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Bob Hope (I) (1903–2003)
Actor, Producer, Writer
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| Past Film & Video (83 titles) | Budget | Opening Weekend | Gross (US & Canada) | Gross (Worldwide) |
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Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1940s: Stars, Stripes and Singing (2009)
(Video) - Performer ("Mairzy Doats") (uncredited) |
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The Seven Little Foys (1955)
Eddie Foy, Performer ("I'm the Greatest Father Of Them All", "Nobody", "I'm Tired", "The Irish Washerwoman", "Mary's a Grand Old Name", "Row, Row, Row", "Chinatown, My Chinatown") (uncredited) |
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Road to Bali (1952)
Harold Gridley, Performer ("Chicago Style", "Hoot Mon", "The Merry Go Runaround", "The Whiffenpoof Song" (uncredited)) |
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Son of Paleface (1952)
Peter Potter Jr., Performer ("Buttons and Bows", "Four Legged Friend", "Wing-Ding Tonight", "Am I In Love", "There's a Cloud in My Valley of Sunshine", "What a Dirty Shame", "In the Cool Cool of the Evening" (uncredited)) |
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$36MM
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The Lemon Drop Kid (1951)
Sidney Milburn - aka The Lemon Drop Kid, Performer ("Silver Bells", "It Doesn't Cost a Dime To Dream", "They Obviously Want Me To Sing") |
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The Paleface (1948)
'Painless' Peter Potter, Performer ("Buttons and Bows", "Meetcha Round The Corner") |
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Road to Rio (1947)
Hot Lips Barton, Performer ("Apalachicola, Fla", "Batuque Nio Morro" [Jam Session in the Hills]) |
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My Favorite Brunette (1947)
Ronnie Jackson, Producer (uncredited), Writer (contributing writer to golf scenes) (uncredited) |
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Road to Utopia (1945)
Chester Hooton, Soundtrack ("Bridal Chorus (Here Comes the Bride)" (1850)), Lyrics ("Good Time Charlie" (1946)), Performer ("Put It There, Pal" (1946), "It's Anybody's Spring" (1946)) |
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The All-Star Bond Rally (1945)
(Short) - Self - Host, Lyrics ("Thanks for the Memory") (uncredited), Performer ("Thanks for the Memory") (uncredited) |
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They Got Me Covered (1943)
Robert Kittredge, Soundtrack ("Where the Blue of the Night (Meets the Gold of the Day)" (1931)) (uncredited) |
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Road to Morocco (1942)
Orville 'Turkey' Jackson / Aunt Lucy, Soundtrack ("Moonlight Becomes You" (1942)), Performer (" (We're Off on the) Road to Morocco" (1942)) |
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Road to Zanzibar (1941)
Fearless Hubert Frazier, Soundtrack ("It's Always You", "Rockabye Baby") (uncredited), Performer ("There's No Place Like Home (Home, Sweet Home)") |
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Road to Singapore (1940)
Ace Lannigan, Performer ("Captain Custard" (1940), "Sweet Potato Piper" (1940)) |
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Thanks for the Memory (1938)
Steve Merrick, Performer ("Two Sleepy People", "Thanks for the Memory") |
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Paree, Paree (1934)
(Short) - Peter Forbes, Performer ("You Do Something to Me", "You've Got That Thing") (uncredited) |
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American Masters (1997)
(TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 1997), Performer ("Mary's a Grand Old Name") (1 episode, 1997)
Vaudeville (Nov
26,
1997)
Season 12,
Episode 2
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Self (archive footage),
Performer ("Mary's a Grand Old Name") (uncredited)
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Bob Hope's Four-Star Christmas Fiesta from San Antonio (1992)
(TV Special) - Self, Executive Producer |
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1992)
(TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 1992), Performer ("Thanks for the Memory" (1937)) (1 episode, 1992)
The last Tonight Show (May
22,
1992)
Season 30,
Episode 120
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Self (archive footage) (uncredited),
Performer ("Thanks for the Memory" (1937)) (uncredited)
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Bob Hope's Christmas Special from Waikoloa, Hawaii (1989)
(TV Special) - Self - Host, Executive Producer |
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Bob Hope's Love Affair with Lucy (1989)
(TV Movie) - Self - Host, Executive Producer, Performer ("I Remember It Well") |
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Bob Hope's Jolly Christmas Show (1988)
(TV Special) - Self - Host / Tommy Lasorda, Executive Producer, Performer ("Silver Bells") |
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Bob Hope's USO Christmas from the Persian Gulf: Around the World in Eight Days (1988)
(TV Special) - Self, Executive Producer |
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Bob Hope's Tropical Comedy Special from Tahiti (1987)
(TV Special) - Self - Host, Executive Producer |
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Bob Hope's Salute to NASA: 25 Years of Reaching for the Stars (1983)
(TV Special) - Self - Host, Producer |
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George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business (1983)
(TV Special) - Self, Performer ("Thanks For the Memory") |
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Bob Hope's Road to Hollywood (1983)
(TV Movie) - Self, Executive Producer, Performer ("Harmony", "Moonlight Becomes You") |
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Star-Studded Spoof of the New TV Season, G-Rated, with Glamour, Glitter and Gags (1982)
(TV Special) - Self - Host / Dr. Bob in Sketch, Producer |
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Stand Up and Cheer for the National Football League's Sixtieth Year (1981)
(TV Special) - Self - Host, Executive Producer |
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Bob Hope's All-Star Comedy Look at the Fall Season: It's Still Free and Worth It! (1981)
(TV Special) - Self, Executive Producer |
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Bob Hope's All-Star Look at TV's Prime Time Wars (1980)
(TV Movie) - Self - Host, Executive Producer |
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Bob Hope's Overseas Christmas Tours: Around the World with the Troops - 1941-1972 (1980)
(TV Movie) - Self, Executive Producer |
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The Muppet Show (1978)
(TV Series) - Performer ("Don't Fence Me In") (1 episode, 1978), Self - Special Guest Star (1 episode, 1978)
Bob Hope (Feb
11,
1978)
Season 2,
Episode 21
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Self - Special Guest Star,
Performer ("Don't Fence Me In")
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Bob Hope's All-Star Tribute to the Palace Theater (1978)
(TV Special) - Self - Host, Executive Producer |
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The Bob Hope Show (1955–1977)
(TV Series) - Self - Host (27 episodes, 1955), Executive Producer (22 episodes, 1958), Performer ("Thanks for the Memory") (2 episodes, 1961), Performer ("Put It There Pal") (1 episode, 1962), Performer ("Love Is a Feeling") (1 episode, 1957), … See more
Tribute to Vaudeville with Lucille Ball, Bernadette Peters, Ben Vereen, Jimmie Walker, The Captain & Tenille, Jack Albertson (Mar
25,
1977)
Season 27,
Episode 4
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Self - Host,
Executive Producer,
Performer ("I Write the Songs" (as "We Clean the Dirt"), "April Showers", "A Couple of Swells", "Me and My Shadow / When My Baby Smiles at Me", "Who Taught Us Everything?", "Toot, Toot, Tootsie", "The Curtain Falls")
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The Bob Hope All Star Christmas Comedy Special (1977)
(TV Special) - Host / Barf Vader, Executive Producer, Performer ("Silver Bells", "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas") |
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Texaco Presents Bob Hope in a Very Special Special: On the Road with Bing (1977)
(TV Special) - Self, Performer ("TeamWork") |
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Dinah! (1977)
(TV Series) - Performer ("Seems Like Old Times") (1 episode, 1977), Self - Guest (1 episode, 1977) |
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Bob Hope's All-Star Comedy Spectacular from Lake Tahoe (1977)
(TV Special) - Self - Host, Executive Producer |
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The Sonny and Cher Show (1976)
(TV Series) - Self / Various Characters (1 episode, 1976), Performer ("Autumn Leaves" (Les Feuilles Mortes)) (1 episode, 1976)
Episode #2.3 (Oct
10,
1976)
Season 2,
Episode 3
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Self / Various Characters,
Performer ("Autumn Leaves" (Les Feuilles Mortes))
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Bob Hope's Bicentennial Star Spangled Spectacular (1976)
(TV Special) - Self - Host, Executive Producer |
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Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television (1975)
(TV Special) - Self, Executive Producer |
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47th Annual Academy Awards (1975)
(TV Special) - Self - Co-Host & Presenter, Performer ("That's Entertainment!") |
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Jack Benny's 20th Anniversary TV Special (1970)
(TV Special) - Self, Performer ("Thanks for the Memory / Love in Bloom") |
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The Bob Hope Christmas Special (1970)
(TV Special) - Self, Executive Producer, Performer ("You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby", "If My Friends Could See Me Now", "Flattery") |
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Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1968–1969)
(TV Series) - Guest Performer (3 episodes, 1968)
Guest Starring Diana Ross and Michael Caine (Sep
22,
1969)
Season 3,
Episode 2
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Guest Performer (uncredited)
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The Ann-Margret Show (1968)
(TV Special) - Self, Performer ("With a Little Help from My Friends", "Thanks for the Memory", "Forty-Second Street", "The Boulevard of Broken Dreams") (uncredited) |
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Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963–1966)
(TV Series) - Spectator / Les Haines / Horatio Lovelace / Monte Collins / George Warren (5 episodes, 1963), Writer (story) (1 episode, 1965), Self - Host (1 episode, 1966), Executive Producer (1 episode, 1966) |
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The Jack Benny Hour (1965)
(TV Special) - Bob Hope / Marcello, Performer ("Mozzarella, Provolone, Parmesan, Ricotta") (uncredited) |
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The Jack Benny Program (1962–1964)
(TV Series) - Bob Hope (1 episode, 1964), Self (1 episode, 1962), Performer ("Thanks For The Memory") (1 episode, 1964), Performer ("Thanks For The Memories") (1 episode, 1962)
Jack Makes a Comedy Record (Oct
23,
1964)
Season 15,
Episode 5
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Bob Hope,
Performer ("Thanks For The Memory") (uncredited)
The Bob Hope Show (Dec
4,
1962)
Season 13,
Episode 10
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Self,
Performer ("Thanks For The Memories") (uncredited)
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The Danny Thomas Show (1958–1962)
(TV Series) - Bob Hope (4 episodes, 1958), Performer ("Thanks For The Memory") (1 episode, 1962)
Danny and Bob Get Away from It All (Apr
2,
1962)
Season 9,
Episode 26
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Bob Hope,
Performer ("Thanks For The Memory") (uncredited)
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Bobby Darin and Friends (1961)
(TV Special) - Self - Comedian, Performer ("Down by the Old Mill Stream" (uncredited), "Makin' Whoopee", "Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home") |
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The Jack Benny Hour (1959)
(TV Special) - Bob Hope, Performer ("Everybody Loves to Take a Bow") (uncredited) |
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The Edsel Show (1957)
(TV Special) - Self - Sketch Actor / Singer, Performer ("(We're Off on the) Road to Morocco") (uncredited) |
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I Love Lucy (1956)
(TV Series) - Bob Hope (1 episode, 1956), Performer ("Nobody Loves the Ump") (1 episode, 1956) |
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The Colgate Comedy Hour (1953)
(TV Series) - Self - Host (2 episodes, 1953), Performer ("Getting To Know You") (1 episode, 1953), Performer ("Give Me the Simple Life") (1 episode, 1953)
host: Bob Hope; guest stars: Rosemary Clooney, Mickey Rooney, Fred Clark, (Mar
29,
1953)
Season 3,
Episode 28
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Self - Host,
Performer ("Getting To Know You")
host: Bob Hope; guest stars: Nelson Eddy, Margaret Whiting (Feb
1,
1953)
Season 3,
Episode 20
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Self - Host,
Performer ("Give Me the Simple Life") (uncredited)
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The 25th Annual Academy Awards (1953)
(TV Special) - Self - Host & Performer, Performer ("Am I in Love?") |
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Academy of Television Arts and Sciences 50th Anniversary Celebration Tribute to Bob Hope (1996)
(Video) - Self |
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This Is Your Life (1956–1995)
(TV Series) - Self / Self - Filmed tribute / Filmed Tribute (15 episodes, 1956) |
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1963–1992)
(TV Series) - Self / Self - Guest (137 episodes, 1963) |
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Ole! It's Bob Hope's Spring Fling of Comedy and Music from Acapulco (1990)
(TV Special) - Self - Host |
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The Merv Griffin Show (1962–1986)
(TV Series) - Self / Self - Guest (16 episodes, 1962)
Bob Hope, Jo Anne Worley, Neely Reynolds, Steve Landesberg (May
27,
1974)
Season 11,
Episode 183
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Self
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The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (1985)
(TV Special) - Self - Honoree |
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The Bob Braun Show (1974–1984)
(TV Series) - Self (live on phone) / Self - Entertainer (8 episodes, 1974) |
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Bob Hope's Who Makes the World Laugh? - Part II: The Newest! The Funniest! The Greatest! (1984)
(TV Special) - Self - Host |
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Texaco Star Theatre Presents Bob Hope in 'Who Makes the World Laugh?' (1983)
(TV Special) - Self - Host |
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The Merriest of the Merry: Bob Hope's Christmas Show, A Bagful of Comedy (1982)
(TV Special) - Self - Host |
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Bob Hope's All-Star Comedy Birthday Party at the Air Force Academy: A USO Salute (1980)
(TV Special) - Self |
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The Mike Douglas Show (1964–1980)
(TV Series) - Self / Self - Comedian / Self - Entertainer / Self - Co-Host (28 episodes, 1964) |
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The Bob Hope Show (1950–1979)
(TV Series) - Self - Host / Self / Santa Claus (149 episodes, 1950)
A salute to the 1920's and 1930's in music and comedy (May
14,
1979)
Season 29,
Episode 6
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Self - Host
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Sammy and Company (1975)
(TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 1975)
Dizzy Gillespie, Sarah Vaughan, Billy Eckstine, Count Basie and Bob Hope (May
31,
1975)
Season 1,
Episode 9
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Self
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