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Robert James Keeshan was an American television producer and actor. He created and played the title role in the children's television program Captain Kangaroo, which ran from 1955 to 1984, the longest-running nationally broadcast children's television program of its day.
Keeshan also played the original Clarabell the Clown on the Howdy Doody television program.
Birth Name
Robert James Keeshan
Born
Monday, 27 June 1927
Died
Friday, 23 January 2004
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Console Wars | Self | 2020 |
| Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey | Captain Kangaroo | 2011 |
| Underground Entertainment: The Movie | Bob | 2011 |
| Television: The First Fifty Years | Self - Interviewee / Original Clarabelle / Captain Kangaroo | 1999 |
| Hercules | Aesop | 1998 |
| The Stupids | Charles Sender | 1996 |
| Muppets Tonight | Captain Kangaroo | 1996 |
| The Jeff Foxworthy Show | Mr. Peavey | 1995 |
| Vicki! | Self | 1992 |
| The Joan Rivers Show | Self | 1989 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Console Wars | Self | 2020 |
| Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey | Captain Kangaroo | 2011 |
| Underground Entertainment: The Movie | Bob | 2011 |
| Television: The First Fifty Years | Self - Interviewee / Original Clarabelle / Captain Kangaroo | 1999 |
| Hercules | Aesop | 1998 |
| The Stupids | Charles Sender | 1996 |
| Muppets Tonight | Captain Kangaroo | 1996 |
| The Jeff Foxworthy Show | Mr. Peavey | 1995 |
| Vicki! | Self | 1992 |
| The Joan Rivers Show | Self | 1989 |
| Murphy Brown | Captain Kangaroo | 1988 |
| Day by Day | Captain Kangeroo | 1988 |
| Dolly | Captain Kangaroo | 1977 |
| The Sonny and Cher Show | Self / Various Characters | 1976 |
| Cher | Self | 1975 |
| Dinah! | Self | 1974 |
| Bicentennial Minutes | Self - Narrator | 1974 |
| Tony Orlando and Dawn | Self - as Captain Kangaroo | 1974 |
| The Andy Williams Show | Captain Kangaroo | 1969 |
| The David Frost Show | Self | 1969 |
| Mister Rogers' Neighborhood | Captain Kangaroo | 1968 |
| The Joey Bishop Show | Self | 1967 |
| The Hollywood Squares (Daytime) | Self - Cameo | 1965 |
| Mister Mayor | Mister Mayor | 1964 |
| The Mike Douglas Show | Himself / Himself - Captain Kangaroo (as Bob Keeshan) | 1961 |
| Captain Kangaroo | Captain Kangaroo | 1955 |
| The Julius LaRosa Show | Self - as Captain Kangaroo | 1955 |
| Howdy Doody's Christmas | Clarabell the Clown | 1951 |
| The Milton Berle Show | Self - as Clarabell the Clown | 1948 |
| The Howdy Doody Show | Clarabell the Clown | 1947 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1969 | Emmy | Outstanding Achievement in Children's Programming - Individuals | Nominated |
