Bob Elkins (August 15, 1932[1] – April 27, 2022)[2] was an American character actor who appeared in movies, plays and television productions.
Bob Elkins believed that the lack of communication with his father influenced his acting abilities, although he would not realize it for many years.
Devastated and confused, the younger Elkins rebelled by skipping school and dabbling in petty crime, including working as a collector for a bookie.
After four years of service as a petty officer, Elkins received an honorable discharge and returned home to the Cincinnati area.
In 1980, he landed his first role in a major motion picture, playing Bobby Day the DJ in the Academy Award-winning Coal Miner's Daughter, starring Sissy Spacek and Tommy Lee Jones.