Bob Crosby
Birthday
1913/08/23
Day of death
1993/03/09 (79 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Spokane, Washington, USA
Also know as
George Robert Crosby
Biography
George Robert Crosby (August 23, 1913 – March 9, 1993) was an American jazz singer and bandleader, best known for his group the Bob-Cats, which formed around 1935. The Bob-Cats were a New Orleans Dixieland-style jazz octet. He was the younger brother of famed singer and actor Bing Crosby. On TV, Bob Crosby guest-starred in The Gisele MacKenzie Show. He was also a regular cast member of The Jack Benny Program, on both radio and television, taking over the role of bandleader after Phil Harris' dep...Read more
Acting
(1943) Thousands Cheer
as Bob Crosby
(1942) Holiday Inn
as Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
(1959) The Five Pennies
as Wil Paradise
(1944) See Here, Private Hargrove
as Bob
(1951) Two Tickets to Broadway
as Himself - Orchestra Leader
(1941) Sis Hopkins
as Jeff Farnsworth
(1941) Let's Make Music
as Bob Crosby
(1938) Paramount Headliner: Bob Crosby and His Orchestra
as Orchestra Leader
(1944) Meet Miss Bobby Socks
as Don Collins
(1953) Road to Bali
as Himself (uncredited)
(1944) Kansas City Kitty
as Jimmy
(1999) Television: The First Fifty Years
as Self (archive footage)
(1941) Rookies on Parade
as Duke Wilson
(1944) The Singing Sheriff
as Bob Richards
(1944) My Gal Loves Music
as Mel Murray
(1934) Rhythm on the Roof
as Bob Crosby
(1956) Jazz Ball
as Self (archive footage)
(1943) Presenting Lily Mars
as Bob Crosby
(1944) Pardon My Rhythm
as Orchestra Leader
(1952) The Greatest Show on Earth
as Spectator
(1943) Reveille with Beverly
as Bob - Bob Crosby and His Orchestra (uncredited)
(1936) Collegiate
as Band Leader
(1962) The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
(1953) The Bob Crosby Show
as ---
(1959) Startime
as ---
(1950) The Bob Hope Show
as Self
(1948) The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
(1950) What's My Line?
as Self - Mystery Guest
(1950) What's My Line?
as Self - Panelist