Bing Crosby
Acting
Born: May 3, 1903 · Tacoma, Washington, USA
Died: October 14, 1977 (aged 74)
Highest Rated
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
Paper Moon
1973
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
1949
White Christmas
1954
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
1949
The Greatest Show on Earth
1952
High Society
1956
Holiday Inn
1942
Going My Way
1944
Let's Make Love
1960
The Bells of St. Mary's
1945
Ben
1972
The Country Girl
1954
Photos (5)
Movies (107)
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
Narrator (segment "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow")
Let's Make Love
Bing Crosby (uncredited)
High Society
C. K. Dexter-Haven
Holiday Inn
Jim Hardy
The Country Girl
Frank Elgin
White Christmas
Bob Wallace
The Greatest Show on Earth
Spectator (uncredited)
The Princess and the Pirate
Margaret's Sweetheart (uncredited)
Alias Jesse James
Bing (uncredited)
Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.1
Narrator / Ichabod Crane / Brom Bones (voice) (archive footage)
Robin and the 7 Hoods
Allen A. Dale
Blue Skies
Johnny Adams
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Narrator
That's Entertainment, Part II
(archive footage)
Here Comes the Groom
Peter 'Pete' Garvey
The Road to Hong Kong
Harry Turner
Angels in the Outfield
Bing Crosby (uncredited)
Scared Stiff
Skeleton (uncredited)
Stagecoach
Doc Josiah Boone
Road to Morocco
Jeff Peters
The Bells of St. Mary's
Father O'Malley
Twiggy
(archival footage)
Son of Paleface
Driver (uncredited)
Waikiki Wedding
Tony Marvin
Road to Singapore
Josh Mallon
My Favorite Brunette
Harry (uncredited)
Here Come the Waves
Johnny Cabot
They Got Me Covered
Music Box (voice)
King of Jazz
Trio Singer (as The Rhythm Boys)
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
Hank Martin
Disney's Halloween Treat
(archive footage)
The Emperor Waltz
Virgil Smith
Variety Girl
Bing Crosby
Riding High
Dan Brooks
Road to Rio
Scat Sweeney
Star Spangled Rhythm
Bing Crosby
That's Entertainment! III
(archive footage) (uncredited)
My Favorite Blonde
Man Outside Union Hall (uncredited)
If I Had My Way
Buzz Blackwell
Pepe
Bing Crosby
Howard
Jeff Peters (archive footage)
Going My Way
Father Chuck O'Malley
Billboard Girl
Bing
Double or Nothing
'Lefty' Boylan
Road to Bali
George Cochran
I Surrender Dear
Bing Crosby
Halloween Hall o' Fame
Narrator/Brom Bones
High Time
Harvey Howard
Reaching for the Moon
Bing
Off Limits
Bing Crosby (archive footage) (uncredited)
East Side of Heaven
Denny Martin
Just for You
Jordan Blake
Down Memory Lane
Bing Crosby
Going Hollywood: The '30s
(archive footage)
Confessions of a Co-Ed
Bing
Anything Goes
Billy Crocker
Out of This World
Herbie Fenton (singing voice) (uncredited)
Dixie
Daniel Decatur Emmett
Blue of the Night
Bing Crosby / Jack Smith
Say One for Me
Father Conroy
She Loves Me Not
Paul Lawton
College Humor
Professor Frederick Danvers
Road to Utopia
Duke Johnson
Cinerama's Russian Adventure
Narrator (voice)
Showdown at Ulcer Gulch
Influential Man
Welcome Stranger
Dr. James 'Jim' Pearson
Man on Fire
Earl Carleton
Going Hollywood
Bill 'Billy' Williams
Classic Commercials: Volume 3
1998
Birth of the Blues
Jeff Lambert
The Big Broadcast of 1936
Bing
Rhythm on the Range
Jeff Larabee
Rhythm on the River
Bob Sommers
Hollywood Victory Caravan
Bing Crosby
We're Not Dressing
Stephen Jones
Top o' the Morning
Joe Mulqueen
Pennies from Heaven
Larry Poole
Anything Goes
Bill Benson
Here Is My Heart
J. Paul Jones
Mississippi
Tom Grayson
America Applauds: An Evening for Richard Rodgers
1951
Mr. Music
Paul Merrick
Two for Tonight
Gilbert Gordon
Sing, Bing, Sing
Bing
Big Night Out: The Peggy Lee Show
1961
Swing Out, Sweet Land
Mark Twain
Road to Zanzibar
Chuck
Dr. Cook's Garden
Leonard Cook
Shanks for the Memory
1994
The Sound of Laughter
Bob (Singer in Grocery Store)
Duffy's Tavern
Bing Crosby
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
Bob Wallace (archive footage)
Lifetime of Comedy
(archive footage)
The Star Maker
Larry Earl
Bing Crosby's Sun Valley Christmas Show
1973
Little Boy Lost
Bill Wainright
Two Plus Fours
Bing
'White Christmas': A Look Back with Rosemary Clooney
Bob Wallace (archive footage) (uncredited)
One More Chance
Bing Bangs
Paris Honeymoon
'Lucky' Lawton
Too Much Harmony
Eddie Bronson
High Tor
Van Van Dorn
The Big Broadcast
Bing Hornsby
Sing, You Sinners
Joe Beebe
Doctor Rhythm
Dr. Bill Remsen
The Hollywood Clowns
(archive footage)
Please
Howard Jones
TV Shows (5)
Self / Appearances (95)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · 2 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
Self · 2 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
Self (archive footage) · 2 eps
Top of the Pops
Self (archive footage) · 2 eps
Top of the Pops
Self - Jim Hardy (archive footage) · 1 eps
The Merv Griffin Show
Self · 1 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Winner · 1 eps
The Red Skelton Show
Self · 1 eps
The Carol Burnett Show
Self · 1 eps
The Carol Burnett Show
Self - Guest / Various Characters · 1 eps
The Bob Hope Show
Self · 2 eps
Dinah!
Self · 1 eps
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self · 3 eps
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self (uncredited) · 2 eps
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self · 1 eps
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
Self - C.K Dexter-Haven (archive footage)
Parkinson
Self - Guest / Performer (archive footage) · 1 eps
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
Self · 1 eps
Legends
Self (archive footage) · 1 eps
The Bell Telephone Hour
Self · 1 eps
Frank Sinatra Show
Self · 1 eps
Hollywood on Parade No. A-4
Self (uncredited)
Dean Martin: King of Cool
Self (archive footage)
The Movie Orgy
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood on Parade No. B-4
Self
Hollywood on Parade No. A-2
Self
Hooray for Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
That's Entertainment!
Self - Host / Narrator
Rat Pack
Self (archive footage)
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2
Self (archive footage)
Cancel My Reservation
Himself (uncredited)
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
Self (archive footage)
Bing Crosby: The Television Specials Volume 2 – The Christmas Specials
Self (archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Self (archive footage)
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Self (archive footage)
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood Handicap
Himself
Grace Kelly: The American Princess
Self (archive footage)
A Classic Christmas from The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
Happy Holidays with Bing and Frank
Self
'Twas the Night - A Holiday Celebration
Self
The Best of Johnny Carson
Self (archive footage)
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
A Bing Crosby Christmas
Self - Host (archive footage)
My Music: A Classic Christmas
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood on Parade
Self
The Magic of Bing Crosby
Self (archive footage)
Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove
Self
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Self (archive footage)
The March of Time
Self
Road to Hollywood
Himself
Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess
Self - Actor (archive footage)
Hollywood Ghosts & Gravesites
Self (archive footage)
Bing Crosby Color Christmas Show
Self (host)
Songs That Won the War
Himself (Archive)
Michael Bublé: Home For The Holidays
Self (archive footage)
Show-Business at War
Self
Edith Head: The Paramount Years
Self (archive footage)
Goldilocks
Self / Papa Bear (voice)
This Is Bob Hope...
Self (archive footage)
The All-Star Bond Rally
Self
It's Showtime
Self (archive footage)
You Can Change The World
Self
Showbiz Goes to War
Self (archive footage)
Bing Crosby: Rediscovered
Self (archive footage)
Jolson Sings Again
Himself (voice) (uncredited)
The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The All-Star Christmas Show
Self
Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel
Self (archive footage)
Bing Crosby's Merrie Olde Christmas
Self
Hollywood Musicals of the 40's
Self (archive footage)
Biography: Bob Hope: America's Entertainer
Self (archive footage)
The Bing Crosby Show
Self
Classic Comedy Teams
Self (archive footage)
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
Self (archive footage)
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
Self (archive footage)
Christmas with Crosby & Kate
Himself
Bing Crosby: Live In Mysen, Norway
Himself
The Shining Future
Self
I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story
Self (archive footage)
Bing Crosby: The Christmas Years
Himself (archival footage)
Bing Crosby and the Sounds of Christmas
Himself
The Edsel Show
Self
Bing Crosby: Legends in Concert
Self
Tim Conway: Timeless Comedy
Self (archive footage)
Bob Hope Christmas Show
Self
Grace Kelly – Hollywoods tragische Prinzessin
Self (archive footage)
The Bing Crosby Show
Self
The Grand Olympics
Himself
"All -Singing All-Dancing" Before And After
Self - (archive footage)
The Frank Sinatra Timex Show
Self
Bing Crosby: Cooling It
Self
The Bing Crosby Show
Himself
Showbiz Ballyhoo
Self (archive footage)
Directing (1)
Producing (10)
Ben Casey
Executive Producer
Ben
Executive Producer
Road to Bali
Executive Producer
The Great John L.
Executive Producer
Mean Dog Blues
Executive Producer
Terror in the Wax Museum
Producer
Man on Fire
Executive Producer
Abie's Irish Rose
Executive Producer
Arnold
Executive Producer
High Tor
Executive Producer
