Bob Kaliban obit

Robert Kaliban Obituary

 

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KALIBAN - Robert Dean (Bob) died December 12, 2020. He was 87. Originally from Lisbon, Iowa, Bob attended Loras College in Dubuque, where he encountered two loves of his life - acting, and more importantly, his beloved wife of 58 years, Pat "Pepper" Spaight.Upon graduating from Loras, Bob was awarded a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London where he studied acting for 2 years. Once back in the States, Bob and Pat married, but before embarking on their lives together, uncle Sam claimed Bob for 2 years of service in a military entertainment troop. Upon his discharge, Bob and Pat set out to New York to launch Bob's professional acting career. Bob got his big break on Broadway with a role in "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying." He appeared on stage by night, and by day, he was in recording studios and on set shooting commercials. It was heaven for Bob to be acting full-time.Bob's first commercial successes were long-running "on camera" campaigns where he famously appeared as the TY-D-BOL man, among many others. But it was his work in "voice overs" where he left an indelible mark on the business. Over the course of his legendary career, Bob performed in thousands of commercials, TV shows, radio dramas and more. He worked tirelessly on behalf of fellow actors, serving on the Screen Actors Guild Board for 20 years, including two terms as SAG President, New York Branch, and for over 40 years on the Board of Trustees for the SAG Pension and Health Plan. Despite his professional successes, Bob's most cherished role was "Family Man"; loving husband, devoted father and beloved "Grumpy" to his nine grandchildren. A true lover of life, he lived to bring a smile to everyone he encountered. Bob and Pat raised their family and resided in Garden City, NY for 50 years. After Pat's passing, Bob moved to the West Coast where he enjoyed the California sunshine and more time spent with family. He is survived by son Kal and wife Dawn, daughter Kathy and husband Chris Nolan, son Tim and wife Angie and grandchildren Jess, Brody, Riley, Nathan, Marley, Colby, Ryan, Milo and Camron.

A native of Lisbon, Iowa, he moved to New York with his family in the 1960s to pursue a career on Broadway. He would go on to have roles in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Ben Franklin in Paris and The Conquering Hero.

Kaliban appeared on television shows including Car 54, Where Are You?, The Patty Duke Show, Run Buddy Run, Run for Your Life, and Law & Order.

His best known on-camera role was that of the “Ty-D-Bol Man,” the captain's hat, blazer, and turtleneck-clad spokesman for Ty-D-Bowl toilet cleaner.

Kaliban’s voice-over career spanned five decades and hundreds of episodes of animated television. Most recently, Kaliban lent his voice to three characters in Alberto Mar's animated film Top Cat: The Movie.

He served on the national board of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) from 1968 to 1994 and was elected SAG New York Branch President for two terms in the 1970s. He was a member of the Board Trustees of the SAG-Producers Pension & Health Plans for forty years, and remained a Trustee of the SAG-Producers Pension Plan until his death.

 

Actor

Top Cat (2011)

Top Cat

4.7

JudgePolice ChiefMayor (voice)

2011

 

Schoolhouse Rock! (1973)

Schoolhouse Rock!

8.2

TV Series

VocalsLouMr. Chips (voice)

1985–2009

5 episodes

 

Human Giant (2007)

Human Giant

8.1

TV Series

Old Man in Doritos Commercial

2007

1 episode

 

Clifford the Big Red Dog: Phonics (2003)

Clifford the Big Red Dog: Phonics

Video Game

Phineas T. WordsworthHost Cow (voice)

2003

 

Kirk Douglas, Michael Douglas, Bernadette Peters, Rory Culkin, Cameron Douglas, and Diana Douglas in It Runs in the Family (2003)

It Runs in the Family

5.5

Jim Lindsay

2003

 

Zelimo (2001)

Zelimo

5.8

Zelimo Voice Over (voice)

2001

 

Cameron Bowen and Mandy Kaplan in A Little Curious (1998)

A Little Curious

7.2

TV Series

Little CupPlush

1998–2000

6 episodes

 

Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1995)

Ace Ventura: Pet Detective

5.6

TV Series

(voice)

1999–2000

15 episodes

 

Moses: Egypt's Great Prince (1998)

Moses: Egypt's Great Prince

5.1

Video

(voice)

1998

 

Tony Goldwyn, Maura Tierney, Hugh Dancy, Reid Scott, Mehcad Brooks, and Odelya Halevi in Law & Order (1990)

Law & Order

7.8

TV Series

Judge Bemard KelmanArraignment Judge Bernard Kelman

1994–1997

2 episodes

 

Christmas in Cartoontown (1996)

Christmas in Cartoontown

6.8

Video

(voice)

1996

 

Starla and the Jewel Riders (1995)

Starla and the Jewel Riders

7.3

TV Series

IanJoshMerlin (voice) ...

1995–1996

17 episodes

 

Tracey Ullman in Tracey Takes on New York (1993)

Tracey Takes on New York

8.2

TV Movie

1993

 

The Big Bang (1987)

The Big Bang

5.5

(English version, voice)

1987

 

The Charmkins (1983)

The Charmkins

6.7

TV Movie

Bamble Brother #2 (voice)

1983

 

A Family Circus Easter (1982)

A Family Circus Easter

6.7

TV Movie

Daddy (voice)

1982

 

Drawing Power (1980)

Drawing Power

6.4

TV Series

Pop

1980

 

The Berenstain Bears Meet Bigpaw (1980)

The Berenstain Bears Meet Bigpaw

7.6

TV Movie

BigpawAnnouncer (voice)

1980

 

I Go Pogo (1980)

I Go Pogo

6.4

Bewildered Bat (voice)

1980

 

B.C. Rock (1980)

B.C. Rock

5.8

CroakNo Lobes (English version, voice)

1980

 

Nathan Berg, Missy Hope, Bob Kaliban, Mark Dermott, and Anne Costello in A Family Circus Christmas (1979)

A Family Circus Christmas

6.4

TV Movie

Daddy (voice)

1979

 

Something Short of Paradise (1979)

Something Short of Paradise

4.5

George Pendleton

1979

 

The Madhouse Brigade (1978)

The Madhouse Brigade

TV Series

1978–1979

 

The Metric Marvels (1978)

The Metric Marvels

8.1

TV Series

Super Celsius (voice)

1978–1979

 

If Ever I See You Again (1978)

If Ever I See You Again

4.0

Account Supervisor

1978

 

A Special Valentine with the Family Circus (1978)

A Special Valentine with the Family Circus

7.1

TV Movie

Daddy (voice)

1978

 

Ivan the Terrible

7.8

TV Series

Tom Skyler

1976

1 episode

 

The Night the Animals Talked (1970)

The Night the Animals Talked

7.3

TV Movie

Goat (voice, as Bob Kalaban)

1970

 

Lovers and Other Strangers (1970)

Lovers and Other Strangers

6.5

Hotel Clerk

1970

 

Premiere (1968)

Premiere

7.6

TV Series

Horton

1968

1 episode

 

What's So Bad About Feeling Good? (1968)

What's So Bad About Feeling Good?

6.5

Junior Executive (uncredited)

1968

 

Ben Gazzara in Run for Your Life (1965)

Run for Your Life

7.6

TV Series

Arthur Cort

1967

1 episode

 

Run Buddy Run (1966)

Run Buddy Run

7.4

TV Series

Stan

1966

1 episode

 

Kibbee Hates Fitch

5.8

TV Movie

Clerk Walsh

1965

 

The Patty Duke Show (1963)

The Patty Duke Show

7.2

TV Series

Charlie Anderson (as Robert Kaliban)

1963

1 episode

 

What's Going on Here?

TV Movie

1963

 

Car 54, Where Are You? (1961)

Car 54, Where Are You?

7.7

TV Series

Man Answering AdReporterThompson (uncredited)

1962–1963

4 episodes

 

Soundtrack

Schoolhouse Rock! (1973)

Schoolhouse Rock!

8.2

TV Series

performer: "The Little Things We Do"performer: "Report from the North Pole"performer: "FatCat Blue: The Clean Rivers Song" ...

1985–2009

8 episodes

 

Schoolhouse Rock!: The Greatest Show on Earth

Video

performer: "The Greatest Show on Earth"

1987

 

Self

David Cross: Let America Laugh (2003)

David Cross: Let America Laugh

6.9

Video

Mr. Ludlow (boss) (segment "New York Office")

2003

 

Sid at 90

Short

Self

2003