Known For
Acting
Born
May 03, 1903
Died
Oct 14, 1977
Place of Birth
Tacoma, Washington, USA
Credits
232 titles
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
Filmography
Twiggy
(archival footage)
I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story
Self (archive footage)
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Grace Kelly – Hollywoods tragische Prinzessin
Self (archive footage)
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
Self - C.K Dexter-Haven (archive footage)
Rat Pack
Self (archive footage)
Dean Martin: King of Cool
Self (archive footage)
My Music: A Classic Christmas
Self (archive footage)
Howard
Jeff Peters (archive footage)
This Is Bob Hope...
Self (archive footage)
Bing Crosby: Rediscovered
Self (archive footage)
Michael Bublé: Home For The Holidays
Self (archive footage)
Bing Crosby: The Television Specials Volume 2 – The Christmas Specials
Self (archive footage)
The Best of Johnny Carson
Self (archive footage)
Tim Conway: Timeless Comedy
Self (archive footage)
Legends
Self (archive footage)
"All -Singing All-Dancing" Before And After
Self - (archive footage)
Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess
Self - Actor (archive footage)
Legendary Christmas Entertainers
Self
Stan Ridgway's Holiday In Dirt
Thanks
'Twas the Night - A Holiday Celebration
Self
Bing Crosby: Legends in Concert
Self
Cole Porter in Hollywood: True Love
Self (Archive Footage)
Biography: Bob Hope: America's Entertainer
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Ghosts & Gravesites
Self (archive footage)
Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.1
Narrator / Ichabod Crane / Brom Bones (voice) (archive footage)
Edith Head: The Paramount Years
Self (archive footage)
Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel
Self (archive footage)
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1
Self (archive footage)
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2
Self (archive footage)
'White Christmas': A Look Back with Rosemary Clooney
Bob Wallace (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood Musicals of the 40's
Self (archive footage)
Television: The First Fifty Years
Self (archive footage)
Classic Commercials: Volume 3
A Bing Crosby Christmas
Self - Host (archive footage)
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
Bob Wallace (archive footage)
Silent Night
Songs
Good King Wenceslas
Songs
White Christmas
Songs
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Self (archive footage)
That's Entertainment! III
(archive footage)
Shanks for the Memory
Songs That Won the War
Himself (Archive)
Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show'
Self - Vocalist (archive footage)
A Classic Christmas from The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
The Magic of Bing Crosby
Self (archive footage)
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
Self (archive footage)
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Grace Kelly: The American Princess
Self (archive footage)
Classic Comedy Teams
Self (archive footage)