- Bob Holiday was the eldest surviving Superman. He played the Man of Steel more times than any other actor: 19 previews and 129 performances on Broadway in 1966, plus revivals in both St. Louis and Kansas City, Missouri in 1967.
- When he auditioned for It's A Bird...It's A Plane...It's Superman! on Broadway his was the first actor seen and was chosen on the spot. The producers saw a number of other actors as a courtesy but at the end of day hired Holiday.
- He regularly invited crowds of children backstage during the run of It's A Bird...It's A Plane...It's Superman! so they could meet him in character.
- During the run of It's A Bird...It's A Plane...It's Superman! he fell one night when the shackle attached to his harness broke. He dropped six feet to the ground, bounced back up, turned to the audience, and said, 'That would have hurt any mortal man!'" The crowd erupted into a standing ovation.
- Was originally cast as Mike Brady in The Brady Bunch, but before filming began, the role was given to a Robert Reed.
- Toured in "Mame" with Anne Miller in 1970.
- After his acting career began drying up he became a premier home developer in the Lake Wallenpaupack Area of Pennsylvania, starting his Hawley, PA based company Bob Holiday Homes in 1975.
- Graduated from Washington Heights High School in 1950.
- Co-authored his autobiography "Superman on Broadway" with Chuck Harter.
- Served in the US Army during the Korean War.
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