x

Login

Remember me
Forget password ?

Or via social

x

sign up

person_profile-Bing Crosby

Bing Crosby Died at age: 74

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

Bing Crosby

Date of Birth:

May 03, 1903

Country of birth:

USA

Died:

Oct 14, 1977

Biography of

Bing Crosby

    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    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.

Photos of

Bing Crosby

Photos ( 8 Photos

Filmography of

Bing Crosby

Found 142 Movies in total

Twiggy

(archival footage) ( Actor )

... 2025

Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love

Self (archive footage) (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 2023

Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

Self (archive Footage)- C.K Dexter-Haven ( Actor )

... 2022

Dean Martin: King of Cool

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 2021

Howard

Jeff Peters (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 2018

This Is Bob Hope...

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 2017

Bing Crosby: Rediscovered

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 2014

And the Oscar Goes To...

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 2014

... 2007

Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess

Self - Actor (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 2006

Biography: Bob Hope: America's Entertainer

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 2003

Hollywood Ghosts & Gravesites

(archive footage) ( Actor )

... 2003

... 2001

... 2001

Hollywood Musicals of the 40's

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 2000

A Bing Crosby Christmas

Self - Host (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1998

Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas

Bob Wallace (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1997

That's Entertainment! III

(archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1994

Songs That Won the War

Himself (Archive) ( Actor )

... 1994

The Magic of Bing Crosby

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1991

You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1990

... 1988

Grace Kelly: The American Princess

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1987

Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1985

Going Hollywood: The '30s

(archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1984

Showbiz Goes to War

(archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1982

Disney's Halloween Treat

(archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1982

Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1982

The Hollywood Clowns

(archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1979

Bing Crosby: The Christmas Years

Himself (archival footage) ( Actor )

... 1978

Halloween Hall o' Fame

Narrator/Brom Bones ( Actor )

... 1977

... 1977

That's Entertainment, Part II

(archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1976

It's Showtime

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1976

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1975

That's Entertainment!

Self - Host / Narrator ( Actor )

... 1974

Cancel My Reservation

Himself (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1972

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1972

Dr. Cook's Garden

Leonard Cook ( Actor )

... 1971

... 1970

Swing Out, Sweet Land

Mark Twain ( Actor )

... 1970

The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell

Self (archive footage) (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1968

The Movie Orgy

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1968

... 1966

Stagecoach

Doc Josiah Boone ( Actor )

... 1966

Cinerama's Russian Adventure

Narrator (voice) ( Actor )

... 1966

Hollywood My Home Town

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1965

... 1965

Robin and the 7 Hoods

Allen Dale ( Actor )

... 1964

Hollywood and the Stars

(archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1964

The Bing Crosby Show

Himself ( Actor )

... 1962

The Road to Hong Kong

Harry Turner ( Actor )

... 1962

The Bing Crosby Show

Self ( Actor )

... 1961

The Grand Olympics

Himself ( Actor )

... 1961

Pepe

Bing Crosby ( Actor )

... 1960

High Time

Harvey Howard ( Actor )

... 1960

Let's Make Love

Bing Crosby (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1960

Lifetime of Comedy

(archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1960

... 1959

Say One for Me

Father Conroy ( Actor )

... 1959

Alias Jesse James

Bing (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1959

The Edsel Show

Self ( Actor )

... 1957

Man on Fire

Earl Carleton ( Actor )

Executive Producer

... 1957

High Society

C. K. Dexter-Haven ( Actor )

... 1956

Anything Goes

Bill Benson ( Actor )

... 1956

High Tor

Van Van Dorn ( Actor )

Executive Producer

... 1956

The Country Girl

Frank Elgin ( Actor )

... 1954

White Christmas

Bob Wallace ( Actor )

... 1954

The Bing Crosby Show

Self ( Actor )

... 1954

Little Boy Lost

Bill Wainright ( Actor )

... 1953

Scared Stiff

Skeleton (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1953

Road to Bali

George Cochran ( Actor )

... 1953

Off Limits

Bing Crosby (archive footage) (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1952

Just for You

Jordan Blake ( Actor )

... 1952

Son of Paleface

Driver (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1952

The Greatest Show on Earth

Spectator (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1952

Angels in the Outfield

Bing Crosby (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1951

Here Comes the Groom

Peter 'Pete' Garvey ( Actor )

... 1951

Mr. Music

Paul Merrick ( Actor )

... 1950

Riding High

Dan Brooks ( Actor )

... 1950

The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad

Narrator (segment "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow") ( Actor )

... 1949

Top o' the Morning

Joe Mulqueen ( Actor )

... 1949

Jolson Sings Again

Himself (voice) (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1949

Down Memory Lane

(archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1949

... 1949

The Emperor Waltz

Virgil Smith ( Actor )

... 1948

Road to Rio

Scat Sweeney ( Actor )

... 1947

Variety Girl

Bing Crosby ( Actor )

... 1947

Road to Hollywood

Himself ( Actor )

... 1947

Welcome Stranger

Dr. James 'Jim' Pearson ( Actor )

... 1947

My Favorite Brunette

Harry (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1947

Blue Skies

Johnny Adams ( Actor )

... 1946

Road to Utopia

Duke Johnson ( Actor )

... 1946

The Bells of St. Mary's

Father Chuck O'Malley ( Actor )

... 1945

Duffy's Tavern

Bing Crosby ( Actor )

... 1945

Out of This World

Herbie Fenton (singing voice) ( Actor )

... 1945

Here Come the Waves

Johnny Cabot ( Actor )

... 1944

The Princess and the Pirate

Margaret's Sweetheart (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1944

Going My Way

Father Chuck O'Malley ( Actor )

... 1944

Dixie

Daniel Decatur Emmett ( Actor )

... 1943

They Got Me Covered

Music Box (voice) ( Actor )

... 1943

Road to Morocco

Jeff Peters ( Actor )

... 1942

My Favorite Blonde

Man Outside Union Hall (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1942

Star Spangled Rhythm

Bing Crosby ( Actor )

... 1942

Holiday Inn

Jim Hardy ( Actor )

... 1942

Birth of the Blues

Jeff Lambert ( Actor )

... 1941

Road to Zanzibar

Chuck Reardon ( Actor )

... 1941

Rhythm on the River

Bob Sommers ( Actor )

... 1940

If I Had My Way

Buzz Blackwell ( Actor )

... 1940

Road to Singapore

Joshua 'Josh' Mallon V ( Actor )

... 1940

The Star Maker

Larry Earl ( Actor )

... 1939

East Side of Heaven

Denny Martin ( Actor )

... 1939

Paris Honeymoon

'Lucky' Lawton ( Actor )

... 1939

Sing, You Sinners

Joe Beebe ( Actor )

... 1938

Doctor Rhythm

Dr. Bill Remsen ( Actor )

... 1938

Double or Nothing

'Lefty' Boylan ( Actor )

... 1937

Waikiki Wedding

Tony Marvin ( Actor )

... 1937

Pennies from Heaven

Larry Poole ( Actor )

... 1936

Rhythm on the Range

Jeff Larabee ( Actor )

... 1936

Anything Goes

Billy Crocker ( Actor )

... 1936

... 1935

Two for Tonight

Gilbert Gordon ( Actor )

... 1935

Mississippi

Tom Grayson ( Actor )

... 1935

Here Is My Heart

J. Paul Jones ( Actor )

... 1934

She Loves Me Not

Paul Lawton ( Actor )

... 1934

We're Not Dressing

Stephen Jones ( Actor )

... 1934

Going Hollywood

Bill 'Billy' Williams ( Actor )

... 1933

Too Much Harmony

Eddie Bronson ( Actor )

... 1933

College Humor

Professor Frederick Danvers ( Actor )

... 1933

The Big Broadcast

Bing Hornsby ( Actor )

... 1932

... 1931

... 1930

The March of Time

Self ( Actor )

... 1930

King of Jazz

Trio Singer (as The Rhythm Boys) ( Actor )

... 1930