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Robert James Keeshan (June 27, 1927 – January 23, 2004) 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.
Actor: Captain Kangaroo. Television producer and host Robert James Keeshan was born in Lynbrook, Long Island, New York. As a young man he served in the US Marine Corps Reserve.
Apr 30, 2024 · Bob Keeshan, American television producer and entertainer who was best known for his role as Captain Kangaroo on the children’s program of the same name (1955–84). The walrus-mustached Captain brought education disguised as entertainment and endeared himself to generations of young viewers.
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Bob Keeshan Biography. Born Robert J. Keeshan, June 27, 1927, in Lynbrook, NY; died after a long illness on January 23, 2004, in Windsor, VT. Television personality. Bob Keeshan spent almost four decades on the air as the gentle-voiced, grandfatherly figure of Captain Kangaroo.
Jan 23, 2004 · Bob Keeshan, who delighted millions of children and their parents for three decades as television's gentle, patient Captain Kangaroo and before that as the original Clarabelle the Clown on...
Jan 24, 2004 · Bob Keeshan, who delighted millions of children and their parents for three decades as television's gentle, patient Captain Kangaroo and before that as the original Clarabell the Clown on...
Jan 24, 2004 · Bob Keeshan, television’s beloved Captain Kangaroo, who entertained and educated millions of children for more than 30 years, died Friday. He was 76.
Jan 24, 2004 · In Captain Kangaroo, Mr. Keeshan created one of the medium's most enduring characters. The cheerful man with a Dutch bob that gradually turned from ginger to white over the years appeared on...
Bob Keeshan is best known for creating and portraying “Captain Kangaroo,” which ran on CBS for 30 years, making it the industry’s longest running network children’s program.
Jan 23, 2004 · Bob Keeshan, who entertained generations of children as Captain Kangaroo, died of a long illness on Jan. 23. He was 76. Keeshan first donned his red coat with large pockets in 1955, when Captain Kangaroo premiered on CBS.
