Bob Talmadge nació el 3 de febrero de 1924 en Los Ángeles, California, EE.UU.. Estuvo casado con Escoleta (Patricia) Marie McGough. Murió el 19 de julio de 2009 en California, Estados Unidos.
He performed in the ballet, "Parade," in the City Center Joffrey Ballet production at the City Center in New York City with Gary Chryst (Chinese Conjuror); Eileen Brady; Gregory Huffman and Donna Cowen (the first native born American played the Little American Girl) in the cast. Erik Satie was composer. Jean Cocteau was writer.