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")
High Society
C. K. Dexter-Haven
Robin and the 7 Hoods
Allen A. Dale
The Greatest Show on Earth
Spectator (uncredited)
White Christmas
Bob Wallace
Angels in the Outfield
Bing Crosby (uncredited)
Let's Make Love
Bing Crosby (uncredited)
The Country Girl
Frank Elgin
That's Entertainment! III
(archive footage) (uncredited)
Swing Out, Sweet Land
Mark Twain
Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.1
Narrator / Ichabod Crane / Brom Bones (voice) (archive footage)
Stagecoach
Doc Josiah Boone
Star Spangled Rhythm
Bing Crosby
Going My Way
Father Chuck O'Malley
My Favorite Brunette
Harry (uncredited)
The Bells of St. Mary's
Father O'Malley
Road to Bali
George Cochran
Howard
Jeff Peters (archive footage)
Holiday Inn
Jim Hardy
Road to Singapore
Josh Mallon
Alias Jesse James
Bing (uncredited)
College Humor
Professor Frederick Danvers
Road to Morocco
Jeff Peters
Scared Stiff
Skeleton (uncredited)
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
Hank Martin
The Princess and the Pirate
Margaret's Sweetheart (uncredited)
Waikiki Wedding
Tony Marvin
The Road to Hong Kong
Harry Turner
My Favorite Blonde
Man Outside Union Hall (uncredited)
Variety Girl
Bing Crosby
Blue Skies
Johnny Adams
That's Entertainment, Part II
(archive footage)
Pepe
Bing Crosby
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Narrator
Billboard Girl
Bing
Twiggy
(archival footage)
Road to Utopia
Duke Johnson
High Time
Harvey Howard
King of Jazz
Trio Singer (as The Rhythm Boys)
The Emperor Waltz
Virgil Smith
Pennies from Heaven
Larry Poole
Son of Paleface
Driver (uncredited)
Hollywood Victory Caravan
Bing Crosby
Welcome Stranger
Dr. James 'Jim' Pearson
Sing, Bing, Sing
Bing
Dixie
Daniel Decatur Emmett
Going Hollywood
Bill 'Billy' Williams
If I Had My Way
Buzz Blackwell
Down Memory Lane
Bing Crosby
Mississippi
Tom Grayson
Mr. Music
Paul Merrick
Road to Rio
Scat Sweeney
They Got Me Covered
Music Box (voice)
Double or Nothing
'Lefty' Boylan
Riding High
Dan Brooks
Road to Zanzibar
Chuck
Anything Goes
Bill Benson
East Side of Heaven
Denny Martin
Off Limits
Bing Crosby (archive footage) (uncredited)
Rhythm on the Range
Jeff Larabee
She Loves Me Not
Paul Lawton
Disney's Halloween Treat
(archive footage)
Showdown at Ulcer Gulch
Influential Man
Here Come the Waves
Johnny Cabot
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
Bob Wallace (archive footage)
Man on Fire
Earl Carleton
High Tor
Van Van Dorn
Lifetime of Comedy
(archive footage)
The Hollywood Clowns
(archive footage)
The Star Maker
Larry Earl
America Applauds: An Evening for Richard Rodgers
1951
Little Boy Lost
Bill Wainright
Two for Tonight
Gilbert Gordon
Here Is My Heart
J. Paul Jones
Out of This World
Herbie Fenton (singing voice) (uncredited)
Confessions of a Co-Ed
Bing
Here Comes the Groom
Peter 'Pete' Garvey
Bing Crosby's Sun Valley Christmas Show
1973
Top o' the Morning
Joe Mulqueen
Duffy's Tavern
Bing Crosby
Going Hollywood: The '30s
(archive footage)
Just for You
Jordan Blake
Reaching for the Moon
Bing
Please
Howard Jones
Say One for Me
Father Conroy
The Big Broadcast
Bing Hornsby
Two Plus Fours
Bing
Birth of the Blues
Jeff Lambert
'White Christmas': A Look Back with Rosemary Clooney
Bob Wallace (archive footage) (uncredited)
We're Not Dressing
Stephen Jones
Classic Commercials: Volume 3
1998
Sing, You Sinners
Joe Beebe
Rhythm on the River
Bob Sommers
Doctor Rhythm
Dr. Bill Remsen
The Big Broadcast of 1936
Bing
Too Much Harmony
Eddie Bronson
Anything Goes
Billy Crocker
Paris Honeymoon
'Lucky' Lawton
The Sound of Laughter
Bob (Singer in Grocery Store)
Dr. Cook's Garden
Leonard Cook
Blue of the Night
Bing Crosby / Jack Smith
Shanks for the Memory
1994
Halloween Hall o' Fame
Narrator/Brom Bones
I Surrender Dear
Bing Crosby
One More Chance
Bing Bangs
Big Night Out: The Peggy Lee Show
1961
Cinerama's Russian Adventure
Narrator (voice)
TV Shows (4)
Self / Appearances (93)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · 2 eps
Top of the Pops
Self (archive footage) · 2 eps
Top of the Pops
Self - Jim Hardy (archive footage) · 1 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Winner · 1 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
Self · 2 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
Self (archive footage) · 2 eps
The Merv Griffin Show
Self · 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
Dinah!
Self · 1 eps
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self · 3 eps
The Bob Hope Show
Self · 2 eps
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self (uncredited) · 2 eps
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self · 1 eps
The Bell Telephone Hour
Self · 1 eps
Legends
Self (archive footage) · 1 eps
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
Self · 1 eps
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
Self - C.K Dexter-Haven (archive footage)
Frank Sinatra Show
Self · 1 eps
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Self (archive footage)
Bing Crosby's Merrie Olde Christmas
Self
That's Entertainment!
Self - Host / Narrator
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Movie Orgy
Self (archive footage)
The All-Star Bond Rally
Self
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
It's Showtime
Self (archive footage)
Grace Kelly: The American Princess
Self (archive footage)
Bing Crosby: Rediscovered
Self (archive footage)
Dean Martin: King of Cool
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Handicap
Himself
Rat Pack
Self (archive footage)
Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess
Self - Actor (archive footage)
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
Self (archive footage)
Cancel My Reservation
Himself (uncredited)
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
Self (archive footage)
The All-Star Christmas Show
Self
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
Self (archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Self (archive footage)
The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Self (archive footage)
The Best of Johnny Carson
Self (archive footage)
Hooray for Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
Show-Business at War
Self
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2
Self (archive footage)
You Can Change The World
Self
Edith Head: The Paramount Years
Self (archive footage)
Showbiz Goes to War
Self (archive footage)
This Is Bob Hope...
Self (archive footage)
Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel
Self (archive footage)
A Bing Crosby Christmas
Self - Host (archive footage)
Grace Kelly – Hollywoods tragische Prinzessin
Self (archive footage)
I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story
Self (archive footage)
Jolson Sings Again
Himself (voice) (uncredited)
My Music: A Classic Christmas
Self (archive footage)
Goldilocks
Self / Papa Bear (voice)
Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove
Self
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1
Self (archive footage)
Happy Holidays with Bing and Frank
Self
Bing Crosby: Cooling It
Self
The Bing Crosby Show
Self
Bing Crosby: The Television Specials Volume 2 – The Christmas Specials
Self (archive footage)
A Classic Christmas from The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
Michael Bublé: Home For The Holidays
Self (archive footage)
The Shining Future
Self
Bing Crosby Color Christmas Show
Self (host)
Biography: Bob Hope: America's Entertainer
Self (archive footage)
Classic Comedy Teams
Self (archive footage)
Bing Crosby and the Sounds of Christmas
Himself
The Edsel Show
Self
Showbiz Ballyhoo
Self (archive footage)
Bing Crosby: The Christmas Years
Himself (archival footage)
Tim Conway: Timeless Comedy
Self (archive footage)
The Frank Sinatra Timex Show
Self
Bing Crosby: Live In Mysen, Norway
Himself
Hollywood on Parade No. A-4
Self (uncredited)
Hollywood Musicals of the 40's
Self (archive footage)
Road to Hollywood
Himself
The March of Time
Self
Christmas with Crosby & Kate
Himself
Hollywood on Parade
Self
Hollywood on Parade No. A-2
Self
The Magic of Bing Crosby
Self (archive footage)
Bing Crosby: Legends in Concert
Self
The Grand Olympics
Himself
The Bing Crosby Show
Himself
The Bing Crosby Show
Self
Songs That Won the War
Himself (Archive)
'Twas the Night - A Holiday Celebration
Self
"All -Singing All-Dancing" Before And After
Self - (archive footage)
Hollywood Ghosts & Gravesites
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood on Parade No. B-4
Self
Directing (1)
Producing (10)
Ben Casey
Executive Producer
Ben
Executive Producer
Road to Bali
Executive Producer
Abie's Irish Rose
Executive Producer
The Great John L.
Executive Producer
Terror in the Wax Museum
Producer
Mean Dog Blues
Executive Producer
Man on Fire
Executive Producer
High Tor
Executive Producer
Arnold
Executive Producer
