Bob Hope
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Sir Bob Hope, KBE, KCSG, KSS (born Leslie Townes Hope; May 29, 1903 – July 27, 2003) was a British-born American comedian and actor who appeared in vaudeville, on Broadway, and in radio, television and movies. He was also noted for his work with the US Armed Forces and his numerous USO shows entertaining American military personnel. Throughout his career, he was honored for his humanitarian work. In 1996, the U.S. Congress honored Bob Hope by declaring him the "first and only honorary veteran of the U.S. armed forces." Bob Hope appeared in or hosted 199 known USO shows. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bob Hope, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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- Born:
- May 29, 1903 In Eltham, London, England, UK
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 186
- First Appeared:
- In the movie Going Spanish 1934-03-01
- Latest Project:
- Movie Sally 2025-01-28
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Sally | Self (archive footage) | 2025-01-28 |
| Movie | Rat Pack | Self (archive footage) | 2022-01-11 |
| Movie | Boulevard! A Hollywood Story | Self (archive footage) | 2021-08-16 |
| Movie | Howard | Orville 'Turkey' Jackson (archive footage) | 2018-04-22 |
| Movie | This Is Bob Hope... | Self (archive footage) | 2017-12-29 |
| Movie | And the Oscar Goes To... | Self (archive footage) | 2014-02-01 |
| Movie | Bing Crosby: Rediscovered | Self (archive footage) | 2014-12-02 |
| Movie | Bing Crosby: The Television Specials Volume 2 – The Christmas Specials | Self | 2010-11-09 |
| Movie | Dalí & Disney: A Date with Destino | Himself (archive footage) | 2010-10-30 |
| Movie | 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year | Self (archive footage) | 2009-07-02 |
| Movie | Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History | 2008-10-14 | |
| Movie | Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer | Self (archive footage) | 2006-01-23 |
| Movie | Judy Garland: By Myself | Self (archive footage) | 2004-02-25 |
| Movie | Bob Hope: The Road to Laughter | Self (archive footage) | 2003-11-11 |
| Movie | Christmas in Hollywood | Self (archive footage) | 2003-11-13 |
| Movie | Edith Head: The Paramount Years | (archive footage) | 2002-11-26 |
| Movie | The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1 | Self (archive footage) | 2001-02-22 |
| Movie | Buñuel in Hollywood | Self (archive footage) | 2000-02-22 |
| Movie | Hollywood Musicals of the 40's | Self (archive footage) | 2000-09-01 |
| Movie | Behind The Music: The Day The Music Died | Self (archive footage) | 1999-02-03 |
| Movie | The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender | Self (archive footage) | 1997-11-01 |
| Movie | Bob Hope: Laughing With the Presidents | Self - Co-Host | 1996-11-23 |
| Movie | Liberation | Self (archive footage) | 1994-01-01 |
| Movie | That Little Monster | Bob Hope / Bob (uncredited) | 1994-04-19 |
| Movie | That's Entertainment! III | (archive footage) | 1994-07-01 |
| Movie | Forrest Gump | Self - in Vietnam (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1994-06-23 |
| Movie | Bob Hope's Bag Full of Christmas Memories | Self | 1993-12-15 |
| Series | Pebble Mill | Unknown | 1991-10-14 |
| Movie | Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration | Self | 1990-02-04 |
| Movie | You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story | Self | 1990-07-23 |
| Movie | The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic | Self (archive footage) | 1990-02-20 |
| Series | The Simpsons | Unknown | 1989-12-17 |
| Movie | Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration | Self | 1988-05-27 |
| Movie | Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC | Self | 1988-05-16 |
| Movie | The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind | Self (archive footage) | 1988-10-01 |
| Movie | Bob Hope's Jolly Christmas Show | Self | 1988-12-19 |
| Movie | Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood | Self | 1987-05-18 |
| Movie | A Masterpiece of Murder | Dan Dolan | 1986-01-27 |
| Series | The Golden Girls | Himself | 1985-09-14 |
| Movie | Spies Like Us | Self | 1985-12-06 |
| Series | Highway to Heaven | Unknown | 1984-09-19 |
| Movie | The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team | 1984-01-29 | |
| Movie | It's Ho-Ho Hope's Jolly Christmas Hour | Self - Host | 1984-12-16 |
| Movie | Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1983-02-25 |
| Movie | James Bond: The First 21 Years | Self | 1983-05-27 |
| Series | Late Night with David Letterman | Unknown | 1982-02-01 |
| Movie | Showbiz Goes to War | (archive footage) | 1982-12-31 |
| Series | Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters | Unknown | 1980-11-18 |
| Movie | Lucy Moves to NBC | Self | 1980-02-08 |
| Movie | A Tribute to Dr. Shock | Self (archive footage) | 1980-02-28 |
| Movie | Derby Fever USA | Self | 1979-01-01 |
| Movie | The Hollywood Clowns | Self (archive footage) | 1979-03-23 |
| Movie | Bob Hope on the Road to China | Self - Host | 1979-09-16 |
| Movie | The Muppet Movie | Ice Cream Vendor | 1979-06-22 |
| Movie | Mickey's 50 | Self | 1978-11-19 |
| Series | The Kennedy Center Honors | Unknown | 1978-12-28 |
| Movie | Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy | Self | 1978-11-22 |
| Movie | Legato | Steve Bennett | 1977-02-25 |
| Movie | The Bob Hope All Star Christmas Comedy Special | Host / Barf Vader | 1977-12-19 |
| Series | The Captain and Tennille | Unknown | 1976-09-20 |
| Series | Donny & Marie | Unknown | 1976-01-23 |
| Movie | Joys | Self | 1976-03-05 |
| Series | The Muppet Show | Unknown | 1976-09-05 |
| Movie | Mitzi & 100 Guys | Self | 1975-03-24 |
| Movie | Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? | Self (archive footage) | 1975-08-06 |
| Movie | Hearts and Minds | Self (archive footage) | 1974-12-20 |
| Movie | Today: While You Were Away (1964-1973 Retrospective) | Commentator | 1973-02-22 |
| Movie | Hollywood: The Dream Factory | Self (archive footage) | 1972-01-10 |
| Movie | Cancel My Reservation | Dan Bartlett | 1972-09-21 |
| Movie | The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World | Self | 1971-10-29 |
| Series | The Odd Couple | Unknown | 1970-09-24 |
| Movie | Swing Out, Sweet Land | Self | 1970-01-01 |
| Movie | Raquel! | Self | 1970-04-26 |
| Series | The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour | Unknown | 1969-01-22 |
| Series | The Johnny Cash Show | Unknown | 1969-06-07 |
| Series | The Barbara McNair Show | Unknown | 1969-09-13 |
| Movie | How to Commit Marriage | Frank Benson | 1969-07-07 |
| Movie | Roberta | Huck Haines | 1969-11-06 |
| Movie | The Bob Hope Christmas Special: Around the World with the USO | Self | 1968-01-18 |
| Movie | Rowan & Martin at the Movies | Self | 1968-01-01 |
| Series | Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In | Unknown | 1968-01-22 |
| Movie | The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell | Sgt. Dan O'Farrell | 1968-05-08 |
| Movie | The Dean Martin Christmas Show | Self | 1968-12-19 |
| Movie | Eight on the Lam | Henry Dimsdale | 1967-04-26 |
| Movie | Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number! | Thomas J. 'Tom' Meade | 1966-06-08 |
| Movie | The Oscar | Bob Hope | 1966-03-04 |
| Movie | Not With My Wife, You Don't! | Self - USO Christmas Show (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1966-11-02 |
| Movie | I'll Take Sweden | Bob Holcomb | 1965-06-18 |
| Series | Get Smart | Unknown | 1965-09-18 |
| Movie | The Jack Benny Hour | Bob Hope / Marcello | 1965-11-03 |
| Movie | Hollywood My Home Town | Self (archive footage) | 1965-12-31 |
| Series | The Hollywood Palace | Unknown | 1964-01-04 |
| Movie | A Global Affair | Frank Larrimore | 1964-01-30 |
| Movie | The Lucille Ball Comedy Hour | Bill Blakely | 1964-04-18 |
| Movie | Call Me Bwana | Matt | 1963-06-14 |
| Movie | Critic's Choice | Parker Ballantine | 1963-02-24 |
| Movie | Hollywood Without Make-Up | Self (archive footage) | 1963-07-01 |
| Series | Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | Self - Host | 1963-10-04 |
| Series | The Lucy Show | Unknown | 1962-10-01 |
| Movie | The Road to Hong Kong | Chester Babcock | 1962-03-29 |
| Series | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Unknown | 1962-10-01 |
| Series | The Merv Griffin Show | Unknown | 1962-10-01 |
| Movie | Bachelor in Paradise | Adam J. Niles | 1961-11-01 |
| Series | The DuPont Show of the Week | Unknown | 1961-09-17 |
| Movie | The Bing Crosby Show | Self | 1961-12-11 |
| Movie | Hedda Hopper's Hollywood | Self | 1960-01-10 |
| Movie | The Facts of Life | Larry Gilbert | 1960-11-14 |
| Movie | Alias Jesse James | Milford Farnsworth | 1959-03-20 |
| Series | The Dick Clark Show | Unknown | 1958-02-15 |
| Movie | Paris Holiday | Robert Leslie Hunter | 1958-04-05 |
| Series | Kraft Music Hall | Unknown | 1958-10-08 |
| Movie | Beau James | Mayor James J. 'Jimmy' Walker | 1957-06-07 |
| Series | The Thin Man | Unknown | 1957-09-20 |
| Series | Frank Sinatra Show | Unknown | 1957-10-18 |
| Movie | Lucy's Really Lost Moments | Self | 1956-01-01 |
| Movie | Showdown at Ulcer Gulch | Influential Man | 1956-01-01 |
| Movie | The Iron Petticoat | Captain Chuck Lockwood | 1956-09-01 |
| Movie | That Certain Feeling | Francis X. Dignan | 1956-06-04 |
| Series | The Steve Allen Show | Unknown | 1956-06-24 |
| Series | This Is Your Life | Unknown | 1955-07-29 |
| Movie | Playing Fields Association: Cricket | Self | 1955-07-29 |
| Movie | The Seven Little Foys | Eddie Foy | 1955-09-30 |
| Series | The Chevy Show | Self | 1955-10-04 |
| Movie | Casanova's Big Night | Pippo Popolino | 1954-04-07 |
| Movie | Road to Bali | Harold Gridley | 1953-01-29 |
| Series | The Oscars | Unknown | 1953-03-19 |
| Movie | Scared Stiff | Skeleton (uncredited) | 1953-04-27 |
| Movie | Here Come the Girls | Stanley Snodgrass | 1953-10-22 |
| Movie | Son of Paleface | Peter Potter Jr. | 1952-07-14 |
| Movie | The Greatest Show on Earth | Spectator (uncredited) | 1952-02-16 |
| Series | This Is Your Life | Unknown | 1952-10-01 |
| Movie | Off Limits | Wally Hogan | 1952-12-30 |
| Movie | The Lemon Drop Kid | Sidney Melbourne (The Lemon Drop Kid) | 1951-04-02 |
| Series | I Love Lucy | Unknown | 1951-10-15 |
| Movie | My Favorite Spy | Peanuts White / Eric Augustine | 1951-12-25 |
| Series | The Bob Hope Show | Self - Host | 1950-04-09 |
| Movie | Screen Actors | Self (uncredited) | 1950-05-13 |
| Movie | You Can Change The World | Self | 1950-02-25 |
| Series | The Colgate Comedy Hour | 1950-09-10 | |
| Movie | Fancy Pants | Humphrey / Arthur Tyler | 1950-07-19 |
| Movie | Sorrowful Jones | Humphrey "Sorrowful" Jones | 1949-07-04 |
| Movie | The Great Lover | Freddie Hunter | 1949-11-23 |
| Series | The Ed Sullivan Show | Unknown | 1948-06-20 |
| Movie | The Paleface | 'Painless' Peter Potter | 1948-12-17 |
| Movie | Variety Girl | Bob Hope | 1947-08-29 |
| Movie | Is Everybody Listening? | Bob Hope - Bob Hope Radio Program | 1947-09-05 |
| Movie | My Favorite Brunette | Ronnie Jackson | 1947-03-19 |
| Movie | Where There's Life | Michael Joseph Valentine | 1947-11-21 |
| Movie | Road to Rio | Hot Lips Barton | 1947-12-25 |
| Movie | Road to Utopia | Chester Hooton | 1946-02-27 |
| Movie | Monsieur Beaucaire | Monsieur Beaucaire | 1946-09-04 |
| Movie | Road to Home | Self | 1945-07-04 |
| Movie | The All-Star Bond Rally | Self - Host | 1945-05-10 |
| Movie | Story of G.I. Joe | Bob Hope (Voice on Radio Program) (voice) (uncredited) | 1945-07-13 |
| Movie | Hollywood Victory Caravan | Bob Hope | 1945-09-30 |
| Movie | Memo for Joe | Self | 1944-08-10 |
| Movie | The Princess and the Pirate | Sylvester the Great | 1944-11-17 |
| Movie | Strictly G.I. | Self - Master of Ceremonies | 1943-01-01 |
| Movie | Combat America | Self | 1943-01-01 |
| Movie | A Welcome to Britain | Self (uncredited) | 1943-01-01 |
| Movie | Let's Face It | Jerry Walker | 1943-08-04 |
| Movie | Show-Business at War | Self | 1943-05-21 |
| Movie | They Got Me Covered | Robert Kittredge | 1943-03-04 |
| Movie | Star Spangled Rhythm | Bob Hope | 1942-03-05 |
| Movie | My Favorite Blonde | Larry Haines | 1942-04-02 |
| Movie | Bob's Busy Day | Bob | 1942-06-01 |
| Movie | Road to Morocco | Orville Jackson | 1942-11-10 |
| Movie | Caught in the Draft | Don Bolton | 1941-07-04 |
| Movie | Road to Zanzibar | Hubert 'Fearless' Frazier | 1941-04-11 |
| Movie | Nothing But the Truth | Steve Bennett | 1941-10-10 |
| Movie | Louisiana Purchase | Jim Taylor | 1941-12-31 |
| Movie | Road to Singapore | Ace Lannigan | 1940-03-22 |
| Movie | The Ghost Breakers | Larry Lawrence | 1940-06-21 |
| Movie | Cavalcade of the Academy Awards | Self - Master of Ceremonies | 1940-07-31 |
| Movie | Never Say Die | John Kidley | 1939-03-08 |
| Movie | Some Like It Hot | Nicky Nelson | 1939-05-19 |
| Movie | The Cat and the Canary | Wally Campbell | 1939-10-27 |
| Movie | The Big Broadcast of 1938 | Buzz Fielding | 1938-02-11 |
| Movie | College Swing | Bud Brady | 1938-04-29 |
| Movie | Give Me a Sailor | Jim Brewster | 1938-08-19 |
| Movie | Thanks for the Memory | Steve Merrick | 1938-11-11 |
| Movie | The Old Grey Mayor | Bob | 1935-04-06 |
| Movie | Watch the Birdie | Bob | 1935-08-10 |
| Movie | Double Exposure | Photographer / Robert | 1935-11-23 |
| Movie | Going Spanish | Bob | 1934-03-01 |
| Movie | Paree, Paree | Peter | 1934-09-08 |