Bob Hope

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

5/29/1903

Place of Birth

Eltham, London, England, UK

Also Known As

Leslie Townes Hope

Bob 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 distric...

Career Timeline

2025

Sally

as Self (archive footage)

2022

Kids' TV: The Surprising Story

as Self (archive footage)

Rat Pack

as Self (archive footage)

2021

Boulevard! A Hollywood Story

as Self (archive footage)

2018

Howard

as Orville 'Turkey' Jackson (archive footage)

2017

This Is Bob Hope...

as Self (archive footage)

2016

O.J.: Made in America

as Self (archive footage)

Bob Hope: Entertaining the Troops

as Self

2014

Bing Crosby: Rediscovered

as Self (archive footage)

2010

Bing Crosby: The Television Specials Volume 2 – The Christmas Specials

as Self

Dalí & Disney: A Date with Destino

as Himself (archive footage)

The Best of Johnny Carson

as Self (archive footage)

2009

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

as Self (archive footage)

2008

Johnny Carson Celebrates Christmas

as Self

2006

The Best of Carson, Volume 1

Role unknown

Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer

as Self (archive footage)

2005

Pioneers of Primetime

Role unknown

Legendary Christmas Entertainers

as Self

2004

Los Angeles Plays Itself

as Adam J. Niles in Bachelor in Paradise (archive footage)

Judy Garland: By Myself

as Self (archive footage)

2003

Christmas in Hollywood

as Self (archive footage)

Bob Hope: The Road to Laughter

as Self (archive footage)

Biography: Bob Hope: America's Entertainer

as Self

2002

Edith Head: The Paramount Years

as (archive footage)

Bob Hope and the Road to Success

as Self (archive footage)

Entertaining the Troops: Bob Hope & the USO

as Self (archive footage)

2001

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)

2000

Hollywood Musicals of the 40's

as Self (archive footage)

Buñuel in Hollywood

as Self (archive footage)

1999

Hidden Hollywood II: More Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Vaults

as (archive footage)

Behind The Music: The Day The Music Died

as Self (archive footage)

Television: The First Fifty Years

as Self (archive footage)

1998

The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

as Self - Roastee (archive footage)

1997

The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender

as Self (archive footage)

1996

Bob Hope: Laughing With the Presidents

as Self - Co-Host

Bob Hope's Bicentennial Star Spangled Spectacular

as Self

1995

Radio Star - Die AFN-Story

as Self

1994

That's Entertainment! III

as (archive footage)

Forrest Gump

as Self - in Vietnam (archive footage) (uncredited)

Shanks for the Memory

Role unknown

That Little Monster

as Bob Hope / Bob (uncredited)

A Century of Cinema

as Self

Liberation

as Self (archive footage)

1993

Bob Hope's Bag Full of Christmas Memories

as Self

1992

Bob Hope's Four-Star Christmas Fiesta from San Antonio

as Self

1991

Stars and Stripes: Hollywood and World War II

as Self

Pebble Mill

as Self

Bob Hope's Christmas Cheer from Saudi Arabia

as Self

1990

You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story

as Self

Dors: The Other Diana

Role unknown

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: The Making of a Movie Classic

as Self (archive footage)

Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration

as Self

1989

The Simpsons

as Bob Hope (voice)

Bob Hope's Love Affair with Lucy

as Self - Host

Miss Piggy's Hollywood

as Self

The Jim Henson Hour

as Himself

Bob Hope's Super Bowl Party!

as Self

1988

Bob Hope's Jolly Christmas Show

as Self

The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind

as Self (archive footage)

Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration

as Self

Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC

as Self

1987

Just a Song and Dance

Role unknown

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

as Self

1986

All Star Party for Clint Eastwood

as Self

TV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Classic Routines

as Self

A Masterpiece of Murder

as Dan Dolan

Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special

as Self

Classic Comedy Teams

as Self (archive footage)

1985

Spies Like Us

as Self

The Golden Girls

as Bob Hope

Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers

as Self (archive footage)

1984

It's Ho-Ho Hope's Jolly Christmas Hour

as Self - Host

Highway to Heaven

as Sycopomp

The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team

Role unknown

Bob Hope's USO Christmas in Beirut

as Self

1983

George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business

as Self

James Bond: The First 21 Years

as Self

Happy Birthday, Bob!

as Self

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1982

Showbiz Goes to War

as (archive footage)

Women I Love: Beautiful But Funny

as Self

Late Night with David Letterman

as Self

Let Poland Be Poland

as Self

1981

The George Burns (Early) Early, Early Christmas Special

as Himself

A Love Letter to Jack Benny

as Himself

1980

Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters

as Self

A Tribute to Dr. Shock

as Self (archive footage)

Lucy Moves to NBC

as Self

1979

Bob Hope on the Road to China

as Self - Host

The Muppet Movie

as Ice Cream Vendor

Leif

as Self

The Hollywood Clowns

as Self (archive footage)

Derby Fever USA

as Self

1978

The Kennedy Center Honors

as Self

Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy

as Self

Mickey's 50

as Self

Pat Boone and Family: A Thanksgiving Special

as Self

NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney

as Self

1977

The Bob Hope All Star Christmas Comedy Special

as Host / Barf Vader

Ann-Margret: Rhinestone Cowgirl

as Self

The Shirley MacLaine Special: Where Do We Go from Here?

as Self

1976

Bob Hope's Comedy Christmas Special

Role unknown

CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years

as Self

The Captain and Tennille

as Self

The Muppet Show

as Self - Special Guest Star

Joys

as Self

Donny & Marie

as Self

1975

Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television

as Self

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

as Self (archive footage)

Mitzi & 100 Guys

as Self

1974

Hearts and Minds

as Self (archive footage)

The 1974 Annual Las Vegas Entertainment Awards

as Self - Host

Dinah!

as Self

1973

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

as Self

Ann-Margret: When You're Smiling

as Self

The Bob Hope Mardi Gras Special

as Self - Host

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

as Commentator

1972

Cancel My Reservation

as Dan Bartlett

Midi trente

as Self

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

as Self (archive footage)

1971

Festival at Ford's

as Self

The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World

as Self

The Great Radio Comedians

as Self (archive footage)

V.I.P. Schaukel

as Self

Great Performances

as Self

The Bob Hope Christmas Special

as Self

1970

Jack Benny's 20th Anniversary TV Special

as Self

Honor America Day

as Self

Treffpunkte

as Self

Raquel!

as Self

Swing Out, Sweet Land

as Self

1969

Roberta

as Huck Haines

The Barbara McNair Show

as Self

How to Commit Marriage

as Frank Benson

The Johnny Cash Show

as Self

The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour

as Self

1968

The Dean Martin Christmas Show

as Self

The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Guest

The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell

as Sgt. Dan O'Farrell

Carnival Nights

as Self

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

as Self (uncredited)

The Bob Hope Christmas Special: Around the World with the USO

as Self

Rowan & Martin at the Movies

as Self

1967

The Carol Burnett Show

as Self (uncredited)

The Carol Burnett Show

as Self - Cameo Appearance (uncredited)

Eight on the Lam

as Henry Dimsdale

Bob Hope Comedy Special

Role unknown

1966

Not With My Wife, You Don't!

as Self - USO Christmas Show (archive footage) (uncredited)

Murder at N.B.C.

Role unknown

The Pruitts of Southampton

as Library Patron

Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number!

as Thomas J. 'Tom' Meade

The Oscar

as Bob Hope

1965

Bob Hope Christmas Show

as Self

The Jack Benny Hour

as Bob Hope / Marcello

Get Smart

as Room Service Attendant (uncredited)

I'll Take Sweden

as Bob Holcomb

1964

The Lucille Ball Comedy Hour

as Bill Blakely

A Global Affair

as Frank Larrimore

The Hollywood Palace

as Self

1963

The Sound of Laughter

as Bing Fawcett - Plumber

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

as Self - Host

A Bob Hope Comedy Special

as Self

Call Me Bwana

as Matt

Critic's Choice

as Parker Ballantine

1962

The Lucy Show

as Plumber's Assistant

The Merv Griffin Show

as Self

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

The Road to Hong Kong

as Chester Babcock

1961

The Bing Crosby Show

as Self

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self - Co-Host

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self

Bachelor in Paradise

as Adam J. Niles

The DuPont Show of the Week

as Self

Project XX: The Story of Will Rogers

as Self - Narrator

1960

The Facts of Life

as Larry Gilbert

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood

as Self

1959

Startime

Role unknown

Alias Jesse James

as Milford Farnsworth

Some of Manie's Friends

Role unknown

1958

The All-Star Christmas Show

as Self

Kraft Music Hall

as Self

Paris Holiday

as Robert Leslie Hunter

The Dick Clark Show

as Self

1957

Frank Sinatra Show

as Self

The Thin Man

as Self (uncredited)

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

as Self

Beau James

as Mayor James J. 'Jimmy' Walker

1956

The Bob Hope Chevy Show

as Himself/Ricky Ricardo

The Iron Petticoat

as Captain Chuck Lockwood

The Steve Allen Show

as Self - Guest

That Certain Feeling

as Francis X. Dignan

Tony Awards

as Self

Cinépanorama

as Self

Showdown at Ulcer Gulch

as Influential Man

Lucy's Really Lost Moments

as Self

1955

Screen Director's Playhouse

as Bob Hope (uncredited)

The Chevy Show

as Self

The Seven Little Foys

as Eddie Foy

Playing Fields Association: Cricket

as Self

1954

The Wonderful World of Disney

as Self

Project XX

as Narrator

Casanova's Big Night

as Pippo Popolino

1953

Here Come the Girls

as Stanley Snodgrass

Scared Stiff

as Skeleton (uncredited)

The Oscars

as Self

1952

Off Limits

as Wally Hogan

Road to Bali

as Harold Gridley

Son of Paleface

as Peter Potter Jr.

The Greatest Show on Earth

as Spectator (uncredited)

1951

My Favorite Spy

as Peanuts White / Eric Augustine

I Love Lucy

as Bob Hope

The Red Skelton Show

as Self - Cameo

The Lemon Drop Kid

as Sidney Melbourne (The Lemon Drop Kid)

1950

The Jack Benny Program

as Bob Hope

The Jack Benny Program

as Self / Clyde

The Jack Benny Program

as Self

Lux Video Theatre

as Self - Intermission Guest

Lux Video Theatre

as Self - Lux Video Theatre Guest

The Colgate Comedy Hour

as Self

The Colgate Comedy Hour

as Self - Host

Fancy Pants

as Humphrey / Arthur Tyler

Screen Actors

as Self (uncredited)

The Bob Hope Show

as Self - Host

You Can Change The World

as Self

What's My Line?

as Self

1949

The Great Lover

as Freddie Hunter

Sorrowful Jones

as Humphrey "Sorrowful" Jones

1948

The Paleface

as 'Painless' Peter Potter

The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self

1947

Road to Rio

as Hot Lips Barton

Where There's Life

as Michael Joseph Valentine

Is Everybody Listening?

as Bob Hope - Bob Hope Radio Program

Variety Girl

as Bob Hope

My Favorite Brunette

as Ronnie Jackson

1946

Monsieur Beaucaire

as Monsieur Beaucaire

Road to Utopia

as Chester Hooton

1945

Hollywood Victory Caravan

as Bob Hope

Story of G.I. Joe

as Bob Hope (Voice on Radio Program) (voice) (uncredited)

Road to Home

as Self

The All-Star Bond Rally

as Self - Host

1944

The Princess and the Pirate

as Sylvester the Great

Memo for Joe

as Self

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Presenter

1943

Let's Face It

as Jerry Walker

Show-Business at War

as Self

Don't Hook Now

as Self

They Got Me Covered

as Robert Kittredge

Strictly G.I.

as Self - Master of Ceremonies

A Welcome to Britain

as Self (uncredited)

Combat America

as Self

1942

Road to Morocco

as Orville Jackson

Bob's Busy Day

as Bob

My Favorite Blonde

as Larry Haines

Star Spangled Rhythm

as Bob Hope

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 4

as Self

1941

Louisiana Purchase

as Jim Taylor

Nothing But the Truth

as Steve Bennett

Caught in the Draft

as Don Bolton

Road to Zanzibar

as Hubert 'Fearless' Frazier

1940

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

as Self - Master of Ceremonies

The Ghost Breakers

as Larry Lawrence

Road to Singapore

as Ace Lannigan

1939

The Cat and the Canary

as Wally Campbell

Some Like It Hot

as Nicky Nelson

Never Say Die

as John Kidley

1938

Thanks for the Memory

as Steve Merrick

Give Me a Sailor

as Jim Brewster

College Swing

as Bud Brady

The Big Broadcast of 1938

as Buzz Fielding

1936

Calling All Tars

as Bobby

Shop Talk

as Robert Hope Jr.

1935

Double Exposure

as Photographer / Robert

Watch the Birdie

as Bob

The Old Grey Mayor

as Bob

1934

Paree, Paree

as Peter

Going Spanish

as Bob