Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

216

Gender

Male

Birthday

1903-05-03

Day of Death

1977-10-14 (74 years old)

Place of Birth

Tacoma, Washington, USA

Also Known As

Harry Lillis Crosby

Der Bingle

Бинг Кросби

The Rhythm Boys

Bing Crosby

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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.

Known For

Acting

The Movie Orgy

1968

The Movie Orgy

as

Self (archive footage)

Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers

1985

Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers

as

Self (archive footage)

The Country Girl

1954

The Country Girl

as

Frank Elgin

Man on Fire

1957

Man on Fire

as

Earl Carleton

The Princess and the Pirate

1944

The Princess and the Pirate

as

Margaret's Sweetheart (uncredited)

High Society

1956

High Society

as

C. K. Dexter-Haven

Hollywood on Parade No. A-4

1932

Hollywood on Parade No. A-4

as

Self (uncredited)

The Road to Hong Kong

1962

The Road to Hong Kong

as

Harry Turner

Road to Morocco

1942

Road to Morocco

as

Jeff Peters

Road to Zanzibar

1941

Road to Zanzibar

as

Chuck Reardon

Road to Rio

1947

Road to Rio

as

Scat Sweeney

The Bells of St. Mary's

1945

The Bells of St. Mary's

as

Father Chuck O'Malley

Halloween Hall o' Fame

1977

Halloween Hall o' Fame

as

Narrator/Brom Bones

Road to Bali

1953

Road to Bali

as

George Cochran

Going Hollywood

1933

Going Hollywood

as

Bill 'Billy' Williams

We're Not Dressing

1934

We're Not Dressing

as

Stephen Jones

Here Comes the Groom

1951

Here Comes the Groom

as

Peter 'Pete' Garvey

White Christmas

1954

White Christmas

as

Bob Wallace

The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad

1949

The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad

as

Narrator (segment "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow")

Bing Crosby's Sun Valley Christmas Show

1973

Bing Crosby's Sun Valley Christmas Show

as

The Hollywood Clowns

1979

The Hollywood Clowns

as

(archive footage)

Holiday Inn

1942

Holiday Inn

as

Jim Hardy

Road to Singapore

1940

Road to Singapore

as

Joshua 'Josh' Mallon V

Road to Utopia

1946

Road to Utopia

as

Duke Johnson

Dean Martin: King of Cool

2021

Dean Martin: King of Cool

as

Self (archive footage)

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

1949

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

as

Hank Martin

Here Come the Waves

1944

Here Come the Waves

as

Johnny Cabot

East Side of Heaven

1939

East Side of Heaven

as

Denny Martin

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

1949

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

as

Narrator

Happy Holidays with Bing and Frank

1957

Happy Holidays with Bing and Frank

as

Self

Anything Goes

1956

Anything Goes

as

Bill Benson

The Emperor Waltz

1948

The Emperor Waltz

as

Virgil Smith

Just for You

1952

Just for You

as

Jordan Blake

Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show'

1992

Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show'

as

Self - Vocalist (archive footage)

Stagecoach

1966

Stagecoach

as

Doc Josiah Boone

Alias Jesse James

1959

Alias Jesse James

as

Bing (uncredited)

Going My Way

1944

Going My Way

as

Father Chuck O'Malley

Robin and the 7 Hoods

1964

Robin and the 7 Hoods

as

Allen A. Dale

Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas

1997

Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas

as

Bob Wallace (archive footage)

Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love

2023

Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love

as

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Legendary Christmas Entertainers

2005

Legendary Christmas Entertainers

as

Self

Showbiz Goes to War

1982

Showbiz Goes to War

as

(archive footage)

Hollywood Handicap

1938

Hollywood Handicap

as

Himself

Rhythm on the Range

1936

Rhythm on the Range

as

Jeff Larabee

Hollywood on Parade No. A-2

1932

Hollywood on Parade No. A-2

as

Self

Blue Skies

1946

Blue Skies

as

Johnny Adams

Pepe

1960

Pepe

as

Bing Crosby

Waikiki Wedding

1937

Waikiki Wedding

as

Tony Marvin

Double or Nothing

1937

Double or Nothing

as

'Lefty' Boylan

If I Had My Way

1940

If I Had My Way

as

Buzz Blackwell

Classic Commercials: Volume 3

1998

Classic Commercials: Volume 3

as

Little Boy Lost

1953

Little Boy Lost

as

Bill Wainright

Big Night Out: The Peggy Lee Show

1961

Big Night Out: The Peggy Lee Show

as

The Great Radio Comedians

1971

The Great Radio Comedians

as

Self

My Favorite Brunette

1947

My Favorite Brunette

as

Harry (uncredited)

Birth of the Blues

1941

Birth of the Blues

as

Jeff Lambert

High Time

1960

High Time

as

Harvey Howard

Star Spangled Rhythm

1942

Star Spangled Rhythm

as

Bing Crosby

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

1972

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

as

Self (archive footage)

Mr. Music

1950

Mr. Music

as

Paul Merrick

Blue of the Night

1931

Blue of the Night

as

Bing Crosby / Jack Smith

Dream House

1932

Dream House

as

Bing Fawcett (Plumber)

I Surrender Dear

1931

I Surrender Dear

as

Bing Crosby

Goldilocks

1970

Goldilocks

as

Self / Papa Bear (voice)

Riding High

1950

Riding High

as

Dan Brooks

Say One for Me

1959

Say One for Me

as

Father Conroy

She Loves Me Not

1934

She Loves Me Not

as

Paul Lawton

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

1988

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

as

Self (archive footage)

Sing, You Sinners

1938

Sing, You Sinners

as

Joe Beebe

Rhythm on the River

1940

Rhythm on the River

as

Bob Sommers

Mississippi

1935

Mississippi

as

Tom Grayson

Variety Girl

1947

Variety Girl

as

Bing Crosby

Welcome Stranger

1947

Welcome Stranger

as

Dr. James 'Jim' Pearson

The March of Time

1930

The March of Time

as

Self

Sing, Bing, Sing

1933

Sing, Bing, Sing

as

Bing

Two Plus Fours

1930

Two Plus Fours

as

Bing

Top o' the Morning

1949

Top o' the Morning

as

Joe Mulqueen

College Humor

1933

College Humor

as

Professor Frederick Danvers

Here Is My Heart

1934

Here Is My Heart

as

J. Paul Jones

Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!

1982

Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!

as

Self (archive footage)

The Road to Victory

1944

The Road to Victory

as

Bing Crosby (uncredited)

Anything Goes

1936

Anything Goes

as

Billy Crocker

Pennies from Heaven

1936

Pennies from Heaven

as

Larry Poole

The Big Broadcast of 1936

1935

The Big Broadcast of 1936

as

Bing

Showdown at Ulcer Gulch

1956

Showdown at Ulcer Gulch

as

Influential Man

The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell

1968

The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell

as

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Dr. Cook's Garden

1971

Dr. Cook's Garden

as

Leonard Cook

The Big Broadcast

1932

The Big Broadcast

as

Bing Hornsby

Road to Home

1945

Road to Home

as

Self

Two for Tonight

1935

Two for Tonight

as

Gilbert Gordon

Please

1933

Please

as

Howard Jones

Doctor Rhythm

1938

Doctor Rhythm

as

Dr. Bill Remsen

Paris Honeymoon

1939

Paris Honeymoon

as

'Lucky' Lawton

1939

The Star Maker

as

Larry Earl

The Shining Future

1944

The Shining Future

as

Self

Howard

2018

Howard

as

Jeff Peters (archive footage)

Reaching for the Moon

1930

Reaching for the Moon

as

Bing

Son of Paleface

1952

Son of Paleface

as

Driver (uncredited)

Too Much Harmony

1933

Too Much Harmony

as

Eddie Bronson

My Favorite Blonde

1942

My Favorite Blonde

as

Man Outside Union Hall (uncredited)

Going Hollywood: The '30s

1984

Going Hollywood: The '30s

as

(archive footage)

They Got Me Covered

1943

They Got Me Covered

as

Music Box (voice)

Biography: Bob Hope: America's Entertainer

2003

Biography: Bob Hope: America's Entertainer

as

Self (archive footage)

Rat Pack

2022

Rat Pack

as

Self (archive footage)

You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story

1990

You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story

as

Self (archive footage)

Bing Crosby Color Christmas Show

1965

Bing Crosby Color Christmas Show

as

Self (host)

"All -Singing All-Dancing" Before And After

2006

"All -Singing All-Dancing" Before And After

as

Archive Footage

Edith Head: The Paramount Years

2002

Edith Head: The Paramount Years

as

(archive footage)

Hollywood on Parade

1932

Hollywood on Parade

as

Self

Dixie

1943

Dixie

as

Daniel Decatur Emmett

Out of This World

1945

Out of This World

as

Herbie Fenton (singing voice)

King of Jazz

1930

King of Jazz

as

Trio Singer (as The Rhythm Boys)

That's Entertainment!

1974

That's Entertainment!

as

Self - Host / Narrator

Cole Porter in Hollywood: True Love

2003

Cole Porter in Hollywood: True Love

as

Self (Archive Footage)

Bing Crosby: Cooling It

1970

Bing Crosby: Cooling It

as

Self

The Bing Crosby Show

1954

The Bing Crosby Show

as

Self

Grace Kelly: The American Princess

1987

Grace Kelly: The American Princess

as

Self (archive footage)

Bing Crosby: Rediscovered

2014

Bing Crosby: Rediscovered

as

Self (archive footage)

Swing with Bing

1940

Swing with Bing

as

Himself

Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

2022

Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

as

Self - C.K Dexter-Haven (archive footage)

Duffy's Tavern

1945

Duffy's Tavern

as

Bing Crosby

Television: The First Fifty Years

1999

Television: The First Fifty Years

as

Self (archive footage)

That's Entertainment, Part II

1976

That's Entertainment, Part II

as

(archive footage)

High Tor

1956

High Tor

as

Van Van Dorn

A Bing Crosby Christmas

1998

A Bing Crosby Christmas

as

Self - Host (archive footage)

Off Limits

1952

Off Limits

as

Bing Crosby (archive footage) (uncredited)

Billboard Girl

1932

Billboard Girl

as

Bing

Jolson Sings Again

1949

Jolson Sings Again

as

Himself (voice) (uncredited)

Cancel My Reservation

1972

Cancel My Reservation

as

Himself (uncredited)

The Greatest Show on Earth

1952

The Greatest Show on Earth

as

Spectator (uncredited)

Angels in the Outfield

1951

Angels in the Outfield

as

Bing Crosby (uncredited)

Scared Stiff

1953

Scared Stiff

as

Skeleton (uncredited)

Cinerama's Russian Adventure

1966

Cinerama's Russian Adventure

as

Narrator (voice)

Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove

1934

Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove

as

Self

Grace Kelly – Hollywoods tragische Prinzessin

2022

Grace Kelly – Hollywoods tragische Prinzessin

as

Self (archive footage)

That's Entertainment! III

1994

That's Entertainment! III

as

(archive footage)

Hollywood Victory Caravan

1945

Hollywood Victory Caravan

as

Bing Crosby

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

2010

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

as

Self

Songs That Won the War

1994

Songs That Won the War

as

Himself (Archive)

The Magic of Bing Crosby

1991

The Magic of Bing Crosby

as

Self (archive footage)

Hollywood Musicals of the 40's

2000

Hollywood Musicals of the 40's

as

Self (archive footage)

Lifetime of Comedy

1960

Lifetime of Comedy

as

(archive footage)

'Twas the Night - A Holiday Celebration

2004

'Twas the Night - A Holiday Celebration

as

Self

Let's Make Love

1960

Let's Make Love

as

Bing Crosby (uncredited)

Christmas with Crosby & Kate

1966

Christmas with Crosby & Kate

as

Himself

Bing Crosby and the Sounds of Christmas

1971

Bing Crosby and the Sounds of Christmas

as

Himself

The Bing Crosby Show

1962

The Bing Crosby Show

as

Himself

Bing Crosby's Merrie Olde Christmas

1977

Bing Crosby's Merrie Olde Christmas

as

Self

The Bing Crosby Show

1961

The Bing Crosby Show

as

Self

This Is Bob Hope...

2017

This Is Bob Hope...

as

Self (archive footage)

Confessions of a Co-Ed

1931

Confessions of a Co-Ed

as

Bing

Show-Business at War

1943

Show-Business at War

as

Self

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

1975

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

as

Self (archive footage)

Road to Hollywood

1947

Road to Hollywood

as

Himself

The All-Star Bond Rally

1945

The All-Star Bond Rally

as

Self

Swing Out, Sweet Land

1970

Swing Out, Sweet Land

as

Mark Twain

You Can Change The World

1950

You Can Change The World

as

Self

Bing Crosby: The Christmas Years

1978

Bing Crosby: The Christmas Years

as

Himself (archival footage)

Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.1

2003

Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.1

as

Narrator / Ichabod Crane / Brom Bones (voice) (archive footage)

And the Oscar Goes To...

2014

And the Oscar Goes To...

as

Self (archive footage)

'White Christmas': A Look Back with Rosemary Clooney

2000

'White Christmas': A Look Back with Rosemary Clooney

as

Bob Wallace (archive footage) (uncredited)

It's Showtime

1976

It's Showtime

as

Self (archive footage)

My Music: A Classic Christmas

2019

My Music: A Classic Christmas

as

Self (archive footage)

We've Got Another Bond to Buy

1945

We've Got Another Bond to Buy

as

Tim Conway: Timeless Comedy

2007

Tim Conway: Timeless Comedy

as

Self

The Sound of Laughter

1963

The Sound of Laughter

as

Bob (Singer in Grocery Store)

The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1

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

2001

The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2

as

Self (archive footage)

The Frank Sinatra Timex Show

1959

The Frank Sinatra Timex Show

as

Self

Screen Actors

1950

Screen Actors

as

Self (uncredited)

Disney's Halloween Treat

1982

Disney's Halloween Treat

as

(archive footage)

One More Chance

1931

One More Chance

as

Bing Bangs

Hollywood on Parade No. B-4

1934

Hollywood on Parade No. B-4

as

Self

The Edsel Show

1957

The Edsel Show

as

Self

Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess

2006

Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess

as

Self - Actor (archive footage)

Hollywood Ghosts & Gravesites

2003

Hollywood Ghosts & Gravesites

as

(archive footage)

Bing Crosby: Legends in Concert

2004

Bing Crosby: Legends in Concert

as

Self

Bing Crosby: Live In Mysen, Norway

1977

Bing Crosby: Live In Mysen, Norway

as

Himself

The Grand Olympics

1961

The Grand Olympics

as

Himself

Down Memory Lane

1949

Down Memory Lane

as

(archive footage)

Twiggy

2025

Twiggy

as

(archival footage)

I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story

2024

I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story

as

Self (archive footage)

Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television

1975

Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television

as

Self

Shanks for the Memory

1994

Shanks for the Memory

as

Bob Hope Christmas Show

1965

Bob Hope Christmas Show

as

Self

A Classic Christmas From The Ed Sullivan Show

1992

A Classic Christmas From The Ed Sullivan Show

as

Self

Hooray for Hollywood

1976

Hooray for Hollywood

as

Self (archive footage)

The Bing Crosby Show

The Bing Crosby Show

as

Bing Collins

Frank Sinatra Show

Frank Sinatra Show

as

Self

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as

Self

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

as

Self

The Pearl Bailey Show

The Pearl Bailey Show

as

Self

V.I.P. Schaukel

V.I.P. Schaukel

as

Self

The Carol Burnett Show

The Carol Burnett Show

as

Self

The Carol Burnett Show

The Carol Burnett Show

as

Self - Guest / Various Characters

The Jack Benny Program

The Jack Benny Program

as

Bing Crosby

Legends

Legends

as

Self (archive footage)

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

as

Self

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

as

Self (archive footage)

Best of The Dean Martin Variety Show

Best of The Dean Martin Variety Show

as

Production

Mean Dog Blues

1978

Mean Dog Blues

as

Abie's Irish Rose

1946

Abie's Irish Rose

as

Terror in the Wax Museum

1973

Terror in the Wax Museum

as

Man on Fire

1957

Man on Fire

as

High Tor

1956

High Tor

as

The Great John L.

1945

The Great John L.

as

Crew

Paper Moon

1973

Paper Moon

as

Stan Ridgway's Holiday In Dirt

2005

Stan Ridgway's Holiday In Dirt

as

Directing

Bing Crosby: Legends in Concert

2004

Bing Crosby: Legends in Concert

as