While he worked at a library in Nashville, he played Bobby in four of those films and on a Saturday morning kids show.

Bill Byrge, who showed up as the quiet but feisty Bobby on a kids TV show and in four of the goofy Ernest comedies that starred Jim Varney, has died. He was 86. Byrge died Thursday in the ...

The unforgettable Jim Varney made his dream of owning a DeLorean come true by purchasing this timeless classic, a staple in ...

Bill Byrge, who showed up as the quiet but feisty Bobby on a kids TV show and in four of the goofy Ernest comedies that starred Jim Varney, has died. He was 86. Byrge died Thursday in the Nashville ...

Ernest movies fan-favorite Bill Byrge has died. The librarian-turned-actor’s cousin Sharon Chapman shared the news on ...

Bill Byrge, an actor who appeared in many of the “Ernest” comedy films as “Bobby,” died on Thursday at the age of 92 in ...

He was the ‘Bobby’ character in several Ernest movies with Jim Varney. I always teased him ... 1988 film “Ernest Saves Christmas” and TV show, “Hey, Vern, It’s Ernest!,” ...

"He was a beautiful soul who made people laugh without even trying," his cousin, Sharon Chapman, wrote on Facebook.