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Bob Hope

Bob Hope

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bob Hope, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Personal information

Birthday

1903-05-29

Birth Place

Eltham, London, England, UK

Movies and TV shows :

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

2009

7.5

Movie
A Century of Cinema

A Century of Cinema

1994

8.0

Movie
A Global Affair

A Global Affair

1964

4.5

Movie
A Masterpiece of Murder

A Masterpiece of Murder

1986

0.0

Movie
A Tribute to Dr. Shock

A Tribute to Dr. Shock

1980

10.0

Movie
A Welcome to Britain

A Welcome to Britain

1943

7.0

Movie
Alias Jesse James

Alias Jesse James

1959

5.9

Movie
And the Oscar Goes To...

And the Oscar Goes To...

2014

7.0

Movie
Ann-Margret: Rhinestone Cowgirl

Ann-Margret: Rhinestone Cowgirl

1977

0.0

Movie
Ann-Margret: When You're Smiling

Ann-Margret: When You're Smiling

1973

0.0

Movie
Bachelor in Paradise

Bachelor in Paradise

1961

6.5

Movie
poster

Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters

1980

5.0

TV
Beau James

Beau James

1957

5.7

Movie
Behind The Music: The Day The Music Died

Behind The Music: The Day The Music Died

1999

0.0

Movie
poster

Best of The Dean Martin Variety Show

1966

0.0

TV
Bing Crosby: Rediscovered

Bing Crosby: Rediscovered

2014

7.0

Movie
Bing Crosby: The Television Specials Volume 2 – The Christmas Specials

Bing Crosby: The Television Specials Volume 2 – The Christmas Specials

2010

0.0

Movie
Biography: Bob Hope: America's Entertainer

Biography: Bob Hope: America's Entertainer

2003

0.0

Movie
Bob Hope and the Road to Success

Bob Hope and the Road to Success

2002

0.0

Movie
Bob Hope Christmas Show

Bob Hope Christmas Show

1965

0.0

Movie
Bob Hope Comedy Special

Bob Hope Comedy Special

1963

0.0

Movie
Bob Hope Comedy Special

Bob Hope Comedy Special

1967

0.0

Movie
Bob Hope on the Road to China

Bob Hope on the Road to China

1979

0.0

Movie
poster

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

1963

5.5

TV
Bob Hope: Entertaining the Troops

Bob Hope: Entertaining the Troops

2016

0.0

Movie
Bob Hope: Laughing With the Presidents

Bob Hope: Laughing With the Presidents

1996

7.5

Movie
Bob Hope: The Road to Laughter

Bob Hope: The Road to Laughter

2003

0.0

Movie
Bob Hope: The Vietnam Years 1964-1972

Bob Hope: The Vietnam Years 1964-1972

0.0

Movie
Bob Hope's Bag Full of Christmas Memories

Bob Hope's Bag Full of Christmas Memories

1993

0.0

Movie
Bob Hope's Bicentennial Star Spangled Spectacular

Bob Hope's Bicentennial Star Spangled Spectacular

1996

0.0

Movie
Bob Hope's Christmas Cheer from Saudi Arabia

Bob Hope's Christmas Cheer from Saudi Arabia

1991

0.0

Movie
Bob Hope's Comedy Christmas Special

Bob Hope's Comedy Christmas Special

1976

0.0

Movie
Bob Hope's Jolly Christmas Show

Bob Hope's Jolly Christmas Show

1988

0.0

Movie
Bob Hope's Love Affair with Lucy

Bob Hope's Love Affair with Lucy

1989

0.0

Movie
Bob Hope's Super Bowl Party!

Bob Hope's Super Bowl Party!

1989

0.0

Movie
Bob Hope's USO Christmas in Beirut

Bob Hope's USO Christmas in Beirut

1984

9.0

Movie
Bob's Busy Day

Bob's Busy Day

1942

5.0

Movie
Boulevard! A Hollywood Story

Boulevard! A Hollywood Story

2021

4.5

Movie
Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number!

Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number!

1966

5.1

Movie
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

1975

5.7

Movie
Buñuel in Hollywood

Buñuel in Hollywood

2000

0.0

Movie
Call Me Bwana

Call Me Bwana

1963

5.7

Movie
Calling All Tars

Calling All Tars

1936

0.0

Movie
Cancel My Reservation

Cancel My Reservation

1972

5.3

Movie
Casanova's Big Night

Casanova's Big Night

1954

6.1

Movie
Caught in the Draft

Caught in the Draft

1941

5.8

Movie
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

1940

6.5

Movie
CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years

CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years

1976

7.0

Movie
Christmas in Hollywood

Christmas in Hollywood

2003

0.0

Movie
poster

Cinépanorama

1956

8.0

TV
College Swing

College Swing

1938

6.8

Movie
Combat America

Combat America

1943

5.4

Movie
Critic's Choice

Critic's Choice

1963

5.5

Movie
Dalí & Disney: A Date with Destino

Dalí & Disney: A Date with Destino

2010

8.4

Movie
Derby Fever USA

Derby Fever USA

1979

0.0

Movie
poster

Dinah!

1974

6.5

TV
poster

Donny & Marie

1976

6.5

TV
Double Exposure

Double Exposure

1935

7.0

Movie
Edith Head: The Paramount Years

Edith Head: The Paramount Years

2002

7.5

Movie
Eight on the Lam

Eight on the Lam

1967

4.9

Movie
Entertaining the Troops: Bob Hope & the USO

Entertaining the Troops: Bob Hope & the USO

2002

0.0

Movie
Fancy Pants

Fancy Pants

1950

5.6

Movie
Festival at Ford's

Festival at Ford's

1971

0.0

Movie
Forrest Gump

Forrest Gump

1994

8.5

Movie
poster

Frank Sinatra Show

1957

0.0

TV
Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer

Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer

2006

0.0

Movie
George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business

George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business

1983

8.0

Movie
poster

Get Smart

1965

7.9

TV
Give Me a Sailor

Give Me a Sailor

1938

5.6

Movie
Going Spanish

Going Spanish

1934

5.8

Movie
poster

Great Performances

1971

5.2

TV
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC

Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC

1988

6.0

Movie
Happy Birthday, Bob!

Happy Birthday, Bob!

1983

6.0

Movie
Hearts and Minds

Hearts and Minds

1974

7.7

Movie
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood

1960

6.0

Movie
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 4

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 4

1942

0.0

Movie
Here Come the Girls

Here Come the Girls

1953

4.4

Movie
poster

Highway to Heaven

1984

7.4

TV
Hollywood Musicals of the 40's

Hollywood Musicals of the 40's

2000

0.0

Movie
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

1983

6.5

Movie
Hollywood Victory Caravan

Hollywood Victory Caravan

1945

5.2

Movie
Hollywood: The Dream Factory

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

1972

6.0

Movie
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers

Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers

1985

0.0

Movie
Honor America Day

Honor America Day

1970

0.0

Movie
How to Commit Marriage

How to Commit Marriage

1969

4.7

Movie
Howard

Howard

2018

6.9

Movie
poster

I Love Lucy

1951

8.0

TV
I'll Take Sweden

I'll Take Sweden

1965

5.0

Movie
Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration

Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration

1988

0.0

Movie
Is Everybody Listening?

Is Everybody Listening?

1947

5.0

Movie
It's Ho-Ho Hope's Jolly Christmas Hour

It's Ho-Ho Hope's Jolly Christmas Hour

1984

0.0

Movie
Jack Benny's 20th Anniversary TV Special

Jack Benny's 20th Anniversary TV Special

1970

0.0

Movie
Johnny Carson Celebrates Christmas

Johnny Carson Celebrates Christmas

2008

0.0

Movie
Joys

Joys

1976

4.0

Movie
Judy Garland: By Myself

Judy Garland: By Myself

2004

7.5

Movie
Kids' TV: The Surprising Story

Kids' TV: The Surprising Story

2022

0.0

Movie
poster

Kraft Music Hall

1958

4.4

TV
Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special

Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special

1986

9.0

Movie
poster

Late Night with David Letterman

1982

5.9

TV
Legendary Christmas Entertainers

Legendary Christmas Entertainers

2005

0.0

Movie
Leif

Leif

1979

0.0

Movie
Let Poland Be Poland

Let Poland Be Poland

1982

0.0

Movie
Let's Face It

Let's Face It

1943

4.5

Movie
Liberation

Liberation

1994

8.0

Movie
Los Angeles Plays Itself

Los Angeles Plays Itself

2004

7.7

Movie
Louisiana Purchase

Louisiana Purchase

1941

6.6

Movie
Lucy Moves to NBC

Lucy Moves to NBC

1980

1.0

Movie
Lucy's Really Lost Moments

Lucy's Really Lost Moments

1956

6.5

Movie
poster

Lux Video Theatre

1950

6.0

TV
Memo for Joe

Memo for Joe

1944

0.0

Movie
poster

Midi trente

1972

6.0

TV
Miss Piggy's Hollywood

Miss Piggy's Hollywood

1989

0.0

Movie
Mitzi & 100 Guys

Mitzi & 100 Guys

1975

0.0

Movie
Monsieur Beaucaire

Monsieur Beaucaire

1946

5.6

Movie
Murder at N.B.C.

Murder at N.B.C.

1966

0.0

Movie
My Favorite Blonde

My Favorite Blonde

1942

6.4

Movie
My Favorite Brunette

My Favorite Brunette

1947

6.7

Movie
My Favorite Spy

My Favorite Spy

1951

6.0

Movie
NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney

NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney

1978

0.0

Movie
Never Say Die

Never Say Die

1939

6.8

Movie
Not With My Wife, You Don't

Not With My Wife, You Don't

1966

6.0

Movie
Nothing But the Truth

Nothing But the Truth

1941

7.1

Movie
poster

O.J.: Made in America

2016

8.0

TV
Off Limits

Off Limits

1952

6.0

Movie
Paree, Paree

Paree, Paree

1934

4.8

Movie
Paris Holiday

Paris Holiday

1958

5.2

Movie
Pat Boone and Family: A Thanksgiving Special

Pat Boone and Family: A Thanksgiving Special

1978

0.0

Movie
poster

Pebble Mill

1991

3.1

TV
Playing Fields Association: Cricket

Playing Fields Association: Cricket

1955

0.0

Movie
Raquel!

Raquel!

1970

10.0

Movie
Rat Pack

Rat Pack

2022

9.0

Movie
Road to Bali

Road to Bali

1953

6.2

Movie
Road to Home

Road to Home

1945

5.0

Movie
Road to Morocco

Road to Morocco

1942

6.9

Movie
Road to Rio

Road to Rio

1947

6.7

Movie
Road to Singapore

Road to Singapore

1940

6.5

Movie
Road to Utopia

Road to Utopia

1946

6.6

Movie
Road to Zanzibar

Road to Zanzibar

1941

6.3

Movie
Roberta

Roberta

1969

5.0

Movie
Rowan & Martin at the Movies

Rowan & Martin at the Movies

1968

0.0

Movie
poster

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

1967

6.4

TV
Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration

Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration

1990

9.0

Movie
Scared Stiff

Scared Stiff

1953

6.4

Movie
Screen Actors

Screen Actors

1950

6.0

Movie
poster

Screen Director's Playhouse

1955

6.5

TV
Shanks for the Memory

Shanks for the Memory

1994

0.0

Movie
Shop Talk

Shop Talk

1936

0.0

Movie
Show-Business at War

Show-Business at War

1943

7.0

Movie
Showbiz Goes to War

Showbiz Goes to War

1982

10.0

Movie
Showdown at Ulcer Gulch

Showdown at Ulcer Gulch

1956

5.0

Movie
Some Like It Hot

Some Like It Hot

1939

7.2

Movie
Some of Manie's Friends

Some of Manie's Friends

1959

0.0

Movie
Son of Paleface

Son of Paleface

1952

6.3

Movie
Sorrowful Jones

Sorrowful Jones

1949

6.1

Movie
Spies Like Us

Spies Like Us

1985

6.2

Movie
Star Spangled Rhythm

Star Spangled Rhythm

1942

5.9

Movie
poster

Startime

1959

6.0

TV
Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy

Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy

1978

7.8

Movie
Story of G.I. Joe

Story of G.I. Joe

1945

6.4

Movie
Strictly G.I.

Strictly G.I.

1943

6.0

Movie
Swing Out, Sweet Land

Swing Out, Sweet Land

1970

5.7

Movie
Television: The First Fifty Years

Television: The First Fifty Years

1999

0.0

Movie
Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television

Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television

1975

0.0

Movie
Thanks for the Memory

Thanks for the Memory

1938

5.7

Movie
That Certain Feeling

That Certain Feeling

1956

5.3

Movie
That Little Monster

That Little Monster

1994

3.1

Movie
That's Entertainment! III

That's Entertainment! III

1994

6.9

Movie
The 1974 Annual Las Vegas Entertainment Awards

The 1974 Annual Las Vegas Entertainment Awards

1974

0.0

Movie
The All-Star Bond Rally

The All-Star Bond Rally

1945

5.0

Movie
poster

The Barbara McNair Show

1969

0.0

TV
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1

The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1

2001

0.0

Movie
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2

The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2

2001

0.0

Movie
The Best of Carson, Volume 1

The Best of Carson, Volume 1

2006

10.0

Movie
The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

1998

5.0

Movie
The Big Broadcast of 1938

The Big Broadcast of 1938

1938

6.0

Movie
The Bing Crosby Show

The Bing Crosby Show

1961

2.0

Movie
The Bob Hope All Star Christmas Comedy Special

The Bob Hope All Star Christmas Comedy Special

1977

6.0

Movie
The Bob Hope Chevy Show

The Bob Hope Chevy Show

1956

0.0

Movie
The Bob Hope Christmas Special

The Bob Hope Christmas Special

1971

0.0

Movie
The Bob Hope Christmas Special: Around the World with the USO

The Bob Hope Christmas Special: Around the World with the USO

1968

8.0

Movie
The Bob Hope Mardi Gras Special

The Bob Hope Mardi Gras Special

1973

0.0

Movie
poster

The Bob Hope Show

1950

7.0

TV
poster

The Captain and Tennille

1976

5.5

TV
poster

The Carol Burnett Show

1967

7.5

TV
The Cat and the Canary

The Cat and the Canary

1939

7.0

Movie
poster

The Chevy Show

1955

0.0

TV
poster

The Colgate Comedy Hour

1950

7.0

TV
poster

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

1973

5.3

TV
The Dean Martin Christmas Show

The Dean Martin Christmas Show

1968

7.6

Movie
poster

The Dick Cavett Show

1968

6.7

TV
poster

The Dick Clark Show

1958

5.5

TV
poster

The DuPont Show of the Week

1961

6.0

TV
poster

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948

6.6

TV
The Facts of Life

The Facts of Life

1960

5.2

Movie
The George Burns (Early) Early, Early Christmas Special

The George Burns (Early) Early, Early Christmas Special

1981

0.0

Movie
The Ghost Breakers

The Ghost Breakers

1940

6.5

Movie
poster

The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour

1969

5.8

TV
poster

The Golden Girls

1985

7.5

TV
The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World

The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World

1971

7.0

Movie
The Great Lover

The Great Lover

1949

6.8

Movie
The Great Radio Comedians

The Great Radio Comedians

1971

8.0

Movie
The Greatest Show on Earth

The Greatest Show on Earth

1952

6.3

Movie
The Hollywood Clowns

The Hollywood Clowns

1979

0.0

Movie
poster

The Hollywood Palace

1964

4.5

TV
The Iron Petticoat

The Iron Petticoat

1956

5.8

Movie
The Jack Benny Hour

The Jack Benny Hour

1965

0.0

Movie
poster

The Jack Benny Program

1950

7.7

TV
poster

The Jim Henson Hour

1989

9.0

TV
poster

The Johnny Cash Show

1969

6.5

TV
poster

The Kennedy Center Honors

1978

7.3

TV
The Lemon Drop Kid

The Lemon Drop Kid

1951

6.6

Movie
The Lucille Ball Comedy Hour

The Lucille Ball Comedy Hour

1964

7.5

Movie
poster

The Lucy Show

1962

7.1

TV
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind

The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind

1988

8.0

Movie
poster

The Merv Griffin Show

1962

5.6

TV
poster

The Mike Douglas Show

1961

5.1

TV
The Muppet Movie

The Muppet Movie

1979

7.2

Movie
poster

The Muppet Show

1976

8.0

TV
The Old Grey Mayor

The Old Grey Mayor

1935

6.0

Movie
The Oscar

The Oscar

1966

5.1

Movie
poster

The Oscars

1953

7.0

TV
The Paleface

The Paleface

1948

6.1

Movie
The Princess and the Pirate

The Princess and the Pirate

1944

6.7

Movie
The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell

The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell

1968

5.2

Movie
poster

The Pruitts of Southampton

1966

5.3

TV
poster

The Red Skelton Show

1951

7.4

TV
The Road to Hong Kong

The Road to Hong Kong

1962

5.7

Movie
The Seven Little Foys

The Seven Little Foys

1955

6.0

Movie
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender

The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender

1997

5.0

Movie
poster

The Simpsons

1989

8.0

TV
The Sound of Laughter

The Sound of Laughter

1963

2.0

Movie
poster

The Steve Allen Show

1956

5.0

TV
poster

The Thin Man

1957

7.6

TV
poster

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962

7.4

TV
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic

1990

8.3

Movie
poster

The Wonderful World of Disney

1954

7.6

TV
They Got Me Covered

They Got Me Covered

1943

5.9

Movie
This Is Bob Hope...

This Is Bob Hope...

2017

8.0

Movie
Today: While You Were Away (1964-1973 Retrospective)

Today: While You Were Away (1964-1973 Retrospective)

1973

0.0

Movie
poster

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

1957

6.5

TV
poster

Tony Awards

1956

5.0

TV
poster

Treffpunkte

1970

0.0

TV
TV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Classic Routines

TV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Classic Routines

1986

0.0

Movie
poster

V.I.P. Schaukel

1971

6.0

TV
Variety Girl

Variety Girl

1947

6.1

Movie
Watch the Birdie

Watch the Birdie

1935

5.5

Movie
poster

What's My Line?

1950

6.7

TV
Where There's Life

Where There's Life

1947

5.6

Movie
Women I Love: Beautiful But Funny

Women I Love: Beautiful But Funny

1982

0.0

Movie
You Can Change The World

You Can Change The World

1950

5.8

Movie
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story

You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story

1990

0.0

Movie