parkvale Savings, Willi's Ski Shops, Great American Federal, and many more. Trow was inducted into the Pittsburgh Advertising Hall of Fame "post humorously" (as he would say) in 1999.

Trow died at his home in New Alexandria, Pennsylvania in 1998 at age seventy-two of a heart attack. He was cremated.

Filmography

Actor
1968
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (TV Series) as
Robert Troll / Bob Dog / Bob Trow / ...
- 1739: Noisy and Quiet (1999) - Bob Dog
- 1737: Noisy and Quiet (1999) - Bob Dog
- 1734: Little and Big (1998) - Bob Dog
- 1733: Little and Big (1998) - Bob Dog
- 1725: Giving and Receiving (1998) - Robert Troll
- 1723: Giving and Receiving (1998) - Robert Troll
- 1706: Brave and Strong (1996) - Robert Troll
- 1701: Helping (1996) - Bob Dog
- 1700: Transformations (1996) - Robert Troll
- 1698: Transformations (1996) - Bob Trow / Robert Troll (as Bob Trow)
- 1692: Mad Feelings (1995) - Robert Troll
- 1687: Everybody's Special (1995) - Robert Troll
- 1686: Everybody's Special (1995) - Robert Troll
- 1685: Fast and Slow (1995) - Bob Trow / Robert Troll (as Bob Trow)
- 1674: Things to Wear (1994) - Robert Troll
- 1672: Things to Wear (1994) - Bob Trow / Bob Dog
- 1671: Things to Wear (1994) - Robert Troll
- 1670: Then and Now (1993) - Robert Troll
- 1668: Then and Now (1993) - Robert Troll
- 1667: Then and Now (1993) - Robert Troll / Harriett Elizabeth Cow
- 1666: Then and Now (1993) - Robert Troll
- 1665: Love (1993) - Robert Troll
- 1664: Love (1993) - Robert Troll (as Bob Trow)
- 1662: Love (1993) - Robert Troll
- 1660: Up and Down (1992) - Robert Troll
- 1658: Up and Down (1992) - Robert Troll
- 1657: Up and Down (1992) - Robert Troll
- 1655: Learning (1992) - Harriet Elizabeth Cow (voice, as Bob Trow)
- 1654: Learning (1992) - Harriet Elizabeth Cow (voice, as Bob Trow)
- 1653: Learning (1992) - Harriet Elizabeth Cow (voice, as Bob Trow)
- 1652: Learning (1992) - Robert Troll (as Bob Trow)
- 1651: Learning (1992) - Robert Troll (as Bob Trow)
- 1650: Imaginary Friends (1992) - Bob Trow / Robert Troll
- 1647: Imaginary Friends (1992) - Bob Trow / Robert Troll
- 1645: Art (1991) - Robert Troll
- 1644: Art (1991) - Robert Troll
- 1641: Art (1991) - Bob Trow / Robert Troll
- 1640: Dress-Up (1991) - Harriet Elizabeth Cow (voice)
- 1639: Dress-Up (1991) - Harriett Elizabeth Cow (voice)
- 1638: Dress-Up (1991) - Harriet Elizabeth Cow (voice)
- 1637: Dress-Up (1991) - Harriet Elizabeth Cow (voice)
- 1636: Dress-Up (1991) - Harriet Elizabeth Cow (voice)
- 1635: Growing (1991) - Robert Troll
- 1634: Growing (1991) - Bob Trow / Robert Troll
- 1630: Mouthes and Feelings (1990) - Robert Troll (as Bob Trow)
- 1628: Mouthes and Feelings (1990) - Robert Troll / Harriett Elizabeth Cow
- 1627: Mouthes and Feelings (1990) - Robert Troll
- 1624: Fathers and Music (1990) - Harriett Elizabeth Cow (voice)
- 1620: Environment (1990) - Harriet Elizabeth Cow (voice)
- 1616: Environment (1990) - Bob Dog / Harriet Elizabeth Cow
- 1610: Josephine the Short Neck Giraffe (1989) - Sam Snake (voice)
- 1609: Josephine the Short Neck Giraffe (1989) - Tree (Bob Dog) / Sam Snake
- 1608: Josephine the Short Neck Giraffe (1989) - Tree (Bob Dog)
- 1607: Josephine the Short Neck Giraffe (1989) - Bob Dog / Harriet Elizabeth Cow
- 1605: Fun and Games (1989) - Bob Trow / Bob Dog
- 1604: Fun and Games (1989) - Bob Dog
- 1603: Fun and Games (1989) - Bob Dog
- 1602: Fun and Games (1989) - Harriet Elizabeth Cow (voice)
- 1600: Secrets (1988) - Bob Trow
- 1598: Secrets (1988) - Harriet Elizabeth Cow (voice)
- 1597: Secrets (1988) - Bob Dog
- 1595: Kindness and Unkindness (1988) - Harriet Elizabeth Cow (voice)
- 1594: Kindness and Unkindness (1988) - Harriet Elizabeth Cow (voice)
- 1592: Kindness and Unkindness (1988) - Harriett Elizabeth Cow (voice, as Bob Trow)
- 1591: Kindness and Unkindness (1988) - Harriett Elizabeth Cow (voice, as Bob Trow)
- 1590: Nighttime (1988) - Bob Trow / Bob Dog
- 1583: Alike and Different (1987) - Bob Dog / Harriet Elizabeth Cow
- 1577: Making Mistakes (1987) - Harriett Elizabeth Cow (voice, as Bob Trow)
- 1576: Making Mistakes (1987) - Harriett Elizabeth Cow (voice)
- 1567: Playthings (1986) - Harriet Elizabeth Cow (voice)
- 1555: Families (1985) - Bob Dog
- 1554: Families (1985) - Bob Trow / Bob Dog
- 1542: No and Yes (1985) - Harriett Elizabeth Cow (voice)
- 1540: Food (1984) - Bob Dog
- 1539: Food (1984) - Bob Dog
- 1538: Food (1984) - Bob Dog
- 1537: Food (1984) - Bob Dog
- 1535: A Grandad for Daniel Opera (1984) - Fish (Bob Dog) (as Bob Trow)
- 1534: Grandparents (1984) - Bob Trow (as Bob Trow)
- 1533: Grandparents (1984) - Harriett Elizabeth Cow (voice, as Bob Trow)
- 1530: Work (1984) - Bob Trow (as Bob Trow)
- 1529: Work (1984) - Harriett Elizabeth Cow (voice, as Bob Trow)
- 1528: Work (1984) - Bob Trow / Bob Dog (as Bob Trow)
- 1526: Work (1984) - Harriett Elizabeth Cow (voice, as Bob Trow)
- 1525: Conflict (1983) - Bob Dog / Harriett Elizabeth Cow
- 1524: Conflict (1983) - Bob Dog
- 1523: Conflict (1983) - Bob Dog / Harriet Elizabeth Cow
- 1521: Conflict (1983) - Harriett Elizabeth Cow (voice)
- 1520: Day Care and Night Care (1983) - Harriett Elizabeth Cow (voice)
- 1515: Games (1983) - Harriett Elizabeth Cow / Bob Dog (as Bob Trow)
- 1512: Games (1983) - Bob Trow / Bob Dog (as Bob Trow)
- 1510: Friends (1982) - Bob Trow (uncredited)
- 1509: Friends (1982) - Bob Dog / Robert Troll
- 1507: Friends (1982) - Robert Troll
- 1506: Friends (1982) - Robert Troll
- 1505: Spoon Mountain Opera (1982) - Wicked Knife and Fork
- 1501: Creativity (1982) - Robert Troll
- 1500: Pets (1982) - Bob Dog / Harriett Elizabeth Cow
- 1499: Pets (1982) - Bob Trow
- 1498: Pets (1982) - Bob Trow / Bob Dog
- 1497: Pets (1982) - Bob Trow / Robert Troll
- 1496: Pets (1982) - Bob Dog
- 1494: Discipline (1982) - Harriett Elizabeth Cow (voice)
- 1490: Play (1981) - Bob Dog (as Bob Trow)
- 1488: Play (1981) - Bob Dog
- 1486: Play (1981) - Bob Dog
- 1485: Competition (1981) - Harriett Elizabeth Cow (voice, as Bob Trow)
- 1484: Competition (1981) - Bob Dog / Harriet Elizabeth Cow
- 1481: Competition (1981) - Harriett Elizabeth Cow (voice)
- 1479: Divorce (1981) - Harriett Elizabeth Cow (voice)
- 1478: Divorce (1981) - Harriett Elizabeth Cow (voice)
- 1473: Mr. Rogers Makes an Opera (1980) - Harriett Elizabeth Cow (voice)
- 1472: Mr. Rogers Makes an Opera (1980) - Bob Trow / Harriett Elizabeth Cow
- 1466: Superheroes (1980) - Bob Trow / Harriett Elizabeth Cow
- 1465: Mr. Rogers Goes to School (1979) - Harriett Elizabeth Cow (voice, as Bob Trow)
- 1464: Mr. Rogers Goes to School (1979) - Harriet Elizabeth Cow (voice, as Bob Trow)
- 1462: Mr. Rogers Goes to School (1979) - Harriett Elizabeth Cow (voice, as Bob Trow)
- 1461: Mr. Rogers Goes to School (1979) - Harriett Elizabeth Cow (voice, as Bob Trow)
- 1448 (1975) - Bob Trow
- 1444 (1975) - Harriett Elizabeth Cow (voice)
- 1441 (1975) - Bob Trow
- 1440 (1975) - Bob Trow
- 1437 (1975) - Bob Dog
- 1436 (1975) - Robert Troll
- 1435 (1975) - Bob Dog
- 1432 (1975) - Bob Dog
- 1431 (1975) - Bob Trow
- 1428 (1975) - Bob Dog
- 1419 (1975) - Bob Trow
- 1414 (1975) - Harriett Elizabeth Cow (voice)
- 1407 (1975) - Bob Dog
- 1405 (1975) - Bob Dog
- 1404 (1975) - Bob Dog
- 1403 (1975) - Bob Dog
- 1402 (1975) - Bob Dog
- 1401 (1975) - Bob Dog
- 1400 (1975) - Harriet Elizabeth Cow (voice)
- 1398 (1975) - Bob Trow / Robert Troll
- 1388 (1974) - Bob Dog
- 1386 (1974) - Bob Trow
- 1385 (1974) - Harriett Elizabeth Cow (voice)
- 1384 (1974) - Bob Trow / Bob Dog / Harriett Elizabeth Cow
- 1375 (1974) - Bob Trow
- 1374 (1974) - Bob Dog
- 1373 (1974) - Bob Dog
- 1369 (1974) - Bob Trow
- 1365 (1974) - Harriett Elizabeth Cow (voice)
- 1363 (1974) - Harriett Elizabeth Cow (voice)
- 1362 (1974) - Bob Trow / Robert Troll / Harriett Elizabeth Cow
- 1359 (1974) - Bob Trow
- 1356 (1974) - Robert Troll
- 1354 (1974) - Bob Dog
- 1346 (1974) - Harriet Elizabeth Cow (voice)
- 1343 (1974) - Bob Trow / Robert Troll
- 1336 (1974) - Harriett Elizabeth Cow (voice)
- 1329 (1974) - Bob Trow / Harriet Elizabeth Cow (voice)
- 1328 (1974) - Bob Dog
- 1327 (1974) - Harriett Elizabeth Cow (voice)
- 1326 (1974) - Bob Trow / Harriett Elizabeth Cow
- 1325 (1973) - Harriet Elizabeth Cow (voice)
- 1324 (1973) - Harriett Elizabeth Cow (voice)
- 1322 (1973) - Harriett Elizabeth Cow (voice)
- 1320 (1973) - Robert Troll
- 1318 (1973) - Bob Trow / Robert Troll
- 1316 (1973) - Bob Trow / Robert Troll
- 1311 (1973) - Robert Troll
- 1310 (1973) - Bob Trow
- 1309 (1973) - Robert Troll
- 1308 (1973) - Bob Trow / Harriet Elizabeth Cow (voice)
- 1307 (1973) - Harriett Elizabeth Cow (voice)
- 1306 (1973) - Robert Troll
- 1305 (1973) - Harriett Elizabeth Cow (voice)
- 1304 (1973) - Harriett Elizabeth Cow (voice)
- 1302 (1973) - Bob Dog
- 1301 (1973) - Bob Trow / Bob Dog
- 1300: Potato Bugs and Cows Opera (1973) - Priscilla's Mother (Harriett Elizabeth Cow) (voice)
- 1298 (1973) - Harriet Elizabeth Cow (voice)
- 1295 (1973) - Bob Trow
- 1285 (1973) - Bob Trow / Robert Troll
- 1282 (1973) - Bob Trow / Bob Dog
- 1281 (1973) - Bob Trow
- 1280 (1973) - Harriett Elizabeth Cow (voice)
- 1279 (1973) - Bob Trow
- 1278 (1973) - Bob Trow / Robert Troll
- 1276 (1973) - Harriet Elizabeth Cow (voice)
- 1275 (1973) - Harriet Elizabeth Cow (voice)
- 1274 (1973) - Harriet Elizabeth Cow (voice)
- 1273 (1973) - Robert Troll
- 1269 (1973) - Bob Trow / Robert Troll
- 1265 (1973) - Bob Trow
- 1264 (1973) - Bob Trow / Bob Dog
- 1256 (1972) - Robert Troll
- 1254 (1972) - Bob Dog / Bob Trow
- 1240 (1972) - Robert Troll
- 1226 (1972) - Bob Trow / Bob Dog
- 1225 (1972) - Bob Trow / Robert Troll
- 1224 (1972) - Bob Dog
- 1205 (1972) - Robert Troll
- 1204 (1972) - Robert Troll
- 1203 (1972) - Robert Troll
- 1202 (1972) - Robert Troll
- 1201 (1972) - Robert Troll
- 1200 (1972) - Bob Trow / Robert Troll
- 1190 (1971) - Bob Trow
- 1183 (1971) - Bob Trow
- 1179 (1971) - Robert Troll
- 1178 (1971) - Bob Trow / Robert Troll
- 1175 (1971) - Bob Dog
- 1174 (1971) - Bob Dog
- 1171 (1971) - Bob Trow / Robert Troll
- 1169: The Monkey's Uncle Opera (1971) - Bob Trow / Monkey / Parrot
- 1166 (1971) - Bob Trow
- 1158 (1971) - Bob Trow / Bob Dog
- 1155 (1971) - Robert Troll
- 1152 (1971) - Bob Trow
- 1151 (1971) - Bob Dog
- 1150 (1971) - Bob Dog
- 1148 (1971) - Bob Trow
- 1143 (1971) - Bob Trow / Bob Dog
- 1142 (1971) - Bob Dog
- 1139 (1971) - Bob Trow
- 1133 (1971) - Bob Trow / Robert Troll
- 1121 (1970) - Bob Dog
- 1118 (1970) - Bob Trow / Bob Dog
- 1115 (1970) - Bob Trow / Bob Dog
- 1111 (1970) - Bob Trow / Robert Troll / Bob Dog
- 1110 (1970) - Bob Dog
- 1109 (1970) - Bob Dog
- 1108 (1970) - Bob Dog
- 1106 (1970) - Bob Trow
- 1101: Death of a Goldfish (1970) - Bob Dog / Bob Trow
- 1097 (1970) - Bob Trow / Robert Troll / Bob Dog
- 1091 (1970) - Bob Trow / Bob Dog
- 1085 (1970) - Bob Trow / Bob Dog
- 1081 (1970) - Bob Dog
- 1079 (1970) - Robert Troll
- 1076 (1970) - Bob Dog
- 1075 (1970) - Bob Dog
- 1074 (1970) - Bob Dog
- 1073 (1970) - Bob Dog
- 1072 (1970) - Bob Dog
- 1070 (1970) - Bob Trow / Robert Troll
- 1068 (1970) - (as Bob Trow, credit only)
- 1066 (1970) - Robert Troll / Bob Trow
- 1065 (1969) - Robert Troll
- 1055: Lost and Found Teddy Bear Opera (1969) - Robert Troll / Whale
- 1054 (1969) - Robert Troll
- 1053 (1969) - Robert Troll
- 1050 (1969) - Robert Troll
- 1049 (1969) - Robert Troll
- 1044 (1969) - Robert Troll
- 1043 (1969) - Robert Troll
- 1042 (1969) - Robert Troll
- 1035 (1969) - Robert Troll
- 1033 (1969) - Robert Troll
- 1030 (1969) - Robert Troll
- 1027 (1969) - Robert Troll
- 1017 (1969) - Robert Troll
- 1016 (1969) - Robert Troll
- 1015: The Royal Wedding (1969) - Robert Troll
- 1013 (1969) - Robert Troll
- 1011 (1969) - Robert Troll
- 1010 (1969) - Robert Troll
- 1009 (1969) - Robert Troll
- 1006 (1969) - Robert Troll
- 1005 (1969) - Robert Troll
- 130 (1968) - Robert Troll
- 129 (1968) - Robert Troll
1976
The Devil and Sam Silverstein as
Devil, Jr. (as Bob Trow)
1975
The Amusement Park (as Bob Trow)
1972
Season of the Witch as
Detective Mills (as Bob Trow)
1971
The Affair as
Ralph
Soundtrack
1971
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (TV Series) (performer - 15 episodes)
- 1657: Up and Down (1992) - (performer: "Then Your Heart is Full of Love")
- 1653: Learning (1992) - (performer: "Ana, Prince, and Daniel")
- 1644: Art (1991) - (performer: "Troll Talk")
- 1628: Mouthes and Feelings (1990) - (performer: "Ana, Prince, and Daniel")
- 1607: Josephine the Short Neck Giraffe (1989) - (performer: "It's Been A Perfect Day")
- 1535: A Grandad for Daniel Opera (1984) - (performer: "We Love to Swim, We Love to Sing")
- 1533: Grandparents (1984) - (performer: "Ana, Prince, and Daniel")
- 1525: Conflict (1983) - (performer: "Ana, Prince, and Daniel")
- 1520: Day Care and Night Care (1983) - (performer: "Ana, Prince, and Daniel")
- 1515: Games (1983) - (performer: "Ana, Prince, and Daniel")
- 1505: Spoon Mountain Opera (1982) - (performer: "All I Ever Wanted Was A Spoon")
- 1484: Competition (1981) - (performer: "Ana, Prince, and Daniel")
- 1479: Divorce (1981) - (performer: "Ana, Prince, and Daniel")
- 1466: Superheroes (1980) - (performer: "Only Birds and Bats and Bugs Can Fly")
- 1148 (1971) - (performer: "It's Such A Good Feeling")
Thanks
1999
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (TV Series) (dedicatee - 1 episode)
- 1740: Noisy and Quiet (1999) - (dedicatee)
Archive Footage
1972
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (TV Series) as
Bob Trow
- 1242 (1972) - Bob Trow

References

Bob Trow Wikipedia


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