Bing Crosby

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

205

Gender

Male

Birthday

1903-05-03

Day of death

1977-10-14 (74 years old)

Place of Birth

Tacoma, Washington, USA

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 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

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • The Carol Burnett Show

    The Carol Burnett Show

  • The Carol Burnett Show

    The Carol Burnett Show

  • The Bob Hope Show

    The Bob Hope Show

  • The Jack Benny Program

    The Jack Benny Program

  • Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

    Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

  • The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

  • Legends

    Legends

  • The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad

    The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad

  • We're Not Dressing

    We're Not Dressing

  • V.I.P. Schaukel

    V.I.P. Schaukel

  • Robin and the 7 Hoods

    Robin and the 7 Hoods

  • A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

    A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

  • Going My Way

    Going My Way

  • Songs That Won the War

    Songs That Won the War

  • Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

    Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

  • High Society

    High Society

  • East Side of Heaven

    East Side of Heaven

  • Cancel My Reservation

    Cancel My Reservation

  • Here Comes the Groom

    Here Comes the Groom

  • Tim Conway: Timeless Comedy

    Tim Conway: Timeless Comedy

  • Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers

    Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers

  • Sing, You Sinners

    Sing, You Sinners

  • Birth of the Blues

    Birth of the Blues

  • High Time

    High Time

  • The Great Radio Comedians

    The Great Radio Comedians

  • They Got Me Covered

    They Got Me Covered

  • Dr. Cook's Garden

    Dr. Cook's Garden

  • White Christmas

    White Christmas

  • Christmas with Crosby & Kate

    Christmas with Crosby & Kate

  • The Sound of Laughter

    The Sound of Laughter

  • The Bing Crosby Show

    The Bing Crosby Show

  • A Classic Christmas from The Ed Sullivan Show

    A Classic Christmas from The Ed Sullivan Show

  • Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

    Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

  • Rhythm on the River

    Rhythm on the River

  • The Big Broadcast

    The Big Broadcast

  • Bing Crosby Color Christmas Show

    Bing Crosby Color Christmas Show

  • Hooray for Hollywood

    Hooray for Hollywood

  • Alias Jesse James

    Alias Jesse James

  • Showbiz Goes to War

    Showbiz Goes to War

  • Reaching for the Moon

    Reaching for the Moon

  • King of Jazz

    King of Jazz

  • I Surrender Dear

    I Surrender Dear

  • Pennies from Heaven

    Pennies from Heaven

  • The Bing Crosby Show

    The Bing Crosby Show

  • If I Had My Way

    If I Had My Way

  • The Bells of St. Mary's

    The Bells of St. Mary's

  • The Shining Future

    The Shining Future

  • Riding High

    Riding High

  • You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story

    You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story

  • It's Showtime

    It's Showtime

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

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

  • The Big Broadcast of 1936

    The Big Broadcast of 1936

  • Doctor Rhythm

    Doctor Rhythm

  • The Greatest Show on Earth

    The Greatest Show on Earth

  • Out of This World

    Out of This World

  • Down Memory Lane

    Down Memory Lane

  • Twiggy

    Twiggy

  • Sing, Bing, Sing

    Sing, Bing, Sing

  • Little Boy Lost

    Little Boy Lost

  • Road to Singapore

    Road to Singapore

  • Road to Morocco

    Road to Morocco

  • Hollywood Handicap

    Hollywood Handicap

  • Dream House

    Dream House

  • This Is Bob Hope...

    This Is Bob Hope...

  • Confessions of a Co-Ed

    Confessions of a Co-Ed

  • Road to Zanzibar

    Road to Zanzibar

  • Paris Honeymoon

    Paris Honeymoon

  • Road to Utopia

    Road to Utopia

  • Angels in the Outfield

    Angels in the Outfield

  • The Princess and the Pirate

    The Princess and the Pirate

  • Star Spangled Rhythm

    Star Spangled Rhythm

  • Please

    Please

  • The Pearl Bailey Show

    The Pearl Bailey Show

  • The All-Star Bond Rally

    The All-Star Bond Rally

  • Stagecoach

    Stagecoach

  • Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.1

    Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.1

  • The Country Girl

    The Country Girl

  • Grace Kelly: The American Princess

    Grace Kelly: The American Princess

  • The Hollywood Clowns

    The Hollywood Clowns

  • The Star Maker

    The Star Maker

  • Road to Home

    Road to Home

  • Going Hollywood: The '30s

    Going Hollywood: The '30s

  • Just for You

    Just for You

  • Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love

    Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love

  • Top o' the Morning

    Top o' the Morning

  • Swing Out, Sweet Land

    Swing Out, Sweet Land

  • Road to Hollywood

    Road to Hollywood

  • Hollywood on Parade

    Hollywood on Parade

  • Grace Kelly – Hollywoods tragische Prinzessin

    Grace Kelly – Hollywoods tragische Prinzessin

  • Rat Pack

    Rat Pack

  • Here Is My Heart

    Here Is My Heart

  • The Bing Crosby Show

    The Bing Crosby Show

  • Two for Tonight

    Two for Tonight

  • Road to Rio

    Road to Rio

  • Hollywood: The Dream Factory

    Hollywood: The Dream Factory

  • Mississippi

    Mississippi

  • Rhythm on the Range

    Rhythm on the Range

  • Pepe

    Pepe

  • One More Chance

    One More Chance

  • Holiday Inn

    Holiday Inn

  • The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

    The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

  • Scared Stiff

    Scared Stiff

  • Let's Make Love

    Let's Make Love

  • Showdown at Ulcer Gulch

    Showdown at Ulcer Gulch

  • Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show'

    Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show'

  • Too Much Harmony

    Too Much Harmony

  • Blue of the Night

    Blue of the Night

  • Son of Paleface

    Son of Paleface

  • Anything Goes

    Anything Goes

  • Duffy's Tavern

    Duffy's Tavern

  • The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell

    The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell

  • The Road to Hong Kong

    The Road to Hong Kong

  • The Grand Olympics

    The Grand Olympics

  • Going Hollywood

    Going Hollywood

  • Frank Sinatra Show

    Frank Sinatra Show

  • Off Limits

    Off Limits

  • Goldilocks

    Goldilocks

  • Say One for Me

    Say One for Me

  • Dean Martin: King of Cool

    Dean Martin: King of Cool

  • The Road to Victory

    The Road to Victory

  • Variety Girl

    Variety Girl

  • Here Come the Waves

    Here Come the Waves

  • Bing Crosby: Rediscovered

    Bing Crosby: Rediscovered

  • The Best of Johnny Carson

    The Best of Johnny Carson

  • Welcome Stranger

    Welcome Stranger

  • Biography: Bob Hope: America's Entertainer

    Biography: Bob Hope: America's Entertainer

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

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

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

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

  • Hollywood Ghosts & Gravesites

    Hollywood Ghosts & Gravesites

  • Big Night Out: The Peggy Lee Show

    Big Night Out: The Peggy Lee Show

  • That's Entertainment, Part II

    That's Entertainment, Part II

  • Anything Goes

    Anything Goes

  • My Favorite Blonde

    My Favorite Blonde

  • Blue Skies

    Blue Skies

  • Screen Actors

    Screen Actors

  • The Edsel Show

    The Edsel Show

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

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

  • Road to Bali

    Road to Bali

  • Cinerama's Russian Adventure

    Cinerama's Russian Adventure

  • The Bing Crosby Show

    The Bing Crosby Show

  • That's Entertainment!

    That's Entertainment!

  • The Movie Orgy

    The Movie Orgy

  • Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!

    Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!

  • Hollywood on Parade No. A-2

    Hollywood on Parade No. A-2

  • Show-Business at War

    Show-Business at War

  • Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television

    Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television

  • Shanks for the Memory

    Shanks for the Memory

  • Swing with Bing

    Swing with Bing

  • Double or Nothing

    Double or Nothing

  • 'White Christmas': A Look Back with Rosemary Clooney

    'White Christmas': A Look Back with Rosemary Clooney

  • Billboard Girl

    Billboard Girl

  • Dixie

    Dixie

  • The Frank Sinatra Timex Show

    The Frank Sinatra Timex Show

  • Happy Holidays with Bing and Frank

    Happy Holidays with Bing and Frank

  • Television: The First Fifty Years

    Television: The First Fifty Years

  • College Humor

    College Humor

  • Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove

    Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove

  • Hollywood on Parade No. A-4

    Hollywood on Parade No. A-4

  • Edith Head: The Paramount Years

    Edith Head: The Paramount Years

  • Disney's Halloween Treat

    Disney's Halloween Treat

  • Classic Commercials: Volume 3

    Classic Commercials: Volume 3

  • Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess

    Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess

  • That's Entertainment! III

    That's Entertainment! III

  • Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas

    Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas

  • Cole Porter in Hollywood: True Love

    Cole Porter in Hollywood: True Love

  • She Loves Me Not

    She Loves Me Not

  • Bing Crosby: Cooling It

    Bing Crosby: Cooling It

  • Hollywood Victory Caravan

    Hollywood Victory Caravan

  • Man on Fire

    Man on Fire

  • My Favorite Brunette

    My Favorite Brunette

  • Howard

    Howard

  • Bing Crosby's Merrie Olde Christmas

    Bing Crosby's Merrie Olde Christmas

  • 'Twas the Night - A Holiday Celebration

    'Twas the Night - A Holiday Celebration

  • You Can Change The World

    You Can Change The World

  • Lifetime of Comedy

    Lifetime of Comedy

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

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

  • Mr. Music

    Mr. Music

  • Waikiki Wedding

    Waikiki Wedding

  • The All-Star Christmas Show

    The All-Star Christmas Show

  • Bing Crosby and the Sounds of Christmas

    Bing Crosby and the Sounds of Christmas

  • Hollywood on Parade No. B-4

    Hollywood on Parade No. B-4

  • High Tor

    High Tor

  • Bob Hope Christmas Show

    Bob Hope Christmas Show

  • The Magic of Bing Crosby

    The Magic of Bing Crosby

  • My Music: A Classic Christmas

    My Music: A Classic Christmas

  • Hollywood Musicals of the 40's

    Hollywood Musicals of the 40's

  • Halloween Hall o' Fame

    Halloween Hall o' Fame

  • Bing Crosby: Live In Mysen, Norway

    Bing Crosby: Live In Mysen, Norway

  • Classic Comedy Teams

    Classic Comedy Teams

  • Legendary Christmas Entertainers

    Legendary Christmas Entertainers

  • The Emperor Waltz

    The Emperor Waltz

  • Showbiz Ballyhoo

    Showbiz Ballyhoo

  • Two Plus Fours

    Two Plus Fours

  • A Bing Crosby Christmas

    A Bing Crosby Christmas

  • Jolson Sings Again

    Jolson Sings Again

  • Don't Hook Now

    Don't Hook Now

  • "All -Singing All-Dancing" Before And After

    "All -Singing All-Dancing" Before And After

  • Bing Crosby's Sun Valley Christmas Show

    Bing Crosby's Sun Valley Christmas Show

  • Bing Crosby: The Christmas Years

    Bing Crosby: The Christmas Years

  • The March of Time

    The March of Time

  • Bing Crosby: Legends in Concert

    Bing Crosby: Legends in Concert

  • We've Got Another Bond to Buy

    We've Got Another Bond to Buy