Bob Uecker - Acting Roles

Acting Roles

• Uecker played father/sportswriter George Owens on the 1980s sitcom Mr. Belvedere.
• He was the voice of the "head of Bob Uecker" in the Futurama episode "A Leela of Her Own."
• Uecker appeared in a series of Miller Lite commercials. In one commercial from the 1980s, Uecker was seen preparing to watch a baseball game when an usher informs him he is in the wrong seat. Uecker pompously remarks, "I must be in the front row," which became another of his catchphrases. The punch line was that Uecker's seat was actually in the nosebleed section. Since then, the farthest seats from the action in arenas and stadiums have been called "Uecker seats". There is a section of $1 seating called the "Uecker Seats" at Miller Park, which is an obstructed-view area in the deep upper grandstand above home plate where the stadium's roof pivot comes together (in reference to one of his Miller Lite commercials).
• Uecker portrayed Harry Doyle, the broadcaster for the Cleveland Indians, in the Major League film trilogy. In the movies, Uecker's character is known for his witticisms and his tendency to become intoxicated from drinking during losing games. Uecker received the role not because of his broadcasting history with the Brewers but because of his popular Miller Lite commercials.