Bob Sarlatte is an American actor, comedian and sports announcer known for such films and television series as Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, EDtv, and David Letterman's various late-night shows.The New York TimesCBS
Sarlatte was also the on-field stadium announcer for 30 years for the San Francisco 49ers football team.San Francisco ChronicleTimes-Herald
Butch Whacks & The Glass Packs Butch Whacks & The Glass Packs began while Sarlatte was at the University of California, Berkeley while Julio Lopez and the others were at the nearby Saint Mary's College of California.
Peter Gordon replaced Karl Young, when Young switched from studying music to studying physics at San Francisco State.
Sarlatte said Butch Whacks threw in the towel after playing a predominantly black club in Atlanta. “We did our ”white boy nostalgia act” to disastrous results,” Sarlatte recalled. “We had a great agent,” he lamented.
Filmography
Films
YearFilmRoleDirectorNotes1981Street Scene VoiceAndy AaronShort film1986Star Trek IV: The Voyage HomeWaiterLeonard Nimoy1993So I Married an Axe MurdererM.C.Thomas Schlamme1997FlubberRutland CoachLes Mayfield1999EDtvMotorcycle CopRon Howard 2006Read You Like a BookRobert N. Zagone2014Hey Monster, Hands Off My CityParking Control Officer GallegosMichael Meehan
Television
Live-action roles
Year(s)TitleRole(s)Notes1980The David Letterman ShowSelfS1E31983–1991Late Night with David LettermanSelf14 episodes1984Partners in CrimeStage ManagerS1E1 "Celebrity"1985BrothersFootball Announcer #1S2E10 "A House Divided"1987Entertainment TonightSelfOctober 5, 1987 episode1989–1990Night CourtNick Costanza; Ed DruthersS6E21 "Not My Type"; S7E23 "A Closer Look"1990–1991Match GameSelf (panelist)10 episodes1994Web of DeceptionTom BannisterTV movie1996Night Stand with Dick DietrickRusty "Hellcat" RobinsonS1E33 "Dream a Little Dream". Credited as Robert Sarlatt (sic)1999–2013Late Show with David LettermanSelf15 episodes2002EdNick BogatyS3E2 "Miss Stuckeyville"
Voice roles
Year(s)TitleRole(s)Notes1981The Kwicky Koala ShowVarious voicesTrollkinsVarious voices13 episodes1982The SmurfsVoiceS2E1 "The Smurf Who Couldn't Say No"1983Saturday SupercadeFrogger3 episodes1984Dragon's LairDirk the DaringMain role; 13 episodes The New Scooby-Doo MysteriesVoiceS2E1 "Happy Birthday, Scooby-Doo" 1986Star Wars: EwoksVarious voices13 episodes
Video games YearTitleRoleNotes1993Police Quest: Open SeasonNarrator (voice)1995How to Be Perfect with Bob GoldthwaitHost (voice)2006CSI: 3 Dimensions of MurderVarious voices2010Dead Space: IgnitionVarious voices
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