Bing Crosby
Known for Acting · 217 credits
- Born
- 1903-05-03
- Died
- 1977-10-14
- Place of birth
- Tacoma, Washington, USA
- Also known as
- Harry Lillis Crosby · Der Bingle · The Rhythm Boys
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
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self / Self (archive footage)
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self / Self (archive footage)
Top of the Pops
1964
as Self (archive footage) / Self - Jim Hardy (archive footage)
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Winner
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
as George Warren
TV Shows (22)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self / Self (archive footage)
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self / Self (archive footage)
Top of the Pops
1964
as Self (archive footage) / Self - Jim Hardy (archive footage)
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Winner
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
as George Warren
The Carol Burnett Show
1967
as Self / Self - Guest / Various Characters
The Red Skelton Show
1951
as Self - Award for Best Actor
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
The Bob Hope Show
1950
as Self
The Jack Benny Program
1950
as Bing Crosby
Dinah!
1974
as Self
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968
as Self (uncredited)
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
1969
as Self
The Bell Telephone Hour
1959
as Self
Legends
2006
as Self (archive footage)
V.I.P. Schaukel
1971
as Self
The Phil Silvers Show
1955
as Bing Crosby
The Danny Thomas Hour
1967
as Charlie Castle
Frank Sinatra Show
1957
as Self
The Bing Crosby Show
1964
as Bing Collins
The Pearl Bailey Show
1971
as Self
Movies (195)
High Society
1956
as C. K. Dexter-Haven
The Greatest Show on Earth
1952
as Spectator (uncredited)
Angels in the Outfield
1951
as Bing Crosby (uncredited)
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
1949
as Narrator (segment "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow")
Let's Make Love
1960
as Bing Crosby (uncredited)
Rat Pack
2022
as Self (archive footage)
Stagecoach
1966
as Doc Josiah Boone
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
1988
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
1949
as Hank Martin
That's Entertainment! III
1994
as (archive footage)
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
2023
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Holiday Inn
1942
as Jim Hardy
White Christmas
1954
as Bob Wallace
Waikiki Wedding
1937
as Tony Marvin
Howard
2018
as Jeff Peters (archive footage)
Anything Goes
1936
as Billy Crocker
Mississippi
1935
as Tom Grayson
That's Entertainment!
1974
as Self - Host / Narrator
Robin and the 7 Hoods
1964
as Allen A. Dale
Paris Honeymoon
1939
as 'Lucky' Lawton
The Movie Orgy
1968
as Self (archive footage)
High Time
1960
as Harvey Howard
Television: The First Fifty Years
1999
as Self (archive footage)
The Country Girl
1954
as Frank Elgin
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975
as Self (archive footage)
Alias Jesse James
1959
as Bing (uncredited)
Going My Way
1944
as Father Chuck O'Malley
Doctor Rhythm
1938
as Dr. Bill Remsen
Twiggy
2025
as (archival footage)
Road to Morocco
1942
as Jeff Peters
Pepe
1960
as Bing Crosby
Riding High
1950
as Dan Brooks
Going Hollywood
1933
as Bill 'Billy' Williams
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
1985
as Self (archive footage)
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
1982
as Self (archive footage)
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
as (archive footage)
Road to Bali
1952
as George Cochran
Swing Out, Sweet Land
1970
as Mark Twain
Grace Kelly: The American Princess
1987
as Self (archive footage)
It's Showtime
1976
as Self (archive footage)
Variety Girl
1947
as Bing Crosby
Road to Rio
1947
as Scat Sweeney
Dean Martin: King of Cool
2021
as Self (archive footage)
Rhythm on the River
1940
as Bob Sommers
Billboard Girl
1932
as Bing
Star Spangled Rhythm
1942
as Bing Crosby
Welcome Stranger
1947
as Dr. James 'Jim' Pearson
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2
2001
as Self (archive footage)
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
1990
as Self (archive footage)
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
2022
as Self - C.K Dexter-Haven (archive footage)
Showbiz Goes to War
1982
as Self (archive footage)
Pennies from Heaven
1936
as Larry Poole
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
1976
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972
as Self (archive footage)
The Princess and the Pirate
1944
as Margaret's Sweetheart (uncredited)
Jolson Sings Again
1949
as Himself (voice) (uncredited)
Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show'
1992
as Self - Vocalist (archive footage)
This Is Bob Hope...
2017
as Self (archive footage)
Double or Nothing
1937
as 'Lefty' Boylan
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
1949
as Narrator
Scared Stiff
1953
as Skeleton (uncredited)
Blue Skies
1946
as Johnny Adams
Confessions of a Co-Ed
1931
as Bing
Dixie
1943
as Daniel Decatur Emmett
Edith Head: The Paramount Years
2002
as Self (archive footage)
Bing Crosby: Rediscovered
2014
as Self (archive footage)
Son of Paleface
1952
as Driver (uncredited)
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1
2001
as Self (archive footage)
Road to Singapore
1940
as Josh Mallon
Show-Business at War
1943
as Self
Off Limits
1952
as Bing Crosby (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Bells of St. Mary's
1945
as Father Chuck O'Malley
Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television
1975
as Self
Road to Utopia
1946
as Duke Johnson
Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess
2006
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.1
2003
as Narrator / Ichabod Crane / Brom Bones (voice) (archive footage)
You Can Change The World
1950
as Self
Classic Comedy Teams
1986
as Self (archive footage)
Going Hollywood: The '30s
1984
as (archive footage)
They Got Me Covered
1943
as Music Box (voice)
King of Jazz
1930
as Trio Singer (as The Rhythm Boys)
The Road to Hong Kong
1962
as Harry Turner
Cancel My Reservation
1972
as Himself (uncredited)
Man on Fire
1957
as Earl Carleton
My Favorite Blonde
1942
as Man Outside Union Hall (uncredited)
Say One for Me
1959
as Father Conroy
College Humor
1933
as Professor Frederick Danvers
My Favorite Brunette
1947
as Harry (uncredited)
Hooray for Hollywood
1976
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Victory Caravan
1945
as Bing Crosby
Two for Tonight
1935
as Gilbert Gordon
Screen Actors
1950
as Self (uncredited)
The Hollywood Clowns
1979
as (archive footage)
A Bing Crosby Christmas
1998
as Self - Host (archive footage)
Road to Zanzibar
1941
as Chuck
The Sound of Laughter
1963
as Bob (Singer in Grocery Store)
The All-Star Christmas Show
1958
as Self
Duffy's Tavern
1945
as Bing Crosby
Here Comes the Groom
1951
as Peter 'Pete' Garvey
Michael Bublé: Home For The Holidays
2012
as Self (archive footage)
High Tor
1956
as Van Van Dorn
Sing, You Sinners
1938
as Joe Beebe
My Music: A Classic Christmas
2019
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Handicap
1938
as Himself
I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story
2024
as Self (archive footage)
The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell
1968
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
1997
as Bob Wallace (archive footage)
Here Is My Heart
1934
as J. Paul Jones
The Star Maker
1939
as Larry Earl
The Big Broadcast of 1936
1935
as Bing
Anything Goes
1956
as Bill Benson
Here Come the Waves
1944
as Johnny Cabot
'Twas the Night - A Holiday Celebration
2004
as Self
Mr. Music
1950
as Paul Merrick
Too Much Harmony
1933
as Eddie Bronson
Reaching for the Moon
1930
as Bing
Hollywood Musicals of the 40's
2000
as Self (archive footage)
East Side of Heaven
1939
as Denny Martin
Out of This World
1945
as Herbie Fenton (singing voice)
Just for You
1952
as Jordan Blake
About Bing Crosby
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 overse… With 217 credits spanning from 1930 to 2025, Bing Crosby has appeared in 195 films and 22 TV shows.
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Most Popular Bing Crosby Movies
- High Society (1956) — as C. K. Dexter-Haven
- The Greatest Show on Earth (1952) — as Spectator (uncredited)
- Angels in the Outfield (1951) — as Bing Crosby (uncredited)
- The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949) — as Narrator (segment "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow")
- Let's Make Love (1960) — as Bing Crosby (uncredited)
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