Bing Crosby
Known for Acting · 217 credits
- Born
- 1903-05-03
- Died
- 1977-10-14
- Place of birth
- Tacoma, Washington, USA
- Also known as
- Harry Lillis Crosby · Der Bingle · The Rhythm Boys
Biography
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.
Known For
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self / Self (archive footage)
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self / Self (archive footage)
Top of the Pops
1964
as Self (archive footage) / Self - Jim Hardy (archive footage)
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Winner
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
as George Warren
TV Shows (22)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self / Self (archive footage)
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self / Self (archive footage)
Top of the Pops
1964
as Self (archive footage) / Self - Jim Hardy (archive footage)
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Winner
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
as George Warren
The Carol Burnett Show
1967
as Self / Self - Guest / Various Characters
The Red Skelton Show
1951
as Self - Award for Best Actor
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
Dinah!
1974
as Self
The Bob Hope Show
1950
as Self
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968
as Self (uncredited)
The Jack Benny Program
1950
as Bing Crosby
The Bell Telephone Hour
1959
as Self
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
1969
as Self
V.I.P. Schaukel
1971
as Self
Legends
2006
as Self (archive footage)
The Phil Silvers Show
1955
as Bing Crosby
The Danny Thomas Hour
1967
as Charlie Castle
The Bing Crosby Show
1964
as Bing Collins
Frank Sinatra Show
1957
as Self
The Pearl Bailey Show
1971
as Self
Movies (195)
High Society
1956
as C. K. Dexter-Haven
Angels in the Outfield
1951
as Bing Crosby (uncredited)
The Greatest Show on Earth
1952
as Spectator (uncredited)
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
1949
as Narrator (segment "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow")
Stagecoach
1966
as Doc Josiah Boone
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
1988
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
That's Entertainment! III
1994
as (archive footage)
Anything Goes
1936
as Billy Crocker
Rat Pack
2022
as Self (archive footage)
Waikiki Wedding
1937
as Tony Marvin
Let's Make Love
1960
as Bing Crosby (uncredited)
Holiday Inn
1942
as Jim Hardy
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
2023
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
1949
as Hank Martin
Mississippi
1935
as Tom Grayson
Howard
2018
as Jeff Peters (archive footage)
White Christmas
1954
as Bob Wallace
Robin and the 7 Hoods
1964
as Allen A. Dale
Doctor Rhythm
1938
as Dr. Bill Remsen
Alias Jesse James
1959
as Bing (uncredited)
That's Entertainment!
1974
as Self - Host / Narrator
Variety Girl
1947
as Bing Crosby
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975
as Self (archive footage)
Going My Way
1944
as Father Chuck O'Malley
High Time
1960
as Harvey Howard
Television: The First Fifty Years
1999
as Self (archive footage)
The Movie Orgy
1968
as Self (archive footage)
Paris Honeymoon
1939
as 'Lucky' Lawton
The Country Girl
1954
as Frank Elgin
Pepe
1960
as Bing Crosby
Billboard Girl
1932
as Bing
Twiggy
2025
as (archival footage)
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
1949
as Narrator
Road to Rio
1947
as Scat Sweeney
Rhythm on the River
1940
as Bob Sommers
The Princess and the Pirate
1944
as Margaret's Sweetheart (uncredited)
Riding High
1950
as Dan Brooks
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
as (archive footage)
Dean Martin: King of Cool
2021
as Self (archive footage)
Road to Bali
1952
as George Cochran
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
2022
as Self - C.K Dexter-Haven (archive footage)
Road to Morocco
1942
as Jeff Peters
You Can Change The World
1950
as Self
It's Showtime
1976
as Self (archive footage)
Confessions of a Co-Ed
1931
as Bing
Double or Nothing
1937
as 'Lefty' Boylan
Going Hollywood
1933
as Bill 'Billy' Williams
Pennies from Heaven
1936
as Larry Poole
Road to Utopia
1946
as Duke Johnson
Edith Head: The Paramount Years
2002
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
1985
as Self (archive footage)
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
1982
as Self (archive footage)
Scared Stiff
1953
as Skeleton (uncredited)
The Road to Hong Kong
1962
as Harry Turner
Cancel My Reservation
1972
as Himself (uncredited)
Grace Kelly: The American Princess
1987
as Self (archive footage)
Blue Skies
1946
as Johnny Adams
Dixie
1943
as Daniel Decatur Emmett
Swing Out, Sweet Land
1970
as Mark Twain
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972
as Self (archive footage)
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2
2001
as Self (archive footage)
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1
2001
as Self (archive footage)
This Is Bob Hope...
2017
as Self (archive footage)
Off Limits
1952
as Bing Crosby (archive footage) (uncredited)
Classic Comedy Teams
1986
as Self (archive footage)
Welcome Stranger
1947
as Dr. James 'Jim' Pearson
Here Comes the Groom
1951
as Peter 'Pete' Garvey
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
1990
as Self (archive footage)
Star Spangled Rhythm
1942
as Bing Crosby
Road to Singapore
1940
as Josh Mallon
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
1976
as Self (archive footage)
College Humor
1933
as Professor Frederick Danvers
Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show'
1992
as Self - Vocalist (archive footage)
Showbiz Goes to War
1982
as Self (archive footage)
The Bells of St. Mary's
1945
as Father Chuck O'Malley
My Favorite Brunette
1947
as Harry (uncredited)
King of Jazz
1930
as Trio Singer (as The Rhythm Boys)
Show-Business at War
1943
as Self
Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess
2006
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
1997
as Bob Wallace (archive footage)
Say One for Me
1959
as Father Conroy
Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.1
2003
as Narrator / Ichabod Crane / Brom Bones (voice) (archive footage)
Sing, You Sinners
1938
as Joe Beebe
Bing Crosby: Rediscovered
2014
as Self (archive footage)
Going Hollywood: The '30s
1984
as (archive footage)
Man on Fire
1957
as Earl Carleton
My Favorite Blonde
1942
as Man Outside Union Hall (uncredited)
Here Come the Waves
1944
as Johnny Cabot
Jolson Sings Again
1949
as Himself (voice) (uncredited)
They Got Me Covered
1943
as Music Box (voice)
Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television
1975
as Self
Here Is My Heart
1934
as J. Paul Jones
Two for Tonight
1935
as Gilbert Gordon
Hollywood Victory Caravan
1945
as Bing Crosby
Screen Actors
1950
as Self (uncredited)
Road to Zanzibar
1941
as Chuck
Hooray for Hollywood
1976
as Self (archive footage)
The Emperor Waltz
1948
as Virgil Smith
Son of Paleface
1952
as Driver (uncredited)
East Side of Heaven
1939
as Denny Martin
Mr. Music
1950
as Paul Merrick
The Star Maker
1939
as Larry Earl
My Music: A Classic Christmas
2019
as Self (archive footage)
Michael Bublé: Home For The Holidays
2012
as Self (archive footage)
High Tor
1956
as Van Van Dorn
The Hollywood Clowns
1979
as (archive footage)
Anything Goes
1956
as Bill Benson
Lifetime of Comedy
1960
as (archive footage)
The Road to Victory
1944
as Bing Crosby (uncredited)
Out of This World
1945
as Herbie Fenton (singing voice)
The Sound of Laughter
1963
as Bob (Singer in Grocery Store)
I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story
2024
as Self (archive footage)
Dream House
1932
as Bing Fawcett (Plumber)
The All-Star Christmas Show
1958
as Self
The Big Broadcast of 1936
1935
as Bing
Reaching for the Moon
1930
as Bing
Too Much Harmony
1933
as Eddie Bronson
Biography: Bob Hope: America's Entertainer
2003
as Self (archive footage)
Duffy's Tavern
1945
as Bing Crosby
One More Chance
1931
as Bing Bangs
About 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 overse… With 217 credits spanning from 1930 to 2025, Bing Crosby has appeared in 195 films and 22 TV shows.
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Most Popular Bing Crosby Movies
- High Society (1956) — as C. K. Dexter-Haven
- Angels in the Outfield (1951) — as Bing Crosby (uncredited)
- The Greatest Show on Earth (1952) — as Spectator (uncredited)
- The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949) — as Narrator (segment "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow")
- Stagecoach (1966) — as Doc Josiah Boone
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