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.
| 2022 | Kids' TV: The Surprising Story as Self (Archive Footage) |
| 2022 | Rat Pack as Self (archive footage) |
| 2021 | Boulevard! A Hollywood Story as Self (archive footage) |
| 2018 | Howard as Orville 'Turkey' Jackson (archive footage) |
| 2017 | This Is Bob Hope... as Self (archive footage) |
| 2016 | Bob Hope: Entertaining the Troops as Self |
| 2014 | Bing Crosby: Rediscovered as Self (archive footage) |
| 2014 | And the Oscar Goes To... as Self (archive footage) |
| 2010 | Bing Crosby: The Television Specials Volume 2 – The Christmas Specials as Self |
| 2009 | 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year as Self (archive footage) |
| 2006 | The Best of Carson, Volume 1 |
| 2005 | Legendary Christmas Entertainers as Self |
| 2004 | Los Angeles Plays Itself as Adam J. Niles in Bachelor in Paradise (archive footage) |
| 2004 | Judy Garland: By Myself as Self (archive footage) |
| 2003 | Christmas in Hollywood as Self (archive footage) |
| 2003 | Bob Hope: The Road to Laughter as Self (archive footage) |
| 2003 | Biography: Bob Hope: America's Entertainer as Self |
| 2002 | Edith Head: The Paramount Years as (archive footage) |
| 2002 | Bob Hope and the Road to Success as Self (archive footage) |
| 2002 | Entertaining the Troops: Bob Hope & the USO as Self (archive footage) |
| 2001 | The Best of Bob Hope: 50 years of Laughter Volume 1 as Self (archive footage) |
| 2001 | The Best of Bob Hope: 50 years of Laughter Volume 2 as Self (archive footage) |
| 2000 | Hollywood Musicals of the 40's as Self (archive footage) |
| 1999 | Behind The Music: The Day The Music Died as Self (archive footage) |
| 1999 | Television: The First Fifty Years as Self (archive footage) |
| 1998 | The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts as Self - Roastee (archive footage) |
| 1997 | The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender as Self (archive footage) |
| 1996 | Bob Hope: Laughing With the Presidents as Self - Co-Host |
| 1994 | That's Entertainment! III as (archive footage) |
| 1994 | That Little Monster as Bob Hope / Bob (uncredited) |
| 1994 | A Century of Cinema as Self |
| 1994 | Liberation as Self (archive footage) |
| 1993 | Bob Hope's Bag Full of Christmas Memories as Self |
| 1991 | Bob Hope's Christmas Cheer from Saudi Arabia as Self |
| 1990 | You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story as Self |
| 1990 | The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic as Self (archive footage) |
| 1990 | Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration as Self |
| 1989 | Bob Hope's Love Affair with Lucy as Self - Host |
| 1988 | Bob Hope's Jolly Christmas Show as Self |
| 1988 | The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind as Self (archive footage) |
| 1988 | Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration |
| 1988 | Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC as Self |
| 1986 | TV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Classic Routines as Self |
| 1986 | A Masterpiece of Murder as Dan Dolan |
| 1985 | Bizim Gibi Casuslar as Self |
| 1985 | Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers as Self (archive footage) |
| 1984 | It's Ho-Ho Hope's Jolly Christmas Hour as Self - Host |
| 1984 | Bob Hope's USO Christmas in Beirut as Self |
| 1983 | Happy Birthday, Bob! as Self |
| 1983 | Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 1982 | Showbiz Goes to War as (archive footage) |
| 1982 | Let Poland Be Poland as Self |
| 1981 | The George Burns (Early) Early, Early Christmas Special as Himself |
| 1980 | A Tribute to Dr. Shock as Self (archive footage) |
| 1980 | Lucy Moves to NBC as Self |
| 1979 | Bob Hope on the Road to China as Self - Host |
| 1979 | The Muppet Movie as Ice Cream Vendor |
| 1979 | Leif as Self |
| 1979 | The Hollywood Clowns as Self (archive footage) |
| 1979 | Derby Fever USA as Self |
| 1978 | Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy as Self |
| 1978 | Pat Boone and Family: A Thanksgiving Special as Self |
| 1977 | The Bob Hope All Star Christmas Comedy Special as Host / Barf Vader |
| 1976 | Bob Hope's Comedy Christmas Special |
| 1976 | CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years as Self |
| 1976 | Joys as Self |
| 1975 | Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? as Self (archive footage) |
| 1975 | Mitzi & 100 Guys as Self |
| 1974 | Hearts and Minds as Self (archive footage) |
| 1973 | Ann-Margret: When You're Smiling as Self |
| 1973 | Today: While You Were Away (1964-1973 Retrospective) as Commentator |
| 1972 | Cancel My Reservation as Dan Bartlett |
| 1972 | Hollywood: The Dream Factory as Self (archive footage) |
| 1971 | The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World as Self |
| 1971 | The Great Radio Comedians as Self (archive footage) |
| 1970 | Jack Benny's 20th Anniversary TV Special as Self |
| 1970 | Raquel! as Self |
| 1970 | Swing Out, Sweet Land as Self |
| 1969 | Roberta as Huck Haines |
| 1969 | How to Commit Marriage as Frank Benson |
| 1968 | The Dean Martin Christmas Show as Self |
| 1968 | The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell as Sgt. Dan O'Farrell |
| 1968 | The Bob Hope Christmas Special: Around the World with the USO as Self |
| 1968 | Rowan & Martin At the Movies as Self |
| 1967 | Eight on the Lam as Henry Dimsdale |
| 1966 | Not With My Wife, You Don't! as Self - USO Christmas Show (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 1966 | Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number! as Thomas J. 'Tom' Meade |
| 1966 | The Oscar as Bob Hope |
| 1965 | The Jack Benny Hour as Bob Hope / Marcello |
| 1965 | The Game as Self - Host |
| 1965 | I'll Take Sweden as Bob Holcomb |
| 1964 | The Lucille Ball Comedy Hour as Bill Blakely |
| 1964 | A Global Affair as Frank Larrimore |
| 1963 | The Sound of Laughter as Bing Fawcett - Plumber |
| 1963 | Call Me Bwana as Matt |
| 1963 | Critic's Choice as Parker Ballantine |
| 1962 | The Road to Hong Kong as Chester Babcock |
| 1961 | The Bing Crosby Show as Self |
| 1961 | Bachelor in Paradise as Adam J. Niles |
| 1960 | The Facts of Life as Larry Gilbert |
| 1960 | Hedda Hopper's Hollywood as Self |
| 1959 | Alias Jesse James as Milford Farnsworth |
| 1959 | Some of Manie's Friends |
| 1958 | Paris Holiday as Robert Leslie Hunter |
| 1957 | Beau James as Mayor James J. 'Jimmy' Walker |
| 1956 | The Iron Petticoat as Captain Chuck Lockwood |
| 1956 | That Certain Feeling as Francis X. Dignan |
| 1956 | Lucy's Really Lost Moments as Self |
| 1956 | Showdown at Ulcer Gulch as Influential Man |
| 1955 | The Seven Little Foys as Eddie Foy |
| 1955 | Playing Fields Association: Cricket as Self |
| 1954 | Casanova's Big Night as Pippo Popolino |
| 1953 | Here Come the Girls as Stanley Snodgrass |
| 1953 | Scared Stiff as Skeleton (uncredited) |
| 1953 | Road to Bali as Harold Gridley |
| 1952 | Off Limits as Wally Hogan |
| 1952 | Son of Paleface as Peter Potter Jr. |
| 1952 | Harikalar Sirki as Spectator (uncredited) |
| 1951 | My Favorite Spy as Peanuts White / Eric Augustine |
| 1951 | The Lemon Drop Kid as Sidney Melbourne (The Lemon Drop Kid) |
| 1950 | Fancy Pants as Humphrey / Arthur Tyler |
| 1950 | Screen Actors as Self (uncredited) |
| 1950 | You Can Change The World as Self |
| 1949 | The Great Lover as Freddie Hunter |
| 1949 | Sorrowful Jones as Humphrey "Sorrowful" Jones |
| 1948 | The Paleface as 'Painless' Peter Potter |
| 1947 | Road to Rio as Hot Lips Barton |
| 1947 | Where There's Life as Michael Joseph Valentine |
| 1947 | Is Everybody Listening? as Bob Hope - Bob Hope Radio Program |
| 1947 | Variety Girl as Bob Hope |
| 1947 | My Favorite Brunette as Ronnie Jackson |
| 1946 | Monsieur Beaucaire as Monsieur Beaucaire |
| 1946 | Road to Utopia as Chester Hooton |
| 1945 | Hollywood Victory Caravan as Bob Hope |
| 1945 | Story of G.I. Joe as Bob Hope (Voice on Radio Program) (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1945 | Road to Home as Self |
| 1945 | The All-Star Bond Rally as Self - Host |
| 1944 | The Princess and the Pirate as Sylvester the Great |
| 1944 | Memo for Joe as Self |
| 1943 | Let's Face It as Jerry Walker |
| 1943 | Show-Business at War as Self |
| 1943 | They Got Me Covered as Robert Kittredge |
| 1943 | A Welcome to Britain as Self (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Combat America as Self |
| 1943 | Strictly G.I. as Self - Master of Ceremonies |
| 1942 | Road to Morocco as Orville Jackson |
| 1942 | Bob's Busy Day as Bob |
| 1942 | My Favorite Blonde as Larry Haines |
| 1942 | Star Spangled Rhythm as Bob Hope |
| 1942 | Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 4 as Self |
| 1941 | Louisiana Purchase as Jim Taylor |
| 1941 | Nothing But the Truth as Steve Bennett |
| 1941 | Caught in the Draft as Don Bolton |
| 1941 | Road to Zanzibar as Hubert 'Fearless' Frazier |
| 1940 | Cavalcade of the Academy Awards as Self - Master of Ceremonies |
| 1940 | The Ghost Breakers as Larry Lawrence |
| 1940 | Road to Singapore as Ace Lannigan |
| 1939 | The Cat and the Canary as Wally Campbell |
| 1939 | Some Like It Hot as Nicky Nelson |
| 1939 | Never Say Die as John Kidley |
| 1938 | Thanks for the Memory as Steve Merrick |
| 1938 | Give Me a Sailor as Jim Brewster |
| 1938 | College Swing as Bud Brady |
| 1938 | The Big Broadcast of 1938 as Buzz Fielding |
| 1936 | Calling All Tars as Bobby |
| 1936 | Shop Talk as Robert Hope Jr. |
| 1935 | Double Exposure as Photographer / Robert |
| 1935 | Watch the Birdie as Bob |
| 1935 | The Old Grey Mayor as Bob |
| 1934 | Paree, Paree as Peter |
| 1934 | Going Spanish as Bob |
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