Sam Whiting April 15, 2021Updated: April 16, 2021, 12:50 am
Bill Bonham was a pitchman for Round Table Pizza. Photo: Round Table Pizza
Improv artist Bill Bonham had a stage presence that stood out for the very reason that he did not stand out.
Soft-faced, balding and paunchy, Bonham was also sneaky funny. He took this combination to the stage as an unglued Chicago Cubs fan in the play “Bleacher Bums” and took it to the small screen as pitchman for Round Table Pizza, founded by Bay Area native William R. Larson. Bonham made the pizza commercials into goofy skits and gained broad exposure during the 1985 Super Bowl when the San Francisco 49ers defeated the Miami Dolphins.