Bob Hope
Known for Acting · 285 credits
- Born
- 1903-05-29
- Died
- 2003-07-27
- Place of birth
- Eltham, London, England, UK
- Also known as
- Leslie Townes Hope
Biography
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.
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.
Known For
TV Shows (58)
The Simpsons
1989
as Bob Hope (voice)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self / Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self - Co-Host
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Presenter
Great Performances
1971
as Self
Tony Awards
1956
as Self
Get Smart
1965
as Room Service Attendant (uncredited)
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
Late Night with David Letterman
1982
as Self
The Golden Girls
1985
as Bob Hope
What's My Line?
1950
as Self
The Carol Burnett Show
1967
as Self (uncredited) / Self - Cameo Appearance (uncredited)
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
as Self - Host
I Love Lucy
1951
as Bob Hope
The Lucy Show
1962
as Plumber's Assistant
Highway to Heaven
1984
as Sycopomp
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest
The Red Skelton Show
1951
as Self - Cameo
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
as Self / Self - Host
People's Choice Awards
1975
as Self - Presenter
The Steve Allen Show
1956
as Self - Guest
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957
as Self
Dinah!
1974
as Self
The Oscars
1953
as Self
The Bob Hope Show
1950
as Self - Host
Pebble Mill
1991
as Self
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968
as Self (uncredited) / Self (uncredited)
The Jack Benny Program
1950
as Bob Hope / Self / Clyde
Midi trente
1972
as Self
Kraft Music Hall
1958
as Self
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Self - Lux Video Theatre Guest / Self - Intermission Guest
The Muppet Show
1976
as Self - Special Guest Star
Cinépanorama
1956
as Self
Screen Director's Playhouse
1955
as Bob Hope (uncredited)
The Hollywood Palace
1964
as Self
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
1969
as Self
The Kennedy Center Honors
1978
as Self
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
1973
as Self
V.I.P. Schaukel
1971
as Self
Donny & Marie
1976
as Self
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as Self
The Thin Man
1957
as Self (uncredited)
The Dick Clark Show
1958
as Self
The Johnny Cash Show
1969
as Self
The Jim Henson Hour
1989
as Self
The Captain and Tennille
1976
as Self - Guest
The Pruitts of Southampton
1966
as Library Patron
The Danny Thomas Hour
1967
as Makeup Man
O.J.: Made in America
2016
as Self (archive footage)
Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters
1980
as Self
The DuPont Show of the Week
1961
as Self
Treffpunkte
1970
as Self
The Barbara McNair Show
1969
as Self
Project XX
1954
as Narrator
Frank Sinatra Show
1957
as Self
The Chevy Show
1955
as Self
Talking Comedy
Movies (227)
The Muppet Movie
1979
as Ice Cream Vendor
The Greatest Show on Earth
1952
as Spectator (uncredited)
Spies Like Us
1985
as Self
Breakdown: 1975
2025
as Self - Co-Host, 47th Academy Awards (archive footage)
Joys
1976
as Self
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
1988
as Self
That's Entertainment! III
1994
as (archive footage)
Rat Pack
2022
as Self (archive footage)
Howard
2018
as Orville 'Turkey' Jackson (archive footage)
The Fabulous Allan Carr
2017
as Self (archive)
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
1997
as Self (archive footage)
Fancy Pants
1950
as Humphrey / Arthur Tyler
The Iron Petticoat
1956
as Captain Chuck Lockwood
Alias Jesse James
1959
as Milford Farnsworth
Paris Holiday
1958
as Robert Leslie Hunter
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1987
as Self
Mansfield 66/67
2017
Sally
2025
as Self (archive footage)
The Oscar
1966
as Bob Hope
Road to Bali
1952
as Harold Gridley
Variety Girl
1947
as Bob Hope
Calling All Tars
1936
as Bobby
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration
1990
as Self
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975
as Self (archive footage)
The Princess and the Pirate
1944
as Sylvester the Great
James Bond: The First 21 Years
1983
as Self
Television: The First Fifty Years
1999
as Self (archive footage)
Boulevard! A Hollywood Story
2021
as Self (archive footage)
A Century of Cinema
1994
as Self
Road to Morocco
1942
as Orville Jackson
Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special
1986
as Self
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
1985
as Self (archive footage)
Here Come the Girls
1953
as Stanley Snodgrass
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
1940
as Self - Master of Ceremonies
NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney
1978
as Self
Critic's Choice
1963
as Parker Ballantine
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
1988
as Self (archive footage)
Edith Head: The Paramount Years
2002
as Self (archive footage)
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1
2001
as Self (archive footage)
Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy
1978
as Self
Showbiz Goes to War
1982
as Self (archive footage)
The Ghost Breakers
1940
as Larry Lawrence
Call Me Bwana
1963
as Matt
Scared Stiff
1953
as Skeleton (uncredited)
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972
as Self (archive footage)
Casanova's Big Night
1954
as Pippo Popolino
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2
2001
as Self (archive footage)
Rowan & Martin at the Movies
1968
as Self
Sorrowful Jones
1949
as Humphrey "Sorrowful" Jones
Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number!
1966
as Thomas J. 'Tom' Meade
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
1990
as Self
Road to Rio
1947
as Hot Lips Barton
Road to Singapore
1940
as Ace Lannigan
Beau James
1957
as Mayor James J. 'Jimmy' Walker
Mitzi & 100 Guys
1975
as Self
Thanks for the Memory
1938
as Steve Merrick
Christmas in Hollywood
2003
as Self (archive footage)
Road to Zanzibar
1941
as Fearless
Mickey's 50
1978
as Self
You Can Change The World
1950
as Self
Eight on the Lam
1967
as Henry Dimsdale
Swing Out, Sweet Land
1970
as Self
Louisiana Purchase
1941
as Jim Taylor
Off Limits
1952
as Wally Hogan
NBC: The First Fifty Years
1976
as Self
Never Say Die
1939
as John Kidley
The Lemon Drop Kid
1951
as Sidney Melbourne (The Lemon Drop Kid)
My Favorite Brunette
1947
as Ronnie Jackson
The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World
1971
as Self
The Road to Hong Kong
1962
as Chester Babcock
Liberation
1994
as Self (archive footage)
They Got Me Covered
1943
as Robert Kittredge
Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television
1975
as Self
Classic Comedy Teams
1986
as Self (archive footage)
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: The Making of a Movie Classic
1990
as Self (archive footage)
This Is Bob Hope...
2017
as Self (archive footage)
CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years
1976
as Self
The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
1998
as Self - Roastee (archive footage)
Story of G.I. Joe
1945
as Bob Hope (Voice on Radio Program) (voice) (uncredited)
The Cat and the Canary
1939
as Wally Campbell
Road to Utopia
1946
as Chester Hooton
Pioneers of Primetime
2005
Show-Business at War
1943
as Self
My Favorite Blonde
1942
as Larry Haines
Buñuel in Hollywood
2000
as Self (archive footage)
Nothing but the Truth
1941
as Steve Bennett
Kids' TV: The Surprising Story
2022
as Self (archive footage)
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
2009
as Self (archive footage)
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood
1960
as Self
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
1976
as Self - Host
How to Commit Marriage
1969
as Frank Benson
That Certain Feeling
1956
as Francis X. Dignan
George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business
1983
as Self
Carnival Nights
1968
as Self
Let Poland Be Poland
1982
as Self
Raquel!
1970
as Self
Not With My Wife, You Don't!
1966
as Self - USO Christmas Show (archive footage) (uncredited)
Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer
2006
as Self (archive footage)
Where There's Life
1947
as Michael Joseph Valentine
Bachelor in Paradise
1961
as Adam J. Niles
Cancel My Reservation
1972
as Dan Bartlett
I'll Take Sweden
1965
as Bob Holcomb
Festival at Ford's
1971
as Self
Miss Piggy's Hollywood
1989
as Self
Combat America
1943
as Self
The Big Broadcast of 1938
1938
as Buzz Fielding
Hearts and Minds
1974
as Self (archive footage)
Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration
1988
as Self
Son of Paleface
1952
as Peter Potter Jr.
The Facts of Life
1960
as Larry Gilbert
Give Me a Sailor
1938
as Jim Brewster
Star Spangled Rhythm
1942
as Bob Hope
Bing Crosby: Rediscovered
2014
as Self (archive footage)
The Bob Hope All Star Christmas Comedy Special
1977
as Host / Barf Vader
Roberta
1969
as Huck Haines
The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell
1968
as Sgt. Dan O'Farrell
Judy Garland: By Myself
2004
as Self (archive footage)
A Global Affair
1964
as Frank Larrimore
Hollywood Victory Caravan
1945
as Bob Hope
About Bob Hope
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. 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 si… With 285 credits spanning from 1934 to 2025, Bob Hope has appeared in 227 films and 58 TV shows.
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Most Popular Bob Hope Movies
- The Muppet Movie (1979) — as Ice Cream Vendor
- The Greatest Show on Earth (1952) — as Spectator (uncredited)
- Spies Like Us (1985) — as Self
- Breakdown: 1975 (2025) — as Self - Co-Host, 47th Academy Awards (archive footage)
- Joys (1976) — as Self
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