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:
- 133
- First Appeared:
- In the movie Going Spanish 1934-03-01
- Latest Project:
- Movie Rat Pack 2022-01-11
Known For
Filmography
| 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 | Bing Crosby: Rediscovered | Self (archive footage) | 2014-12-02 |
| Movie | And the Oscar Goes To... | Self (archive footage) | 2014-02-01 |
| 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 | Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History | 2008-10-14 | |
| Movie | The Best of Carson, Volume 1 | 2006-11-07 | |
| Movie | Judy Garland: By Myself | Self (archive footage) | 2004-02-25 |
| 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 | Hollywood Musicals of the 40's | Self (archive footage) | 2000-09-01 |
| 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 | That Little Monster | Bob Hope / Bob (uncredited) | 1994-04-19 |
| Movie | Liberation | Self (archive footage) | 1994-01-01 |
| Movie | Forrest Gump | Self - in Vietnam (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1994-06-23 |
| Movie | That's Entertainment! III | (archive footage) | 1994-07-01 |
| Movie | Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration | Self | 1990-02-04 |
| Movie | The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic | Self (archive footage) | 1990-02-20 |
| Movie | Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC | Self | 1988-05-16 |
| Movie | Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration | 1988-05-27 | |
| Movie | Bob Hope's Jolly Christmas Show | Self | 1988-12-19 |
| Movie | The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind | Self (archive footage) | 1988-10-01 |
| Movie | A Masterpiece of Murder | Dan Dolan | 1986-01-27 |
| Movie | Spies Like Us | Self | 1985-12-06 |
| 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 |
| Movie | Lucy Moves to NBC | Self | 1980-02-08 |
| Movie | A Tribute to Dr. Shock | Self (archive footage) | 1980-02-28 |
| Movie | Bob Hope on the Road to China | Self - Host | 1979-09-16 |
| Movie | The Hollywood Clowns | Self (archive footage) | 1979-03-23 |
| Movie | The Muppet Movie | Ice Cream Vendor | 1979-06-22 |
| Movie | Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy | Self | 1978-11-22 |
| Movie | The Bob Hope All Star Christmas Comedy Special | Host / Barf Vader | 1977-12-19 |
| Movie | Joys | Self | 1976-03-05 |
| 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 | Hollywood: The Dream Factory | Self (archive footage) | 1972-01-10 |
| Movie | Cancel My Reservation | Dan Bartlett | 1972-09-21 |
| Movie | The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World | Self | 1971-10-29 |
| Movie | Swing Out, Sweet Land | Self | 1970-01-01 |
| Movie | Raquel! | Self | 1970-04-26 |
| Movie | How to Commit Marriage | Frank Benson | 1969-07-07 |
| Movie | Rowan & Martin at the Movies | Self | 1968-01-01 |
| Movie | The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell | Sgt. Dan O'Farrell | 1968-05-08 |
| Movie | The Dean Martin Christmas Show | Self | 1968-12-19 |
| Movie | Eight on the Lam | Henry Dimsdale | 1967-04-26 |
| 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 |
| Movie | Hollywood My Home Town | Self (archive footage) | 1965-12-31 |
| Movie | The Jack Benny Hour | Bob Hope / Marcello | 1965-11-03 |
| Movie | A Global Affair | Frank Larrimore | 1964-01-30 |
| Movie | The Lucille Ball Comedy Hour | Bill Blakely | 1964-04-18 |
| Movie | Critic's Choice | Parker Ballantine | 1963-02-24 |
| Movie | Call Me Bwana | Matt | 1963-06-14 |
| Series | Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | Self - Host | 1963-10-04 |
| Movie | Hollywood Without Make-Up | Self (archive footage) | 1963-07-01 |
| Movie | The Road to Hong Kong | Chester Babcock | 1962-03-29 |
| 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 | Alias Jesse James | Milford Farnsworth | 1959-03-20 |
| Movie | Paris Holiday | Robert Leslie Hunter | 1958-04-05 |
| Movie | Beau James | Mayor James J. 'Jimmy' Walker | 1957-06-07 |
| Movie | That Certain Feeling | Francis X. Dignan | 1956-06-04 |
| Movie | The Iron Petticoat | Captain Chuck Lockwood | 1956-09-01 |
| Movie | Playing Fields Association: Cricket | Self | 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 | Scared Stiff | Skeleton (uncredited) | 1953-04-27 |
| Movie | Here Come the Girls | Stanley Snodgrass | 1953-10-22 |
| 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 |
| Movie | The Lemon Drop Kid | Sidney Melbourne (The Lemon Drop Kid) | 1951-04-02 |
| 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 |
| Movie | Fancy Pants | Humphrey / Arthur Tyler | 1950-07-19 |
| Movie | Screen Actors | Self (uncredited) | 1950-05-13 |
| 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 |
| Movie | Variety Girl | Bob Hope | 1947-08-29 |
| Movie | My Favorite Brunette | Ronnie Jackson | 1947-03-19 |
| Movie | Is Everybody Listening? | Bob Hope - Bob Hope Radio Program | 1947-09-05 |
| Movie | Where There's Life | Michael Joseph Valentine | 1947-11-21 |
| Movie | Road to Rio | Hot Lips Barton | 1947-12-25 |
| Movie | Road to Utopia | Chester Hooton | 1946-02-27 |
| Movie | Monsieur Beaucaire | Monsieur Beaucaire | 1946-09-04 |
| Movie | Hollywood Victory Caravan | Bob Hope | 1945-09-30 |
| Movie | The All-Star Bond Rally | Self - Host | 1945-05-10 |
| Movie | Story of G.I. Joe | Bob Hope (Voice on Radio Program) (voice) (uncredited) | 1945-07-13 |
| Movie | Memo for Joe | Self | 1944-08-10 |
| Movie | The Princess and the Pirate | Sylvester the Great | 1944-11-17 |
| Movie | A Welcome to Britain | Self (uncredited) | 1943-01-01 |
| Movie | Strictly G.I. | Self - Master of Ceremonies | 1943-01-01 |
| Movie | They Got Me Covered | Robert Kittredge | 1943-03-04 |
| Movie | Let's Face It | Jerry Walker | 1943-08-04 |
| Movie | Show-Business at War | Self | 1943-05-21 |
| Movie | Star Spangled Rhythm | Bob Hope | 1942-03-05 |
| Movie | My Favorite Blonde | Larry Haines | 1942-04-02 |
| Movie | Bob's Busy Day | Bob | 1942-06-01 |
| 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 | The Ghost Breakers | Larry Lawrence | 1940-06-21 |
| Movie | Cavalcade of the Academy Awards | Self - Master of Ceremonies | 1940-07-31 |
| Movie | Never Say Die | John Kidley | 1939-03-08 |
| Movie | The Cat and the Canary | Wally Campbell | 1939-10-27 |
| Movie | Some Like It Hot | Nicky Nelson | 1939-05-19 |
| Movie | The Big Broadcast of 1938 | Buzz Fielding | 1938-02-11 |
| Movie | College Swing | Bud Brady | 1938-04-29 |
| Movie | Thanks for the Memory | Steve Merrick | 1938-11-11 |
| Movie | Give Me a Sailor | Jim Brewster | 1938-08-19 |
| 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 |