Creator / Bob Uecker

Mr. Baseball.^note A nickname jokingly given to him by Johnny Carson during one of Uecker's many Tonight Show appearances.

"I signed with the Milwaukee Braves for $3,000. That bothered my dad at the time because he didn't have that kind of dough, but he eventually scraped it up."

Robert George Uecker (born January 26, 1934 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is an American sportscaster, comedian, actor, and former Major League Baseball catcher best known for Major League (1989), Major League II (1994), and Mr. Belvedere (1985–90).

Known for his hilariously self-deprecating anecdotes about his playing career, Uecker has also been the primary radio announcer for the Milwaukee Brewers since 1971,^note  for which he received the Ford C. Frick Award from the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2003 served as a ringside announcer and interviewer at WrestleMania III and IV,^note  which earned him induction into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2010 appeared in a well-remembered series of TV commercials for Miller Lite beer in the 1980s, had numerous guest spots on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, and even hosted an episode of Saturday Night Live.

He was previously married two times, and has four children from his first marriage.

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Filmography

Acting roles

• OC And Stiggs (1985) as Himself
• Mr. Belvedere (1985–90) as George Owens
• Tall Tales And Legends (1 episode, 1986) as Joe
• Who's the Boss? (1 episode, 1986) as Himself
• D.C. Follies (1 episode, 1987) as Himself
• Major League (1989) as Harry Doyle
  • Major League II (1994) as Harry Doyle
  • Major League Back To The Minors (1998) as Harry Doyle
• The Best Of Hulkamania (1990) as Guest Ring Announcer
• Fatal Instinct (1993) as Sportscaster
• Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco (1996) as Trixie Uecker (voice)
• Late Line (1 episode, 1998) as Himself
• Teacher's Pet (1 episode, 2002) as Umpire (voice)
• Futurama (1 episode, 2002) as Himself (voice)
• Puppy Dog Tales (1 episode, 2017) as Baseball Announcer (voice)
• Teen Titans Go! (1 episode, 2018) as Himself (voice)
• Monsters at Work (1 episode, 2021) as Bob Yucker (voice)

Self

• The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (62 episodes, 1970–91)
• Late Night with David Letterman (1 episode, 1982)
• Saturday Night Live (1 episode, 1984)
• The New Hollywood Squares (1 episode, 1986)
• The Late Show with David Letterman (2 episodes, 1994–95)
• The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (3 episodes, 1995–2006)
• The States (1 episode, 2007)
• Pioneers Of Television (1 episode, 2008)
• WWE SmackDown (1 episode, 2014)
• Springfield Of Dreams The Legend Of Homer Simpson (2017)

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