Bob Hope
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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.
Known for
Credits
The Muppet Movie (1979)
as Ice Cream Vendor
Breakdown: 1975 (2025)
as Self - Co-Host, 47th Academy Awards (archive footage)
Let Poland Be Poland (1982)
as Self
The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
as Spectator (uncredited)
Spies Like Us (1985)
as Self
Combat America (1943)
as Self
Hollywood Victory Caravan (1945)
as Bob Hope
The Ghost Breakers (1940)
as Larry Lawrence
The Oscar (1966)
as Bob Hope
That's Entertainment! III (1994)
as (archive footage)
Vaudeville (1997)
as Self (archive footage)
Alias Jesse James (1959)
as Milford Farnsworth
Buñuel in Hollywood (2000)
as Self (archive footage)
Casanova's Big Night (1954)
as Pippo Popolino
Mitzi & 100 Guys (1975)
as Self
My Favorite Spy (1951)
as Peanuts White / Eric Augustine
Mansfield 66/67 (2017)
Actor
Sally (2025)
as Self (archive footage)
Cancel My Reservation (1972)
as Dan Bartlett
Bob Hope's World of Comedy (1976)
as Self - Host
Howard (2018)
as Orville 'Turkey' Jackson (archive footage)
Murderers, Mobsters, & Madmen: Volume 6: Hollywood Police Files (1992)
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Judy Garland: By Myself (2004)
as Self (archive footage)
Variety Girl (1947)
as Bob Hope
Call Me Bwana (1963)
as Matt
NBC: The First Fifty Years (1976)
as Self
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (1983)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Royal Variety Performance 1977 (1977)
as Self
Star Spangled Rhythm (1942)
as Bob Hope
The Paleface (1948)
as 'Painless' Peter Potter
Bob Hope: The Vietnam Years 1964-1972 (—)
as Bob Hope
Nothing but the Truth (1941)
as Steve Bennett
Not With My Wife, You Don't! (1966)
as Self - USO Christmas Show (archive footage) (uncredited)
Christmas in Hollywood (2003)
as Self (archive footage)
The Road to Hong Kong (1962)
as Chester Babcock
A Welcome to Britain (1943)
as Self (uncredited)
A Century of Cinema (1994)
as Self
Liberation (1994)
as Self (archive footage)
Road to Morocco (1942)
as Orville Jackson
My Favorite Brunette (1947)
as Ronnie Jackson
I'll Take Sweden (1965)
as Bob Holcomb
This Is Bob Hope... (2017)
as Self (archive footage)
Off Limits (1952)
as Wally Hogan
Bachelor in Paradise (1961)
as Adam J. Niles
Scared Stiff (1953)
as Skeleton (uncredited)
How to Commit Marriage (1969)
as Frank Benson
Joys (1976)
as Self
Road to Bali (1952)
as Harold Gridley
Rowan & Martin at the Movies (1968)
as Self
The Great Lover (1949)
as Freddie Hunter
Showdown at Ulcer Gulch (1956)
as Influential Man
Eight on the Lam (1967)
as Henry Dimsdale
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975)
as Self (archive footage)
Bing Crosby: Rediscovered (2014)
as Self (archive footage)
Bob Hope Comedy Special (1967)
Actor
Raquel! (1970)
as Self
The Princess and the Pirate (1944)
as Sylvester the Great
Never Say Die (1939)
as John Kidley
Mickey's 50 (1978)
as Self
The Big Broadcast of 1938 (1938)
as Buzz Fielding
Richard (1972)
as Self (archive)
The Iron Petticoat (1956)
as Captain Chuck Lockwood
Pioneers of Primetime (2005)
Actor
The Best of Johnny Carson (2010)
as Self (archive footage)
Just a Song and Dance (1987)
Actor
Bob Hope: The First 90 Years (1993)
as Self
Dors: The Other Diana (1990)
Actor
Jayne Mansfield: The Tragedy of a Blonde (2015)
as Self (archive footage)
Hearts and Minds (1974)
as Self (archive footage)
Sorrowful Jones (1949)
as Humphrey "Sorrowful" Jones
Television: The First Fifty Years (1999)
as Self (archive footage)
They Got Me Covered (1943)
as Robert Kittredge
James Bond: The First 21 Years (1983)
as Self
The Cat and the Canary (1939)
as Wally Campbell
Beau James (1957)
as Mayor James J. 'Jimmy' Walker
Critic's Choice (1963)
as Parker Ballantine
Son of Paleface (1952)
as Peter Potter Jr.
Give Me a Sailor (1938)
as Jim Brewster
Fancy Pants (1950)
as Humphrey
Elf: Christmas in Tinseltown (2004)
as Self (archive)
You Can Change The World (1950)
as Self
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood (1987)
as Self
Boulevard! A Hollywood Story (2021)
as Self (archive footage)
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind (1988)
as Self (archive footage)
That Certain Feeling (1956)
as Francis X. Dignan
Ann-Margret: Rhinestone Cowgirl (1977)
as Self
The Hollywood Clowns (1979)
as Self (archive footage)
Where There's Life (1947)
as Michael Joseph Valentine
The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell (1968)
as Sgt. Dan O'Farrell
The Seven Little Foys (1955)
as Eddie Foy
Here Come the Girls (1953)
as Stanley Snodgrass
Road to Zanzibar (1941)
as Fearless
Classic Comedy Teams (1986)
as Self (archive footage)
The Fabulous Allan Carr (2017)
as Self (archive)
A Global Affair (1964)
as Frank Larrimore
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year (2009)
as Self (archive footage)
Story of G.I. Joe (1945)
as Bob Hope (Voice on Radio Program) (voice) (uncredited)
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender (1997)
as Self (archive footage)
Honor America Day (1970)
as Self
Swing Out, Sweet Land (1970)
as Self
Road to Utopia (1946)
as Chester Hooton
Showbiz Goes to War (1982)
as Self (archive footage)
Edith Head: The Paramount Years (2002)
as Self (archive footage)
A Tribute to Dr. Shock (1980)
as Self (archive footage)
College Swing (1938)
as Bud Brady
Bob Hope: The Road to Laughter (2003)
as Self (archive footage)
Show-Business at War (1943)
as Self
Bob Hope's Bag Full of Christmas Memories (1993)
as Self
Murder at N.B.C. (1966)
Actor
The George Burns One-Man Show (1977)
as Self
Ann-Margret: When You're Smiling (1973)
as Self
Road to Rio (1947)
as Hot Lips Barton
The Sound of Laughter (1963)
as Bing Fawcett - Plumber
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers (1985)
as Self (archive footage)
My Favorite Blonde (1942)
as Larry Haines
Leif (1979)
as Self
Bob Hope's Super Bowl Party! (1989)
as Self
Project XX: The Story of Will Rogers (1961)
as Self - Narrator
Monsieur Beaucaire (1946)
as Monsieur Beaucaire
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies (1995)
as Self (archive footage)
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards (1940)
as Self - Master of Ceremonies
Caught in the Draft (1941)
as Don Bolton
The Lemon Drop Kid (1951)
as Sidney Melbourne (The Lemon Drop Kid)
Some Like It Hot (1939)
as Nicky Nelson
The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team (1984)
as Self
The Shirley MacLaine Special: Where Do We Go from Here? (1977)
as Self
Paris Holiday (1958)
as Robert Leslie Hunter
Festival at Ford's (1971)
as Self
Louisiana Purchase (1941)
as Jim Taylor
Shop Talk (1936)
as Robert Hope Jr.
Rat Pack (2022)
as Self (archive footage)
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic (1990)
as Self (archive footage)
The Bob Hope Chevy Show (1956)
as Himself/Ricky Ricardo
Thanks for the Memory (1938)
as Steve Merrick
A Masterpiece of Murder (1986)
as Dan Dolan
All Star Party for Clint Eastwood (1986)
as Self
Hollywood Musicals of the 40's (2000)
as Self (archive footage)
Shanks for the Memory (1994)
Actor
That Little Monster (1994)
as Bob Hope / Bob (uncredited)
Hidden Hollywood II: More Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Vaults (1999)
as (archive footage)
Miss Piggy's Hollywood (1989)
as Self
Women I Love: Beautiful But Funny (1982)
as Self
The Bob Hope Christmas Special (1971)
as Self
NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney (1978)
as Self
The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World (1971)
as Self
Road to Singapore (1940)
as Ace Lannigan
Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration (1990)
as Self
The Bing Crosby Show (1961)
as Self
Strictly G.I. (1943)
as Self - Master of Ceremonies
Bob Hope's Jolly Christmas Show (1988)
as Self
The Best of Carson, Volume 1 (2006)
Actor
The Facts of Life (1960)
as Larry Gilbert
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood (1960)
as Self
Bob Hope Christmas Show (1965)
as Self
The 1974 Annual Las Vegas Entertainment Awards (1974)
as Self - Host
The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts (1998)
as Self - Roastee (archive footage)
Soup for Nuts (1934)
as Master of Ceremonies
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story (1990)
as Self
A Bob Hope Comedy Special (1963)
as Self
Behind The Music: The Day The Music Died (1999)
as Self (archive footage)
Paree, Paree (1934)
as Peter
The Bob Hope Mardi Gras Special (1973)
as Self - Host
The All-Star Christmas Show (1958)
as Self
George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business (1983)
as Self
100 Years of Hope and Humor (2003)
as Self
Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration (1988)
as Self
Bob Hope's Bicentennial Star Spangled Spectacular (1976)
as Self
The Dean Martin Christmas Show (1968)
as Self
Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special (1986)
as Self
Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television (1975)
as Self
Bob Hope's Comedy Christmas Special (1976)
Actor
Watch the Birdie (1935)
as Bob
Don't Hook Now (1943)
as Self
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC (1988)
as Self
The Jack Benny Hour (1965)
as Bob Hope / Marcello
Biography: Bob Hope: America's Entertainer (2003)
as Self
Memo for Joe (1944)
as Self
Road to Home (1945)
as Self
Happy Birthday, Bob! (1983)
as Self
Radio Star - Die AFN-Story (1995)
as Self
Going Spanish (1934)
as Bob
CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years (1976)
as Self
Bing Crosby: The Television Specials Volume 2 – The Christmas Specials (2010)
as Self
TV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Classic Routines (1986)
as Self
Some of Manie's Friends (1959)
Actor
Screen Actors (1950)
as Self (uncredited)
Is Everybody Listening? (1947)
as Bob Hope - Bob Hope Radio Program
Lucy Moves to NBC (1980)
as Self
Lucy's Really Lost Moments (1956)
as Self
Dalí & Disney: A Date with Destino (2010)
as Self (archive footage)
It's Ho-Ho Hope's Jolly Christmas Hour (1984)
as Self - Host
Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number! (1966)
as Thomas J. 'Tom' Meade
Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy (1978)
as Self
Jack Benny's 20th Anniversary TV Special (1970)
as Self
Let's Face It (1943)
as Jerry Walker
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2 (2001)
as Self (archive footage)
The Bob Hope All Star Christmas Comedy Special (1977)
as Host / Barf Vader
The Old Grey Mayor (1935)
as Bob
Bob Hope on the Road to China (1979)
as Self - Host
Bob Hope: Entertaining the Troops (2016)
as Self
The Lucille Ball Comedy Hour (1964)
as Bill Blakely
The Great Radio Comedians (1971)
as Self (archive footage)
Bob Hope's USO Christmas in Beirut (1984)
as Self
Hollywood: The Dream Factory (1972)
as Self (archive footage)
Carnival Nights (1968)
as Self
Kids' TV: The Surprising Story (2022)
as Self (archive footage)
The Bob Hope Christmas Special: Around the World with the USO (1968)
as Self
Stars and Stripes: Hollywood and World War II (1991)
as Self
Entertaining the Troops: Bob Hope & the USO (2002)
as Self (archive footage)
Legendary Christmas Entertainers (2005)
as Self
Roberta (1969)
as Huck Haines
Playing Fields Association: Cricket (1955)
as Self
The Awful Truth (1956)
as Jerry Warner
Pat Boone and Family: A Thanksgiving Special (1978)
as Self
The All-Star Bond Rally (1945)
as Self - Host
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1 (2001)
as Self (archive footage)
Bob Hope's Four-Star Christmas Fiesta from San Antonio (1992)
as Self
Bob Hope: Laughing With the Presidents (1996)
as Self - Co-Host
Double Exposure (1935)
as Photographer / Robert
A Love Letter to Jack Benny (1981)
as Himself
Bob Hope's Love Affair with Lucy (1989)
as Self - Host
Bob Hope's Christmas Cheer from Saudi Arabia (1991)
as Self
Bob's Busy Day (1942)
as Bob
Johnny Carson Celebrates Christmas (2008)
as Self
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 4 (1942)
as Self
Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer (2006)
as Self (archive footage)
Today: While You Were Away (1964-1973 Retrospective) (1973)
as Commentator
Calling All Tars (1936)
as Bobby
The George Burns (Early) Early, Early Christmas Special (1981)
as Himself
Derby Fever USA (1979)
as Self
Bob Hope and the Road to Success (2002)
as Self (archive footage)