Bob Hope
Birthday
1903/05/29
Day of death
2003/07/27 (100 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Eltham, London, England, UK
Also know as
Leslie Townes Hope
Biography
Leslie Townes "Bob" Hope KBE, KC*SG, KSS (May 29, 1903 – July 27, 2003) was an American comedian, actor, and entertainer. With a career that spanned nearly 80 years, Hope appeared in more than 70 short and feature films—54 in which he starred. These included a series of seven Road to... musical comedy films with Bing Crosby as Hope's top-billed partner. In addition to hosting the Academy Awards show 19 times, more than any other host, Hope appeared in many stage productions and television roles...Read more
Acting
(1975) Mitzi & 100 Guys
as Self
(1985) Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
as Self (archive footage)
(1988) Bob Hope's Jolly Christmas Show
as Self
(1979) The Muppet Movie
as Ice Cream Vendor
(1944) The Princess and the Pirate
as Sylvester the Great
(1952) Son of Paleface
as Peter Potter Jr.
(1942) Road to Morocco
as Orville Jackson
(1962) The Road to Hong Kong
as Chester Babcock
(1941) Road to Zanzibar
as Hubert 'Fearless' Frazier
(1947) Road to Rio
as Hot Lips Barton
(1951) The Lemon Drop Kid
as Sidney Melbourne (The Lemon Drop Kid)
(1985) Spies Like Us
as Self
(1955) The Seven Little Foys
as Eddie Foy
(1978) Pat Boone and Family: A Thanksgiving Special
as Self
(1953) Road to Bali
as Harold Gridley
(1958) Paris Holiday
as Robert Leslie Hunter
(1979) The Hollywood Clowns
as Self (archive footage)
(1956) The Iron Petticoat
as Captain Chuck Lockwood
(1940) Road to Singapore
as Ace Lannigan
(1946) Road to Utopia
as Chester Hooton
(1940) The Ghost Breakers
as Larry Lawrence
(1938) The Big Broadcast of 1938
as Buzz Fielding
(1946) Monsieur Beaucaire
as Monsieur Beaucaire
(1936) Shop Talk
as Robert Hope Jr.
(1991) Bob Hope's Christmas Cheer from Saudi Arabia
as Self
(1968) The Dean Martin Christmas Show
as Self
(1965) I'll Take Sweden
as Bob Holcomb
(1960) The Facts of Life
as Larry Gilbert
(1966) Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number!
as Thomas J. 'Tom' Meade
(1947) Where There's Life
as Michael Joseph Valentine
(1959) Alias Jesse James
as Milford Farnsworth
(1948) The Paleface
as 'Painless' Peter Potter
(1947) My Favorite Brunette
as Ronnie Jackson
(1939) The Cat and the Canary
as Wally Campbell
(2005) Legendary Christmas Entertainers
as Self
(1982) Showbiz Goes to War
as (archive footage)
(1956) Showdown at Ulcer Gulch
as Influential Man
(2004) Los Angeles Plays Itself
as Adam J. Niles in Bachelor in Paradise (archive footage)
(1961) Bachelor in Paradise
as Adam J. Niles
(1983) Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1971) The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World
as Self
(1950) Fancy Pants
as Humphrey / Arthur Tyler
(1966) The Oscar
as Bob Hope
(1978) Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy
as Self
(1949) Sorrowful Jones
as Humphrey "Sorrowful" Jones
(1954) Casanova's Big Night
as Pippo Popolino
(1963) Critic's Choice
as Parker Ballantine
(1971) The Great Radio Comedians
as Self (archive footage)
(1941) Nothing But the Truth
as Steve Bennett
(1942) My Favorite Blonde
as Larry Haines
(1941) Louisiana Purchase
as Jim Taylor
(1957) Beau James
as Mayor James J. 'Jimmy' Walker
(1947) Is Everybody Listening?
as Bob Hope - Bob Hope Radio Program
(1951) My Favorite Spy
as Peanuts White / Eric Augustine
(1993) Bob Hope's Bag Full of Christmas Memories
as Self
(1970) Jack Benny's 20th Anniversary TV Special
as Self
(1968) The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell
as Sgt. Dan O'Farrell
(1963) Call Me Bwana
as Matt
(1941) Caught in the Draft
as Don Bolton
(1942) Star Spangled Rhythm
as Bob Hope
(1972) Hollywood: The Dream Factory
as Self (archive footage)
(1969) How to Commit Marriage
as Frank Benson
(1952) Off Limits
as Wally Hogan
(1943) They Got Me Covered
as Robert Kittredge
(1972) Cancel My Reservation
as Dan Bartlett
(1964) A Global Affair
as Frank Larrimore
(1989) Bob Hope's Love Affair with Lucy
as Self - Host
(1939) Never Say Die
as John Kidley
(1947) Variety Girl
as Bob Hope
(1953) Here Come the Girls
as Stanley Snodgrass
(1938) College Swing
as Bud Brady
(1969) Roberta
as Huck Haines
(1934) Going Spanish
as Bob
(1949) The Great Lover
as Freddie Hunter
(1938) Give Me a Sailor
as Jim Brewster
(1939) Some Like It Hot
as Nicky Nelson
(1956) That Certain Feeling
as Francis X. Dignan
(1973) Ann-Margret: When You're Smiling
as Self
(1996) Bob Hope: Laughing With the Presidents
as Self - Co-Host
(1935) Double Exposure
as Photographer / Robert
(1943) Let's Face It
as Jerry Walker
(1938) Thanks for the Memory
as Steve Merrick
(1945) Road to Home
as Self
(1942) Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 4
as Self
(1935) Watch the Birdie
as Bob
(2022) Kids' TV: The Surprising Story
as Self (archive footage)
(2018) Howard
as Orville 'Turkey' Jackson (archive footage)
(1959) Some of Manie's Friends
as ---
(1988) Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration
as Self
(1974) Hearts and Minds
as Self (archive footage)
(1976) Bob Hope's Comedy Christmas Special
as ---
(2003) Biography: Bob Hope: America's Entertainer
as Self
(1934) Paree, Paree
as Peter
(1981) The George Burns (Early) Early, Early Christmas Special
as Himself
(2022) Rat Pack
as Self (archive footage)
(1990) You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
as Self
(2016) Bob Hope: Entertaining the Troops
as Self
(2002) Edith Head: The Paramount Years
as (archive footage)
(1976) CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years
as Self
(1936) Calling All Tars
as Bobby
(1968) The Bob Hope Christmas Special: Around the World with the USO
as Self
(2006) The Best of Carson, Volume 1
as ---
(1990) Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration
as Self
(2003) Bob Hope: The Road to Laughter
as Self (archive footage)
(2002) Bob Hope and the Road to Success
as Self (archive footage)
(1965) The Jack Benny Hour
as Bob Hope / Marcello
(2002) Entertaining the Troops: Bob Hope & the USO
as Self (archive footage)
(1984) It's Ho-Ho Hope's Jolly Christmas Hour
as Self - Host
(1986) TV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Classic Routines
as Self
(2021) Boulevard! A Hollywood Story
as Self (archive footage)
(1960) Hedda Hopper's Hollywood
as Self
(2003) Christmas in Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
(1999) Television: The First Fifty Years
as Self (archive footage)
(1979) Derby Fever USA
as Self
(1967) Eight on the Lam
as Henry Dimsdale
(1966) Not With My Wife, You Don't
as Self - USO Christmas Show (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1986) Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special
as Self
(1943) Strictly G.I.
as Self - Master of Ceremonies
(1943) A Welcome to Britain
as Self (uncredited)
(2006) Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer
as Self (archive footage)
(1989) Miss Piggy's Hollywood
as Self
(1970) Raquel!
as Self
(1953) Scared Stiff
as Skeleton (uncredited)
(1952) The Greatest Show on Earth
as Spectator (uncredited)
(2008) Johnny Carson Celebrates Christmas
as Self
(1978) NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney
as Self
(1983) George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business
as Self
(1968) Rowan & Martin at the Movies
as Self
(2010) Dalí & Disney: A Date with Destino
as Himself (archive footage)
(1994) That's Entertainment! III
as (archive footage)
(1945) Hollywood Victory Caravan
as Bob Hope
(2010) Bing Crosby: The Television Specials Volume 2 – The Christmas Specials
as Self
(2000) Hollywood Musicals of the 40's
as Self (archive footage)
(1976) Joys
as Self
(1961) The Bing Crosby Show
as Self
(1980) Lucy Moves to NBC
as Self
(2017) This Is Bob Hope...
as Self (archive footage)
(1994) That Little Monster
as Bob Hope / Bob (uncredited)
(1964) The Lucille Ball Comedy Hour
as Bill Blakely
(1943) Show-Business at War
as Self
(1940) Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
as Self - Master of Ceremonies
(2004) Judy Garland: By Myself
as Self (archive footage)
(1975) Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)
(1945) The All-Star Bond Rally
as Self - Host
(1942) Bob's Busy Day
as Bob
(1970) Swing Out, Sweet Land
as Self
(1943) Combat America
as Self
(1950) You Can Change The World
as Self
(1988) The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
as Self (archive footage)
(1944) Memo for Joe
as Self
(1935) The Old Grey Mayor
as Bob
(1986) A Masterpiece of Murder
as Dan Dolan
(1979) Leif
as Self
(1956) Lucy's Really Lost Moments
as Self
(1983) Happy Birthday, Bob!
as Self
(1988) Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
as Self
(1945) Story of G.I. Joe
as Bob Hope (Voice on Radio Program) (voice) (uncredited)
(2009) 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
as Self (archive footage)
(2014) And the Oscar Goes To...
as Self (archive footage)
(1997) The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
as Self (archive footage)
(2014) Bing Crosby: Rediscovered
as Self (archive footage)
(1994) A Century of Cinema
as Self
(1963) The Sound of Laughter
as Bing Fawcett - Plumber
(1990) The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic
as Self (archive footage)
(1999) Behind The Music: The Day The Music Died
as Self (archive footage)
(1973) Today: While You Were Away (1964-1973 Retrospective)
as Commentator
(2001) The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1
as Self (archive footage)
(2001) The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2
as Self (archive footage)
(1950) Screen Actors
as Self (uncredited)
(1998) The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
as Self - Roastee (archive footage)
(1955) Playing Fields Association: Cricket
as Self
(1994) Liberation
as Self (archive footage)
(1982) Let Poland Be Poland
as Self
(1977) The Bob Hope All Star Christmas Comedy Special
as Host / Barf Vader
(1984) Bob Hope's USO Christmas in Beirut
as Self
(1979) Bob Hope on the Road to China
as Self - Host
(1980) A Tribute to Dr. Shock
as Self (archive footage)
(1971) The Bob Hope Christmas Special
as Self
Bob Hope: The Vietnam Years 1964-1972
as Bob Hope
(1989) Bob Hope's Super Bowl Party!
as Self
(1971) Festival at Ford's
as Self
(1970) Honor America Day
as Self
(1977) Ann-Margret: Rhinestone Cowgirl
as Self
(1996) Bob Hope's Bicentennial Star Spangled Spectacular
as Self
(1982) Women I Love: Beautiful But Funny
as Self
(1974) The 1974 Annual Las Vegas Entertainment Awards
as Self - Host
(1973) The Bob Hope Mardi Gras Special
as Self - Host
(1994) Forrest Gump
as Self - in Vietnam (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1975) Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television
as Self
(1994) Shanks for the Memory
as ---
(1965) Bob Hope Christmas Show
as Self
(1956) The Bob Hope Chevy Show
as Himself/Ricky Ricardo
(1966) Murder at N.B.C.
as ---
(1963) A Bob Hope Comedy Special
as Self
(1967) Bob Hope Comedy Special
as ---
(2000) Buñuel in Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
(1989) The Simpsons
as Bob Hope (voice)
(1950) The Colgate Comedy Hour
as Self
(1962) The Lucy Show
as Plumber's Assistant
(1984) Highway to Heaven
as Sycopomp
(1962) The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
(1951) I Love Lucy
as Bob Hope
(1976) Donny & Marie
as Self
(1965) Get Smart
as Room Service Attendant (uncredited)
(1976) The Muppet Show
as Self - Special Guest Star
(1982) Late Night with David Letterman
as Self
(1964) The Hollywood Palace
as Self - Cameo Appearance
(1967) Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
as Self (uncredited)
(1969) The Johnny Cash Show
as Self
(1969) The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
as Self
(1958) Kraft Music Hall
as Self
(1957) The Thin Man
as Self (uncredited)
(1957) Frank Sinatra Show
as Self
(1961) The DuPont Show of the Week
as Self
(1956) The Steve Allen Show
as Self - Guest
(1991) Pebble Mill
as Self
(1969) The Barbara McNair Show
as Self
(1953) The Oscars
as Self
(1980) Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters
as Self
(1978) The Kennedy Center Honors
as Self
(1976) The Captain and Tennille
as Self
(1955) The Chevy Show
as Self
(1958) The Dick Clark Show
as Self
(2016) O.J.: Made in America
as Self (archive footage)
(1963) Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
as Self - Host
(1950) The Jack Benny Program
as Bob Hope
(1950) The Bob Hope Show
as Self - Host
(1959) Startime
as ---
(1974) Dinah!
as Self
(1961) The Mike Douglas Show
as Self - Co-Host
(1967) The Carol Burnett Show
as Self (uncredited)
(1967) The Carol Burnett Show
as Self - Cameo Appearance (uncredited)
(1966) The Pruitts of Southampton
as Library Patron
(1950) The Jack Benny Program
as Self / Clyde
(1957) Tonight Starring Jack Paar
as Self
(1951) The Red Skelton Show
as Self - Cameo
(1950) The Colgate Comedy Hour
as Self - Host
(1961) The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
(1950) Lux Video Theatre
as Self - Lux Video Theatre Guest
(1948) The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
(1950) Lux Video Theatre
as Self - Intermission Guest
(1985) The Golden Girls
as Bob Hope
(1971) V.I.P. Schaukel
as Self
(1972) Midi trente
as Self
(1950) The Jack Benny Program
as Self
(1950) What's My Line?
as Self - Mystery Guest
(1956) Cinépanorama
as Self
(1968) The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest
(1956) Tony Awards
as Self
(1962) The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
(1954) The Wonderful World of Disney
as Self
(1973) The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
as Self
(1955) Screen Director's Playhouse
as Bob Hope (uncredited)
(1989) The Jim Henson Hour
as Himself
(1970) Treffpunkte
as Self
(1971) Great Performances
as Self
(1966) Best of The Dean Martin Variety Show
as ---
(1960) Project XX
as Narrator