Acting
Bing Crosby
EN, FR, DE, IT cinema · 210 credits
Born
3 May 1903
Died
14 October 1977 (aged 74)
Birthplace
Tacoma, Washington, USA
Also known as Harry Lillis Crosby · Der Bingle · The Rhythm Boys
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
Filmography
Twiggy
as (archival footage)
I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story
as Self (archive footage)
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Rat Pack
as Self (archive footage)
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
as Self - C.K Dexter-Haven (archive footage)
Grace Kelly – Hollywoods tragische Prinzessin
as Self (archive footage)
Dean Martin: King of Cool
as Self (archive footage)
My Music: A Classic Christmas
as Self (archive footage)
Howard
as Jeff Peters (archive footage)
This Is Bob Hope...
as Self (archive footage)
Bing Crosby: Rediscovered
as Self (archive footage)
Michael Bublé: Home For The Holidays
as Self (archive footage)
Bing Crosby: The Television Specials Volume 2 – The Christmas Specials
as Self (archive footage)
The Best of Johnny Carson
as Self (archive footage)
Tim Conway: Timeless Comedy
as Self (archive footage)
"All -Singing All-Dancing" Before And After
as Self - (archive footage)
Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Bing Crosby: Legends in Concert
as Self, Director
Biography: Bob Hope: America's Entertainer
as Self (archive footage)
Cole Porter in Hollywood: True Love
2003
Cole Porter in Hollywood: True Love
as Self (Archive Footage)
Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.1
as Narrator / Ichabod Crane / Brom Bones (voice) (archive footage)
Hollywood Ghosts & Gravesites
as Self (archive footage)
Edith Head: The Paramount Years
as Self (archive footage)
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1
as Self (archive footage)
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2
as Self (archive footage)
Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Musicals of the 40's
as Self (archive footage)
'White Christmas': A Look Back with Rosemary Clooney
as Bob Wallace (archive footage) (uncredited)
Television: The First Fifty Years
1999
Television: The First Fifty Years
as Self (archive footage)
A Bing Crosby Christmas
as Self - Host (archive footage)
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
as Bob Wallace (archive footage)
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
as Self (archive footage)
That's Entertainment! III
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Songs That Won the War
as Himself (Archive)
Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show'
1992
Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show'
as Self - Vocalist (archive footage)
The Magic of Bing Crosby
as Self (archive footage)
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
as Self (archive footage)
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Grace Kelly: The American Princess
as Self (archive footage)
Classic Comedy Teams
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
as Self (archive footage)
Going Hollywood: The '30s
as (archive footage)
Showbiz Goes to War
as Self (archive footage)
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
as Self (archive footage)
Disney's Halloween Treat
as (archive footage)
Showbiz Ballyhoo
as Self (archive footage)
The Hollywood Clowns
as (archive footage)
Bing Crosby: The Christmas Years
as Himself (archival footage)
Mean Dog Blues
Executive Producer
Halloween Hall o' Fame
as Narrator/Brom Bones
That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage)
It's Showtime
as Self (archive footage)
Hooray for Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
1976
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
as (archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)
That's Entertainment!
as Self - Host / Narrator
Paper Moon
Thanks
Arnold
Executive Producer
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
as Self (archive footage)
Cancel My Reservation
as Himself (uncredited)
Ben
Executive Producer
Dr. Cook's Garden
as Leonard Cook
Goldilocks
as Self / Papa Bear (voice)
Swing Out, Sweet Land
as Mark Twain
The Movie Orgy
as Self (archive footage)
The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Stagecoach
as Doc Josiah Boone
Cinerama's Russian Adventure
as Narrator (voice)
Bing Crosby Color Christmas Show
as Self (host)
Robin and the 7 Hoods
as Allen A. Dale
The Sound of Laughter
as Bob (Singer in Grocery Store)
The Road to Hong Kong
as Harry Turner
The Bing Crosby Show
as Himself
The Grand Olympics
as Himself
Pepe
as Bing Crosby
High Time
as Harvey Howard
Lifetime of Comedy
as (archive footage)
Let's Make Love
as Bing Crosby (uncredited)
Alias Jesse James
as Bing (uncredited)
Say One for Me
as Father Conroy
Man on Fire
as Earl Carleton, Executive Producer
The Edsel Show
as Self
High Society
as C. K. Dexter-Haven
Anything Goes
as Bill Benson
Showdown at Ulcer Gulch
as Influential Man
High Tor
as Van Van Dorn, Executive Producer
The Country Girl
as Frank Elgin
White Christmas
as Bob Wallace
Little Boy Lost
as Bill Wainright
Scared Stiff
as Skeleton (uncredited)
Road to Bali
as George Cochran, Executive Producer
Just for You
as Jordan Blake
Son of Paleface
as Driver (uncredited)
Off Limits
as Bing Crosby (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Greatest Show on Earth
as Spectator (uncredited)
Here Comes the Groom
as Peter 'Pete' Garvey
Angels in the Outfield
as Bing Crosby (uncredited)
Mr. Music
as Paul Merrick
Riding High
as Dan Brooks
Screen Actors
1950
Screen Actors
as Self (uncredited)
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
as Narrator (segment "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow")
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
as Hank Martin
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
as Narrator
Top o' the Morning
as Joe Mulqueen
Jolson Sings Again
as Himself (voice) (uncredited)
Down Memory Lane
as Bing Crosby
The Emperor Waltz
as Virgil Smith
Road to Rio
as Scat Sweeney
My Favorite Brunette
as Harry (uncredited)
Variety Girl
as Bing Crosby
Welcome Stranger
as Dr. James 'Jim' Pearson
Road to Hollywood
as Himself
Road to Utopia
as Duke Johnson
Blue Skies
as Johnny Adams
Abie's Irish Rose
Executive Producer
The Bells of St. Mary's
as Father O'Malley
Out of This World
as Herbie Fenton (singing voice) (uncredited)
Duffy's Tavern
as Bing Crosby
Hollywood Victory Caravan
as Bing Crosby
The Great John L.
Executive Producer
The Princess and the Pirate
as Margaret's Sweetheart (uncredited)
Here Come the Waves
as Johnny Cabot
Going My Way
as Father Chuck O'Malley
The Road to Victory
1944
The Road to Victory
as Bing Crosby (uncredited)
They Got Me Covered
as Music Box (voice)
Dixie
as Daniel Decatur Emmett
Road to Morocco
as Jeff Peters
Holiday Inn
as Jim Hardy
Star Spangled Rhythm
as Bing Crosby
My Favorite Blonde
as Man Outside Union Hall (uncredited)
Road to Zanzibar
as Chuck
Birth of the Blues
as Jeff Lambert
Road to Singapore
as Josh Mallon
If I Had My Way
as Buzz Blackwell
Rhythm on the River
as Bob Sommers
East Side of Heaven
as Denny Martin
Paris Honeymoon
as 'Lucky' Lawton
The Star Maker
as Larry Earl
Hollywood Handicap
as Himself
Sing, You Sinners
as Joe Beebe
Doctor Rhythm
as Dr. Bill Remsen
Waikiki Wedding
as Tony Marvin
Double or Nothing
as 'Lefty' Boylan
Rhythm on the Range
as Jeff Larabee
Anything Goes
as Billy Crocker
Pennies from Heaven
as Larry Poole
Mississippi
as Tom Grayson
Two for Tonight
as Gilbert Gordon
We're Not Dressing
as Stephen Jones
She Loves Me Not
as Paul Lawton
Here Is My Heart
as J. Paul Jones
Going Hollywood
as Bill 'Billy' Williams
Sing, Bing, Sing
as Bing
College Humor
as Professor Frederick Danvers
Please
as Howard Jones
Too Much Harmony
as Eddie Bronson
Hollywood on Parade No. A-4
as Self (uncredited)
Dream House
1932
Dream House
as Bing Fawcett (Plumber)
The Big Broadcast
as Bing Hornsby
Billboard Girl
as Bing
Blue of the Night
as Bing Crosby / Jack Smith
I Surrender Dear
as Bing Crosby
One More Chance
as Bing Bangs
Two Plus Fours
as Bing
King of Jazz
as Trio Singer (as The Rhythm Boys)