The man who put together the smash hit TV series Cheer has died at the age of 85.

Bob Broder was the agent who packaged the show which starred Ted Danson, Woody Harrelson and Kirstie Alley. It aired from 1982 until 1993.

Broder died on September 23 from cancer surrounded by family. 

The agent was best known for working at the companies BWCS and then ICM.

He also represented and packaged such series as Frasier, Dharma & Greg, The X-Files, The King Of Queens, Touched By An Angel, Two And A Half Men, The Big Bang Theory, Mike & Molly and Modern Family.

And he was still working with producer Chuck Lorre right up until his passing this week. One of his last shows was Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage.

The man who put together the smash hit TV series Cheer has died at the age of 85. Seen in 2003 in Beverly Hills

Bob Broder was the agent who packaged the show which starred Ted Danson, Woody Harrelson and Rhea Perlman

Broder was most closely linked to Cheers, a sitcom that takes place in a bar that is owned by Sam Malone, a former relief pitcher for the Boston Red Sox. 

He represented its three creators, brothers Glen and Les Charles and director-producer James Burrows. 

Broder was treated like ‘the mayor of Cheers’ when he visited the set, Deadline claimed.

Broder even had a cameo on the show as the guy knocking on the Cheers bar door in the final seconds of the series finale.

He also worked with sitcom writer David Lloyd and his son, Modern Family co-creator Christopher Lloyd. 

‘He elevated the idea of what it means to be an agent,’ Ted Chervin said. 

‘He operated at a level of such sophistication and complexity and authority that he really changed the game. 

 Broder, actor John Ratzenberger and actress Rhea Perlman attend the Los Angeles Free Clinic’s 27th Annual Benefit in Beverly Hills in 2003

Broder with Frasier actor David Hyde Pierce in 2003

Broder worked on the Charlie Sheen show Two And A Half Men; Charlie’s ex-wife Denise Richards also popped up on the series as Lisa; seen September 2 in Hollywood

‘He had a real statesman-like quality to him in the way he led the agency, and the way he managed his clients, and the way he interacted with the rest of the community. And, through all of that, he inspired a lot of people, including Chris [Silbermann] and me.’ 

Broder co-founded the Broder Kurland Agency in 1978. 

Also at the literary agency were Elliot Webb, Beth Uffner, Chervin and Silbermann as partners.

In 2006, the company was acquired by ICM.

‘Even now, when people refer to the agency, they just call it Broder, and that might be because his name came first on the letterhead, but I think it’s also because he really was the figure most centrally identified with that agency, he was the soul of that agency,’ Chervin said. 

‘And that agency had an incredible culture of both strong individuality but also of collaboration.’