Bob Hope
Known for: Acting
Born: May 29, 1903
Died: July 27, 2003
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…
Known for
Bob Hope's Jolly Christmas Show
1988
The Princess and the Pirate
1944
Son of Paleface
1952
The Lemon Drop Kid
1951
The Seven Little Foys
1955
Paris Holiday
1958
The Iron Petticoat
1956
The Ghost Breakers
1940
Monsieur Beaucaire
1946
Shop Talk
1936
Bob Hope's Christmas Cheer from Saudi Arabia
1991
Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number!
1966
The Facts of Life
1960
I'll Take Sweden
1965
Where There's Life
1947
Alias Jesse James
1959
The Paleface
1948
My Favorite Brunette
1947
The Cat and the Canary
1939
Bachelor in Paradise
1961
Fancy Pants
1950
Sorrowful Jones
1949
Casanova's Big Night
1954
Critic's Choice
1963
Nothing but the Truth
1941
My Favorite Blonde
1942
Louisiana Purchase
1941
Beau James
1957
My Favorite Spy
1951
Bob Hope's Bag Full of Christmas Memories
1993
The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell
1968
Call Me Bwana
1963
Caught in the Draft
1941
How to Commit Marriage
1969
Off Limits
1952
They Got Me Covered
1943
Cancel My Reservation
1972
A Global Affair
1964
Bob Hope's Love Affair with Lucy
1989
Here Come the Girls
1953
Roberta
1969
Going Spanish
1934
The Great Lover
1949
Some Like It Hot
1939
That Certain Feeling
1956
Bob Hope: Laughing With the Presidents
1996
Double Exposure
1935
Let's Face It
1943
Thanks for the Memory
1938
Road to Home
1945
Watch the Birdie
1935
Bob Hope's Comedy Christmas Special
1976
Biography: Bob Hope: America's Entertainer
2003
Bob Hope: Entertaining the Troops
2016
Calling All Tars
1936
The Bob Hope Christmas Special: Around the World with the USO
1968
Bob Hope and the Road to Success
2002
It's Ho-Ho Hope's Jolly Christmas Hour
1984
Derby Fever USA
1979
Eight on the Lam
1967
Strictly G.I.
1943
Joys
1976
This Is Bob Hope...
2017
The All-Star Bond Rally
1945
Bob's Busy Day
1942
The Old Grey Mayor
1935
A Masterpiece of Murder
1986
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
1988
Happy Birthday, Bob!
1983
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1
2001
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2
2001
The Bob Hope All Star Christmas Comedy Special
1977
Bob Hope's USO Christmas in Beirut
1984
Bob Hope on the Road to China
1979
The Bob Hope Christmas Special
1971
Bob Hope: The Vietnam Years 1964-1972
Bob Hope's Super Bowl Party!
1989
Festival at Ford's
1971
Honor America Day
1970
Bob Hope's Bicentennial Star Spangled Spectacular
1976
Women I Love: Beautiful But Funny
1982
The 1974 Annual Las Vegas Entertainment Awards
1974
The Bob Hope Mardi Gras Special
1973
Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television
1975
Shanks for the Memory
1994
Bob Hope Christmas Show
1965
The Bob Hope Chevy Show
1956
Murder at N.B.C.
1966
A Bob Hope Comedy Special
1963
Bob Hope Comedy Special
1967
Project XX: The Story of Will Rogers
1961
Radio Star - Die AFN-Story
1995
A Love Letter to Jack Benny
1981
Bob Hope's Four-Star Christmas Fiesta from San Antonio
1992
Soup for Nuts
1934
The Royal Variety Performance 1977
1977
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
1976
100 Years of Hope and Humor
2003
The Road to Hong Kong
1962
Road to Morocco
1942
Road to Zanzibar
1941
Road to Rio
1947
Road to Bali
1952
Road to Utopia
1946
Jack Benny's 20th Anniversary TV Special
1970
Star Spangled Rhythm
1942
Never Say Die
1939
Variety Girl
1947
Give Me a Sailor
1938
Some of Manie's Friends
1959
Paree, Paree
1934
The George Burns (Early) Early, Early Christmas Special
1981
Bob Hope: The Road to Laughter
2003
The Jack Benny Hour
1965
A Welcome to Britain
1943
Bing Crosby: The Television Specials Volume 2 – The Christmas Specials
2010
The Lucille Ball Comedy Hour
1964
Combat America
1943
Leif
1979
Let Poland Be Poland
1982
Ann-Margret: Rhinestone Cowgirl
1977
The Best of Johnny Carson
2010
Don't Hook Now
1943
The Awful Truth
1956
Road to Singapore
1940
Ann-Margret: When You're Smiling
1973
Raquel!
1970
Hollywood Victory Caravan
1945
The Sound of Laughter
1963
Playing Fields Association: Cricket
1955
Pat Boone and Family: A Thanksgiving Special
1978
College Swing
1938
Entertaining the Troops: Bob Hope & the USO
2002
The Bing Crosby Show
1961
Memo for Joe
1944
Stars and Stripes: Hollywood and World War II
1991
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
1968
Legendary Christmas Entertainers
2005
The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World
1971
Christmas in Hollywood
2003
Johnny Carson Celebrates Christmas
2008
Lucy's Really Lost Moments
1956
Just a Song and Dance
1987
The Big Broadcast of 1938
1938
Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy
1978
Liberation
1994
A Tribute to Dr. Shock
1980
Pioneers of Primetime
2005
The George Burns One-Man Show
1977
Showdown at Ulcer Gulch
1956
CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years
1976
Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special
1986
Lucy Moves to NBC
1980
You Can Change The World
1950
Behind The Music: The Day The Music Died
1999
Elf: Christmas in Tinseltown
2004
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 4
1942
Miss Piggy's Hollywood
1989
That Little Monster
1994
Today: While You Were Away (1964-1973 Retrospective)
1973
The Shirley MacLaine Special: Where Do We Go from Here?
1977
Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer
2006
Hidden Hollywood II: More Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Vaults
1999
Dors: The Other Diana
1990
Carnival Nights
1968
The Hollywood Clowns
1979
Edith Head: The Paramount Years
2002
The Best of Carson, Volume 1
2006
Story of G.I. Joe
1945
Screen Actors
1950
All Star Party for Clint Eastwood
1986
Richard
1972
Is Everybody Listening?
1947
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
1990
Buñuel in Hollywood
2000
Spies Like Us
1985
The Great Radio Comedians
1971
Hollywood Musicals of the 40's
2000
NBC: The First Fifty Years
1976
Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration
1988
TV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Classic Routines
1986
NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney
1978
Rowan & Martin at the Movies
1968
The Muppet Movie
1979
Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration
1990
George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business
1983
The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
1998
Jayne Mansfield: The Tragedy of a Blonde
2015
Swing Out, Sweet Land
1970
The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team
1984
Murderers, Mobsters, & Madmen: Volume 6: Hollywood Police Files
1992
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
1985
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood
1960
A Century of Cinema
1994
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
1997
Judy Garland: By Myself
2004
The All-Star Christmas Show
1958
Scared Stiff
1953
Dalí & Disney: A Date with Destino
2010
The Oscar
1966
Bing Crosby: Rediscovered
2014
Sally
2025
Kids' TV: The Surprising Story
2022
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic
1990
Rat Pack
2022
Boulevard! A Hollywood Story
2021
Mitzi & 100 Guys
1975
Mansfield 66/67
2017
Television: The First Fifty Years
1999
Showbiz Goes to War
1982
The Greatest Show on Earth
1952
Breakdown: 1975
2025
Show-Business at War
1943
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
2009
Not With My Wife, You Don't!
1966
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
1988
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1987
James Bond: The First 21 Years
1983
That's Entertainment! III
1994
Mickey's 50
1978
Hearts and Minds
1974
Classic Comedy Teams
1986
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
Vaudeville
1997
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1995
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
1940
100 Years at the Movies
1994
Howard
2018
The Fabulous Allan Carr
2017
The Simpsons
1989
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
The Lucy Show
1962
Highway to Heaven
1984
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
I Love Lucy
1951
Donny & Marie
1976
The Muppet Show
1976
Late Night with David Letterman
1982
The Hollywood Palace
1964
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968
The Johnny Cash Show
1969
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
1969
Kraft Music Hall
1958
The Thin Man
1957
Frank Sinatra Show
1957
The DuPont Show of the Week
1961
The Steve Allen Show
1956
Pebble Mill
1991
The Barbara McNair Show
1969
The Oscars
1953
Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters
1980
The Kennedy Center Honors
1978
The Captain and Tennille
1976
The Chevy Show
1955
The Dick Clark Show
1958
O.J.: Made in America
2016
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
The Jack Benny Program
1950
The Bob Hope Show
1950
Dinah!
1974
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
The Carol Burnett Show
1967
The Pruitts of Southampton
1966
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957
The Red Skelton Show
1951
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
Lux Video Theatre
1950
The Golden Girls
1985
V.I.P. Schaukel
1971
Midi trente
1972
What's My Line?
1950
Cinépanorama
1956
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
1973
Screen Director's Playhouse
1955
Treffpunkte
1970
Great Performances
1971
Project XX
1954
Golden Globe Awards
1944
Talking Comedy
The Danny Thomas Hour
1967
People's Choice Awards
1975
Get Smart
1965
Tony Awards
1956
The Jim Henson Hour
1989