Bing Crosby

Biography

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 A…

Movies & TV Shows

1. The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949) — Narrator (segment "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow")
2. White Christmas (1954) — Bob Wallace
3. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (1949) — Narrator
4. The Greatest Show on Earth (1952) — Spectator (uncredited)
5. High Society (1956) — C. K. Dexter-Haven
6. Holiday Inn (1942) — Jim Hardy
7. Going My Way (1944) — Father Chuck O'Malley
8. Let's Make Love (1960) — Bing Crosby (uncredited)
9. The Bells of St. Mary's (1945) — Father O'Malley
10. The Country Girl (1954) — Frank Elgin
11. The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) — Self
12. Road to Morocco (1942) — Jeff Peters
13. Road to Bali (1952) — George Cochran
14. Robin and the 7 Hoods (1964) — Allen A. Dale
15. The Carol Burnett Show (1967) — Self
16. That's Entertainment! (1974) — Self - Host / Narrator
17. My Favorite Brunette (1947) — Harry (uncredited)
18. Howard (2018) — Jeff Peters (archive footage)
19. Pepe (1960) — Bing Crosby
20. Stagecoach (1966) — Doc Josiah Boone
21. Road to Utopia (1946) — Duke Johnson
22. Road to Singapore (1940) — Josh Mallon
23. Road to Rio (1947) — Scat Sweeney
24. Scared Stiff (1953) — Skeleton (uncredited)
25. Top of the Pops (1964) — Self (archive footage)
26. That's Entertainment, Part II (1976) — (archive footage)
27. That's Entertainment! III (1994) — (archive footage)
28. King of Jazz (1930) — Trio Singer (as The Rhythm Boys)
29. Road to Zanzibar (1941) — Chuck
30. A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1949) — Hank Martin
31. Son of Paleface (1952) — Driver (uncredited)
32. Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1968) — Self (uncredited)
33. The Road to Hong Kong (1962) — Harry Turner
34. Angels in the Outfield (1951) — Bing Crosby (uncredited)
35. Blue Skies (1946) — Johnny Adams
36. Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues (2022) — Self - C.K Dexter-Haven (archive footage)
37. The Princess and the Pirate (1944) — Margaret's Sweetheart (uncredited)
38. The Emperor Waltz (1948) — Virgil Smith
39. Alias Jesse James (1959) — Bing (uncredited)
40. The Phil Silvers Show (1955) — Bing Crosby

Directed

1. Bing Crosby: Legends in Concert (2004) — Director