‘Mr. Belvedere cast pays tribute to Bob Uecker after his death

On January 17, 2025By Littum

For many in Milwaukee and Wisconsin, Bob Uecker was the iconic voice of Milwaukee Brewers baseball for generations.

For others, like Tracy Tofte (Wells), he was her second father.

Uecker played his father George Owens in the family sitcom, “Mr. Belvedere”, a show that aired on ABC in the mid to late 1980s.

Tofte, who played Heather Owens on “Mr. Belvedere,” was “absolutely heartbroken” when he learned Uecker died Thursday.

She posted a lengthy tribute to her TV dad and even noted a personal experience she had with Uecker last month at his home in Menomonee Falls.

“I knew he was sick, which made the visit even more important to me,” Tofte wrote. “Even with a walker and on paid medication, he made jokes and made me laugh.”

Making people laugh, she said, is what Uecker did all the time while on the show back in the 1980s. He hadn’t changed.

“I will always cherish the memories of Mr. Belvedere — there were so many,” Tofte wrote. “Bob was the glue that held us together and kept us grounded. He never took anything too seriously and his #1 goal was always to make us laugh.”

She recalled days spent on his boat on Lake Michigan, as so many others have, or seeing him at the ballpark, whether in Los Angeles or Milwaukee.

“Bob had a rare gift for making everyone feel special,” Tofte wrote. “He appreciated everyone – regardless of their status. He was a really good person, inside and out.”

One of his other TV kids also remembered Uecker.

“90 years and still gone too soon,” Brice Beckham, who played Uecker’s youngest son on the show, Wesley, wrote on Instagram. along with a series of images representing Uecker’s well-traveled life. “Bob Uecker was one of a kind, the only person I know who had, not one, but two statues dedicated in his honor.

“He never failed to make us laugh and I count myself lucky to have called him ‘Dad’ for those five formative years. We will miss him as he takes his ‘front row’ seat.”

Bob Uecker and ‘Mr. Belvedere’s cast