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