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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.
Filmography
all 213
Movies 200
self 97
TV Shows 13
Producer 4
Narrator 3
Voice 2
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love (2023)
Dinosaur Quiz (2022)
Rat Pack (2022)
Dean Martin: King of Cool (2021)
My Music: A Classic Christmas (2019)
Howard (2018)
This Is Bob Hope... (2017)
Bing Crosby: Rediscovered (2014)
And the Oscar Goes To... (2014)
Bing Crosby: The Television Specials Volume 2 – The Christmas Specials (2010)
Tim Conway: Timeless Comedy (2007)
Legends (2006)
"All -Singing All-Dancing" Before And After (2006)
Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess (2006)
Legendary Christmas Entertainers (2005)
Stan Ridgway's Holiday In Dirt (2005)
Nick & Jessica's Family Christmas (2004)
'Twas the Night - A Holiday Celebration (2004)
I Know A Riddle (2004)
Bing Crosby: Legends in Concert (2004)
Cole Porter in Hollywood: True Love (2003)
Biography: Bob Hope: America's Entertainer (2003)
Sinatra: The Classic Duets (2003)
Hollywood Ghosts & Gravesites (2003)
Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.1 (2003)
Edith Head: The Paramount Years (2002)
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 years of Laughter Volume 2 (2001)
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 years of Laughter Volume 1 (2001)
'White Christmas': A Look Back with Rosemary Clooney (2000)
Hollywood Musicals of the 40's (2000)
Classic Commercials: Volume 3 (1998)
Frank Sinatra: The Voice of the Century (1998)
A Bing Crosby Christmas (1998)
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas (1997)
Silent Night (1996)
Good King Wenceslas (1996)
White Christmas (1995)
That's Entertainment! III (1994)
Songs That Won the War (1994)
Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show' (1992)
The Magic of Bing Crosby (1991)
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story (1990)
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC (1988)
Grace Kelly: The American Princess (1987)
Super Duper Bloopers (1986)
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers (1985)
Going Hollywood: The '30s (1984)
Showbiz Goes to War (1982)
Disney's Halloween Treat (1982)
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers! (1982)
The Hollywood Clowns (1979)
Bing Crosby: The Christmas Years (1978)
Bing Crosby: His Life and Legend (1978)
Mean Dog Blues (1978)
Bing Crosby's Merrie Olde Christmas (1977)
Halloween Hall o' Fame (1977)
Bing Crosby: Live In Mysen, Norway (1977)
All You Need Is Love: The Story of Popular Music (1977)
That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)
It's Showtime (1976)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975)
That's Entertainment! (1974)
Bing Crosby's Sun Valley Christmas Show (1973)
Paper Moon (1973)
Terror in the Wax Museum (1973)
Cancel My Reservation (1972)
Hollywood: The Dream Factory (1972)
Bing Crosby and the Sounds of Christmas (1971)
The Great Radio Comedians (1971)
V.I.P. Schaukel (1971)
The Pearl Bailey Show (1971)
Dr. Cook's Garden (1971)
Bing Crosby: Cooling It (1970)
Goldilocks (1970)
Swing Out, Sweet Land (1970)
The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell (1968)
The Movie Orgy (1968)
White Christmas (1968)
The Carol Burnett Show (1967)
Christmas with Crosby & Kate (1966)
Stagecoach (1966)
Cinerama's Russian Adventure (1966)
Bing Crosby Color Christmas Show (1965)
The Bing Crosby Show (1964)
Robin and the 7 Hoods (1964)
Hollywood and the Stars (1964)
The Hollywood Palace (1964)
The Sound of Laughter (1963)
The Bing Crosby Show (1962)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)
The Road to Hong Kong (1962)
The Bing Crosby Show (1961)
Big Night Out: The Peggy Lee Show (1961)
The Grand Olympics (1961)
Pepe (1960)
High Time (1960)
Let's Make Love (1960)
People, Hopes, Medals (1960)
Lifetime of Comedy (1960)
The Frank Sinatra Timex Show (1959)
Say One for Me (1959)
Alias Jesse James (1959)
Happy Holidays with Bing and Frank (1957)
Frank Sinatra Show (1957)
The Edsel Show (1957)
Man on Fire (1957)
High Society (1956)
Anything Goes (1956)
High Tor (1956)
Showdown at Ulcer Gulch (1956)
Ford Star Jubilee (1955)
The Country Girl (1954)
White Christmas (1954)
The Bing Crosby Show (1954)
Little Boy Lost (1953)
Scared Stiff (1953)
Road to Bali (1953)
Off Limits (1952)
Just for You (1952)
Son of Paleface (1952)
The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
Angels in the Outfield (1951)
Here Comes the Groom (1951)
The Cinematographer (1951)
Mr. Music (1950)
Moments in Music (1950)
The Jack Benny Program (1950)
Screen Actors (1950)
Riding High (1950)
You Can Change The World (1950)
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (1949)
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949)
Top o' the Morning (1949)
Jolson Sings Again (1949)
Down Memory Lane (1949)
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1949)
The Emperor Waltz (1948)
The Ed Sullivan Show (1948)
Road to Rio (1947)
Variety Girl (1947)
Road to Hollywood (1947)
Welcome Stranger (1947)
My Favorite Brunette (1947)
Abie's Irish Rose (1946)
Blue Skies (1946)
Road to Utopia (1946)
The Bells of St. Mary's (1945)
We've Got Another Bond to Buy (1945)
Hollywood Victory Caravan (1945)
Duffy's Tavern (1945)
Out of This World (1945)
Road to Home (1945)
The Great John L. (1945)
The All-Star Bond Rally (1945)
Here Come the Waves (1944)
The Princess and the Pirate (1944)
The Road to Victory (1944)
Going My Way (1944)
The Shining Future (1944)
Dixie (1943)
Show-Business at War (1943)
They Got Me Covered (1943)
Road to Morocco (1942)
When The Organ Played "Oh Promise Me" (1942)
Holiday Inn (1942)
My Favorite Blonde (1942)
Star Spangled Rhythm (1942)
Birth of the Blues (1941)
Road to Zanzibar (1941)
Rhythm on the River (1940)
Swing with Bing (1940)
If I Had My Way (1940)
Road to Singapore (1940)
The Star Maker (1939)
East Side of Heaven (1939)
Paris Honeymoon (1939)
Sing, You Sinners (1938)
Hollywood Handicap (1938)
Doctor Rhythm (1938)
Double or Nothing (1937)
Waikiki Wedding (1937)
Pennies from Heaven (1936)
Rhythm on the Range (1936)
Anything Goes (1936)
The Fashion Side of Hollywood (1935)
The Big Broadcast of 1936 (1935)
Two for Tonight (1935)
Mississippi (1935)
Here Is My Heart (1934)
Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove (1934)
She Loves Me Not (1934)
We're Not Dressing (1934)
Hollywood on Parade No. B-4 (1934)
Going Hollywood (1933)
Please (1933)
Too Much Harmony (1933)
College Humor (1933)
Sing, Bing, Sing (1933)
The Big Broadcast (1932)
Hollywood on Parade No. A-2 (1932)
Hollywood on Parade (1932)
Hollywood on Parade No. A-4 (1932)
Billboard Girl (1932)
Dream House (1932)
One More Chance (1931)
Blue of the Night (1931)
I Surrender Dear (1931)
Confessions of a Co-Ed (1931)
Reaching for the Moon (1930)
The March of Time (1930)
Two Plus Fours (1930)
King of Jazz (1930)
Bing Crosby-Cooling It
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1903-05-03
Deathday1977-10-14 (74 years old)
Birth NameHarry Lillis Crosby
Birth PlaceTacoma, United States of America
Height
RelationshipsDixie Lee (1930-01-01 - 1952-01-01), Kathryn Crosby (1957-01-01 - 1977-01-01)
ChildrenHarry Crosby, Phillip Crosby, Nathaniel Crosby, Lindsay Crosby, Dennis Crosby, Mary Crosby, Gary Crosby
FatherHarry Lowe Crosby
MotherCatherine Helen Harrigan
SiblingsBob Crosby, Larry Crosby
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsHarry Lillis Crosby, Der Bingle, Бинг Кросби, The Rhythm Boys
Awardsstar on Hollywood Walk of Fame, American Music Award of Merit, Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, Peabody Awards, Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award, World Golf Hall of Fame, Academy Award for Best Actor
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