Bing Crosby
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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.
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- 2025 · Twiggy as (archival footage)
- 2024 · I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story as Self (archive footage)
- 2023 · Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2022 · Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues as Self - C.K Dexter-Haven (archive footage)
- 2022 · Grace Kelly – Hollywoods tragische Prinzessin as Self (archive footage)
- 2022 · Rat Pack as Self (archive footage)
- 2021 · Dean Martin: King of Cool as Self (archive footage)
- 2019 · My Music: A Classic Christmas as Self (archive footage)
- 2018 · Howard as Jeff Peters (archive footage)
- 2017 · This Is Bob Hope... as Self (archive footage)
- 2014 · Bing Crosby: Rediscovered as Self (archive footage)
- 2014 · And the Oscar Goes To... as Self (archive footage)
- 2010 · Bing Crosby: The Television Specials Volume 2 – The Christmas Specials as Self
- 2007 · Tim Conway: Timeless Comedy as Self
- 2006 · Legends as Self (archive footage)
- 2006 · "All -Singing All-Dancing" Before And After as Archive Footage
- 2006 · Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess as Self - Actor (archive footage)
- 2005 · Legendary Christmas Entertainers as Self
- 2004 · 'Twas the Night - A Holiday Celebration as Self
- 2004 · Bing Crosby: Legends in Concert as Self
- 2003 · Cole Porter in Hollywood: True Love as Self (Archive Footage)
- 2003 · Biography: Bob Hope: America's Entertainer as Self (archive footage)
- 2003 · Hollywood Ghosts & Gravesites as (archive footage)
- 2003 · Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.1 as Narrator / Ichabod Crane / Brom Bones (voice) (archive footage)
- 2002 · Edith Head: The Paramount Years as (archive footage)
- 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)
- 2000 · 'White Christmas': A Look Back with Rosemary Clooney as Bob Wallace (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2000 · Hollywood Musicals of the 40's as Self (archive footage)
- 1999 · Television: The First Fifty Years as Self (archive footage)
- 1998 · Classic Commercials: Volume 3 as
- 1998 · A Bing Crosby Christmas as Self - Host (archive footage)
- 1997 · Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas as Bob Wallace (archive footage)
- 1994 · That's Entertainment! III as (archive footage)
- 1994 · Shanks for the Memory as
- 1994 · Songs That Won the War as Himself (Archive)
- 1992 · Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show' as Self - Vocalist (archive footage)
- 1991 · The Magic of Bing Crosby as Self (archive footage)
- 1990 · You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story as Self (archive footage)
- 1988 · Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC as Self (archive footage)
- 1987 · Grace Kelly: The American Princess as Self (archive footage)
- 1985 · Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers as Self (archive footage)
- 1984 · Going Hollywood: The '30s as (archive footage)
- 1982 · Showbiz Goes to War as (archive footage)
- 1982 · Disney's Halloween Treat as (archive footage)
- 1982 · Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers! as Self (archive footage)
- 1979 · The Hollywood Clowns as (archive footage)
- 1978 · Bing Crosby: The Christmas Years as Himself (archival footage)
- 1977 · Bing Crosby's Merrie Olde Christmas as Self
- 1977 · Halloween Hall o' Fame as Narrator/Brom Bones
- 1977 · Bing Crosby: Live In Mysen, Norway as Himself
- 1976 · That's Entertainment, Part II as (archive footage)
- 1976 · It's Showtime as Self (archive footage)
- 1975 · Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television as
- 1975 · Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? as Self (archive footage)
- 1974 · That's Entertainment! as Self - Host / Narrator
- 1973 · Bing Crosby's Sun Valley Christmas Show as
- 1972 · Cancel My Reservation as Himself (uncredited)
- 1972 · Hollywood: The Dream Factory as Self (archive footage)
- 1971 · Bing Crosby and the Sounds of Christmas as Himself
- 1971 · The Great Radio Comedians as Self
- 1971 · V.I.P. Schaukel as Self
- 1971 · The Pearl Bailey Show as Self
- 1971 · Dr. Cook's Garden as Leonard Cook
- 1970 · Bing Crosby: Cooling It as Self
- 1970 · Goldilocks as Self / Papa Bear (voice)
- 1970 · Swing Out, Sweet Land as Mark Twain
- 1968 · The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1968 · The Movie Orgy as Self (archive footage)
- 1967 · The Carol Burnett Show as Self
- 1967 · The Carol Burnett Show as Self - Guest / Various Characters
- 1966 · Christmas with Crosby & Kate as Himself
- 1966 · Stagecoach as Doc Josiah Boone
- 1966 · Cinerama's Russian Adventure as Narrator (voice)
- 1965 · Bing Crosby Color Christmas Show as Self (host)
- 1964 · The Bing Crosby Show as Bing Collins
- 1964 · Robin and the 7 Hoods as Allen A. Dale
- 1964 · Hollywood and the Stars as (archive footage)
- 1963 · The Sound of Laughter as Bob (Singer in Grocery Store)
- 1962 · The Bing Crosby Show as Himself
- 1962 · The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
- 1962 · The Road to Hong Kong as Harry Turner
- 1961 · The Mike Douglas Show as Self
- 1961 · The Mike Douglas Show as Self (archive footage)
- 1961 · The Bing Crosby Show as Self
- 1961 · Big Night Out: The Peggy Lee Show as
- 1961 · The Grand Olympics as Himself
- 1960 · Pepe as Bing Crosby
- 1960 · High Time as Harvey Howard
- 1960 · Let's Make Love as Bing Crosby (uncredited)
- 1960 · Lifetime of Comedy as (archive footage)
- 1959 · The Frank Sinatra Timex Show as Self
- 1959 · Say One for Me as Father Conroy
- 1959 · Alias Jesse James as Bing (uncredited)
- 1957 · Happy Holidays with Bing and Frank as Self
- 1957 · Frank Sinatra Show as Self
- 1957 · The Edsel Show as Self
- 1957 · Man on Fire as Earl Carleton
- 1956 · High Society as C. K. Dexter-Haven
- 1956 · Anything Goes as Bill Benson
- 1956 · High Tor as Van Van Dorn
- 1956 · Showdown at Ulcer Gulch as Influential Man
- 1954 · The Country Girl as Frank Elgin
- 1954 · White Christmas as Bob Wallace
- 1954 · The Bing Crosby Show as Self
- 1953 · Little Boy Lost as Bill Wainright
- 1953 · Scared Stiff as Skeleton (uncredited)
- 1953 · Road to Bali as George Cochran
- 1952 · Off Limits as Bing Crosby (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1952 · Just for You as Jordan Blake
- 1952 · Son of Paleface as Driver (uncredited)
- 1952 · The Greatest Show on Earth as Spectator (uncredited)
- 1951 · Angels in the Outfield as Bing Crosby (uncredited)
- 1951 · Here Comes the Groom as Peter 'Pete' Garvey
- 1950 · Mr. Music as Paul Merrick
- 1950 · The Jack Benny Program as Bing Crosby
- 1950 · Screen Actors as Self (uncredited)
- 1950 · Riding High as Dan Brooks
- 1950 · You Can Change The World as Self
- 1949 · The Legend of Sleepy Hollow as Narrator
- 1949 · The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad as Narrator (segment "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow")
- 1949 · Top o' the Morning as Joe Mulqueen
- 1949 · Jolson Sings Again as Himself (voice) (uncredited)
- 1949 · Down Memory Lane as (archive footage)
- 1949 · A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court as Hank Martin
- 1948 · The Emperor Waltz as Virgil Smith
- 1948 · The Ed Sullivan Show as Self
- 1948 · The Ed Sullivan Show as Self (archive footage)
- 1947 · Road to Rio as Scat Sweeney
- 1947 · Variety Girl as Bing Crosby
- 1947 · Road to Hollywood as Himself
- 1947 · Welcome Stranger as Dr. James 'Jim' Pearson
- 1947 · My Favorite Brunette as Harry (uncredited)
- 1946 · Blue Skies as Johnny Adams
- 1946 · Road to Utopia as Duke Johnson
- 1945 · The Bells of St. Mary's as Father Chuck O'Malley
- 1945 · We've Got Another Bond to Buy as
- 1945 · Hollywood Victory Caravan as Bing Crosby
- 1945 · Duffy's Tavern as Bing Crosby
- 1945 · Out of This World as Herbie Fenton (singing voice)
- 1945 · Road to Home as Self
- 1945 · The All-Star Bond Rally as Self
- 1944 · Here Come the Waves as Johnny Cabot
- 1944 · The Princess and the Pirate as Margaret's Sweetheart (uncredited)
- 1944 · The Road to Victory as Bing Crosby (uncredited)
- 1944 · The Shining Future as Self
- 1944 · Going My Way as Father Chuck O'Malley
- 1943 · Dixie as Daniel Decatur Emmett
- 1943 · Show-Business at War as Self
- 1943 · They Got Me Covered as Music Box (voice)
- 1942 · Road to Morocco as Jeff Peters
- 1942 · My Favorite Blonde as Man Outside Union Hall (uncredited)
- 1942 · Star Spangled Rhythm as Bing Crosby
- 1942 · Holiday Inn as Jim Hardy
- 1941 · Birth of the Blues as Jeff Lambert
- 1941 · Road to Zanzibar as Chuck Reardon
- 1940 · Rhythm on the River as Bob Sommers
- 1940 · Swing with Bing as Himself
- 1940 · If I Had My Way as Buzz Blackwell
- 1940 · Road to Singapore as Joshua 'Josh' Mallon V
- 1939 · The Star Maker as Larry Earl
- 1939 · East Side of Heaven as Denny Martin
- 1939 · Paris Honeymoon as 'Lucky' Lawton
- 1938 · Sing, You Sinners as Joe Beebe
- 1938 · Hollywood Handicap as Himself
- 1938 · Doctor Rhythm as Dr. Bill Remsen
- 1937 · Double or Nothing as 'Lefty' Boylan
- 1937 · Waikiki Wedding as Tony Marvin
- 1936 · Pennies from Heaven as Larry Poole
- 1936 · Rhythm on the Range as Jeff Larabee
- 1936 · Anything Goes as Billy Crocker
- 1935 · The Big Broadcast of 1936 as Bing
- 1935 · Two for Tonight as Gilbert Gordon
- 1935 · Mississippi as Tom Grayson
- 1934 · Here Is My Heart as J. Paul Jones
- 1934 · Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove as Self
- 1934 · She Loves Me Not as Paul Lawton
- 1934 · We're Not Dressing as Stephen Jones
- 1934 · Hollywood on Parade No. B-4 as Self
- 1933 · Going Hollywood as Bill 'Billy' Williams
- 1933 · Please as Howard Jones
- 1933 · Too Much Harmony as Eddie Bronson
- 1933 · College Humor as Professor Frederick Danvers
- 1933 · Sing, Bing, Sing as Bing
- 1932 · The Big Broadcast as Bing Hornsby
- 1932 · Hollywood on Parade No. A-2 as Self
- 1932 · Hollywood on Parade as Self
- 1932 · Hollywood on Parade No. A-4 as Self (uncredited)
- 1932 · Billboard Girl as Bing
- 1932 · Dream House as Bing Fawcett (Plumber)
- 1931 · One More Chance as Bing Bangs
- 1931 · I Surrender Dear as Bing Crosby
- 1931 · Blue of the Night as Bing Crosby / Jack Smith
- 1931 · Confessions of a Co-Ed as Bing
- 1930 · Reaching for the Moon as Bing
- 1930 · The March of Time as Self
- 1930 · Two Plus Fours as Bing
- 1930 · King of Jazz as Trio Singer (as The Rhythm Boys)