 In the 80s, his gentle humor landed him in quiet Vermont as an innkeeper for eight happy seasons. Surprisingly, though, he never won an Emmy for those shows. Took him two more decades, in fact, to finally win at the age of 84. Ah, Bob Newhart! For his recurring role on the Big Bang Theory. I mean, I'm an 83-year-old man who has potatoes in his suitcase.