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Biography

Legendary entertainer Bob Hope was born in Eltham, London, England the fifth of seven sons. His father William Henry Hope was a stonemason and…more

Born

5/29/1903, Eltham, London, England, UK

Birth Name

Leslie Townes Hope

Gender

Male

Credits

Star (10)

Role
- The Bob Hope Show
  Miles Bauduc
  - S 30: Ep 7 Bob Hope in the Star-Makers
    3/17/80
- The Academy Awards
  Host
  - S 17: Ep 1 The 17th Annual Academy Awards
  - S 15: Ep 1 The 15th Annual Academy Awards
  - S 12: Ep 1 The 12th Annual Academy Awards
  - S 18: Ep 1 The 18th Annual Academy Awards
- The Bob Hope Show
  Himself/Host
  - S 20: Ep 5 December 18, 1969
    12/18/69
  - S 20: Ep 4 November 24, 1969
    11/24/69
  - S 20: Ep 2 October 13, 1969
    10/13/69
  - S 20: Ep 1 September 22, 1969
    9/22/69
  - S 19: Ep 9 April 17, 1969
    4/17/69
  - + 270 More Credits
- The Academy Awards
  Himself - Host
  - S 40: Ep 1 The 40th Annual Academy Awards
    4/10/68
  - S 39: Ep 1 The 39th Annual Academy Awards
    4/10/67
  - S 38: Ep 1 The 38th Annual Academy Awards
    4/18/66
  - S 37: Ep 1 The 37th Annual Academy Awards
    4/5/65
  - S 34: Ep 1 The 34th Annual Academy Awards
    4/9/62
  - + 9 More Credits
- Bob Hope Presents The Chrysler Theatre
  Host
  - S 4: Ep 26 Deadlock
    5/17/67
  - S 4: Ep 25 To Sleep, Perchance to Scream
    5/10/67
  - S 4: Ep 24 Wipeout
    4/26/67
  - S 4: Ep 23 Don't Wait For Tomorrow
    4/19/67
  - S 4: Ep 22 Dead Wrong
    4/5/67
  - + 96 More Credits
- Bob Hope Presents The Chrysler Theatre
  Himself/Host
  - S 4: Ep 5 Murder at N.B.C.
    10/19/66
- The Bob Hope Show
  Van Smirtch
  - S 17: Ep 2 October 19, 1966
    10/19/66
- The Colgate Comedy Hour
  Host
  - S 5: Ep 13 1/9/1955
    1/9/55
  - S 3: Ep 38 6/14/1953
    6/14/53
  - S 3: Ep 35 5/24/1953
    5/24/53
  - S 3: Ep 30 4/19/1953
    4/19/53
  - S 3: Ep 27 3/29/1953
    3/29/53
  - + 13 More Credits
- Four Star Revue
  Host/Performer
  - S 2: Ep 34 April 26, 1952
    4/26/52
- The Bob Hope Show
  Himself - Host
  - S 1: Ep 2 May 27, 1950
    5/27/50
  - S 1: Ep 1 April 9, 1950
    4/9/50
Recurring Role (8)

Role
- Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
  Cameo Appearance(on tape)
  - S 7: Ep 2 Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In Past Christmas Present
    12/2/93
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
  Guest
  - S 30: Ep 116 Show #4527
    5/15/92
  - S 30: Ep 85 Show #4496
    3/13/92
  - S 30: Ep 41 Show #4452 - Bob Hope, Kathy Bates, Kimberly Williams-Paisley
    12/17/91
  - S 29: Ep 170 Show #4400
    9/11/91
  - S 29: Ep 49 Show #4279
    1/11/91
  - + 21 More Credits
- Late Night With David Letterman
  Guest
  - S 8: Ep 73 Show #1158
    6/16/89
  - S 5: Ep 49 Show #0707
    5/8/86
  - S 4: Ep 97 Show #0604 (850930)
    9/30/85
- Late Night With David Letterman
  Guest (cameo)
  - S 5: Ep 78 Show #0736 (860721)
    7/21/86
  - S 3: Ep 137 Show #0480 (841129)
    11/29/84
  - S 2: Ep 48 Show #0223 (830509)
    5/9/83
- Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
  Cameo Appearance
  - S 3: Ep 2 Episode #42
    9/22/69
  - S 2: Ep 3 Episode #17
    9/30/68
- The Ed Sullivan Show
  Himself
  - S 21: Ep 34 May 5, 1968: 80th Birthday Salute to Irving Berlin
    5/5/68
  - S 16: Ep 31 Lucille Ball & Bob Hope / Ella Fitzgerald / Jackie Mason
    5/5/63
  - S 24: Ep 1 September 20, 1970: The Georgie Awards - Barbra Streisand, Tom Jones
    9/20/70
- Bob Hope Presents The Chrysler Theatre
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 8 Bing and Me
    11/16/66
- The Ed Sullivan Show
  Himself, on film
  - S 15: Ep 3 Phil Silvers / On film: Brigitte Bardot, Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, Jackie Gleason, Gene Kelly
    10/1/61
  - S 9: Ep 38 June 10, 1956: Nat King Cole, Bob Hope (on film), Jack Carter, Joey Clay, Edie Adams
    6/10/56
Guest Star (90)

Role
- Jimmy Kimmel Live
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 179 Non-Denominational All-Star Celebrity Holiday Special
    12/22/04
- This is Your Life (UK)
  Himself
  - S 36: Ep 17 Bob Hope
    12/27/95
  - S 11: Ep 1 Bob Hope
    11/18/70
- Live! with Kelly
  Himself
  - S 7: Ep 37 October 18, 1994
    10/18/94
  - S 6: Ep 125 March 9, 1994
    3/9/94
  - S 5: Ep 238 August 9, 1993
    8/9/93
  - S 5: Ep 183 May 21, 1993
    5/21/93
  - S 2: Ep 238 August 13, 1990
    8/13/90
  - + 1 More Credits
- The Academy Awards
  Himself
  - S 65: Ep 1 The 65th Annual Academy Awards
    3/29/93
  - S 63: Ep 1 The 63rd Annual Academy Awards
    3/25/91
  - S 61: Ep 1 The 61st Annual Academy Awards
    3/29/89
- The Simpsons
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 4 Lisa the Beauty Queen
    10/15/92
- One On One With John Tesh
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 72 December 18, 1991
    12/18/91
- Pebble Mill
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 7 Episode 7
    10/22/91
- Roseanne
  himself
  - S 4: Ep 5 Tolerate Thy Neighbor
    10/15/91
- The Joan Rivers Show
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 5 September 14, 1990
    9/14/90
  - S 1: Ep 14 September 22, 1989
    9/22/89
- The Marsha Warfield Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 61 June 27, 1990
    6/27/90
- The Primetime Emmy Awards
  Himself
  - S 41: Ep 1 The 41st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
    9/17/89
- The Jim Henson Hour
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 5 The Ratings Game
    5/14/89
- The Golden Girls
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 17 You Gotta Have Hope
    2/25/89
- Larry King Live
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 340 Episode 4-340
    8/5/88
- Highway to Heaven
  Sycopomp
  - S 4: Ep 23 Heaven Nose, Mister Smith
    3/30/88
- Late Night With David Letterman
  Guest
  - S 4: Ep 41 Show #0548
    5/9/85
  - S 2: Ep 44 Show #0219
    5/2/83
- Dean Martin Celebrity Roast
  Himself
  - S 7: Ep 2 Mr. T
    3/14/84
  - S 3: Ep 4 Dean Martin
    2/27/76
  - S 2: Ep 3 Lucille Ball
    2/7/75
  - S 2: Ep 1 Bob Hope
    10/31/74
- Late Night With David Letterman
  Guest (cameo)
  - S 1: Ep 144 Show #0144 (821111)
    11/11/82
- Dinah!
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 96 February 1, 1980
    2/1/80
  - S 6: Ep 22 October 11, 1979
    10/11/79
  - S 5: Ep 112 February 26, 1979
    2/26/79
  - S 5: Ep 45 Nvember 14, 1978
    11/14/78
  - S 4: Ep 103 February 13, 1978
    2/13/78
  - + 10 More Credits
- The Mike Douglas Show
  Himself/Co-host
  - S 17: Ep 201 August 30, 1979
    8/30/79
  - S 17: Ep 88 February 9, 1979
    2/9/79
- The Muppet Show
  Ice Cream Vendor
  - S 1: Ep 2 The Muppet Movie
    6/22/79
- The Sonny & Cher Show
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 3 Show 14
    10/10/76
- The Captain and Tennille
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 3 Show #3-76
    9/27/76
- Donny and Marie
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 2 GUESTS: BOB HOPE, TED KNIGHT, THE HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS
    1/30/76
- Parkinson (1971)
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 18 Christmas Special 1975
    12/25/75
- Sammy & Company
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 9 May 31, 1975
    5/31/75
- The Odd Couple
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 4 The Hollywood Story
    10/3/74
- The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 2 September 21, 1971
    9/21/71
- Julia
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 17 Cool Hand Bruce
    1/19/71
- Make Room for Granddaddy
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 6 Is This Trip Necessary?
    10/28/70
- This is Tom Jones
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 3 October 9, 1970
    10/9/70
  - S 2: Ep 23 March 5, 1970
    3/5/70
- The Johnny Cash Show
  comedian
  - S 1: Ep 21 February 25, 1970
    2/25/70
- Christopher Closeup
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 15 You Can Change the World
  - S 1: Ep 1 Faith, Hope and Hogan
- Shake, Rattle, and Roll
  archive footage
  - S 2: Ep 0 Untitled Movie
- The Muppet Show
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 21 Bob Hope
- The Andy Williams Show (1969)
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 11 November 29, 1969
    11/29/69
- The Barbara McNair Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 10 November 16, 1969
    11/16/69
- The Carol Burnett Show
  himself, uncredited
  - S 3: Ep 7 with Bing Crosby, Ella Fitzgerald, Dan Rowan, Dick Martin
    11/10/69
- The Bob Hope Show
  Huckleberry Haines
  - S 20: Ep 3 Roberta
    11/6/69
- The David Frost Show
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 48 November 5, 1969
    11/5/69
- Jimmy Durante Presents The Lennon Sisters
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 5 October 24, 1969
    10/24/69
- The Merv Griffin Show
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 214 June 26, 1969
    6/26/69
  - S 5: Ep 199 June 6, 1968
    6/6/68
  - S 4: Ep 175 May 5, 1967
    5/5/67
  - S 4: Ep 170 April 28, 1967
    4/28/67
  - S 3: Ep 230 July 26, 1966
    7/26/66
  - + 16 More Credits
- The Academy Awards
  Himself - Presenter
  - S 41: Ep 1 The 41st Annual Academy Awards
    4/14/69
  - S 58: Ep 1 The 58th Annual Academy Awards
    3/24/86
  - S 55: Ep 1 The 55th Annual Academy Awards
    4/11/83
  - S 42: Ep 1 The 42nd Annual Academy Awards
    4/7/70
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
  Guest (cameo)
  - S 7: Ep 6 690306
    3/6/69
  - S 14: Ep 4 Show #2704
    10/15/75
- The Hollywood Palace
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 13 Host: Bing Crosby / Bob Hope (cameo) / Bobbie Gentry
    1/4/69
- The Mike Douglas Show
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 231 Week of August 5, 1968
    8/5/68
  - S 6: Ep 203 June 12, 1968
    6/12/68
  - S 6: Ep 27 October 10, 1967
    10/10/67
  - S 5: Ep 180 May 12, 1967
    5/12/67
  - S 4: Ep 205 June 17, 1966
    6/17/66
  - + 21 More Credits
- The Joey Bishop Show
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 182 June 3, 1968
    6/3/68
- The Dick Cavett Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 48 May 8, 1968
    5/8/68
  - S 7: Ep 79 June 14, 1973
    6/14/73
  - S 7: Ep 14 October 4, 1972
    10/4/72
- Get Smart
  Room Service Waiter
  - S 3: Ep 19 99 Loses CONTROL
    2/17/68
- Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
  Cameo Appearance
- The Danny Thomas Hour
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 14 The Royal Follies of 1933
    12/11/67
- The Dean Martin Show
  Himself, cameo
  - S 3: Ep 12 Lena Horne / Andrews Sisters / Don Rickles
    11/30/67
- Kraft Music Hall
  Himself
  - S 10: Ep 6 The Phyllis Diller Happening
    10/25/67
- The Pat Boone Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 2 October 18, 1966
    10/18/66
- The Dean Martin Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 19 Bob Hope / Joel Grey / Juliet Prowse / Pete Fountain / The Lively Set
    2/3/66
- Bob Hope Presents The Chrysler Theatre
  Les Haines
  - S 3: Ep 7 Russian Roulette
    11/17/65
- The Andy Williams Show (1962)
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 4 October 11, 1965
    10/11/65
- The Jack Benny Program
  Himself
  - S 15: Ep 5 Jack Makes a Comedy Record
    10/23/64
  - S 13: Ep 10 Jack and Bob Hope In Vaudeville
    12/4/62
  - S 9: Ep 4 Stars' Wives Show
    11/2/58
  - S 7: Ep 12 Hope And Benny In Agent's Office
    2/24/57
- Bob Hope Presents The Chrysler Theatre
  Horaito Lovelace
  - S 2: Ep 3 Have Girls Will Travel
    10/16/64
- Bob Hope Presents The Chrysler Theatre
  Monte Collins
  - S 1: Ep 20 Her School For Bachelors
    3/20/64
- The Edie Adams Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 8 June 18, 1963
    6/18/63
  - S 1: Ep 2 December 13, 1962
    12/13/62
- What's My Line?
  Mystery Guest Duo
  - S 14: Ep 36 EPISODE #662
    5/5/63
  - S 7: Ep 43 EPISODE #316
    6/24/56
- The Lucy Show
  Guest Star
- What's My Line?
  Mystery Guest
  - S 13: Ep 12 EPISODE #589
    11/19/61
  - S 9: Ep 33 EPISODE #410
    4/13/58
  - S 6: Ep 15 EPISODE #236
    12/12/54
- The DuPont Show of the Week
  Himself (on film)
  - S 1: Ep 1 Laughter USA
    9/17/61
- The Perry Como Show
  Himself
  - S 13: Ep 9 November 30, 1960
    11/30/60
  - S 10: Ep 30 April 12, 1958
    4/12/58
  - S 9: Ep 9 November 10, 1956
    11/10/56
  - S 8: Ep 27 March 17, 1956
    3/17/56
- Sunday Showcase
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 6 A Tribute To Eleanor Roosevelt On Her Diamond Jubilee
    10/25/59
- Make Room for Daddy
  Unknown
  - S 6: Ep 1 The Bob Hope Show
    10/6/58
- The Steve Allen Show
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 3 NBC Fall Preview (1958-59 season)
    9/21/58
  - S 3: Ep 30 Bob Hope; Patrice Munsel; Ray Anthony; Johnny Haymer
    4/20/58
  - S 2: Ep 38 A Salute to NYC Mayor Jimmy 'Beau James' Walker
    6/30/57
  - S 2: Ep 9 Bob Hope; Duke Ellington; George Hamilton IV; Olsen & Johnson; Gene Nelson; Erin O' Brien
    11/18/56
- The Dick Clark Saturday Night Beechnut Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 13 Mickey & Sylvia; Link Wray; Dickie Doo and The Don'ts; Jan and Arnie, Bob Hope; Pat Suzuki
    5/10/58
- The Big Record
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 33 May 7, 1958
    5/7/58
- The Eddie Fisher Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 14 April 29, 1958
    4/29/58
  - S 1: Ep 5 December 10, 1957
    12/10/57
- The Polly Bergen Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 16 April 19, 1958
    4/19/58
- Make Room for Daddy
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 14 The Bob Hope Show
    1/6/58
- The Frank Sinatra Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 1 Bob Hope, Kim Novak & Peggy Lee
    10/18/57
- I Love Lucy
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 1 Lucy and Bob Hope
    10/1/56
- The Lux Video Theatre
  Lux Video Theatre Guest
  - S 6: Ep 38 A House of His Own
    6/14/56
  - S 5: Ep 44 Forever Female
    6/23/55
- The Colgate Comedy Hour
  Cameo
  - S 6: Ep 9 11/27/1955
    11/27/55
- Toast of the Town
  Himself
  - S 8: Ep 42 7th Anniversary Show: Bob Hope; Pearl Bailey; Will Jordan
    6/26/55
- Person to Person
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 41 June 10, 1955
    6/10/55
- Producers' Showcase
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 3 Dateline
    12/13/54
- Texaco Star Theater
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 26 6/8/1954
    6/8/54
- The Jack Benny Program
  Himself/Clyde
  - S 4: Ep 13 Road to Nairobi
    5/23/54
- Four Star Revue
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 26 February 28, 1953
    2/27/53
- Toast of the Town
  Himself, on film
  - S 6: Ep 14 Jackie Gleason (guest host); Red Buttons; The Step Brothers; Lisa Kirk; Jose Greco
    12/14/52
- Toast of the Town
  scheduled guest
  - S 6: Ep 13 The Samuel Goldwyn Story
    12/7/52
- Four Star Revue
  Guest
  - S 2: Ep 10 November 10, 1951
    11/10/51
- Texaco Star Theater
  Guest
  - S 3: Ep 14 12/19/1950
    12/19/50
- We, The People
  Guest Star
  - S 3: Ep 10 Bob Hope
    3/10/50
- Toast of the Town
  Guest, cameo appearance
  - S 2: Ep 3 Al Bernie / Bob Hope (cameo)
    9/26/48
Cameo (4)

Role
- Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
  Cameo Appearance
  - S 2: Ep 1 Episode #15
    9/16/68
  - S 5: Ep 1 Episode #93
    9/13/71
- The Lucy Show
  Irving, Tuttle's Assistant
  - S 3: Ep 2 Lucy and the Plumber
    9/28/64
- Make Room for Daddy
  Himself
  - S 8: Ep 7 Tonoose, the Liar
    11/21/60
- The Steve Allen Show
  Himself (Cameo)
  - S 1: Ep 1 Series Premiere: Kim Novak, Sammy Davis Jr.
    6/24/56
Special Guest Star (2)

Role
- Make Room for Daddy
  Special Guest Star
  - S 9: Ep 20 Danny and Bob Hope Get Away from it All
    4/2/62
- Make Room for Daddy
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 17 Bob Hope and Danny Become Directors
    1/26/59
Story (1)

Role
- Bob Hope Presents The Chrysler Theatre
  Story
  - S 3: Ep 7 Russian Roulette
    11/17/65
Producer (1)

Role
- The Bob Hope Show
  Producer
  - S 34: Ep 2 Bob Hope Goes to College
    11/23/83
  - S 34: Ep 1 Bob Hope's Salute to NASA -- 25 Years of Reaching For the Stars
    9/19/83
  - S 33: Ep 4 Bob Hope's All-Star Super Bowl Party
    1/29/83
  - S 33: Ep 3 The Bob Hope Christmas Special
    12/20/82
  - S 33: Ep 1 Bob Hope's Star-Studded Spoof of the New TV Season -- G Rated -- With Glamour, Glitter & Gags
    10/3/82
  - + 3 More Credits
Executive Producer (1)

Role
- The Bob Hope Show
  Executive Producer
  - S 28: Ep 1 Bob Hope On the Road With Bing - A Tribute to Bing Crosby
    10/28/77

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- On October 20, 1978 Bob guested on the daily daytime program "AM Zap" hosted by Bob Zappe. Also appearing on the show with Bob Hope were plant expert Jerry Baker and Nanci Glass with Broadway star Gay Marshall.
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- On June 27, 1956 Bob guested on the nighttime television program The Amazing Dunninger.
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- On June 19, 1956 Bob guested on the daytime television series "Home" hosted by Arlene Francis, other guests were Hermione Gingold and Sylvia Sidney.
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- (About the chimpanzee that orbited the earth in 1961.) Bob: At the same time the chimp was up in the rocket, I was up in a tree looking for a golf ball. I suppose they're trying to tell me something?
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- (Of his movie titled "Bachelor in Paradise). Bob: It was based on an idea by Frank Sinatra. (About the Twist) That Peppermint Lounge really swings. One guy had a convulsion and they just applauded. Until last week I thought Chubby Checkers was a fat taxicab.
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- (On why he and Bing Crosby filmed "The Road to Hong Kong" movie in England) Bob: Bing insisted on his regular makeup man and NOBODY gets a leave of absence from Madame Tussaud's.
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