Bob Hope
Acting
Born 1903-05-29
Died 2003-07-27
Eltham, London, England, UK
289 credits
Golden Globe Awards 1
Academy Honorary Award 4
Order of St. Gregory the Great 1
Congressional Gold Medal 1
Knight of St. Sylvester 1
Awards
Won 1 Golden Globe Award
Golden Globe Awards 1 won
- — Golden Globe Awards Won
Academy Honorary Award 4 won
- 1966 Academy Honorary Award Won
- 1953 Academy Honorary Award Won
- 1945 Academy Honorary Award Won
- 1941 Academy Honorary Award Won
Order of St. Gregory the Great 1 won
- — Order of St. Gregory the Great Won
Congressional Gold Medal 1 won
- — Congressional Gold Medal Won
Knight of St. Sylvester 1 won
- — Knight of St. Sylvester Won
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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.
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Filmography
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Acting
60 credits
The Simpsons
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Mike Douglas Show
Golden Globe Awards
Great Performances
Tony Awards
The Merv Griffin Show
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Get Smart
The Golden Girls
The Red Skelton Show
The Lucy Show
The Dick Cavett Show
I Love Lucy
The Carol Burnett Show
What's My Line?
Highway to Heaven
People's Choice Awards
Late Night with David Letterman
The Steve Allen Show
The Colgate Comedy Hour
The Oscars
The Bob Hope Show
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Jack Benny Program
The Muppet Show
Dinah!
Pebble Mill
Midi trente
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
The Kennedy Center Honors
Kraft Music Hall
Cinépanorama
The Dick Clark Show
Donny & Marie
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
Screen Director's Playhouse
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
V.I.P. Schaukel
The Hollywood Palace
The Thin Man
Lux Video Theatre
The Jim Henson Hour
The Wonderful World of Disney
Spies Like Us
The Johnny Cash Show
The Danny Thomas Hour
The Muppet Movie
Project XX
The Captain and Tennille
Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters
O.J.: Made in America
The Pruitts of Southampton
Breakdown: 1975
The Barbara McNair Show
The Greatest Show on Earth
The Oscar
Treffpunkte
Howard
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