Bob Sarlatte
Bob Sarlatte | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| Occupations | Actor, comedian, sports announcer |
| Years active | 1986–present |
| Website | www |
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 The David Letterman Show.[1][2][3]
Sarlatte was also the on-field stadium announcer for 30 years for the San Francisco 49ers football team.[2][4]
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.[5][6][7][8][9]
Peter Gordon replaced Karl Young, when Young switched from studying music to studying physics at San Francisco State.[10][11]
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.[5]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home | Waiter | (Old San Francisco) |
| 1993 | So I Married an Axe Murderer | M.C. | |
| 1997 | Flubber | Rutland Coach | |
| 1999 | EDtv | Motorcycle Cop | |
| 2006 | Read You Like a Book | ||
| 2014 | Hey Monster, Hands Off My City | Parking Control Officer Gallegos |
References
- ^ The New York Times
- ^ a b San Francisco Chronicle
- ^ CBS
- ^ Times-Herald
- ^ a b "Butch Whacks returns from retirement — again". Vallejo Times Herald. 20 June 2010. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
- ^ Wasserman, John (10 March 1974). "Bookings in the Months to Come". The San Francisco Examiner. San Francisco, California. Retrieved 2 February 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Luv, Lizards, Butch Whacks Tickets on Sale". sfchronicle.com. May 8, 1998. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
- ^ ""One Morey Time": A Benefit for Morey Goldstein / Zasu Pitts Memorial Orchestra / Butch Whacks and the Glass Packs @ Great American Music Hall - Downtown / Civic Center - tribe.net". Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2008-07-16.
- ^ Murphy, Gary. "About Us". Canyon House Productions. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
When I was eighteen my older brother started a band, named Butch Whacks and the Glasspacks that performed covers of early rock and roll songs. Early on we played in clubs in San Francisco and we decided that, funny guys that we were, we would do comedy sketches setting up the songs.
- ^ Sublette, Ned (21 April 2019). "'Trust in Rock', An Interview with 'Blue' Gene Tyranny and Peter Gordon". Unseen Worlds. Archived from the original on 9 August 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
- ^ Young, Karl (Oct 2020). "Karl Young Remembers" (PDF). Outside Lands. Vol. 16, no. 4. Western Neighborhoods Project. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 February 2026. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
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