Bob Hope

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Bob Hope

Born 29 May 1903 Died 27 July 2003, aged 100 Eltham, London, England, UK TMDB ↗

Leslie Townes "Bob" Hope (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.

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The numbers

Computed from the record
30age in their first credit on record (1934)
84years on screen and counting
5credits in 1947, their busiest year
103dated credits on record
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Movie credits

Newest first
No poster

Bob Hope: The Vietnam Years 1964-1972

as Bob Hope
Howard poster Age: 114

Howard

2018
as Orville 'Turkey' Jackson (archive footage)
Mansfield 66/67 poster Age: 113

Mansfield 66/67

2017
The Best of Carson, Volume 1 poster Age: 103

The Best of Carson, Volume 1

2006
Pioneers of Primetime poster Age: 102

Pioneers of Primetime

2005
Shanks for the Memory poster Age: 91

Shanks for the Memory

1994
That Little Monster poster Age: 90

That Little Monster

1994
as Bob Hope / Bob (uncredited)
Dors: The Other Diana poster Age: 86

Dors: The Other Diana

1990
No poster
Age: 84

Just a Song and Dance

1987
No poster
Age: 82

A Masterpiece of Murder

1986
as Dan Dolan
The Muppet Movie poster Age: 76

The Muppet Movie

1979
as Ice Cream Vendor
No poster
Age: 74

The Bob Hope All Star Christmas Comedy Special

1977
as Host / Barf Vader
Bob Hope's Comedy Christmas Special poster Age: 73

Bob Hope's Comedy Christmas Special

1976
No poster
Age: 69

Today: While You Were Away (1964-1973 Retrospective)

1973
as Commentator
Cancel My Reservation poster Age: 69

Cancel My Reservation

1972
as Dan Bartlett
No poster
Age: 66

Roberta

1969
as Huck Haines
How to Commit Marriage poster Age: 66

How to Commit Marriage

1969
as Frank Benson
The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell poster Age: 64

The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell

1968
as Sgt. Dan O'Farrell
Eight on the Lam poster Age: 63

Eight on the Lam

1967
as Henry Dimsdale
No poster
Age: 63

Bob Hope Comedy Special

1967
No poster
Age: 63

Murder at N.B.C.

1966
Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number! poster Age: 63

Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number!

1966
as Thomas J. 'Tom' Meade
The Oscar poster Age: 62

The Oscar

1966
as Bob Hope
The Jack Benny Hour poster Age: 62

The Jack Benny Hour

1965
as Bob Hope / Marcello
I'll Take Sweden poster Age: 62

I'll Take Sweden

1965
as Bob Holcomb
The Lucille Ball Comedy Hour poster Age: 60

The Lucille Ball Comedy Hour

1964
as Bill Blakely
A Global Affair poster Age: 60

A Global Affair

1964
as Frank Larrimore
The Sound of Laughter poster Age: 60

The Sound of Laughter

1963
as Bing Fawcett - Plumber
Call Me Bwana poster Age: 60

Call Me Bwana

1963
as Matt
Critic's Choice poster Age: 59

Critic's Choice

1963
as Parker Ballantine
The Road to Hong Kong poster Age: 58

The Road to Hong Kong

1962
as Chester Babcock
Bachelor in Paradise poster Age: 58

Bachelor in Paradise

1961
as Adam J. Niles
The Facts of Life poster Age: 57

The Facts of Life

1960
as Larry Gilbert
Alias Jesse James poster Age: 55

Alias Jesse James

1959
as Milford Farnsworth
No poster
Age: 55

Some of Manie's Friends

1959
Paris Holiday poster Age: 54

Paris Holiday

1958
as Robert Leslie Hunter
Beau James poster Age: 54

Beau James

1957
as Mayor James J. 'Jimmy' Walker
The Iron Petticoat poster Age: 53

The Iron Petticoat

1956
as Captain Chuck Lockwood
That Certain Feeling poster Age: 53

That Certain Feeling

1956
as Francis X. Dignan
The Awful Truth poster Age: 52

The Awful Truth

1956
as Jerry Warner
Showdown at Ulcer Gulch poster Age: 52

Showdown at Ulcer Gulch

1956
as Influential Man
The Seven Little Foys poster Age: 52

The Seven Little Foys

1955
as Eddie Foy
Casanova's Big Night poster Age: 50

Casanova's Big Night

1954
as Pippo Popolino
Here Come the Girls poster Age: 50

Here Come the Girls

1953
as Stanley Snodgrass
Scared Stiff poster Age: 49

Scared Stiff

1953
as Skeleton (uncredited)
Off Limits poster Age: 49

Off Limits

1952
as Wally Hogan
Road to Bali poster Age: 49

Road to Bali

1952
as Harold Gridley
Son of Paleface poster Age: 49

Son of Paleface

1952
as Peter Potter Jr.
The Greatest Show on Earth poster Age: 48

The Greatest Show on Earth

1952
as Spectator (uncredited)
My Favorite Spy poster Age: 48

My Favorite Spy

1951
as Peanuts White / Eric Augustine
The Lemon Drop Kid poster Age: 47

The Lemon Drop Kid

1951
as Sidney Melbourne (The Lemon Drop Kid)
Fancy Pants poster Age: 47

Fancy Pants

1950
as Humphrey / Arthur Tyler
The Great Lover poster Age: 46

The Great Lover

1949
as Freddie Hunter
Sorrowful Jones poster Age: 46

Sorrowful Jones

1949
as Humphrey "Sorrowful" Jones
The Paleface poster Age: 45

The Paleface

1948
as 'Painless' Peter Potter
Road to Rio poster Age: 44

Road to Rio

1947
as Hot Lips Barton
Where There's Life poster Age: 44

Where There's Life

1947
as Michael Joseph Valentine
No poster
Age: 44

Is Everybody Listening?

1947
as Bob Hope - Bob Hope Radio Program
Variety Girl poster Age: 44

Variety Girl

1947
as Bob Hope
My Favorite Brunette poster Age: 43

My Favorite Brunette

1947
as Ronnie Jackson
Monsieur Beaucaire poster Age: 43

Monsieur Beaucaire

1946
as Monsieur Beaucaire
Road to Utopia poster Age: 42

Road to Utopia

1946
as Chester Hooton
Hollywood Victory Caravan poster Age: 42

Hollywood Victory Caravan

1945
as Bob Hope
Story of G.I. Joe poster Age: 42

Story of G.I. Joe

1945
as Bob Hope (Voice on Radio Program) (voice) (uncredited)
The Princess and the Pirate poster Age: 41

The Princess and the Pirate

1944
as Sylvester the Great
Let's Face It poster Age: 40

Let's Face It

1943
as Jerry Walker
They Got Me Covered poster Age: 39

They Got Me Covered

1943
as Robert Kittredge
Road to Morocco poster Age: 39

Road to Morocco

1942
as Orville Jackson
Bob's Busy Day poster Age: 39

Bob's Busy Day

1942
as Bob
My Favorite Blonde poster Age: 38

My Favorite Blonde

1942
as Larry Haines
Star Spangled Rhythm poster Age: 38

Star Spangled Rhythm

1942
as Bob Hope
Louisiana Purchase poster Age: 38

Louisiana Purchase

1941
as Jim Taylor
Nothing but the Truth poster Age: 38

Nothing but the Truth

1941
as Steve Bennett
Caught in the Draft poster Age: 38

Caught in the Draft

1941
as Don Bolton
Road to Zanzibar poster Age: 37

Road to Zanzibar

1941
as Fearless
The Ghost Breakers poster Age: 37

The Ghost Breakers

1940
as Larry Lawrence
Road to Singapore poster Age: 36

Road to Singapore

1940
as Ace Lannigan
The Cat and the Canary poster Age: 36

The Cat and the Canary

1939
as Wally Campbell
Some Like It Hot poster Age: 35

Some Like It Hot

1939
as Nicky Nelson
Never Say Die poster Age: 35

Never Say Die

1939
as John Kidley
Thanks for the Memory poster Age: 35

Thanks for the Memory

1938
as Steve Merrick
Give Me a Sailor poster Age: 35

Give Me a Sailor

1938
as Jim Brewster
College Swing poster Age: 34

College Swing

1938
as Bud Brady
The Big Broadcast of 1938 poster Age: 34

The Big Broadcast of 1938

1938
as Buzz Fielding
Calling All Tars poster Age: 32

Calling All Tars

1936
as Bobby
Shop Talk poster Age: 32

Shop Talk

1936
as Robert Hope Jr.
Double Exposure poster Age: 32

Double Exposure

1935
as Photographer / Robert
No poster
Age: 32

Watch the Birdie

1935
as Bob
The Old Grey Mayor poster Age: 31

The Old Grey Mayor

1935
as Bob
Paree, Paree poster Age: 31

Paree, Paree

1934
as Peter
Soup for Nuts poster Age: 31

Soup for Nuts

1934
as Master of Ceremonies
Going Spanish poster Age: 30

Going Spanish

1934
as Bob
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TV credits

Newest first
No poster

Talking Comedy
The Simpsons poster Age: 86

The Simpsons

1989
as Bob Hope (voice)
The Golden Girls poster Age: 82

The Golden Girls

1985
as Bob Hope
Highway to Heaven poster Age: 81

Highway to Heaven

1984
as Sycopomp
The Danny Thomas Hour poster Age: 64

The Danny Thomas Hour

1967
as Makeup Man
The Pruitts of Southampton poster Age: 63

The Pruitts of Southampton

1966
as Library Patron
Get Smart poster Age: 62

Get Smart

1965
as Room Service Attendant (uncredited)
The Lucy Show poster Age: 59

The Lucy Show

1962
as Plumber's Assistant
Screen Director's Playhouse poster Age: 52

Screen Director's Playhouse

1955
as Bob Hope (uncredited)
I Love Lucy poster Age: 48

I Love Lucy

1951
as Bob Hope
The Red Skelton Show poster Age: 48

The Red Skelton Show

1951
as Bob Hope
The Jack Benny Program poster Age: 47

The Jack Benny Program

1950
as Bob Hope
The Jack Benny Program poster Age: 47

The Jack Benny Program

1950
as Bob Hope / Clyde
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