Bob 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 and wrote 14 books. The song "Thanks for the Memory" was his signature tune. Hope was born in the Eltham district of southeast London. He arrived in the United States with his family at the age of four, and grew up near Cleveland, Ohio. After a brief stint in the late 1910s as a boxer, Hope began his career in show business in the early 1920s, initially as a comedian and dancer on the vaudeville circuit, before acting on Broadway. Hope began appearing on radio and in films starting in 1934. He was praised for his comedic timing, specializing in one-liners and rapid-fire delivery of jokes that were often self-deprecating. He helped establish modern American stand-up comedy. Between 1941 and 1991, Hope made 57 tours for the United Service Organizations (USO), entertaining active duty U.S. military personnel around the world. In 1997, the United States Congress passed a bill that made Hope an honorary veteran of the U.S. Armed Forces. Hope appeared in numerous television specials for NBC during his career and was one of the first users of cue cards. Hope retired from public life in 1998 and died on July 27, 2003, at the age of 100. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bob Hope, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
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Mitzi & 100 Guys
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
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Bob Hope's Jolly Christmas Show
Ice Cream Vendor
The Muppet Movie
Sylvester the Great
The Princess and the Pirate
Peter Potter Jr.
Son of Paleface
Chester Babcock
The Road to Hong Kong
Orville Jackson
Road to Morocco
Hubert 'Fearless' Frazier
Road to Zanzibar
Hot Lips Barton
Road to Rio
Sidney Melbourne (The Lemon Drop Kid)
The Lemon Drop Kid
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Spies Like Us
Eddie Foy
The Seven Little Foys
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Pat Boone and Family: A Thanksgiving Special
Harold Gridley
Road to Bali
Robert Leslie Hunter
Paris Holiday
Self (archive footage)
The Hollywood Clowns
Captain Chuck Lockwood
The Iron Petticoat
Ace Lannigan
Road to Singapore
Chester Hooton
Road to Utopia
Larry Lawrence
The Ghost Breakers
Buzz Fielding
The Big Broadcast of 1938
Monsieur Beaucaire
Monsieur Beaucaire
Robert Hope Jr.
Shop Talk
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Bob Hope's Christmas Cheer from Saudi Arabia
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The Dean Martin Christmas Show
Thomas J. 'Tom' Meade
Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number!
Larry Gilbert
The Facts of Life
Bob Holcomb
I'll Take Sweden
Michael Joseph Valentine
Where There's Life
Milford Farnsworth
Alias Jesse James
'Painless' Peter Potter
The Paleface
Ronnie Jackson
My Favorite Brunette
Wally Campbell
The Cat and the Canary
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Legendary Christmas Entertainers
(archive footage)
Showbiz Goes to War
Influential Man
Showdown at Ulcer Gulch
Adam J. Niles in Bachelor in Paradise (archive footage)
Los Angeles Plays Itself
Adam J. Niles
Bachelor in Paradise
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
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The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World
Humphrey / Arthur Tyler
Fancy Pants
Bob Hope
The Oscar
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Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy
Humphrey "Sorrowful" Jones
Sorrowful Jones
Pippo Popolino
Casanova's Big Night
Parker Ballantine
Critic's Choice
Self (archive footage)
The Great Radio Comedians
Steve Bennett
Nothing But the Truth
Larry Haines
My Favorite Blonde
Jim Taylor
Louisiana Purchase
Mayor James J. 'Jimmy' Walker
Beau James
Bob Hope - Bob Hope Radio Program
Is Everybody Listening?
Peanuts White / Eric Augustine
My Favorite Spy
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Bob Hope's Bag Full of Christmas Memories
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Jack Benny's 20th Anniversary TV Special
Sgt. Dan O'Farrell
The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell
Matt
Call Me Bwana
Don Bolton
Caught in the Draft
Bob Hope
Star Spangled Rhythm
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Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Frank Benson
How to Commit Marriage
Wally Hogan
Off Limits
Robert Kittredge
They Got Me Covered
Dan Bartlett
Cancel My Reservation
Frank Larrimore
A Global Affair
Self - Host
Bob Hope's Love Affair with Lucy
John Kidley
Never Say Die
Bob Hope
Variety Girl
Stanley Snodgrass
Here Come the Girls
Bud Brady
College Swing
Huck Haines
Roberta
Bob
Going Spanish
Freddie Hunter
The Great Lover
Jim Brewster
Give Me a Sailor
Nicky Nelson
Some Like It Hot
Francis X. Dignan
That Certain Feeling
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Ann-Margret: When You're Smiling
Self - Co-Host
Bob Hope: Laughing With the Presidents
Photographer / Robert
Double Exposure
Jerry Walker
Let's Face It
Steve Merrick
Thanks for the Memory
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Road to Home
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Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 4
Bob
Watch the Birdie
Self (archive footage)
Kids' TV: The Surprising Story
Orville 'Turkey' Jackson (archive footage)
Howard
Some of Manie's Friends
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Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration
Self (archive footage)
Hearts and Minds
Bob Hope's Comedy Christmas Special
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Biography: Bob Hope: America's Entertainer
Peter
Paree, Paree
Himself
The George Burns (Early) Early, Early Christmas Special
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Rat Pack
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You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
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Bob Hope: Entertaining the Troops
(archive footage)
Edith Head: The Paramount Years
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CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years
Bobby
Calling All Tars
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The Bob Hope Christmas Special: Around the World with the USO
The Best of Carson, Volume 1
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Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration
Self (archive footage)
Bob Hope: The Road to Laughter
Self (archive footage)
Bob Hope and the Road to Success
Bob Hope / Marcello
The Jack Benny Hour
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Entertaining the Troops: Bob Hope & the USO
Self - Host
It's Ho-Ho Hope's Jolly Christmas Hour
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TV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Classic Routines
Self (archive footage)
Boulevard! A Hollywood Story
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Hedda Hopper's Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
Christmas in Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
Television: The First Fifty Years
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Derby Fever USA
Henry Dimsdale
Eight on the Lam
Self - USO Christmas Show (archive footage) (uncredited)
Not With My Wife, You Don't!
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Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special
Self - Master of Ceremonies
Strictly G.I.
Self (uncredited)
A Welcome to Britain
Self (archive footage)
Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer
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Miss Piggy's Hollywood
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Raquel!
Skeleton (uncredited)
Scared Stiff
Spectator (uncredited)
The Greatest Show on Earth
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Johnny Carson Celebrates Christmas
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NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney
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George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business
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Rowan & Martin at the Movies
Himself (archive footage)
Dalí & Disney: A Date with Destino
(archive footage)
That's Entertainment! III
Bob Hope
Hollywood Victory Caravan
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Bing Crosby: The Television Specials Volume 2 – The Christmas Specials
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Musicals of the 40's
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Joys
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The Bing Crosby Show
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Lucy Moves to NBC
Self (archive footage)
This Is Bob Hope...
Bob Hope / Bob (uncredited)
That Little Monster
Bill Blakely
The Lucille Ball Comedy Hour
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Show-Business at War
Self (archive footage)
Judy Garland: By Myself
Self - Master of Ceremonies
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
Self (archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Self - Host
The All-Star Bond Rally
Bob
Bob's Busy Day
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Swing Out, Sweet Land
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Combat America
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You Can Change The World
Self (archive footage)
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
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Memo for Joe
Bob
The Old Grey Mayor
Dan Dolan
A Masterpiece of Murder
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Leif
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Lucy's Really Lost Moments
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Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
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Happy Birthday, Bob!
Bob Hope (Voice on Radio Program) (voice) (uncredited)
Story of G.I. Joe
Self (archive footage)
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
Self (archive footage)
And the Oscar Goes To...
Self (archive footage)
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
Self (archive footage)
Bing Crosby: Rediscovered
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A Century of Cinema
Bing Fawcett - Plumber
The Sound of Laughter
Self (archive footage)
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic
Self (archive footage)
Behind The Music: The Day The Music Died
Commentator
Today: While You Were Away (1964-1973 Retrospective)
Self (archive footage)
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1
Self (archive footage)
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2
Self (uncredited)
Screen Actors
Self - Roastee (archive footage)
The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
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Playing Fields Association: Cricket
Self (archive footage)
Liberation
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Let Poland Be Poland
Host / Barf Vader
The Bob Hope All Star Christmas Comedy Special
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Bob Hope's USO Christmas in Beirut
Self - Host
Bob Hope on the Road to China
Self (archive footage)
A Tribute to Dr. Shock
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The Bob Hope Christmas Special
Bob Hope
Bob Hope: The Vietnam Years 1964-1972
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Bob Hope's Super Bowl Party!
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Festival at Ford's
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Honor America Day
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Ann-Margret: Rhinestone Cowgirl
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Bob Hope's Bicentennial Star Spangled Spectacular
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Women I Love: Beautiful But Funny
Self - Host
The 1974 Annual Las Vegas Entertainment Awards
Self - Host
The Bob Hope Mardi Gras Special
Self - in Vietnam (archive footage) (uncredited)
Forrest Gump
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Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television
Shanks for the Memory
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Bob Hope Christmas Show
Himself/Ricky Ricardo
The Bob Hope Chevy Show
Murder at N.B.C.
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A Bob Hope Comedy Special
Bob Hope Comedy Special
Self (archive footage)
Buñuel en Hollywood
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Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
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Mickey's 50
Self (Archival Footage)
Hidden Hollywood II: More Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Vaults
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Stars and Stripes: Hollywood and World War II
Pioneers of Primetime
The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team
The Best of Johnny Carson
Bob Hope (uncredited)
The Silent Partner
Self (archive footage)
Sally
The All-Star Christmas Show
Self - Narrator
Project XX: The Story of Will Rogers
Dors: The Other Diana
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
208
Gender
Male
Birthday
1903-05-29
Place of Birth
Eltham, London, England, UK
Also Known As
Leslie Townes Hope