Bob Hope
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Leslie Townes "Bob" Hope (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.
Known for
Credits
The Muppet Movie (1979)
as Ice Cream Vendor
Spies Like Us (1985)
as Self
The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
as Spectator (uncredited)
Breakdown: 1975 (2025)
as Self - Co-Host, 47th Academy Awards (archive footage)
Mitzi & 100 Guys (1975)
as Self
The Oscar (1966)
as Bob Hope
The Paleface (1948)
as 'Painless' Peter Potter
Road to Bali (1952)
as Harold Gridley
Story of G.I. Joe (1945)
as Bob Hope (Voice on Radio Program) (voice) (uncredited)
Alias Jesse James (1959)
as Milford Farnsworth
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies (1995)
as Self (archive footage)
Howard (2018)
as Orville 'Turkey' Jackson (archive footage)
The Princess and the Pirate (1944)
as Sylvester the Great
Road to Singapore (1940)
as Ace Lannigan
Scared Stiff (1953)
as Skeleton (uncredited)
That's Entertainment! III (1994)
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Road to Hong Kong (1962)
as Chester Babcock
My Favorite Brunette (1947)
as Ronnie Jackson
Not With My Wife, You Don't! (1966)
as Self - USO Christmas Show (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Ghost Breakers (1940)
as Larry Lawrence
Bachelor in Paradise (1961)
as Adam J. Niles
Variety Girl (1947)
as Bob Hope
Casanova's Big Night (1954)
as Pippo Popolino
The Cat and the Canary (1939)
as Wally Campbell
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC (1988)
as Self
Liberation (1994)
as Self (archive footage)
The Lemon Drop Kid (1951)
as Sidney Melbourne (The Lemon Drop Kid)
My Favorite Spy (1951)
as Peanuts White / Eric Augustine
A Century of Cinema (1994)
as Self
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic (1990)
as Self (archive footage)
Road to Utopia (1946)
as Chester Hooton
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood (1987)
as Self
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender (1997)
as Self (archive footage)
Star Spangled Rhythm (1942)
as Bob Hope
Joys (1976)
as Self
The Seven Little Foys (1955)
as Eddie Foy
Son of Paleface (1952)
as Peter Potter Jr.
The Fabulous Allan Carr (2017)
as Self (archive)
Road to Morocco (1942)
as Orville Jackson
Hearts and Minds (1974)
as Self (archive footage)
Television: The First Fifty Years (1999)
as Self (archive footage)
Sally (2025)
as Self (archive footage)
Show-Business at War (1943)
as Self
Rat Pack (2022)
as Self (archive footage)
Critic's Choice (1963)
as Parker Ballantine
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards (1940)
as Self - Master of Ceremonies
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975)
as Self (archive footage)
I'll Take Sweden (1965)
as Bob Holcomb
Call Me Bwana (1963)
as Matt
The Iron Petticoat (1956)
as Captain Chuck Lockwood
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2 (2001)
as Self (archive footage)
Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number! (1966)
as Thomas J. 'Tom' Meade
Vaudeville (1997)
as Self (archive footage)
Road to Rio (1947)
as Hot Lips Barton
They Got Me Covered (1943)
as Robert Kittredge
Jayne Mansfield: The Tragedy of a Blonde (2015)
as Self (archive footage)
Fancy Pants (1950)
as Humphrey
Bob Hope's World of Comedy (1976)
as Self - Host
Richard (1972)
as Self (archive)
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story (1990)
as Self
Lucy and Desi: A Home Movie (1993)
as Self
Paris Holiday (1958)
as Robert Leslie Hunter
Combat America (1943)
as Self
Cancel My Reservation (1972)
as Dan Bartlett
Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration (1990)
as Self
A Masterpiece of Murder (1986)
as Dan Dolan
The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World (1971)
as Self
Boulevard! A Hollywood Story (2021)
as Self (archive footage)
Eight on the Lam (1967)
as Henry Dimsdale
Showbiz Goes to War (1982)
as Self (archive footage)
Bing Crosby: Rediscovered (2014)
as Self (archive footage)
That Certain Feeling (1956)
as Francis X. Dignan
James Bond: The First 21 Years (1983)
as Self
Bob Hope: Laughing With the Presidents (1996)
as Self - Co-Host
NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney (1978)
as Self
Never Say Die (1939)
as John Kidley
Off Limits (1952)
as Wally Hogan
Mickey's 50 (1978)
as Self
Nothing but the Truth (1941)
as Steve Bennett
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind (1988)
as Self (archive footage)
How to Commit Marriage (1969)
as Frank Benson
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (1983)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Rowan & Martin at the Movies (1968)
as Self
Sorrowful Jones (1949)
as Humphrey "Sorrowful" Jones
Judy Garland: By Myself (2004)
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Victory Caravan (1945)
as Bob Hope
Road to Zanzibar (1941)
as Fearless
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers (1985)
as Self (archive footage)
Let's Face It (1943)
as Jerry Walker
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year (2009)
as Self (archive footage)
Buñuel in Hollywood (2000)
as Self (archive footage)
This Is Bob Hope... (2017)
as Self (archive footage)
Raquel! (1970)
as Self
A Global Affair (1964)
as Frank Larrimore
Showdown at Ulcer Gulch (1956)
as Influential Man
Some Like It Hot (1939)
as Nicky Nelson
Mansfield 66/67 (2017)
Actor
The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell (1968)
as Sgt. Dan O'Farrell
NBC: The First Fifty Years (1976)
as Self
The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts (1998)
as Self - Roastee (archive footage)
Kids' TV: The Surprising Story (2022)
as Self (archive footage)
College Swing (1938)
as Bud Brady
Hollywood: The Dream Factory (1972)
as Self (archive footage)
Pioneers of Primetime (2005)
Actor
The Facts of Life (1960)
as Larry Gilbert
The Great Lover (1949)
as Freddie Hunter
Give Me a Sailor (1938)
as Jim Brewster
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood (1960)
as Self
My Favorite Blonde (1942)
as Larry Haines
All Star Party for Clint Eastwood (1986)
as Self
Louisiana Purchase (1941)
as Jim Taylor
The Best of Carson, Volume 1 (2006)
Actor
A Welcome to Britain (1943)
as Self (uncredited)
Today: While You Were Away (1964-1973 Retrospective) (1973)
as Commentator
Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television (1975)
as Self
The Dean Martin Christmas Show (1968)
as Self
TV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Classic Routines (1986)
as Self
Bob Hope on the Road to China (1979)
as Self - Host
Dors: The Other Diana (1990)
Actor
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1 (2001)
as Self (archive footage)
Edith Head: The Paramount Years (2002)
as Self (archive footage)
Is Everybody Listening? (1947)
as Bob Hope - Bob Hope Radio Program
The Bob Hope All Star Christmas Comedy Special (1977)
as Host / Barf Vader
The Royal Variety Performance 1977 (1977)
as Self
The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team (1984)
as Self
The All-Star Christmas Show (1958)
as Self
Bob Hope: Entertaining the Troops (2016)
as Self
Monsieur Beaucaire (1946)
as Monsieur Beaucaire
Shop Talk (1936)
as Robert Hope Jr.
Murderers, Mobsters, & Madmen: Volume 6: Hollywood Police Files (1992)
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Swing Out, Sweet Land (1970)
as Self
Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy (1978)
as Self
Murder at N.B.C. (1966)
Actor
You Can Change The World (1950)
as Self
Let Poland Be Poland (1982)
as Self
Thanks for the Memory (1938)
as Steve Merrick
Stars and Stripes: Hollywood and World War II (1991)
as Self
Hidden Hollywood II: More Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Vaults (1999)
as (archive footage)
George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business (1983)
as Self
Leif (1979)
as Self
Elf: Christmas in Tinseltown (2004)
as Self (archive)
The 1974 Annual Las Vegas Entertainment Awards (1974)
as Self - Host
Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration (1988)
as Self
Bob Hope Comedy Special (1967)
Actor
Caught in the Draft (1941)
as Don Bolton
Soup for Nuts (1934)
as Master of Ceremonies
The Big Broadcast of 1938 (1938)
as Buzz Fielding
Bob Hope's Christmas Cheer from Saudi Arabia (1991)
as Self
Just a Song and Dance (1987)
Actor
The George Burns One-Man Show (1977)
as Self
Here Come the Girls (1953)
as Stanley Snodgrass
Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special (1986)
as Self
Beau James (1957)
as Mayor James J. 'Jimmy' Walker
Where There's Life (1947)
as Michael Joseph Valentine
Screen Actors (1950)
as Self (uncredited)
Johnny Carson Celebrates Christmas (2008)
as Self
A Bob Hope Comedy Special (1963)
as Self
Paree, Paree (1934)
as Peter
Memo for Joe (1944)
as Self
Lucy Moves to NBC (1980)
as Self
Christmas in Hollywood (2003)
as Self (archive footage)
Miss Piggy's Hollywood (1989)
as Self
Entertaining the Troops: Bob Hope & the USO (2002)
as Self (archive footage)
Behind The Music: The Day The Music Died (1999)
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Musicals of the 40's (2000)
as Self (archive footage)
The All-Star Bond Rally (1945)
as Self - Host
Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer (2006)
as Self (archive footage)
Ann-Margret: Rhinestone Cowgirl (1977)
as Self
Road to Home (1945)
as Self
Carnival Nights (1968)
as Self
The Shirley MacLaine Special: Where Do We Go from Here? (1977)
as Self
The Bob Hope Chevy Show (1956)
as Himself/Ricky Ricardo
Don't Hook Now (1943)
as Self
Honor America Day (1970)
as Self
Watch the Birdie (1935)
as Bob
The Sound of Laughter (1963)
as Bing Fawcett - Plumber
Jack Benny's 20th Anniversary TV Special (1970)
as Self
The Great Radio Comedians (1971)
as Self (archive footage)
The George Burns (Early) Early, Early Christmas Special (1981)
as Himself
Roberta (1969)
as Huck Haines
Festival at Ford's (1971)
as Self
The Bing Crosby Show (1961)
as Self
Ann-Margret: When You're Smiling (1973)
as Self
Biography: Bob Hope: America's Entertainer (2003)
as Self
Pat Boone and Family: A Thanksgiving Special (1978)
as Self
The Jack Benny Hour (1965)
as Bob Hope / Marcello
It's Ho-Ho Hope's Jolly Christmas Hour (1984)
as Self - Host
Bob Hope: The Road to Laughter (2003)
as Self (archive footage)
Bob Hope's Jolly Christmas Show (1988)
as Self
Bob Hope: The First 90 Years (1993)
as Self
Shanks for the Memory (1994)
Actor
The Old Grey Mayor (1935)
as Bob
Dalí & Disney: A Date with Destino (2010)
as Self (archive footage)
The Best of Johnny Carson (2010)
as Self (archive footage)
Calling All Tars (1936)
as Bobby
Strictly G.I. (1943)
as Self - Master of Ceremonies
Women I Love: Beautiful But Funny (1982)
as Self
CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years (1976)
as Self
Going Spanish (1934)
as Bob
Bob Hope's Love Affair with Lucy (1989)
as Self - Host
Bob Hope's Four-Star Christmas Fiesta from San Antonio (1992)
as Self
Classic Comedy Teams (1986)
as Self (archive footage)
Bob Hope Christmas Show (1965)
as Self
The Hollywood Clowns (1979)
as Self (archive footage)
Bob Hope's Bicentennial Star Spangled Spectacular (1976)
as Self
Bob Hope: The Vietnam Years 1964-1972 (—)
as Bob Hope
The Lucille Ball Comedy Hour (1964)
as Bill Blakely
The Awful Truth (1956)
as Jerry Warner
Bing Crosby: The Television Specials Volume 2 – The Christmas Specials (2010)
as Self
Double Exposure (1935)
as Photographer / Robert
Derby Fever USA (1979)
as Self
Bob Hope's Comedy Christmas Special (1976)
Actor
Project XX: The Story of Will Rogers (1961)
as Self - Narrator
Radio Star - Die AFN-Story (1995)
as Self
That Little Monster (1994)
as Bob Hope / Bob (uncredited)
The Bob Hope Christmas Special: Around the World with the USO (1968)
as Self
A Tribute to Dr. Shock (1980)
as Self (archive footage)
Bob Hope's Super Bowl Party! (1989)
as Self
100 Years of Hope and Humor (2003)
as Self
Legendary Christmas Entertainers (2005)
as Self
Bob Hope's Bag Full of Christmas Memories (1993)
as Self
The Bob Hope Christmas Special (1971)
as Self
A Love Letter to Jack Benny (1981)
as Himself
Some of Manie's Friends (1959)
Actor
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 4 (1942)
as Self
The Bob Hope Mardi Gras Special (1973)
as Self - Host
Happy Birthday, Bob! (1983)
as Self
Bob's Busy Day (1942)
as Bob
Lucy's Really Lost Moments (1956)
as Self
Bob Hope and the Road to Success (2002)
as Self (archive footage)
Playing Fields Association: Cricket (1955)
as Self
Bob Hope's USO Christmas in Beirut (1984)
as Self