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Bob Hope Biography (1903-2003)

Original name, Leslie Townes Hope; born May 29, 1903, in Eltham, England; moved to Cleveland, OH, 1907; naturalized U.S. citizen, 1920; died July 27, 2003, in Toluca Lake, California; son of William Henry "Harry" (a stonemason) andAvis (a singer; maiden name, Townes) Hope; married Dolores DeFina (a singer,as Dolores Reade), February 19, 1934; adopted children: Linda Hope Lande (atelevision producer), Anthony Reade, William Kelly Francis, Honorah "Nora" Hope McCullagh. Addresses: Office: Hope Enterprises Production, 3808 West Riverside Dr., Suite 100, Burbank, CA 91505-4339.; Agent: William Morris Agency, 151 El Camino Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Nationality

American

Ethnicity

British

Gender

Male

Occupation

Dancer, comedian, actor, producer, writer

Birth Details

May 29, 1903

Eltham, United Kingdom

Death Details

July 27, 2003

Toluca Lake, California, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Appearances
• Paree, Paree (short film), 1934
• Bob, Going Spanish (short film; also known as Bob's Busy Day), 1934
• The Old Grey Mayor (short film), 1935
• Watch the Birdie (short film), 1935
• Double Exposure (short film), 1935
• Soup for Nuts, 1935
• Calling All Tars (short film), 1936
• Shop Talk (short film), 1936
• Don't Look Now (short film), 1938
• Buzz Fielding, The Big Broadcast of 1938, Paramount, 1938
• Bud Brady, College Swing (also known as Swing, Teacher, Swing), Paramount, 1938
• Jim Brewster, Give Me a Sailor, Paramount, 1938
• Steve Merrick, Thanks for the Memory, Paramount, 1938
• John Kidley, Never Say Die, Paramount, 1939
• Nicky Nelson, Some Like It Hot (also known as Rhythm Romance), Paramount, 1939
• Wally Campbell, The Cat and the Canary, Paramount, 1939
• Ace Lannigan, The Road to Singapore, Paramount, 1940
• Larry Lawrence, The Ghostbreakers, Paramount, 1940
• Screen Snapshots Series 19, No. 6, 1940
• Don Gilbert (some sources cite Don Bolton), Caught in the Draft, Paramount, 1941
• Steve Bennett, Nothing but the Truth, Paramount, 1941
• Hubert "Fearless" Frazier, The Road to Zanzibar, Paramount, 1941
• Jim Taylor, Louisiana Purchase, Paramount, 1941
• Larry Haines, My Favorite Blonde, Paramount, 1942
• Orville "Turkey" Jackson/Aunt Lucy, The Road to Morocco, Paramount, 1942
• Master of ceremonies, Star Spangled Rhythm, Paramount, 1942
• Hedda Hopper's Hollywood Number 4, 1942
• Show Business at War (also known as The March of Time, Volume IX, Issue 10), 1943
• Robert Kittredge, They Got Me Covered, RKO Radio Pictures, 1943
• Jerry Walker, Let's Face It, Paramount, 1943
• Combat America, 1943
• Welcome to Britain, 1943
• Sylvester Crosby/Sylvester the Great, The Princess and the Pirate,RKO Radio Pictures, 1944
• Chester Hooton, Road to Utopia, Paramount, 1945
• Hollywood Victory Caravan, 1945
• The All-Star Bond Rally, 1945
• Title role, Monsieur Beaucaire, Paramount, 1946
• Ronnie Jackson, My Favorite Brunette, Paramount, 1947
• Himself, Variety Girl, Paramount, 1947
• Michael Joseph Valentine, Where There's Life, Paramount, 1947
• Hot Lips Barton, The Road to Rio, Paramount, 1948
• "Painless" Peter Potter, The Paleface, Paramount, 1948
• Humphrey "Sorrowful" Jones (title role), Sorrowful Jones, Paramount, 1949
• Freddie Hunter, The Great Lover, Paramount, 1949
• Humphrey/Arthur Tyler, Fancy Pants, Paramount, 1950
• (Uncredited) Screen Actors, 1950
• Sidney Melbourne (title role), The Lemon Drop Kid, Paramount, 1951
• Peanuts White/Eric Augustine, My Favorite Spy, Paramount, 1951
• Junior Potter, Son of Paleface, Paramount, 1952
• Spectator, The Greatest Show on Earth, Paramount, 1952
• Screen Snapshots: Memorial to Al Jolson, 1952
• Harold Gridley, The Road to Bali, Paramount, 1953
• Wally Hogan, Off Limits (also known as Military Policemen),Paramount, 1953
• Stanley Snodgrass, Here Come the Girls (also known as Champagnefor Everybody), Paramount, 1953
• (Uncredited) Himself, Scared Stiff, Paramount, 1953
• Pippo Popolino, Casanova's Big Night (also known as Mr. Casanova), Paramount, 1954
• Screen Snapshots: Hollywood's Invisible Man, 1954
• Screen Snapshots: Hollywood Beauty, 1955
• Eddie Foy, The Seven Little Foys, Paramount, 1955
• Francis X. Dignan, That Certain Feeling, Paramount, 1956
• Major Chuck Lockwood, The Iron Petticoat (also known as Not forMoney), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1956
• Mayor James J. "Jimmy" Walker, Beau James, Paramount, 1957
• The Heart of Show Business, 1957
• Screen Snapshots: Hollywood Star Night, 1957
• Influential man, A Showdown at Ulcer Gulch, 1958
• Robert Leslie Hunter, Paris Holiday, United Artists, 1958
• Himself on television (in archive footage), The Geisha Boy, 1958
• (Uncredited) Guest, The Five Pennies, 1959
• Milford Farnsworth, Alias Jesse James, United Artists, 1959
• Larry Gilbert, The Facts of Life, United Artists, 1960
• Adam J. Niles, Bachelor in Paradise, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1961
• Chester Babcock, The Road to Hong Kong, United Artists, 1961
• (In archive footage) Year of Siege (also known as Canada at War: Year of Siege--Part 3), 1962
• Singer in grocery store (in archive footage), The Sound of Laughter, 1963
• Parker Ballantine, Critic's Choice, Warner Bros., 1963
• Matthew Merriweather, Call Me Bwana, United Artists, 1963
• Frank Larrimore, A Global Affair, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1964
• Himself, The Oscar, Embassy, 1966
• Hollywood Star Spangled Revue, 1966
• (Uncredited) Cameo, Not with My Wife, You Don't, 1966
• Bob Holcomb, I'll Take Sweden, United Artists, 1967
• Tom Meade, Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number, United Artists, 1967
• Henry Dimsdale, Eight on the Lam (also known as Eight on the Run), United Artists, 1967
• Sergeant Dan O'Farrell, The Private Navy of Sergeant O'Farrell, United Artists, 1968
• Rowan & Martin at the Movies, 1968
• Frank Benson, How to Commit Marriage, Cinerama, 1969
• Dan Bartlett, Cancel My Reservation, Warner Bros., 1972
• (Uncredited; in archive footage) Hearts and Minds, 1974
• Ice cream vendor, The Muppet Movie, Associated Film Distribution,1979
• Himself, Spies Like Us, Warner Bros., 1985
• (In archive footage) Ingrid, 1985
• (In archive footage) The Beach Boys: An American Band, 1985
• Himself, Entertaining the Troops, 1989
• Himself, Radio Star--Die AFN-Story, 1994
• Himself, A Century of Cinema, 1994
• (Uncredited) Cameo, That Little Monster, 1994
• (Uncredited; in archive footage) Forrest Gump, 1994
• Himself, Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's, Northern Arts Entertainment, 1998
• Film Work
• Producer, Paris Holiday, United Artists, 1958
• Executive producer, Alias Jesse James, United Artists, 1959
• Producer, Cancel My Reservation, Warner Bros., 1972
• Television Appearances
• Specials
• Star Spangled Review, NBC, 1950
• The Bob Hope Show, five specials, NBC, 1950
• The Bob Hope Show, three specials, NBC, 1951
• The Bob Hope Show, six specials, NBC, 1952
• The Bob Hope Show, ten specials, NBC, 1953
• The Bob Hope Show, eight specials, NBC, 1954
• The Bob Hope Show, eight specials, NBC, 1955
• The Bob Hope Show, eight specials, NBC, 1956
• The Bob Hope Show, six specials, NBC, 1957
• The Bob Hope Show, seven specials, NBC, 1958
• Roberta, NBC, 1958, restaged, NBC, 1969
• The Bob Hope Show, eight specials, NBC, 1959
• The Bob Hope Show, seven specials, NBC, 1960
• The Bob Hope Show, six specials, NBC, 1961
• The Bing Crosby Show (also known as Bing Crosby in London),1961
• The Bob Hope Show, six specials, NBC, 1962
• The Bob Hope Show, five specials, NBC, 1963
• Her School for Bachelors, NBC, 1964
• Have Girls--Will Travel, NBC, 1964
• The Bob Hope Show, four specials, NBC, 1965
• Russian Roulette, NBC, 1965
• The Bob Hope Show, four specials, NBC, 1966
• Murder at NBC, NBC, 1966
• The Bob Hope Vietnam Christmas Show, 1966, later released theatrically
• The Bob Hope Show, seven specials, NBC, 1967
• The Royal Follies of 1933, NBC, 1967
• The Bob Hope Show, nine specials, NBC, 1968
• For Love or $$$, NBC, 1968
• The Bob Hope Show, nine specials, NBC, 1969
• The Bob Hope Show, eight specials, NBC, 1970
• The Bob Hope Show, six specials, NBC, 1971
• The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World, 1971
• The Bob Hope Vietnam Christmas Show, 1971
• The Bob Hope Show, six specials, NBC, 1972
• The Stars and Stripes Show, NBC, 1972
• The Bob Hope Show, seven specials, NBC, 1973
• The Bob Hope Special, two shows, NBC, 1974
• Bob Hope Presents the Stars of Tomorrow, NBC, 1975
• Bob Hope on Campus, NBC, 1975
• Bob Hope Special: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television, NBC, 1975
• Bob Hope's Christmas Party, NBC, 1975
• Bob Hope Comedy Special, NBC, 1976
• Bob Hope in Joys (also known as Bob Hope Special: Bob Hope in "Joys" and Joys), NBC, 1976
• Bob Hope's Bicentennial Star Spangled Spectacular, NBC, 1976
• Bob Hope's World of Comedy, NBC, 1976
• CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years, 1976
• Bob Hope's All-Star Comedy Spectacular from Lake Tahoe, NBC, 1977
• Bob Hope's All-Star Comedy Tribute to Vaudeville, NBC, 1977
• Bob Hope's Christmas Special, NBC, 1977
• Bob Hope's All-Star Comedy Spectacular from Australia, NBC, 1978
• Happy Birthday, Bob, NBC, 1978
• Bob Hope Special, NBC, 1978
• Bob Hope's All-Star Christmas Show, NBC, 1978
• Bob Hope Special, three shows, NBC, 1979
• Bob Hope's All-Star Birthday Party, NBC, 1979
• Bob Hope on the Road to China, NBC, 1979
• Bob Hope on Campus, NBC, 1979
• Bob Hope Christmas Special, NBC, 1979
• Bob Hope--Hope, Women, and Song, NBC, 1980
• Bob Hope Overseas Christmas Tours, two specials, NBC, 1980
• Lucy Moves to NBC, NBC, 1980
• Bob Hope in the Star Makers, NBC, 1980
• Bob Hope's All-Star Comedy Birthday Party, NBC, 1980
• Bob Hope's All-Star Look at TV's Prime Time Wars, NBC, 1980
• Bob Hope for President, NBC, 1980
• Bob Hope Christmas Special, NBC, 1980
• Bob Hope's 30th Anniversary TV Special, NBC, 1981
• Bob Hope's Funny Valentine, NBC, 1981
• Bob Hope's Spring Fling of Comedy and Glamour, NBC, 1981
• Bob Hope's All-Star Comedy Birthday at West Point, NBC, 1981
• Bob Hope's All-Star Comedy Look at the Fall Season: It's Still Free and Worth It, NBC, 1981
• Bob Hope Presents a Celebration with Stars of Comedy and Music, NBC, 1981
• Bob Hope's Stand Up and Cheer for the National Football League's 60thYear, NBC, 1981
• Bob Hope Christmas Special, NBC, 1981
• Bob Hope's Women I Love--Beautiful but Funny, NBC, 1982
• Bob Hope Laughs with the Movie Awards, NBC, 1982
• Bob Hope's Stars over Texas, NBC, 1982
• Bob Hope's All-Star Birthday at Annapolis, NBC, 1982
• Bob Hope's Star-Studded Spoof of the New TV Season--G-Rated--With Glamour, Glitter, and Gags, NBC, 1982
• Bob Hope's Pink Panther Thanksgiving Gala, NBC, 1982
• Bob Hope Christmas Special, NBC, 1982
• A Salute to Frank Capra (also known as The 10th American Film Institute Life Achievement Award: A Salute to Frank Capra), 1982
• Bob Hope's All-Star Super Bowl Party, NBC, 1983
• Bob Hope's Road to Hollywood, NBC, 1983
• Bob Hope in Who Makes the World Laugh?, NBC, 1983
• Happy Birthday, Bob, NBC, 1983
• Bob Hope's Salute to NASA--25 Years of Reaching for the Stars, NBC, 1983
• Bob Hope Goes to College, NBC, 1983
• Bob Hope's Merry Christmas Show, NBC, 1983
• Bob Hope's USO Christmas in Beirut, NBC, 1984
• Bob Hope's Wicki-Wacky Special from Waikiki, NBC, 1984
• Bob Hope in Who Makes the World Laugh? Part 2, NBC, 1984
• Bob Hope's Super Birthday Special, NBC, 1984
• Bob Hope's Hilarious Unrehearsed Antics of the Stars, NBC, 1984
• Ho Ho Hope's Jolly Christmas Hour, NBC, 1984
• (In archive footage) The Great Standups (also known as The Great Standups: Sixty Years of Laughter), 1984
• Bob Hope Lampoons TV 1985, NBC, 1985
• Bob Hope's Comedy Salute to the Soaps, NBC, 1985
• Bob Hope's Happy Birthday Homecoming Special, NBC, 1985
• The Bob Hope Christmas Show, NBC, 1985
• Bob Hope Buys NBC?, NBC, 1985
• The Bob Hope Christmas Show, NBC, 1986
• NBC's 60th Anniversary Celebration, NBC, 1986
• Liberty Weekend, ABC, 1986
• "Irving Berlin's America," Great Performances, PBS, 1986
• George Burns' 90th Birthday Special (also known as Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special), CBS, 1986
• Bob Hope's Royal Command Performance from Sweden, NBC, 1986
• Bob Hope Lampoons the New TV Scene, NBC, 1986
• An All-Star Tribute to General Jimmy Doolittle, syndicated, 1986
• All-Star Party for Clint Eastwood, CBS, 1986
• The 97th Tournament of Roses Parade, 1986
• Host, Bob Hope's High-Flying Birthday, NBC, 1986
• Host, Bob Hope's Bagful of Christmas Cheer, NBC, 1986
• Host, Bob Hope's All-Star Super Bowl (also known as Bob Hope Salutes the Super Bowl), NBC, 1986
• Host, Bob Hope with His Beautiful Easter Bunnies and Other Friends, NBC, 1987
• NBC Investigates Bob Hope, NBC, 1987
• Remembering Bing, PBS, 1987
• The Hollywood Christmas Parade, 1987
• Happy Birthday, Hollywood!, ABC, 1987
• Emmanuel Lewis: My Very Own Show (also known as Any Kid Can), ABC, 1987
• Bob Hope Winterfest Christmas Show, NBC, 1987
• The 98th Tournament of Roses Parade, 1987
• Host, Bob Hope's Tropical Comedy Special from Tahiti, NBC, 1987
• Host, Bob Hope's High-Flying Birthday Extravaganza, NBC, 1987
• Host, Bob Hope's Christmas Show: A Snow Job in Florida, NBC, 1987
• Host, Bob Hope's Jolly Christmas Show with the All-America Champs,NBC, 1988
• United We Stand, syndicated, 1988
• That's What Friends Are For: AIDS Concert '88, Showtime, 1988
• The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, CBS, 1988
• Hope News Network (also known as Bob Hope's News Network),NBC, 1988
• Happy Birthday, Bob--50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC, NBC,1988
• America's Tribute to Bob Hope (also known as America at Its Finest: A Tribute to the Bob Hope Cultural Center), NBC, 1988
• Host, Bob Hope's USO Christmas from the Persian Gulf--Around the Worldin Eight Days, NBC, 1988
• (Uncredited; in archive footage) We Can Keep You Forever, 1988
• Host, Bob Hope Christmas Special from Waikoloa, Hawaii, NBC, 1989
• Host, Bob Hope's Super Bowl Party, NBC, 1989
• Ooh-La-La--It's Bob Hope's Fun Birthday Spectacular from Paris's Bicentennial (also known as Bob Hope's 86th Birthday), NBC, 1989
• Bob Hope's Love Affair with Lucy, NBC, 1989
• Bob Hope's Easter Vacation in the Bahamas, NBC, 1989
• America's All-Star Tribute to Elizabeth Taylor (also known as The 2nd Annual America's Hope Award), ABC, 1989
• Narrator, The Best Show in Town, 1989
• "You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story," American Masters, PBS, 1990
• Bob Hope's 1990 Christmas Show from Bermuda (also known as BobHope Christmas Special from Bermuda), NBC, 1990
• Host, Bob Hope's USO Road to the Berlin Wall and Moscow, NBC, 1990
• Ole! It's Bob Hope's Acapulco Spring Fling of Comedy and Music, NBC, 1990
• Bob Hope's "Don't Shoot, It's Only Me," NBC, 1990
• Sammy Davis Jr.'s 60th Anniversary Celebration, ABC, 1990
• The Music Center 25th Anniversary (also known as The Los Angeles Music Center's 25th Anniversary Celebration), PBS, 1990
• Christmas at the Movies, syndicated, 1990
• Bob Hope Lampoons Show Business, NBC, 1990
• America's All-Star Tribute to Oprah Winfrey, ABC, 1990
• Bob Hope and Friends: Making New Memories (also known as Bob Hope's First Time With ...), NBC, 1991
• Bob Hope's Christmas Cheer from Saudi Arabia, NBC, 1991
• Welcome Home, America!--A USO Salute to America's Sons and Daughters, ABC, 1991
• Stars and Stripes: Hollywood and World War II, American Movie Classics, 1991
• A Salute to America's Pets, ABC, 1991
• Remember Pearl Harbor, CBS, 1991
• The 1991 Crosby Clambake, The Nashville Network, 1991
• Parade chairperson, Hollywood's Welcome Home Desert Storm Parade,1991
• Host, Bob Hope's Yellow Ribbon Party, NBC, 1991
• Host, Bob Hope's Cross-Country Christmas, NBC, 1991
• Host, Bob Hope's Four-Star Christmas Fiesta from San Antonio, NBC,1992
• Jack Benny: Comedy in Bloom, HBO, 1992
• Bob Hope and Other Young Comedians: The World Laughs, Young and Old (also known as The Comedy Olympics: Starring Bob Hope and Other Young Comedians), NBC, 1992
• Host, Bob Hope's America: Red, White, and Beautiful--The Swimsuit Edition, NBC, 1992
• Host, Bob Hope Presents the Ladies of Laughter, NBC, 1992
• Host, Bob Hope's Bag Full of Christmas Memories, NBC, 1993
• What Is This Thing Called Love? (also known as The Barbara Walters Special), ABC, 1993
• Laughing Matters (also known as Funny Business), Showtime,1993
• Bob Hope: The First 90 Years, NBC, 1993
• Grand marshal, Hollywood Christmas Parade, 1993
• Bob Hope's Christmas Show: Hopes for the Holidays, NBC, 1994
• Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, 1994
• D-Day Remembered--A Musical Tribute from the QE2, PBS, 1994
• Bob Hope's Young Comedians Making America Laugh, NBC, 1994
• Bob Hope's Birthday Memories, NBC, 1994
• Naked News, Arts and Entertainment, 1995
• Bob Hope's Young Comedians: A New Generation of Laughs, NBC, 1995
• Host, Bob Hope: Memories of World War II (also known as Bob Hope Remembers World War II), NBC, 1995
• Demi-Centennial (also known as Rosemary Clooney's Demi-Centennial, 1995
• Swing Alive! at the Hollywood Palladium, PBS, 1996
• The 107th Tournament of Roses Parade, 1996
• Cohost, Bob Hope: Laughing with the Presidents, NBC, 1996
• (In archive footage) Vaudeville: An "American Masters" Special, 1997
• Guest of honor (in archive footage), The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts, 1998
• (In archive footage) Songs that Won the War, 1999
• (In archive footage) Headliners & Legends: Brooke Shields, 2001
• Series
• Alternate host, Sound-off Time, NBC, 1951-1952
• Alternate host, The Colgate Comedy Hour (also known as ColgateVariety Hour), NBC, 1952-1953
• The Bob Hope Show, NBC, 1953-1956
• Host, Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (also known as TheChrysler Theatre and Universal Star Time), NBC, 1963-1967
• Also appeared in the series Frances Langford Presents.
• Episodic
• Toast of the Town (also known as The Ed Sullivan Show), CBS, 1949
• Mystery guest, What's My Line?, CBS, 1950
• "The Bob Hope Show," The Jack Benny Program, CBS, 1954
• "The Road to Nairobi," The Jack Benny Program, CBS, 1954
• Person to Person, CBS, 1955
• "The Silent Partner," Screen Directors Playhouse, NBC, 1955
• "Lucy Meets Bob Hope" (also known as "Lucy and Bob Hope"), I Love Lucy, CBS, 1956
• The Frank Sinatra Show, 1957
• "The Bob Hope Show," The Danny Thomas Show, CBS, 1958
• Frances Langford Presents, 1959
• "Bob and Danny Become Directors," The Danny Thomas Show, CBS, 1959
• The Jack Benny Program, 1959
• "Tonoose the Liar," The Danny Thomas Show, CBS, 1960
• "Danny and Bob Get Away from It All," The Danny Thomas Show, CBS,1962
• "The Bob Hope Show," The Jack Benny Program, CBS, 1962
• "Lucy and the Plumber," The Lucy Show, CBS, 1964
• "Jack Makes a Comedy Record," The Jack Benny Show, NBC, 1964
• Have Gun Will Travel, 1964
• The Andy Williams Show, 1965
• Room service attendant, "99 Loses Control," Get Smart, NBC, 1968
• Jimmy Durante Presents the Lennon Sisters, 1969
• The Andy Williams Show, 1969
• "Is This Trip Necessary?" Make Room for Granddaddy, ABC, 1970
• "Cool Hand Bruce," Julia, 1970
• "The Hollywood Story," The Odd Couple, ABC, 1974
• Himself, The Muppet Show, syndicated, 1977
• Himself, "Ya Gotta Have Hope," The Golden Girls, NBC, 1985
• Syncompop, "Heaven Nose, Mr. Smith," Highway to Heaven, NBC, 1988
• Dolly, ABC, 1988
• The Story of Hollywood (also known as Talking Pictures), TNT, 1988
• A Conversation with Dinah, The Nashville Network, 1989
• Conversation with Cassini, Arts and Entertainment, 1989
• Alan King: Inside the Comedy Mind, Comedy Central, 1991
• Himself, "Tolerate Thy Neighbors," Roseanne, ABC, 1991
• Voice of Bob Hope, "Lisa the Beauty Queen," The Simpsons (animated), Fox, 1992
• "Bob Hope: Thanks for the Memories," Biography, Arts and Entertainment, 1993
• Himself, "A Night on the Town with Jiminy Glick," Primetime Glick,Comedy Central, 2001
• Awards Presentations
• The 42nd Annual Academy Awards, 1970
• Host, The 50th Annual Academy Awards, 1978
• Presenter, The 58th Annual Academy Awards, 1986
• The 4th Annual Television Academy Hall of Fame, Fox, 1987
• The 61st Annual Academy Awards Presentation, 1989
• The 41st Annual Emmy Awards, 1989
• The 5th Annual Television Academy Hall of Fame, Fox, 1989
• The 26th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards, 1991
• Presenter, The 63rd Annual Academy Awards Presentation, 1991
• The 2nd Annual Comedy Hall of Fame, NBC, 1994
• Family Film Awards, 1996
• Miniseries
• (Uncredited; in archive footage) The World at War, 1974
• (Uncredited; in archive footage) Cold War, Cable News Network, 1998
• Other
• Swing Out, Sweet Land, 1970
• Raquel!, 1970
• Dan Dolan, A Nice, Pleasant, Deadly Weekend in Palm Springs (movie; also known as A Masterpiece of Murder), NBC, 1986
• Television Executive Producer
• Specials
• The Bob Hope Vietnam Christmas Show, 1966
• Bob Hope in Joys (also known as Bob Hope Special: Bob Hope in "Joys" and Joys), NBC, 1976
• Stage Appearances
• (New York debut) Sidewalks of New York, 1927
• Ballyhoo, Broadway production, 1932
• Huckleberry Haines, Roberta, Broadway production, 1933
• Say When, Broadway production, 1934
• Ziegfield Follies, Broadway production, 1935
• Red, Hot, and Blue, Broadway production, 1936
• Smiles, Broadway production, 1938
• Made stage debut in dancing act with partner Mildred Rosequist in vaudeville, c. 1921; then danced with Lloyd Durbin at Bandbox Theater in the Fatty Arbuckle Show, Cleveland, OH; later performed in The Jolly Follies andHurley's Smiling Eyes.
• Major Tours
• With United Service Organizations, entertained U.S. armed forces troops in the North Atlantic, Caribbean, Europe, North Africa, the Middle East, Pacific, and Southeast Asia, 1941-90; performed in annual Christmas tours to entertain troops overseas, 1941-72; led Christmas tours to U.S. veterans' hospitals, beginning 1972; college tours include appearances at St. Louis University,Central New England College, Rochester Institute of Technology, Austin PeayState University, Indiana State University, University of Alabama, Universityof Florida, Colgate University, Harvard University, University of Southern California, and others; appeared in command performances for the British monarch in London, 1948, 1954, 1962, 1967, and 1977; also toured at one time withdancer George Byrne.
• Radio Appearances
• (Radio debut) Capitol Family Hour, 1932
• Woodbury Soap Show, NBC, 1937
• Host, Pepsodent Show, NBC, beginning 1938
• Appeared in more than 1,000 programs, including Fleischmann Hour.
• RECORDINGS
• Albums
• (With others) Eddie Foy and the Seven Little Foys, RCA Victor, 1955
• (With others) Not So Long Ago, RCA Victor, 1960
• Hope in Russia, and One Other Place, Decca, c. 1963
• (With others) One Night Stand with Bing Crosby at the Music Hall,Joyce, c. 1970
• Holidays, Spear, 1973
• (With others) The First Fabulous Fifty, NBC, 1977
• Bob Hope in Hollywood, MCA, c. 1980
• (With others) Thanks for the Memories, Decca/MCA, 1992
• (With others) Make Room for Danny, Audio Renaissance Tapes, 1992
• Videos
• Classic Comedy Teams, 1986
• (In archive footage) Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues, 1988
• Oscar's Greatest Moments: 1971 to 1991, 1992
• (In archive footage) Legends of Entertainment Video, 1995
• WRITINGS
• Books
• They've Got Me Covered, introduction by Bing Crosby, [Hollywood, CA], 1941
• I Never Left Home, Simon & Schuster (New York City), 1944
• So This Is Peace, Simon & Schuster, 1946
• (With Pete Martin) Have Tux Will Travel: Bob Hope's Own Story, Simon & Schuster, 1954
• I Owe Russia $1200, Doubleday (Garden City, NY), 1963
• Five Women I Love: Bob Hope's Vietnam Story, Doubleday, 1966
• (With Martin) The Last Christmas Show, Doubleday, 1974
• (With Bob Thomas) The Road to Hollywood: My 40-Year Love Affair with the Movies, Doubleday, 1977
• (With Dwayne Netland) Bob Hope's Confessions of a Hooker: My LifelongLove Affair with Golf, introduction by Gerald R. Ford, Doubleday, 1985
• (With Melville Shavelson) Don't Shoot, It's Only Me: Bob Hope's ComedyHistory of the United States, Putnam (New York City), 1990
• We Could've Finished Last without You: An Irreverent Look at the Atlanta Braves, the Losingest Team in Baseball for the Past 25 Years, Longstreet Press, 1991
• Dear Prez: I Wanna Tell Ya! Bob Hope's ... a Presidential Jokebook, edited by Ward Grant, General Publishing (Los Angeles, CA), 1996
• Contributor to books, including (author of foreword) Celebrate the Miracles: The Story of the Children's Miracle Network, by David S. Alcorn, Desert Book Co. (Salt Lake City, UT), 1989.

Further Reference

ADAPTATIONS

• Paris Holiday, United Artists, 1958, is based on a story by Hope.For this film he was credited under the name Robert Hope.

OTHER SOURCES

Books

• Encyclopedia of World Biography, 2nd edition, Gale, 1998
• Faith, William Robert, Bob Hope: A Life in Comedy, Putnam (New York City), 1982
• Hope, Bob, I Never Left Home, Simon & Schuster (New York City), 1944
• Hope, Bob, and Pete Martin, Have Tux Will Travel: Bob Hope's Own Story, Simon & Schuster, 1954
• Hope, Bob, and Dwayne Netland, Bob Hope's Confessions of a Hooker--MyLifelong Love Affair with Golf, Doubleday (Garden City, NY), 1985
• Manchel, Frank, The Box-Office Clowns: Bob Hope, Jerry Lewis, Mel Brooks, Woody Allen, F. Watts (New York), 1979
• Marx, Arthur, The Secret Life of Bob Hope, Barricade Books (New York City), 1993
• Mielke, Randall G., Road to Box Office: The Seven Film Comedies of Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, and Dorothy Lamour, 1940-1962, McFarland and Co. (Jefferson, NC), 1997
• Morella, Joe, Edward Z. Epstein, and Eleanor Clark, The Amazing Careers of Bob Hope: From Gags to Riches, Arlington House (New Rochelle, NY), 1973
• Quirk, Lawrence J., Bob Hope: The Road Well-Traveled, Applause Theatre Book Publishers, 1998
• Rasmussen, Della Mae, and Phyllis Colonna, The Power of Cheerfulness:Featuring the Story of Bob Hope, Eagle Systems International (Antioch, CA), 1981
• Taylor, Paula, Bob Hope: Master of Entertainment, Creative Education (Mankato, MN), 1974
• Thompson, Charles, Bob Hope: Portrait of a Superstar, St. Martin'sPress (New York City), 1981

Periodicals

• The Adventures of Bob Hope, National Comics Publications (New York), 1950
• National Review, October 9, 2000
• Saturday Evening Post, May/June, 1995, p. 16; January/February, 1998, p. 62
• TV Guide, May, 1998, p. 5

Electronic

• Bob Hope, http://www.bobhope.com, March 19, 2002