Bob Hope
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1903-05-29
Day of Death
2003-07-27 (100 years old)
Place of Birth
Eltham, London, England, UK
Bob Hope
Biography
Leslie Townes "Bob" Hope KBE, KC*SG, KSS (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.
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Known For
Acting
Bob Hope: The Vietnam Years 1964-1972
as Bob Hope
(2022)
Rat Pack
as Self (archive footage)
(2022)
Kids' TV: The Surprising Story
as Self (archive footage)
(2021)
Boulevard! A Hollywood Story
as Self (archive footage)
(2018)
Howard
as Orville 'Turkey' Jackson (archive footage)
(2017)
This Is Bob Hope...
as Self (archive footage)
(2016)
(2014)
And the Oscar Goes To...
as Self (archive footage)
(2014)
Bing Crosby: Rediscovered
as Self (archive footage)
(2010)
Dalí & Disney: A Date with Destino
as Himself (archive footage)
(2010)
(2009)
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
as Self (archive footage)
(2008)
(2006)
Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer
as Self (archive footage)
(2006)
(2005)
(2005)
(2004)
Los Angeles Plays Itself
as Adam J. Niles in Bachelor in Paradise (archive footage)
(2004)
Judy Garland: By Myself
as Self (archive footage)
(2003)
Christmas in Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
(2003)
Bob Hope: The Road to Laughter
as Self (archive footage)
(2003)
(2002)
Edith Head: The Paramount Years
as (archive footage)
(2002)
Entertaining the Troops: Bob Hope & the USO
as Self (archive footage)
(2002)
Bob Hope and the Road to Success
as Self (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)
Hollywood Musicals of the 40's
as Self (archive footage)
(2000)
Buñuel in Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
(1999)
Television: The First Fifty Years
as Self (archive footage)
(1999)
Hidden Hollywood II: More Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Vaults
as Self (Archival Footage)
(1999)
Behind The Music: The Day The Music Died
as Self (archive footage)
(1998)
The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
as Self - Roastee (archive footage)
(1997)
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
as Self (archive footage)
(1996)
Bob Hope: Laughing With the Presidents
as Self - Co-Host
(1996)
(1994)
Forrest Gump
as Self - in Vietnam (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1994)
That's Entertainment! III
as (archive footage)
(1994)
A Century of Cinema
as Self
(1994)
Liberation
as Self (archive footage)
(1994)
(1994)
That Little Monster
as Bob Hope / Bob (uncredited)
(1993)
(1991)
(1991)
(1990)
(1990)
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic
as Self (archive footage)
(1990)
(1989)
Miss Piggy's Hollywood
as Self
(1989)
Bob Hope's Love Affair with Lucy
as Self - Host
(1989)
Bob Hope's Super Bowl Party!
as Self
(1988)
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
as Self (archive footage)
(1988)
(1988)
(1988)
(1987)
(1986)
(1986)
(1986)
A Masterpiece of Murder
as Dan Dolan
(1985)
Spies Like Us
as Self
(1985)
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
as Self (archive footage)
(1984)
(1984)
It's Ho-Ho Hope's Jolly Christmas Hour
as Self - Host
(1984)
(1983)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1983)
(1983)
Happy Birthday, Bob!
as Self
(1982)
Showbiz Goes to War
as (archive footage)
(1982)
Let Poland Be Poland
as Self
(1982)
(1981)
(1980)
Lucy Moves to NBC
as Self
(1980)
A Tribute to Dr. Shock
as Self (archive footage)
(1979)
The Muppet Movie
as Ice Cream Vendor
(1979)
The Hollywood Clowns
as Self (archive footage)
(1979)
Leif
as Self
(1979)
Derby Fever USA
as Self
(1979)
Bob Hope on the Road to China
as Self - Host
(1978)
Mickey's 50
as Self
(1978)
(1978)
(1978)
(1977)
The Bob Hope All Star Christmas Comedy Special
as Host / Barf Vader
(1977)
(1976)
Joys
as Self
(1976)
(1976)
(1975)
Mitzi & 100 Guys
as Self
(1975)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)
(1975)
(1974)
Hearts and Minds
as Self (archive footage)
(1974)
The 1974 Annual Las Vegas Entertainment Awards
as Self - Host
(1973)
Today: While You Were Away (1964-1973 Retrospective)
as Commentator
(1973)
(1973)
The Bob Hope Mardi Gras Special
as Self - Host
(1972)
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
as Self (archive footage)
(1972)
Cancel My Reservation
as Dan Bartlett
(1971)
(1971)
Festival at Ford's
as Self
(1971)
The Great Radio Comedians
as Self (archive footage)
(1971)
(1970)
(1970)
Swing Out, Sweet Land
as Self
(1970)
Raquel!
as Self
(1970)
Honor America Day
as Self
(1969)
How to Commit Marriage
as Frank Benson
(1969)
Roberta
as Huck Haines
(1968)
The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell
as Sgt. Dan O'Farrell
(1968)
Rowan & Martin at the Movies
as Self
(1968)
(1968)
(1967)
Eight on the Lam
as Henry Dimsdale
(1967)
(1966)
Not With My Wife, You Don't
as Self - USO Christmas Show (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1966)
The Oscar
as Bob Hope
(1966)
Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number!
as Thomas J. 'Tom' Meade
(1966)
(1965)
I'll Take Sweden
as Bob Holcomb
(1965)
The Jack Benny Hour
as Bob Hope / Marcello
(1965)
Bob Hope Christmas Show
as Self
(1964)
A Global Affair
as Frank Larrimore
(1964)
The Lucille Ball Comedy Hour
as Bill Blakely
(1963)
Critic's Choice
as Parker Ballantine
(1963)
Call Me Bwana
as Matt
(1963)
A Bob Hope Comedy Special
as Self
(1963)
The Sound of Laughter
as Bing Fawcett - Plumber
(1962)
The Road to Hong Kong
as Chester Babcock
(1961)
Bachelor in Paradise
as Adam J. Niles
(1961)
The Bing Crosby Show
as Self
(1960)
The Facts of Life
as Larry Gilbert
(1960)
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood
as Self
(1959)
Alias Jesse James
as Milford Farnsworth
(1959)
(1958)
Paris Holiday
as Robert Leslie Hunter
(1957)
Beau James
as Mayor James J. 'Jimmy' Walker
(1956)
Lucy's Really Lost Moments
as Self
(1956)
The Iron Petticoat
as Captain Chuck Lockwood
(1956)
Showdown at Ulcer Gulch
as Influential Man
(1956)
That Certain Feeling
as Francis X. Dignan
(1956)
The Bob Hope Chevy Show
as Himself/Ricky Ricardo
(1955)
The Seven Little Foys
as Eddie Foy
(1955)
(1954)
Casanova's Big Night
as Pippo Popolino
(1953)
Scared Stiff
as Skeleton (uncredited)
(1953)
Road to Bali
as Harold Gridley
(1953)
Here Come the Girls
as Stanley Snodgrass
(1952)
The Greatest Show on Earth
as Spectator (uncredited)
(1952)
Son of Paleface
as Peter Potter Jr.
(1952)
Off Limits
as Wally Hogan
(1951)
The Lemon Drop Kid
as Sidney Melbourne (The Lemon Drop Kid)
(1951)
My Favorite Spy
as Peanuts White / Eric Augustine
(1950)
Fancy Pants
as Humphrey / Arthur Tyler
(1950)
Screen Actors
as Self (uncredited)
(1950)
You Can Change The World
as Self
(1949)
Sorrowful Jones
as Humphrey "Sorrowful" Jones
(1949)
The Great Lover
as Freddie Hunter
(1948)
The Paleface
as 'Painless' Peter Potter
(1947)
My Favorite Brunette
as Ronnie Jackson
(1947)
Variety Girl
as Bob Hope
(1947)
Road to Rio
as Hot Lips Barton
(1947)
Where There's Life
as Michael Joseph Valentine
(1947)
Is Everybody Listening?
as Bob Hope - Bob Hope Radio Program
(1946)
Monsieur Beaucaire
as Monsieur Beaucaire
(1946)
Road to Utopia
as Chester Hooton
(1945)
Story of G.I. Joe
as Bob Hope (Voice on Radio Program) (voice) (uncredited)
(1945)
Hollywood Victory Caravan
as Bob Hope
(1945)
The All-Star Bond Rally
as Self - Host
(1945)
Road to Home
as Self
(1944)
The Princess and the Pirate
as Sylvester the Great
(1944)
Memo for Joe
as Self
(1943)
Let's Face It
as Jerry Walker
(1943)
Show-Business at War
as Self
(1943)
Combat America
as Self
(1943)
Strictly G.I.
as Self - Master of Ceremonies
(1943)
They Got Me Covered
as Robert Kittredge
(1943)
A Welcome to Britain
as Self (uncredited)
(1942)
Road to Morocco
as Orville Jackson
(1942)
Star Spangled Rhythm
as Bob Hope
(1942)
My Favorite Blonde
as Larry Haines
(1942)
(1942)
Bob's Busy Day
as Bob
(1941)
Road to Zanzibar
as Hubert 'Fearless' Frazier
(1941)
Nothing But the Truth
as Steve Bennett
(1941)
Caught in the Draft
as Don Bolton
(1941)
Louisiana Purchase
as Jim Taylor
(1940)
The Ghost Breakers
as Larry Lawrence
(1940)
Road to Singapore
as Ace Lannigan
(1940)
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
as Self - Master of Ceremonies
(1939)
The Cat and the Canary
as Wally Campbell
(1939)
Never Say Die
as John Kidley
(1939)
Some Like It Hot
as Nicky Nelson
(1938)
College Swing
as Bud Brady
(1938)
The Big Broadcast of 1938
as Buzz Fielding
(1938)
Thanks for the Memory
as Steve Merrick
(1938)
Give Me a Sailor
as Jim Brewster
(1936)
Calling All Tars
as Bobby
(1936)
Shop Talk
as Robert Hope Jr.
(1935)
The Old Grey Mayor
as Bob
(1935)
Double Exposure
as Photographer / Robert
(1935)
Watch the Birdie
as Bob
(1934)
Going Spanish
as Bob
(1934)
Paree, Paree
as Peter
Crew
(1991)
Bob Hope's Christmas Cheer from Saudi Arabia
Executive Producer
(1989)
Bob Hope's Love Affair with Lucy
Executive Producer
(1988)
Bob Hope's Jolly Christmas Show
Executive Producer
(1969)
Roberta
Executive Producer
(1965)
Bob Hope Christmas Show
Associate Producer
(1959)
Alias Jesse James
Executive Producer
(1958)
Paris Holiday
Story, Producer
(1947)
My Favorite Brunette
Writer, Producer