Bing Crosby
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 3, 1903
- Died
- October 14, 1977 (aged 74)
- Birthplace
- Tacoma, Washington, USA
Biography
Harry Lillis "Bing" Crosby Jr. (May 3, 1903 – October 14, 1977) was an American singer, comedian and actor. The first multimedia star, Crosby was a leader in record sales, radio ratings, and motion picture grosses from 1931 to 1954. His early career coincided with recording innovations that allowed him to develop an intimate singing style that influenced many male singers who followed him, including Perry Como, Frank Sinatra, Dick Haymes, and Dean Martin. Yank magazine said that he was "the person who had done the most for the morale of overseas servicemen" during World War II. In 1948, American polls declared him the "most admired man alive", ahead of Jackie Robinson and Pope Pius XII. Also in 1948, Music Digest estimated that his recordings filled more than half of the 80,000 weekly hours allocated to recorded radio music. Crosby won an Oscar for Best Actor for his role as Father Chuck O'Malley in the 1944 motion picture Going My Way and was nominated for his reprise of the role in The Bells of St. Mary's opposite Ingrid Bergman the next year, becoming the first of six actors to be nominated twice for playing the same character. In 1963, Crosby received the first Grammy Global Achievement Award. He is one of 33 people to have three stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, in the categories of motion pictures, radio, and audio recording. He was also known for his collaborations with longtime friend Bob Hope, starring in the Road to... films from 1940 to 1962. Crosby influenced the development of the postwar recording industry. After seeing a demonstration of a German broadcast quality reel-to-reel tape recorder brought to America by John T. Mullin, he invested $50,000 in a California electronics company called Ampex to build copies. He then convinced ABC to allow him to tape his shows. He became the first performer to pre-record his radio shows and master his commercial recordings onto magnetic tape. Through the medium of recording, he constructed his radio programs with the same directorial tools and craftsmanship (editing, retaking, rehearsal, time shifting) used in motion picture production, a practice that became an industry standard. In addition to his work with early audio tape recording, he helped to finance the development of videotape, bought television stations, bred racehorses, and co-owned the Pittsburgh Pirates baseball team.
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Filmography
Twiggy
Movie · as (archival footage)
I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
Movie · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Rat Pack
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
Movie · as Self - C.K Dexter-Haven (archive footage)
Grace Kelly – Hollywoods tragische Prinzessin
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Dean Martin: King of Cool
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
My Music: A Classic Christmas
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Howard
Movie · as Jeff Peters (archive footage)
This Is Bob Hope...
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Bing Crosby: Rediscovered
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Michael Bublé: Home For The Holidays
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Bing Crosby: The Television Specials Volume 2 – The Christmas Specials
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Best of Johnny Carson
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Tim Conway: Timeless Comedy
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
"All -Singing All-Dancing" Before And After
Movie · as Self - (archive footage)
Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess
Movie · as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Legends
TV · as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep
Legendary Christmas Entertainers
Movie · as Self
'Twas the Night - A Holiday Celebration
Movie · as Self
Bing Crosby: Legends in Concert
Movie · as Self
Parkinson
TV · as Self - Guest / Performer (archive footage) · 1 ep
Biography: Bob Hope: America's Entertainer
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Cole Porter in Hollywood: True Love
Movie · as Self (Archive Footage)
Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.1
Movie · as Narrator / Ichabod Crane / Brom Bones (voice) (archive footage)
Hollywood Ghosts & Gravesites
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Edith Head: The Paramount Years
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The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Musicals of the 40's
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
'White Christmas': A Look Back with Rosemary Clooney
Movie · as Bob Wallace (archive footage) (uncredited)
Television: The First Fifty Years
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Classic Commercials: Volume 3
Movie
A Bing Crosby Christmas
Movie · as Self - Host (archive footage)
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
Movie · as Bob Wallace (archive footage)
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
That's Entertainment! III
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Songs That Won the War
Movie · as Himself (Archive)
Shanks for the Memory
Movie
Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show'
Movie · as Self - Vocalist (archive footage)
A Classic Christmas from The Ed Sullivan Show
Movie · as Self
The Magic of Bing Crosby
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
Movie · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Grace Kelly: The American Princess
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Classic Comedy Teams
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Going Hollywood: The '30s
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Showbiz Goes to War
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Disney's Halloween Treat
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Showbiz Ballyhoo
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Hollywood Clowns
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Bing Crosby: The Christmas Years
Movie · as Himself (archival footage)
The South Bank Show
TV · 1 ep
Halloween Hall o' Fame
Movie · as Narrator/Brom Bones
Bing Crosby's Merrie Olde Christmas
Movie · as Self
Bing Crosby: Live In Mysen, Norway
Movie · as Himself
That's Entertainment, Part II
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It's Showtime
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Hooray for Hollywood
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
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Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television
Movie · as Self
That's Entertainment!
Movie · as Self - Host / Narrator
Dinah!
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Bing Crosby's Sun Valley Christmas Show
Movie
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Cancel My Reservation
Movie · as Himself (uncredited)
The Great Radio Comedians
Movie · as Self
Dr. Cook's Garden
Movie · as Leonard Cook
Bing Crosby and the Sounds of Christmas
Movie · as Himself
The Pearl Bailey Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
V.I.P. Schaukel
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Goldilocks
Movie · as Self / Papa Bear (voice)
Bing Crosby: Cooling It
Movie · as Self
Swing Out, Sweet Land
Movie · as Mark Twain
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Movie Orgy
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell
Movie · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
TV · as Self (uncredited) · 2 eps
The Carol Burnett Show
TV · as Self, Self - Guest / Various Characters · 1 ep
The Danny Thomas Hour
TV · as Charlie Castle · 1 ep
Stagecoach
Movie · as Doc Josiah Boone
Cinerama's Russian Adventure
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
Christmas with Crosby & Kate
Movie · as Himself
Bing Crosby Color Christmas Show
Movie · as Self (host)
Bob Hope Christmas Show
Movie · as Self
Robin and the 7 Hoods
Movie · as Allen A. Dale
The Bing Crosby Show
TV · as Bing Collins · 28 eps
Top of the Pops
TV · as Self (archive footage), Self - Jim Hardy (archive footage) · 2 eps
The Sound of Laughter
Movie · as Bob (Singer in Grocery Store)
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
TV · as George Warren · 1 ep
The Road to Hong Kong
Movie · as Harry Turner
The Bing Crosby Show
Movie · as Himself
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV · as Self · 2 eps
The Merv Griffin Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Big Night Out: The Peggy Lee Show
Movie
The Bing Crosby Show
Movie · as Self
The Grand Olympics
Movie · as Himself
The Mike Douglas Show
TV · as Self, Self (archive footage) · 2 eps
Pepe
Movie · as Bing Crosby
High Time
Movie · as Harvey Howard
Lifetime of Comedy
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Let's Make Love
Movie · as Bing Crosby (uncredited)
Alias Jesse James
Movie · as Bing (uncredited)
Say One for Me
Movie · as Father Conroy
The Frank Sinatra Timex Show
Movie · as Self
The Bell Telephone Hour
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The All-Star Christmas Show
Movie · as Self
Man on Fire
Movie · as Earl Carleton
Happy Holidays with Bing and Frank
Movie · as Self
The Edsel Show
Movie · as Self
Frank Sinatra Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
High Society
Movie · as C. K. Dexter-Haven
Anything Goes
Movie · as Bill Benson
Showdown at Ulcer Gulch
Movie · as Influential Man
High Tor
Movie · as Van Van Dorn
The Phil Silvers Show
TV · as Bing Crosby · 1 ep
The Country Girl
Movie · as Frank Elgin
White Christmas
Movie · as Bob Wallace
The Bing Crosby Show
Movie · as Self
Little Boy Lost
Movie · as Bill Wainright
Scared Stiff
Movie · as Skeleton (uncredited)
Road to Bali
Movie · as George Cochran
Just for You
Movie · as Jordan Blake
Son of Paleface
Movie · as Driver (uncredited)
Off Limits
Movie · as Bing Crosby (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Greatest Show on Earth
Movie · as Spectator (uncredited)
Here Comes the Groom
Movie · as Peter 'Pete' Garvey
Angels in the Outfield
Movie · as Bing Crosby (uncredited)
America Applauds: An Evening for Richard Rodgers
Movie
The Red Skelton Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Mr. Music
Movie · as Paul Merrick
Riding High
Movie · as Dan Brooks
You Can Change The World
Movie · as Self
Screen Actors
Movie · as Self (uncredited)
The Jack Benny Program
TV · as Bing Crosby · 1 ep
The Bob Hope Show
TV · as Self · 2 eps
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
Movie · as Narrator (segment "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow")
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
Movie · as Hank Martin
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Movie · as Narrator
Top o' the Morning
Movie · as Joe Mulqueen
Jolson Sings Again
Movie · as Himself (voice) (uncredited)
Down Memory Lane
Movie · as Bing Crosby
The Emperor Waltz
Movie · as Virgil Smith
The Ed Sullivan Show
TV · as Self · 3 eps
Road to Rio
Movie · as Scat Sweeney
My Favorite Brunette
Movie · as Harry (uncredited)
Variety Girl
Movie · as Bing Crosby
Welcome Stranger
Movie · as Dr. James 'Jim' Pearson
Road to Hollywood
Movie · as Himself
Road to Utopia
Movie · as Duke Johnson
Blue Skies
Movie · as Johnny Adams
The Bells of St. Mary's
Movie · as Father O'Malley
Road to Home
Movie · as Self
Out of This World
Movie · as Herbie Fenton (singing voice) (uncredited)
Duffy's Tavern
Movie · as Bing Crosby
Hollywood Victory Caravan
Movie · as Bing Crosby
The All-Star Bond Rally
Movie · as Self
We've Got Another Bond to Buy
Movie
The Princess and the Pirate
Movie · as Margaret's Sweetheart (uncredited)
Here Come the Waves
Movie · as Johnny Cabot
Going My Way
Movie · as Father Chuck O'Malley
The Road to Victory
Movie · as Bing Crosby (uncredited)
The Shining Future
Movie · as Self
Golden Globe Awards
TV · as Self - Winner · 1 ep
They Got Me Covered
Movie · as Music Box (voice)
Dixie
Movie · as Daniel Decatur Emmett
Show-Business at War
Movie · as Self
Don't Hook Now
Movie · as Self
Road to Morocco
Movie · as Jeff Peters
Holiday Inn
Movie · as Jim Hardy
Star Spangled Rhythm
Movie · as Bing Crosby
My Favorite Blonde
Movie · as Man Outside Union Hall (uncredited)
Road to Zanzibar
Movie · as Chuck
Birth of the Blues
Movie · as Jeff Lambert
Road to Singapore
Movie · as Josh Mallon
If I Had My Way
Movie · as Buzz Blackwell
Rhythm on the River
Movie · as Bob Sommers
Swing with Bing
Movie · as Himself
East Side of Heaven
Movie · as Denny Martin
Paris Honeymoon
Movie · as 'Lucky' Lawton
The Star Maker
Movie · as Larry Earl
Hollywood Handicap
Movie · as Himself
Sing, You Sinners
Movie · as Joe Beebe
Doctor Rhythm
Movie · as Dr. Bill Remsen
Waikiki Wedding
Movie · as Tony Marvin
Double or Nothing
Movie · as 'Lefty' Boylan
Rhythm on the Range
Movie · as Jeff Larabee
Anything Goes
Movie · as Billy Crocker
Pennies from Heaven
Movie · as Larry Poole
Mississippi
Movie · as Tom Grayson
The Big Broadcast of 1936
Movie · as Bing
Two for Tonight
Movie · as Gilbert Gordon
We're Not Dressing
Movie · as Stephen Jones
She Loves Me Not
Movie · as Paul Lawton
Here Is My Heart
Movie · as J. Paul Jones
Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove
Movie · as Self
Hollywood on Parade No. B-4
Movie · as Self
Going Hollywood
Movie · as Bill 'Billy' Williams
Sing, Bing, Sing
Movie · as Bing
College Humor
Movie · as Professor Frederick Danvers
Please
Movie · as Howard Jones
Too Much Harmony
Movie · as Eddie Bronson
Hollywood on Parade No. A-4
Movie · as Self (uncredited)
Hollywood on Parade No. A-2
Movie · as Self
Dream House
Movie · as Bing Fawcett (Plumber)
The Big Broadcast
Movie · as Bing Hornsby
Hollywood on Parade
Movie · as Self
Billboard Girl
Movie · as Bing
Blue of the Night
Movie · as Bing Crosby / Jack Smith
I Surrender Dear
Movie · as Bing Crosby
Confessions of a Co-Ed
Movie · as Bing
One More Chance
Movie · as Bing Bangs
The March of Time
Movie · as Self
Two Plus Fours
Movie · as Bing
Reaching for the Moon
Movie · as Bing
King of Jazz
Movie · as Trio Singer (as The Rhythm Boys)