Bing Crosby
Acting
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.
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
as Narrator (segment "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow")
Age 46 (now 74)
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
as Hank Martin
Age 45 (now 74)
I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story
as Self (archive footage)
Age 121 (now 74)
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Age 119 (now 74)
Grace Kelly – Hollywoods tragische Prinzessin
as Self (archive footage)
Age 119 (now 74)
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
as Self - C.K Dexter-Haven (archive footage)
Age 119 (now 74)
Dean Martin: King of Cool
as Self (archive footage)
Age 118 (now 74)
My Music: A Classic Christmas
as Self (archive footage)
Age 116 (now 74)
Bing Crosby: Rediscovered
as Self (archive footage)
Age 111 (now 74)
Michael Bublé: Home For The Holidays
as Self (archive footage)
Age 109 (now 74)
Bing Crosby: The Television Specials Volume 2 – The Christmas Specials
as Self (archive footage)
Age 107 (now 74)
"All -Singing All-Dancing" Before And After
as Self - (archive footage)
Age 103 (now 74)
Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Age 103 (now 74)
'Twas the Night - A Holiday Celebration
as Self
Age 101 (now 74)
Cole Porter in Hollywood: True Love
as Self (Archive Footage)
Age 100 (now 74)
Biography: Bob Hope: America's Entertainer
as Self (archive footage)
Age 100 (now 74)
Hollywood Ghosts & Gravesites
as Self (archive footage)
Age 100 (now 74)
Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.1
as Narrator / Ichabod Crane / Brom Bones (voice) (archive footage)
Age 99 (now 74)
Edith Head: The Paramount Years
as Self (archive footage)
Age 99 (now 74)
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1
as Self (archive footage)
Age 97 (now 74)
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2
as Self (archive footage)
Age 97 (now 74)
'White Christmas': A Look Back with Rosemary Clooney
as Bob Wallace (archive footage) (uncredited)
Age 97 (now 74)
Hollywood Musicals of the 40's
as Self (archive footage)
Age 97 (now 74)Television: The First Fifty Years
as Self (archive footage)
Age 95 (now 74)
A Bing Crosby Christmas
as Self - Host (archive footage)
Age 94 (now 74)
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
as Bob Wallace (archive footage)
Age 94 (now 74)
Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show'
as Self - Vocalist (archive footage)
Age 89 (now 74)
A Classic Christmas from The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
Age 89 (now 74)
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
as Self (archive footage)
Age 87 (now 74)
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Age 85 (now 74)
Grace Kelly: The American Princess
as Self (archive footage)
Age 84 (now 74)
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
as Self (archive footage)
Age 81 (now 74)
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
as Self (archive footage)
Age 78 (now 74)
Bing Crosby: The Christmas Years
as Himself (archival footage)
Age 75 (now 74)
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
as Self (archive footage)
Age 73 (now 74)
That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage)
Age 73 (now 74)
Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television
as Self
Age 72 (now 74)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)
Age 72 (now 74)
Bing Crosby's Sun Valley Christmas Show
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
as Self (archive footage)
Age 68 (now 74)
Bing Crosby and the Sounds of Christmas
as Himself
Age 68 (now 74)
The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Age 65 (now 74)
Cinerama's Russian Adventure
as Narrator (voice)
Age 62 (now 74)
Bing Crosby Color Christmas Show
as Self (host)
Age 62 (now 74)
The Sound of Laughter
as Bob (Singer in Grocery Store)
Age 60 (now 74)
The Greatest Show on Earth
as Spectator (uncredited)
Age 48 (now 74)
America Applauds: An Evening for Richard Rodgers
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
as Narrator (segment "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow")
Age 46 (now 74)
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
as Hank Martin
Age 45 (now 74)
The Princess and the Pirate
as Margaret's Sweetheart (uncredited)
Age 41 (now 74)
My Favorite Blonde
as Man Outside Union Hall (uncredited)
Age 38 (now 74)
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
as Self
Age 65 (now 74)
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
as Self (uncredited)
Age 64 (now 74)
The Carol Burnett Show
as Self - Guest / Various Characters
Age 64 (now 74)
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
as George Warren
Age 60 (now 74)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
Age 59 (now 74) The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self (archive footage)
Age 59 (now 74)
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self (archive footage)
Age 58 (now 74)
The Red Skelton Show
as Self - Award for Best Actor
Age 48 (now 74)
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Also Known As
Harry Lillis Crosby, Der Bingle, The Rhythm Boys
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