---
name: "Bob Nickman"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/bob-nickman"
fi1m_id: "bob-nickman"
imdb_id: "nm0630070"
tmdb_id: 1213107
wikidata_id: "Q4933517"
roles: ["Writer"]
born: "1 January 1901"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 86
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-17T17:29:53.336890+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Bob Nickman

## Identity

Bob Nickman

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/bob-nickman
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** bob-nickman
- **IMDb ID:** nm0630070
- **TMDB ID:** 1213107
- **Wikidata ID:** Q4933517
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Nickman, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4933517, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0630070/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1213107

Writer. Born 1 January 1901 in Cleveland, Ohio.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 1 January 1901, Cleveland, Ohio
- **Active:** 1988–1999
- **Average Fi1m score:** 86, as writer, over 2 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 84 (1), 1990s 88 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Nickman, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4933517, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0630070/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1213107

## Streaming the US now

- **Paramount+:** [*Freaks and Geeks*](https://film.one/tv/freaks-and-geeks.md) (88)
- **Peacock:** [*Roseanne*](https://film.one/tv/roseanne.md) (84)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Bob Nickman is an American comedian, actor, television writer and producer. A native of Cleveland, Ohio, he performed stand-up comedy for much of the 1980s before moving into television.

His writing credits include episodes of *Roseanne* (1995–1997), *The Drew Carey Show* (1997–1998), *Mad About You* (1999), *Freaks and Geeks* (1999–2000), *According to Jim* (2002–2006), *Big Day* (2007), *Rita Rocks* (2008–2009), *Maron* (2016) and *Stan Against Evil* (2017). He also served in producing roles on several of these series, including as supervising producer on *Freaks and Geeks* and executive producer on *According to Jim*.

Nickman appeared as an actor in four episodes of *Roseanne* (1994–1995), an episode of *Designing Women* (1990), and the films *Shakes the Clown* (1991) and *Crossing the Bridge* (1992).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Freaks and Geeks* (1999), Fi1m 88, Supervising Producer, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/freaks-and-geeks.md)
- *Roseanne* (1988), Fi1m 84, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/roseanne.md)

## Complete filmography (11)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Maron* (2013), series, Writer
- *Rita Rocks* (2008), series, Writer
- *Big Day* (2006), series, Writer
- *According to Jim* (2001), series, Writer, Producer
- *Normal, Ohio* (2000), series, Writer
- *Freaks and Geeks* (1999), series, Writer, Supervising Producer — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/freaks-and-geeks.md)
- *The Drew Carey Show* (1995), series, Writer
- *Mad About You* (1992), series, Writer
- *Crossing the Bridge* (1992), as Baldy
- *Shakes the Clown* (1991), as Gas Station Owner
- *Roseanne* (1988), series, Writer — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/roseanne.md)

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