Acting
Bing Crosby
Harry Lillis "Bing" Crosby Jr. (May 3, 1903 – October 14, 1977) was an American singer, comedian and actor. The first multimedia star, Crosby was a leader in record sales, radio ratings, and motion picture grosses from 1931 to 1954. His early career coincided with recording innovations that allowed him to develop an intimate singing style that influenced many male singers who followed him, including Perry Como, Frank Sinatra, Dick Haymes, and Dean Martin. Yank magazine said that he was "the person who had done the most for the morale of overseas servicemen" during World War II. In 1948, American polls declared him the "most admired man alive", ahead of Jackie Robinson and Pope Pius XII. Also in 1948, Music Digest estimated that his recordings filled more than half of the 80,000 weekly hours allocated to recorded radio music. Crosby won an Oscar for Best Actor for his role as Father Chuck O'Malley in the 1944 motion picture Going My Way and was nominated for his reprise of the role in The Bells of St. Mary's opposite Ingrid Bergman the next year, becoming the first of six actors to be nominated twice for playing the same character. In 1963, Crosby received the first Grammy Global Achievement Award. He is one of 33 people to have three stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, in the categories of motion pictures, radio, and audio recording. He was also known for his collaborations with longtime friend Bob Hope, starring in the Road to... films from 1940 to 1962. Crosby influenced the development of the postwar recording industry. After seeing a demonstration of a German broadcast quality reel-to-reel tape recorder brought to America by John T. Mullin, he invested $50,000 in a California electronics company called Ampex to build copies. He then convinced ABC to allow him to tape his shows. He became the first performer to pre-record his radio shows and master his commercial recordings onto magnetic tape. Through the medium of recording, he constructed his radio programs with the same directorial tools and craftsmanship (editing, retaking, rehearsal, time shifting) used in motion picture production, a practice that became an industry standard. In addition to his work with early audio tape recording, he helped to finance the development of videotape, bought television stations, bred racehorses, and co-owned the Pittsburgh Pirates baseball team.
Filmography
Twiggy
Film · 2025
I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story
Film · 2024
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
Film · 2023
Rat Pack
Film · 2022
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
Film · 2022
Grace Kelly – Hollywoods tragische Prinzessin
Film · 2022
Dean Martin: King of Cool
Film · 2021
My Music: A Classic Christmas
Film · 2019
Howard
Film · 2018
This Is Bob Hope...
Film · 2017
Bing Crosby: Rediscovered
Film · 2014
Michael Bublé: Home For The Holidays
Film · 2012
Bing Crosby: The Television Specials Volume 2 – The Christmas Specials
Film · 2010
The Best of Johnny Carson
Film · 2010
Tim Conway: Timeless Comedy
Film · 2007
"All -Singing All-Dancing" Before And After
Film · 2006
Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess
Film · 2006
Legends
Series · 2006
Legendary Christmas Entertainers
Film · 2005
'Twas the Night - A Holiday Celebration
Film · 2004
Bing Crosby: Legends in Concert
Film · 2004
Parkinson
Series · 2004
Biography: Bob Hope: America's Entertainer
Film · 2003
Cole Porter in Hollywood: True Love
Film · 2003
Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.1
Film · 2003
Hollywood Ghosts & Gravesites
Film · 2003
Edith Head: The Paramount Years
Film · 2002
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1
Film · 2001
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2
Film · 2001
Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel
Film · 2001
Hollywood Musicals of the 40's
Film · 2000
'White Christmas': A Look Back with Rosemary Clooney
Film · 2000
Television: The First Fifty Years
Film · 1999
Classic Commercials: Volume 3
Film · 1998
A Bing Crosby Christmas
Film · 1998
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
Film · 1997
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Film · 1995
That's Entertainment! III
Film · 1994
Songs That Won the War
Film · 1994
Shanks for the Memory
Film · 1994
Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show'
Film · 1992
A Classic Christmas from The Ed Sullivan Show
Film · 1992
The Magic of Bing Crosby
Film · 1991
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
Film · 1990
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
Film · 1988
Grace Kelly: The American Princess
Film · 1987
Classic Comedy Teams
Film · 1986
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
Film · 1985
Going Hollywood: The '30s
Film · 1984
Showbiz Goes to War
Film · 1982
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
Film · 1982
Disney's Halloween Treat
Film · 1982
Showbiz Ballyhoo
Film · 1982
The Hollywood Clowns
Film · 1979
Bing Crosby: The Christmas Years
Film · 1978
The South Bank Show
Series · 1978
Halloween Hall o' Fame
Film · 1977
Bing Crosby's Merrie Olde Christmas
Film · 1977
Bing Crosby: Live In Mysen, Norway
Film · 1977
That's Entertainment, Part II
Film · 1976
It's Showtime
Film · 1976
Hooray for Hollywood
Film · 1976
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
Film · 1976
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Film · 1975
Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television
Film · 1975
That's Entertainment!
Film · 1974
Dinah!
Series · 1974
Bing Crosby's Sun Valley Christmas Show
Film · 1973
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Film · 1972
Cancel My Reservation
Film · 1972
The Great Radio Comedians
Film · 1971
Dr. Cook's Garden
Film · 1971
Bing Crosby and the Sounds of Christmas
Film · 1971
The Pearl Bailey Show
Series · 1971
V.I.P. Schaukel
Series · 1971
Goldilocks
Film · 1970
Bing Crosby: Cooling It
Film · 1970
Swing Out, Sweet Land
Film · 1970
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
Series · 1969
The Movie Orgy
Film · 1968
The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell
Film · 1968
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Series · 1968
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Series · 1968
The Carol Burnett Show
Series · 1967
The Carol Burnett Show
Series · 1967
The Danny Thomas Hour
Series · 1967
Stagecoach
Film · 1966
Cinerama's Russian Adventure
Film · 1966
Christmas with Crosby & Kate
Film · 1966
Bing Crosby Color Christmas Show
Film · 1965
Bob Hope Christmas Show
Film · 1965
Robin and the 7 Hoods
Film · 1964
The Bing Crosby Show
Series · 1964
Top of the Pops
Series · 1964
Top of the Pops
Series · 1964
The Sound of Laughter
Film · 1963
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Series · 1963
The Road to Hong Kong
Film · 1962
The Bing Crosby Show
Film · 1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Series · 1962
The Merv Griffin Show
Series · 1962
Big Night Out: The Peggy Lee Show
Film · 1961
The Bing Crosby Show
Film · 1961
The Grand Olympics
Film · 1961
The Mike Douglas Show
Series · 1961
The Mike Douglas Show
Series · 1961
Pepe
Film · 1960
High Time
Film · 1960
Lifetime of Comedy
Film · 1960
Let's Make Love
Film · 1960
Alias Jesse James
Film · 1959
Say One for Me
Film · 1959
The Frank Sinatra Timex Show
Film · 1959
The Bell Telephone Hour
Series · 1959
The All-Star Christmas Show
Film · 1958
Man on Fire
Film · 1957
Happy Holidays with Bing and Frank
Film · 1957
The Edsel Show
Film · 1957
Frank Sinatra Show
Series · 1957
High Society
Film · 1956
Anything Goes
Film · 1956
Showdown at Ulcer Gulch
Film · 1956
High Tor
Film · 1956
The Phil Silvers Show
Series · 1955
The Country Girl
Film · 1954
White Christmas
Film · 1954
The Bing Crosby Show
Film · 1954
Little Boy Lost
Film · 1953
Scared Stiff
Film · 1953
Road to Bali
Film · 1952
Just for You
Film · 1952
Son of Paleface
Film · 1952
Off Limits
Film · 1952
The Greatest Show on Earth
Film · 1952
Here Comes the Groom
Film · 1951
Angels in the Outfield
Film · 1951
America Applauds: An Evening for Richard Rodgers
Film · 1951
The Red Skelton Show
Series · 1951
Mr. Music
Film · 1950
Riding High
Film · 1950
You Can Change The World
Film · 1950
Screen Actors
Film · 1950
The Jack Benny Program
Series · 1950
The Bob Hope Show
Series · 1950
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
Film · 1949
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
Film · 1949
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Film · 1949
Top o' the Morning
Film · 1949
Jolson Sings Again
Film · 1949
Down Memory Lane
Film · 1949
The Emperor Waltz
Film · 1948
The Ed Sullivan Show
Series · 1948
Road to Rio
Film · 1947
My Favorite Brunette
Film · 1947
Variety Girl
Film · 1947
Welcome Stranger
Film · 1947
Road to Hollywood
Film · 1947
Road to Utopia
Film · 1946
Blue Skies
Film · 1946
The Bells of St. Mary's
Film · 1945
Road to Home
Film · 1945
Out of This World
Film · 1945
Duffy's Tavern
Film · 1945
Hollywood Victory Caravan
Film · 1945
The All-Star Bond Rally
Film · 1945
We've Got Another Bond to Buy
Film · 1945
The Princess and the Pirate
Film · 1944
Here Come the Waves
Film · 1944
Going My Way
Film · 1944
The Road to Victory
Film · 1944
The Shining Future
Film · 1944
Golden Globe Awards
Series · 1944
They Got Me Covered
Film · 1943
Dixie
Film · 1943
Show-Business at War
Film · 1943
Don't Hook Now
Film · 1943
Road to Morocco
Film · 1942
Holiday Inn
Film · 1942
Star Spangled Rhythm
Film · 1942
My Favorite Blonde
Film · 1942
Road to Zanzibar
Film · 1941
Birth of the Blues
Film · 1941
Road to Singapore
Film · 1940
If I Had My Way
Film · 1940
Rhythm on the River
Film · 1940
Swing with Bing
Film · 1940
East Side of Heaven
Film · 1939
Paris Honeymoon
Film · 1939
The Star Maker
Film · 1939
Hollywood Handicap
Film · 1938
Sing, You Sinners
Film · 1938
Doctor Rhythm
Film · 1938
Waikiki Wedding
Film · 1937
Double or Nothing
Film · 1937
Rhythm on the Range
Film · 1936
Anything Goes
Film · 1936
Pennies from Heaven
Film · 1936
Mississippi
Film · 1935
The Big Broadcast of 1936
Film · 1935
Two for Tonight
Film · 1935
We're Not Dressing
Film · 1934
She Loves Me Not
Film · 1934
Here Is My Heart
Film · 1934
Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove
Film · 1934
Hollywood on Parade No. B-4
Film · 1934
Going Hollywood
Film · 1933
Sing, Bing, Sing
Film · 1933
College Humor
Film · 1933
Please
Film · 1933
Too Much Harmony
Film · 1933
Hollywood on Parade No. A-4
Film · 1932
Hollywood on Parade No. A-2
Film · 1932
Dream House
Film · 1932
The Big Broadcast
Film · 1932
Hollywood on Parade
Film · 1932
Billboard Girl
Film · 1932
Blue of the Night
Film · 1931
I Surrender Dear
Film · 1931
Confessions of a Co-Ed
Film · 1931
One More Chance
Film · 1931
The March of Time
Film · 1930
Two Plus Fours
Film · 1930
Reaching for the Moon
Film · 1930
King of Jazz
Film · 1930