Bob Hope
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Sir Bob Hope, KBE, KCSG, KSS (born Leslie Townes Hope; May 29, 1903 – July 27, 2003) was a British-born American comedian and actor who appeared in vaudeville, on Broadway, and in radio, television and movies. He was also noted for his work with the US Armed Forces and his numerous USO shows entertaining American military personnel. Throughout his career, he was honored for his humanitarian work. In 1996, the U.S. Congress honored Bob Hope by declaring him the "first and only honorary veteran of the U.S. armed forces." Bob Hope appeared in or hosted 199 known USO shows. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bob Hope, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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- Born:
- May 29, 1903 In Eltham, London, England, UK
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 187
- First Appeared:
- In the movie Going Spanish 1934-03-01
- Latest Project:
- Movie Kids' TV: The Surprising Story 2022-10-26
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Kids' TV: The Surprising Story | Self (archive footage) | 2022-10-26 |
| Movie | Rat Pack | Self (archive footage) | 2022-01-11 |
| Movie | Boulevard! A Hollywood Story | Self (archive footage) | 2021-08-16 |
| Movie | Howard | Orville 'Turkey' Jackson (archive footage) | 2018-04-22 |
| Movie | This Is Bob Hope... | Self (archive footage) | 2017-12-29 |
| Movie | Bob Hope: Entertaining the Troops | Self | 2016-05-10 |
| Movie | And the Oscar Goes To... | Self (archive footage) | 2014-02-01 |
| Movie | Bing Crosby: Rediscovered | Self (archive footage) | 2014-12-02 |
| Movie | Dalí & Disney: A Date with Destino | Himself (archive footage) | 2010-10-30 |
| Movie | Bing Crosby: The Television Specials Volume 2 – The Christmas Specials | Self | 2010-11-09 |
| Movie | 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year | Self (archive footage) | 2009-07-02 |
| Movie | Johnny Carson Celebrates Christmas | Self | 2008-11-11 |
| Movie | Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History | Unknown | 2008-10-14 |
| Movie | Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer | Self (archive footage) | 2006-01-23 |
| Movie | Judy Garland: By Myself | Self (archive footage) | 2004-02-25 |
| Movie | Los Angeles Plays Itself | Adam J. Niles in Bachelor in Paradise (archive footage) | 2004-07-28 |
| Movie | Bob Hope: The Road to Laughter | Self (archive footage) | 2003-11-11 |
| Movie | Christmas in Hollywood | Self (archive footage) | 2003-11-13 |
| Movie | Edith Head: The Paramount Years | (archive footage) | 2002-11-26 |
| Movie | Buñuel in Hollywood | Self (archive footage) | 2000-02-22 |
| Movie | Hollywood Musicals of the 40's | Self (archive footage) | 2000-09-01 |
| Movie | Television: The First Fifty Years | Self (archive footage) | 1999-01-01 |
| Movie | Behind The Music: The Day The Music Died | Self (archive footage) | 1999-02-03 |
| Movie | The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender | Self (archive footage) | 1997-11-01 |
| Movie | Bob Hope: Laughing With the Presidents | Self - Co-Host | 1996-11-23 |
| Movie | A Century of Cinema | Self | 1994-01-01 |
| Movie | Liberation | Self (archive footage) | 1994-01-01 |
| Movie | That Little Monster | Bob Hope / Bob (uncredited) | 1994-04-19 |
| Movie | Forrest Gump | Self - in Vietnam (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1994-06-23 |
| Movie | That's Entertainment! III | (archive footage) | 1994-07-01 |
| Movie | Bob Hope's Bag Full of Christmas Memories | Self | 1993-12-15 |
| Series | Pebble Mill | Unknown | 1991-10-14 |
| Movie | Bob Hope's Christmas Cheer from Saudi Arabia | Self | 1991-01-12 |
| Movie | Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration | Self | 1990-02-04 |
| Movie | You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story | Self | 1990-07-23 |
| Movie | The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic | Self (archive footage) | 1990-02-20 |
| Series | The Simpsons | Unknown | 1989-12-17 |
| Movie | Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration | Self | 1988-05-27 |
| Movie | Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC | Self | 1988-05-16 |
| Movie | The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind | Self (archive footage) | 1988-10-01 |
| Movie | Bob Hope's Jolly Christmas Show | Self | 1988-12-19 |
| Movie | A Masterpiece of Murder | Dan Dolan | 1986-01-27 |
| Series | The Golden Girls | Himself | 1985-09-14 |
| Movie | Spies Like Us | Self | 1985-12-06 |
| Series | Highway to Heaven | Unknown | 1984-09-19 |
| Movie | It's Ho-Ho Hope's Jolly Christmas Hour | Self - Host | 1984-12-16 |
| Movie | Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1983-02-25 |
| Series | Late Night with David Letterman | Unknown | 1982-02-01 |
| Movie | Lucy Moves to NBC | Self | 1980-02-08 |
| Movie | A Tribute to Dr. Shock | Self (archive footage) | 1980-02-28 |
| Series | Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters | Unknown | 1980-11-18 |
| Movie | Derby Fever USA | Self | 1979-01-01 |
| Movie | The Hollywood Clowns | Self (archive footage) | 1979-03-23 |
| Movie | Leif | Self | 1979-05-18 |
| Movie | The Muppet Movie | Ice Cream Vendor | 1979-06-22 |
| Movie | Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy | Self | 1978-11-22 |
| Series | The Kennedy Center Honors | Unknown | 1978-12-28 |
| Series | Donny & Marie | Unknown | 1976-01-23 |
| Movie | Joys | Self | 1976-03-05 |
| Series | The Captain and Tennille | Unknown | 1976-09-20 |
| Series | The Muppet Show | Unknown | 1976-09-05 |
| Movie | Mitzi & 100 Guys | Self | 1975-03-24 |
| Movie | Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? | Self (archive footage) | 1975-08-06 |
| Movie | Hearts and Minds | Self (archive footage) | 1974-12-20 |
| Movie | Today: While You Were Away (1964-1973 Retrospective) | Commentator | 1973-02-22 |
| Movie | Cancel My Reservation | Dan Bartlett | 1972-09-21 |
| Series | V.I.P. Schaukel | Unknown | 1971-05-09 |
| Movie | The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World | Self | 1971-10-29 |
| Movie | Raquel! | Self | 1970-04-26 |
| Movie | Swing Out, Sweet Land | Self | 1970-01-01 |
| Series | The Odd Couple | Unknown | 1970-09-24 |
| Series | The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour | Unknown | 1969-01-22 |
| Movie | How to Commit Marriage | Frank Benson | 1969-07-07 |
| Series | The Johnny Cash Show | Unknown | 1969-06-07 |
| Series | The Barbara McNair Show | Unknown | 1969-09-13 |
| Movie | Roberta | Huck Haines | 1969-11-06 |
| Movie | Rowan & Martin at the Movies | Self | 1968-01-01 |
| Movie | The Bob Hope Christmas Special: Around the World with the USO | Self | 1968-01-18 |
| Movie | The Dean Martin Christmas Show | Self | 1968-12-19 |
| Movie | The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell | Sgt. Dan O'Farrell | 1968-05-08 |
| Movie | Eight on the Lam | Henry Dimsdale | 1967-04-26 |
| Series | Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In | Unknown | 1967-09-09 |
| Movie | The Oscar | Bob Hope | 1966-03-04 |
| Movie | Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number! | Thomas J. 'Tom' Meade | 1966-06-08 |
| Movie | Not With My Wife, You Don't | Self - USO Christmas Show (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1966-11-02 |
| Movie | I'll Take Sweden | Bob Holcomb | 1965-06-18 |
| Series | Get Smart | Unknown | 1965-09-18 |
| Movie | The Jack Benny Hour | Bob Hope / Marcello | 1965-11-03 |
| Movie | Hollywood My Home Town | 1965-12-31 | |
| Series | The Hollywood Palace | Unknown | 1964-01-04 |
| Movie | A Global Affair | Frank Larrimore | 1964-01-30 |
| Movie | The Lucille Ball Comedy Hour | Bill Blakely | 1964-04-18 |
| Movie | Call Me Bwana | Matt | 1963-06-14 |
| Movie | Critic's Choice | Parker Ballantine | 1963-02-24 |
| Series | Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | Self - Host | 1963-10-04 |
| Movie | Hollywood Without Make-Up | 1963-07-01 | |
| Movie | The Sound of Laughter | Bing Fawcett - Plumber | 1963-12-17 |
| Movie | The Road to Hong Kong | Chester Babcock | 1962-03-29 |
| Series | The Merv Griffin Show | Unknown | 1962-10-01 |
| Series | The Lucy Show | Unknown | 1962-10-01 |
| Series | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Unknown | 1962-10-01 |
| Series | The DuPont Show of the Week | Unknown | 1961-09-17 |
| Movie | The Bing Crosby Show | Self | 1961-12-11 |
| Movie | Bachelor in Paradise | Adam J. Niles | 1961-11-01 |
| Movie | Hedda Hopper's Hollywood | Self | 1960-01-10 |
| Movie | The Facts of Life | Larry Gilbert | 1960-11-14 |
| Movie | Some of Manie's Friends | 1959-03-10 | |
| Movie | Alias Jesse James | Milford Farnsworth | 1959-03-20 |
| Movie | Paris Holiday | Robert Leslie Hunter | 1958-04-05 |
| Series | The Dick Clark Show | Unknown | 1958-02-15 |
| Series | Kraft Music Hall | Unknown | 1958-10-08 |
| Movie | Beau James | Mayor James J. 'Jimmy' Walker | 1957-06-07 |
| Series | The Thin Man | Unknown | 1957-09-20 |
| Series | Frank Sinatra Show | Unknown | 1957-10-18 |
| Movie | Showdown at Ulcer Gulch | Influential Man | 1956-01-01 |
| Movie | That Certain Feeling | Francis X. Dignan | 1956-06-04 |
| Movie | Lucy's Really Lost Moments | Self | 1956-01-01 |
| Movie | The Iron Petticoat | Captain Chuck Lockwood | 1956-09-01 |
| Series | The Steve Allen Show | Unknown | 1956-06-24 |
| Movie | Playing Fields Association: Cricket | Self | 1955-07-29 |
| Series | This Is Your Life | Unknown | 1955-07-29 |
| Series | The Chevy Show | Self | 1955-10-04 |
| Movie | The Seven Little Foys | Eddie Foy | 1955-09-30 |
| Movie | Casanova's Big Night | Pippo Popolino | 1954-04-07 |
| Movie | Road to Bali | Harold Gridley | 1953-01-29 |
| Movie | Here Come the Girls | Stanley Snodgrass | 1953-10-22 |
| Series | The Oscars | Unknown | 1953-03-19 |
| Movie | Scared Stiff | Skeleton (uncredited) | 1953-04-27 |
| Movie | The Greatest Show on Earth | Spectator (uncredited) | 1952-02-16 |
| Movie | Son of Paleface | Peter Potter Jr. | 1952-07-14 |
| Movie | Off Limits | Wally Hogan | 1952-12-30 |
| Series | This Is Your Life | Unknown | 1952-10-01 |
| Movie | The Lemon Drop Kid | Sidney Melbourne (The Lemon Drop Kid) | 1951-04-02 |
| Series | I Love Lucy | Unknown | 1951-10-15 |
| Movie | My Favorite Spy | Peanuts White / Eric Augustine | 1951-12-25 |
| Movie | You Can Change The World | Self | 1950-02-25 |
| Series | The Bob Hope Show | Self - Host | 1950-04-09 |
| Series | The Colgate Comedy Hour | Unknown | 1950-09-10 |
| Movie | Screen Actors | Self (uncredited) | 1950-05-13 |
| Movie | Fancy Pants | Humphrey / Arthur Tyler | 1950-07-19 |
| Movie | Sorrowful Jones | Humphrey "Sorrowful" Jones | 1949-07-04 |
| Movie | The Great Lover | Freddie Hunter | 1949-11-23 |
| Movie | The Paleface | 'Painless' Peter Potter | 1948-12-17 |
| Series | The Ed Sullivan Show | Unknown | 1948-06-20 |
| Movie | My Favorite Brunette | Ronnie Jackson | 1947-03-19 |
| Movie | Variety Girl | Bob Hope | 1947-08-29 |
| Movie | Is Everybody Listening? | Bob Hope - Bob Hope Radio Program | 1947-09-05 |
| Movie | Road to Rio | Hot Lips Barton | 1947-12-25 |
| Movie | Where There's Life | Michael Joseph Valentine | 1947-11-21 |
| Movie | Road to Utopia | Chester Hooton | 1946-02-27 |
| Movie | Monsieur Beaucaire | Monsieur Beaucaire | 1946-09-04 |
| Movie | The All-Star Bond Rally | Self - Host | 1945-05-10 |
| Movie | Road to Home | Self | 1945-07-04 |
| Movie | Story of G.I. Joe | Bob Hope (Voice on Radio Program) (voice) (uncredited) | 1945-07-13 |
| Movie | Hollywood Victory Caravan | Bob Hope | 1945-09-30 |
| Movie | Memo for Joe | Self | 1944-08-10 |
| Movie | The Princess and the Pirate | Sylvester the Great | 1944-11-17 |
| Movie | Strictly G.I. | Self - Master of Ceremonies | 1943-01-01 |
| Movie | A Welcome to Britain | Self (uncredited) | 1943-01-01 |
| Movie | Combat America | Self | 1943-01-01 |
| Movie | Show-Business at War | Self | 1943-05-21 |
| Movie | They Got Me Covered | Robert Kittredge | 1943-03-04 |
| Movie | Let's Face It | Jerry Walker | 1943-08-04 |
| Movie | Star Spangled Rhythm | Bob Hope | 1942-03-05 |
| Movie | Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 4 | Self | 1942-01-01 |
| Movie | Bob's Busy Day | Bob | 1942-06-01 |
| Movie | My Favorite Blonde | Larry Haines | 1942-04-02 |
| Movie | Road to Morocco | Orville Jackson | 1942-11-10 |
| Movie | Road to Zanzibar | Hubert 'Fearless' Frazier | 1941-04-11 |
| Movie | Caught in the Draft | Don Bolton | 1941-07-04 |
| Movie | Nothing But the Truth | Steve Bennett | 1941-10-10 |
| Movie | Louisiana Purchase | Jim Taylor | 1941-12-31 |
| Movie | Road to Singapore | Ace Lannigan | 1940-03-22 |
| Movie | Cavalcade of the Academy Awards | Self - Master of Ceremonies | 1940-07-31 |
| Movie | The Ghost Breakers | Larry Lawrence | 1940-06-21 |
| Movie | Never Say Die | John Kidley | 1939-03-08 |
| Movie | Some Like It Hot | Nicky Nelson | 1939-05-19 |
| Movie | The Cat and the Canary | Wally Campbell | 1939-10-27 |
| Movie | College Swing | Bud Brady | 1938-04-29 |
| Movie | The Big Broadcast of 1938 | Buzz Fielding | 1938-02-11 |
| Movie | Give Me a Sailor | Jim Brewster | 1938-08-19 |
| Movie | Thanks for the Memory | Steve Merrick | 1938-11-11 |
| Movie | The Old Grey Mayor | Bob | 1935-04-06 |
| Movie | Watch the Birdie | Bob | 1935-08-10 |
| Movie | Double Exposure | Photographer / Robert | 1935-11-23 |
| Movie | Going Spanish | Bob | 1934-03-01 |
| Movie | Paree, Paree | Peter | 1934-09-08 |