Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1903-05-29
- Day of Death2003-07-27 (100 years)
- Place of BirthEltham, London, England, UK
- Also Known AsLeslie 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...Read More
Known For
Acting Career
- 1994
That Little Monster
As: Bob Hope / Bob (uncredited)
- 1989
The Simpsons
As: Bob Hope (voice)
- 1985
The Golden Girls
As: Bob Hope
- 1984
Highway to Heaven
As: Sycopomp
- 1979
The Muppet Movie
As: Ice Cream Vendor
- 1972
Cancel My Reservation
As: Dan Bartlett
- 1969
How to Commit Marriage
As: Frank Benson
- 1968
The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell
As: Sgt. Dan O'Farrell
1967Eight on the Lam
As: Henry Dimsdale
1966The Pruitts of Southampton
As: Library Patron
1966Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number!
As: Thomas J. 'Tom' Meade
1966The Oscar
As: Bob Hope
1965The Jack Benny Hour
As: Bob Hope / Marcello
1965Get Smart
As: Room Service Attendant (uncredited)
1965I'll Take Sweden
As: Bob Holcomb
1964The Lucille Ball Comedy Hour
As: Bill Blakely
1964A Global Affair
As: Frank Larrimore
1963The Sound of Laughter
As: Bing Fawcett - Plumber
1963Call Me Bwana
As: Matt
1963Critic's Choice
As: Parker Ballantine
1962The Lucy Show
As: Plumber's Assistant
1962The Road to Hong Kong
As: Chester Babcock
1961Bachelor in Paradise
As: Adam J. Niles
1960The Facts of Life
As: Larry Gilbert
1959Alias Jesse James
As: Milford Farnsworth
1958Paris Holiday
As: Robert Leslie Hunter
1957Beau James
As: Mayor James J. 'Jimmy' Walker
1956The Iron Petticoat
As: Captain Chuck Lockwood
1956That Certain Feeling
As: Francis X. Dignan
1956Showdown at Ulcer Gulch
As: Influential Man
1955Screen Director's Playhouse
As: Bob Hope (uncredited)
1955The Seven Little Foys
As: Eddie Foy
1954Project XX
As: Narrator
1954Casanova's Big Night
As: Pippo Popolino
1953Here Come the Girls
As: Stanley Snodgrass
1953Scared Stiff
As: Skeleton (uncredited)
1952Off Limits
As: Wally Hogan
1952Road to Bali
As: Harold Gridley
1952Son of Paleface
As: Peter Potter Jr.
- 1952
The Greatest Show on Earth
As: Spectator (uncredited)
1951My Favorite Spy
As: Peanuts White / Eric Augustine
1951I Love Lucy
As: Bob Hope
1951The Lemon Drop Kid
As: Sidney Melbourne (The Lemon Drop Kid)
1950The Jack Benny Program
As: Bob Hope
1950Fancy Pants
As: Humphrey / Arthur Tyler
1949The Great Lover
As: Freddie Hunter
1949Sorrowful Jones
As: Humphrey "Sorrowful" Jones
1948The Paleface
As: 'Painless' Peter Potter
1947Road to Rio
As: Hot Lips Barton
1947Where There's Life
As: Michael Joseph Valentine
1947Variety Girl
As: Bob Hope
1947My Favorite Brunette
As: Ronnie Jackson
1946Monsieur Beaucaire
As: Monsieur Beaucaire
1946Road to Utopia
As: Chester Hooton
1945Hollywood Victory Caravan
As: Bob Hope
1945Story of G.I. Joe
As: Bob Hope (Voice on Radio Program) (voice) (uncredited)
1944The Princess and the Pirate
As: Sylvester the Great
1943Let's Face It
As: Jerry Walker
1943They Got Me Covered
As: Robert Kittredge
1942Road to Morocco
As: Orville Jackson
1942Bob's Busy Day
As: Bob
1942My Favorite Blonde
As: Larry Haines
1942Star Spangled Rhythm
As: Bob Hope
1941Louisiana Purchase
As: Jim Taylor
1941Nothing But the Truth
As: Steve Bennett
1941Caught in the Draft
As: Don Bolton
1941Road to Zanzibar
As: Hubert 'Fearless' Frazier
1940The Ghost Breakers
As: Larry Lawrence
1940Road to Singapore
As: Ace Lannigan
1939The Cat and the Canary
As: Wally Campbell
1939Some Like It Hot
As: Nicky Nelson
1939Never Say Die
As: John Kidley
1938Thanks for the Memory
As: Steve Merrick
1938Give Me a Sailor
As: Jim Brewster
1938College Swing
As: Bud Brady
1938The Big Broadcast of 1938
As: Buzz Fielding
1936Calling All Tars
As: Bobby
1936Shop Talk
As: Robert Hope Jr.
1935Double Exposure
As: Photographer / Robert
1935The Old Grey Mayor
As: Bob
1934Paree, Paree
As: Peter
1934Going Spanish
As: Bob