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