10.0
10.0
Showbiz Goes to War
1982
as (archive footage)
Bing Crosby
Acting
Born:May 3, 1903
Died:October 14, 1977(aged 74)
Birthplace:Tacoma, Washington, USA
N/A
CommunityBiography
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.
Filmography (178 movies)
10.0
10.0
Christmas with Crosby & Kate
1966
as Himself
8.2
8.2
Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.1
2003
as Narrator / Ichabod Crane / Brom Bones (voice) (archive footage)
8.0
8.0
This Is Bob Hope...
2017
as Self (archive footage)
8.0
8.0
Songs That Won the War
1994
as Himself (Archive)
8.0
8.0
The Great Radio Comedians
1971
as Self
8.0
8.0
Bing Crosby's Sun Valley Christmas Show
1973
7.7
7.7
Little Boy Lost
1953
as Bill Wainright
7.6
7.6
Dean Martin: King of Cool
2021
as Self (archive footage)
7.5
7.5
High Tor
1956
Executive Producer
7.5
7.5
My Music: A Classic Christmas
2019
as Self (archive footage)
7.5
7.5
Edith Head: The Paramount Years
2002
as (archive footage)
7.5
7.5
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
1949
as Narrator
7.4
7.4
Dream House
1932
as Bing Fawcett (Plumber)
7.3
7.3
That's Entertainment!
1974
as Self - Host / Narrator
7.3
7.3
Out of This World
1945
as Herbie Fenton (singing voice)
7.2
7.2
Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess
2006
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
7.2
7.2
White Christmas
1954
as Bob Wallace
7.1
7.1
The Big Broadcast
1932
as Bing Hornsby
7.1
7.1
East Side of Heaven
1939
as Denny Martin
7.0
7.0
Holiday Inn
1942
as Jim Hardy
7.0
7.0
Bing Crosby: Rediscovered
2014
as Self (archive footage)
6.9
6.9
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
as (archive footage)
6.9
6.9
The Country Girl
1954
as Frank Elgin
6.9
6.9
Pennies from Heaven
1936
as Larry Poole
6.9
6.9
The Princess and the Pirate
1944
as Margaret's Sweetheart (uncredited)
6.9
6.9
High Society
1956
as C. K. Dexter-Haven
6.9
6.9
Road to Morocco
1942
as Jeff Peters
6.8
6.8
Road to Rio
1947
as Scat Sweeney
6.8
6.8
Rhythm on the River
1940
as Bob Sommers
6.8
6.8
The Bells of St. Mary's
1945
as Father Chuck O'Malley
6.8
6.8
Here Is My Heart
1934
as J. Paul Jones
6.7
6.7
Sing, You Sinners
1938
as Joe Beebe
6.7
6.7
We're Not Dressing
1934
as Stephen Jones
6.7
6.7
Angels in the Outfield
1951
as Bing Crosby (uncredited)
6.7
6.7
Mississippi
1935
as Tom Grayson
6.7
6.7
Road to Utopia
1946
as Duke Johnson
6.7
6.7
Going My Way
1944
as Father Chuck O'Malley
6.6
6.6
Dr. Cook's Garden
1971
as Leonard Cook
6.6
6.6
My Favorite Brunette
1947
as Harry (uncredited)
6.6
6.6
Welcome Stranger
1947
as Dr. James 'Jim' Pearson
6.6
6.6
Double or Nothing
1937
as 'Lefty' Boylan
6.5
6.5
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
1949
as Narrator (segment "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow")
6.5
6.5
Two for Tonight
1935
as Gilbert Gordon
6.5
6.5
Road to Singapore
1940
as Joshua 'Josh' Mallon V
6.5
6.5
Grace Kelly: The American Princess
1987
as Self (archive footage)
6.4
6.4
Scared Stiff
1953
as Skeleton (uncredited)
6.4
6.4
If I Had My Way
1940
as Buzz Blackwell
6.4
6.4
The Movie Orgy
1968
as Self (archive footage)
6.4
6.4
Let's Make Love
1960
as Bing Crosby (uncredited)
6.3
6.3
Son of Paleface
1952
as Driver (uncredited)
6.3
6.3
Road to Zanzibar
1941
as Chuck Reardon
6.3
6.3
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
1949
as Hank Martin
6.3
6.3
Pepe
1960
as Bing Crosby
6.2
6.2
Road to Bali
1953
as George Cochran
6.1
6.1
Blue Skies
1946
as Johnny Adams
6.1
6.1
Variety Girl
1947
as Bing Crosby
6.1
6.1
Robin and the 7 Hoods
1964
as Allen A. Dale
6.1
6.1
The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell
1968
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
6.1
6.1
Duffy's Tavern
1945
as Bing Crosby
6.1
6.1
High Time
1960
as Harvey Howard
6.0
6.0
Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show'
1992
as Self - Vocalist (archive footage)
6.0
6.0
Bing Crosby and the Sounds of Christmas
1971
as Himself
6.0
6.0
Screen Actors
1950
as Self (uncredited)
6.0
6.0
Stagecoach
1966
as Doc Josiah Boone
6.0
6.0
Birth of the Blues
1941
as Jeff Lambert
6.0
6.0
Star Spangled Rhythm
1942
as Bing Crosby
6.0
6.0
Doctor Rhythm
1938
as Dr. Bill Remsen
6.0
6.0
The Emperor Waltz
1948
as Virgil Smith
6.0
6.0
The All-Star Christmas Show
1958
as Self
6.0
6.0
Swing Out, Sweet Land
1970
as Mark Twain
6.0
6.0
Bing Crosby Color Christmas Show
1965
as Self (host)
6.0
6.0
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
1982
as Self (archive footage)
6.0
6.0
Jolson Sings Again
1949
as Himself (voice) (uncredited)
6.0
6.0
Anything Goes
1956
as Bill Benson
6.0
6.0
Ben
1972
Executive Producer
5.9
5.9
Disney's Halloween Treat
1982
as (archive footage)
5.9
5.9
They Got Me Covered
1943
as Music Box (voice)
5.8
5.8
You Can Change The World
1950
as Self
5.8
5.8
Man on Fire
1957
Executive Producer
5.8
5.8
The Road to Hong Kong
1962
as Harry Turner
5.8
5.8
Alias Jesse James
1959
as Bing (uncredited)
5.8
5.8
Riding High
1950
as Dan Brooks
5.8
5.8
Confessions of a Co-Ed
1931
as Bing
5.7
5.7
Blue of the Night
1931
as Bing Crosby / Jack Smith
5.7
5.7
Cinerama's Russian Adventure
1966
as Narrator (voice)
5.6
5.6
She Loves Me Not
1934
as Paul Lawton
5.6
5.6
The Grand Olympics
1961
as Himself
5.6
5.6
Sing, Bing, Sing
1933
as Bing
5.6
5.6
I Surrender Dear
1931
as Bing Crosby
5.6
5.6
Off Limits
1952
as Bing Crosby (archive footage) (uncredited)
5.5
5.5
Lifetime of Comedy
1960
as (archive footage)
5.5
5.5
Waikiki Wedding
1937
as Tony Marvin
5.5
5.5
The Big Broadcast of 1936
1935
as Bing
5.5
5.5
The Road to Victory
1944
as Bing Crosby (uncredited)
5.5
5.5
Bing Crosby: Live In Mysen, Norway
1977
as Himself
5.5
5.5
Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove
1934
as Self
5.4
5.4
Top o' the Morning
1949
as Joe Mulqueen
5.4
5.4
Reaching for the Moon
1930
as Bing
5.3
5.3
College Humor
1933
as Professor Frederick Danvers
5.3
5.3
Cancel My Reservation
1972
as Himself (uncredited)
5.3
5.3
Bing Crosby's Merrie Olde Christmas
1977
as Self
5.3
5.3
Anything Goes
1936
as Billy Crocker
5.3
5.3
Going Hollywood
1933
as Bill 'Billy' Williams
5.2
5.2
Hollywood Victory Caravan
1945
as Bing Crosby
5.2
5.2
Here Comes the Groom
1951
as Peter 'Pete' Garvey
5.2
5.2
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
1997
as Bob Wallace (archive footage)
5.1
5.1
Terror in the Wax Museum
1973
Producer
5.0
5.0
The All-Star Bond Rally
1945
as Self
5.0
5.0
Road to Home
1945
as Self
5.0
5.0
Showdown at Ulcer Gulch
1956
as Influential Man
5.0
5.0
One More Chance
1931
as Bing Bangs
5.0
5.0
Here Come the Waves
1944
as Johnny Cabot
5.0
5.0
Too Much Harmony
1933
as Eddie Bronson
5.0
5.0
'White Christmas': A Look Back with Rosemary Clooney
2000
as Bob Wallace (archive footage) (uncredited)
5.0
5.0
Hollywood Ghosts & Gravesites
2003
as (archive footage)
5.0
5.0
The Great John L.
1945
Executive Producer
4.8
4.8
Just for You
1952
as Jordan Blake
4.5
4.5
Say One for Me
1959
as Father Conroy
4.5
4.5
Two Plus Fours
1930
as Bing
4.5
4.5
Hollywood Handicap
1938
as Himself
4.4
4.4
Mean Dog Blues
1978
Executive Producer
4.3
4.3
Road to Hollywood
1947
as Himself
4.0
4.0
Rhythm on the Range
1936
as Jeff Larabee
4.0
4.0
Mr. Music
1950
as Paul Merrick
4.0
4.0
The Shining Future
1944
as Self
4.0
4.0
Swing with Bing
1940
as Himself
3.5
3.5
Billboard Girl
1932
as Bing
3.0
3.0
Hollywood on Parade
1932
as Self
3.0
3.0
Paris Honeymoon
1939
as 'Lucky' Lawton
3.0
3.0
Dixie
1943
as Daniel Decatur Emmett
2.0
2.0
The Bing Crosby Show
1961
as Self
2.0
2.0
The Sound of Laughter
1963
as Bob (Singer in Grocery Store)
1.0
1.0
Hollywood on Parade No. A-2
1932
as Self
Big Night Out: The Peggy Lee Show
1961
Bing Crosby: The Christmas Years
1978
as Himself (archival footage)
The Bing Crosby Show
1962
as Himself
We've Got Another Bond to Buy
1945
The Best of Johnny Carson
2010
Tim Conway: Timeless Comedy
2007
as Self
Classic Commercials: Volume 3
1998
Happy Holidays with Bing and Frank
1957
as Self
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1
2001
as Self (archive footage)
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2
2001
as Self (archive footage)
The Frank Sinatra Timex Show
1959
as Self
Hollywood on Parade No. B-4
1934
as Self
The Edsel Show
1957
as Self
Please
1933
as Howard Jones
The Hollywood Clowns
1979
as (archive footage)
Bing Crosby: Legends in Concert
2004
Director
The March of Time
1930
as Self
'Twas the Night - A Holiday Celebration
2004
as Self
Grace Kelly – Hollywoods tragische Prinzessin
2022
as Self (archive footage)
Legendary Christmas Entertainers
2005
as Self
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
1985
as Self (archive footage)
Bing Crosby: Cooling It
1970
as Self
The Bing Crosby Show
1954
as Self
Goldilocks
1970
as Self / Papa Bear (voice)
A Classic Christmas from The Ed Sullivan Show
1992
as Self
The Star Maker
1939
as Larry Earl
"All -Singing All-Dancing" Before And After
2006
as Archive Footage
Cole Porter in Hollywood: True Love
2003
as Self (Archive Footage)
I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story
2024
as Self (archive footage)
Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television
1975
as Self
Shanks for the Memory
1994
Bob Hope Christmas Show
1965
as Self
Hooray for Hollywood
1976
as Self (archive footage)
Don't Hook Now
1943
as Self
Showbiz Ballyhoo
1982
as Self (archive footage)
Down Memory Lane
1949
as (archive footage)
Hollywood on Parade No. A-4
1932
as Self (uncredited)
The Magic of Bing Crosby
1991
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Musicals of the 40's
2000
as Self (archive footage)
Bing Crosby: The Television Specials Volume 2 – The Christmas Specials
2010
as Self
Halloween Hall o' Fame
1977
as Narrator/Brom Bones
Biography: Bob Hope: America's Entertainer
2003
as Self (archive footage)
A Bing Crosby Christmas
1998
as Self - Host (archive footage)
Abie's Irish Rose
1946
Executive Producer
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