Cast & creator
Bob Hope
Best known for The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, The Simpsons, The Mike Douglas Show
Leslie Townes "Bob" Hope (May 29, 1903 – July 27, 2003) was an American comedian, actor, and entertainer. With a career that spanned nearly 80 years, Hope appeared in more than 70 short and feature films — 54 in which he starred. These included a series of seven Road to... musical comedy films with Bing Crosby as Hope's top-billed partner. In addition to hosting the Academy Awards show 19 times, more than any other host, Hope appeared in many stage productions and television roles and wrote 14 books. The song "Thanks for the Memory" was his signature tune. Hope was born in the Eltham district of southeast London. He arrived in the United States with his family at the age of four, and grew up near Cleveland, Ohio. After a brief stint in the late 1910s as a boxer, Hope began his career in show business in the early 1920s, initially as a comedian and dancer on the vaudeville circuit, before acting on Broadway. Hope began appearing on radio and in films starting in 1934. He was praised for his comedic timing, specializing in one-liners and rapid-fire delivery of jokes that were often self-deprecating. He helped establish modern American stand-up comedy. Between 1941 and 1991, Hope made 57 tours for the United Service Organizations (USO), entertaining active duty U.S. military personnel around the world. In 1997, the United States Congress passed a bill that made Hope an honorary veteran of the U.S. Armed Forces. Hope appeared in numerous television specials for NBC during his career and was one of the first users of cue cards. Hope retired from public life in 1998 and died on July 27, 2003, at the age of 100.
Also known as: Leslie Townes Hope
248
film credits
64
television credits
297
1934–2025 · acting roles
6.8
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (312)
Showing 312 of 312 credits
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
The Simpsons
Bob Hope (voice)
1989
The Mike Douglas Show
Self - Co-Host
1961The Mike Douglas Show
Self
1961
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
1962
Late Night with David Letterman
Self
1982
What's My Line?
Self
1950
Great Performances
Self
1971
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter
1944
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
1968
Tony Awards
Self
1956
Get Smart
Room Service Attendant (uncredited)
1965
The Red Skelton Show
Bob Hope
1951Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Self - Host
1963Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Executive Producer
1963
The Carol Burnett Show
Self (uncredited)
1967The Carol Burnett Show
Self - Cameo Appearance (uncredited)
1967
The Golden Girls
Bob Hope
1985
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Self
1957
Highway to Heaven
Sycopomp
1984
I Love Lucy
Bob Hope
1951
The Lucy Show
Plumber's Assistant
1962
Dinah!
Self
1974
The Bob Hope Show
Self - Host
1950
Midi trente
Self
1972
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
1948
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Self
1950The Colgate Comedy Hour
Self - Host
1950
The Steve Allen Show
Self
1956
The Jack Benny Program
Bob Hope
1950The Jack Benny Program
Bob Hope / Clyde
1950Pebble Mill
Self
1991
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self (uncredited)
1968
The Oscars
Self
1953
Kraft Music Hall
Self
1958
Cinépanorama
Self
1956
People's Choice Awards
Self - Presenter
1975
The Muppet Show
Self - Special Guest Star
1976
The Kennedy Center Honors
Self
1978Lux Video Theatre
Self - Lux Video Theatre Guest
1950Lux Video Theatre
Self - Intermission Guest
1950
Donny & Marie
Self
1976
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
Self
1969
The Dick Clark Show
Self
1958
The Thin Man
Bob Hope (uncredited)
1957
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
Self
1973
Screen Director's Playhouse
Bob Hope (uncredited)
1955V.I.P. Schaukel
Self
1971
The Hollywood Palace
Self
1964
The Wonderful World of Disney
Self
1954
The Johnny Cash Show
Self
1969
The Jim Henson Hour
Self
1989
The Captain and Tennille
Self - Guest
1976
The Muppet Movie
Ice Cream Vendor
1979
Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters
Self
1980
The Danny Thomas Hour
Makeup Man
1967
The Pruitts of Southampton
Library Patron
1966
O.J.: Made in America
Self (archive footage)
2016
The Barbara McNair Show
Self
1969
Project XX
Narrator
1954
The DuPont Show of the Week
Self
1961
Spies Like Us
Self
1985
Frank Sinatra Show
Self
1957
The Greatest Show on Earth
Spectator (uncredited)
1952Treffpunkte
Self
1970
Alias Jesse James
Milford Farnsworth
1959Alias Jesse James
Executive Producer
1959
Breakdown: 1975
Self - Co-Host, 47th Academy Awards (archive footage)
2025Breakdown: 1975
Self (archive footage)
2025
Story of G.I. Joe
Bob Hope (Voice on Radio Program) (voice) (uncredited)
1945
A Welcome to Britain
Self (uncredited)
1943
The Princess and the Pirate
Sylvester the Great
1944
The Road to Hong Kong
Chester Babcock
1962
Howard
Orville 'Turkey' Jackson (archive footage)
2018
The Lemon Drop Kid
Sidney Melbourne (The Lemon Drop Kid)
1951
That's Entertainment! III
(archive footage) (uncredited)
1994
The Oscar
Bob Hope
1966
Bachelor in Paradise
Adam J. Niles
1961
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2
Self (archive footage)
2001Television: The First Fifty Years
Self (archive footage)
1999
Rat Pack
Self (archive footage)
2022
The Iron Petticoat
Captain Chuck Lockwood
1956Bob Hope's World of Comedy
Self - Host
1976Bob Hope's World of Comedy
Executive Producer
1976
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic
Self (archive footage)
1990
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1983
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
Self
1990
The Fabulous Allan Carr
Self (archive footage)
2017
Eight on the Lam
Henry Dimsdale
1967
I'll Take Sweden
Bob Holcomb
1965
Scared Stiff
Skeleton (uncredited)
1953
The Facts of Life
Larry Gilbert
1960
NBC: The First Fifty Years
Self
1976
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
Self
1968
Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number!
Thomas J. 'Tom' Meade
1966
Road to Bali
Harold Gridley
1952
Road to Morocco
Orville Jackson
1942
Not With My Wife, You Don't!
Self - USO Christmas Show (archive footage) (uncredited)
1966
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Self (archive footage)
1975
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Self (archive footage)
1995
The Ghost Breakers
Larry Lawrence
1940
Son of Paleface
Peter Potter Jr.
1952
Casanova's Big Night
Pippo Popolino
1954
Edith Head: The Paramount Years
Self (archive footage)
2002
The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell
Sgt. Dan O'Farrell
1968
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Self (archive footage)
1972
The Seven Little Foys
Eddie Foy
1955
This Is Bob Hope...
Self (archive footage)
2017
Hearts and Minds
Self (archive footage)
1974
James Bond: The First 21 Years
Self
1983
Showbiz Goes to War
Self (archive footage)
1982
The Cat and the Canary
Wally Campbell
1939
Liberation
Self (archive footage)
1994
Boulevard! A Hollywood Story
Self (archive footage)
2021
Nothing but the Truth
Steve Bennett
1941A Masterpiece of Murder
Dan Dolan
1986
A Century of Cinema
Self
1994
Caught in the Draft
Don Bolton
1941
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1
Self (archive footage)
2001
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
Self (archive footage)
1985
The Lucille Ball Comedy Hour
Bill Blakely
1964
The Paleface
'Painless' Peter Potter
1948
NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney
Self
1978
You Can Change The World
Self
1950
How to Commit Marriage
Frank Benson
1969
Jayne Mansfield: The Tragedy of a Blonde
Self (archive footage)
2015
The All-Star Bond Rally
Self - Host
1945
Show-Business at War
Self
1943
Where There's Life
Michael Joseph Valentine
1947
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Self
1987All Star Party for Clint Eastwood
Self
1986Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television
Self
1975
My Favorite Spy
Peanuts White / Eric Augustine
1951
Judy Garland: By Myself
Self (archive footage)
2004
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
Self
1988
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
Self (archive footage)
2009
A Global Affair
Frank Larrimore
1964
Dalí & Disney: A Date with Destino
Self (archive footage)
2010
Some Like It Hot
Nicky Nelson
1939
The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team
Self
1984The Royal Variety Performance 1977
Self
1977
Sally
Self (archive footage)
2025
Richard
Self (archive)
1972
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood
Self
1960
The Sound of Laughter
Bing Fawcett - Plumber
1963
The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
Self - Roastee (archive footage)
1998
My Favorite Brunette
Ronnie Jackson
1947My Favorite Brunette
Writer
1947My Favorite Brunette
Producer
1947
Lucy Moves to NBC
Self
1980
The 1974 Annual Las Vegas Entertainment Awards
Self - Host
1974
Lucy and Desi: A Home Movie
Self
1993
Star Spangled Rhythm
Bob Hope
1942
Christmas from Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
2003Festival at Ford's
Self
1971
Call Me Bwana
Matt
1963
The Big Broadcast of 1938
Buzz Fielding
1938
TV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Classic Routines
Self
1986
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
Self (archive footage)
1988
Fancy Pants
Humphrey
1950
Bob Hope's Jolly Christmas Show
Self
1988Bob Hope's Jolly Christmas Show
Executive Producer
1988
Rowan & Martin at the Movies
Self
1968
Road to Utopia
Chester Hooton
1946
My Favorite Blonde
Larry Haines
1942
A Bob Hope Comedy Special
Self
1963
The Best of Carson, Volume 1
2006
Miles, Morale and Memories: Bob Hope and WWII
Self - Host (archive footage)
2025Murderers, Mobsters, & Madmen: Volume 6: Hollywood Police Files
(archive footage) (uncredited)
1992
Road to Singapore
Ace Lannigan
1940
They Got Me Covered
Robert Kittredge
1943
Kids' TV: The Surprising Story
Self (archive footage)
2022
Miss Piggy's Hollywood
Self
1989
Give Me a Sailor
Jim Brewster
1938
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
Self (archive footage)
1997
Road to Rio
Hot Lips Barton
1947
The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World
Self
1971
Let Poland Be Poland
Self
1982Talking Comedy
Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration
Self
1988
Thanks for the Memory
Steve Merrick
1938
Pat Boone and Family: A Thanksgiving Special
Self
1978
CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years
Self
1976
Swing Out, Sweet Land
Self
1970
Johnny Carson Celebrates Christmas
Self
2008
The Best of Johnny Carson
Self (archive footage)
2010
Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer
Self (archive footage)
2006
Joys
Self
1976Joys
Executive Producer
1976
Critic's Choice
Parker Ballantine
1963The Bob Hope All Star Christmas Comedy Special
Host / Barf Vader
1977
The Bob Hope Chevy Show
Himself/Ricky Ricardo
1956
Variety Girl
Bob Hope
1947
Mitzi & 100 Guys
Self
1975
Hollywood Musicals of the 40's
Self (archive footage)
2000
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
Self - Master of Ceremonies
1940
The Bing Crosby Show
Self
1961
George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business
Self
1983
The Chevy Show
Self
1955
Raquel!
Self
1970
The All-Star Christmas Show
Self
1958
The Shirley MacLaine Special: Where Do We Go from Here?
Self
1977
Here Come the Girls
Stanley Snodgrass
1953
Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy
Self
1978Murder at N.B.C.
1966
Ann-Margret: When You're Smiling
Self
1973
Pioneers of Primetime
2005
Vaudeville
Self (archive footage)
1997
Dors: The Other Diana
1990
Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special
Self
1986Bob Hope on the Road to China
Self - Host
1979
Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration
Self
1990
Bob Hope's Christmas Cheer from Saudi Arabia
Self
1991Bob Hope's Christmas Cheer from Saudi Arabia
Executive Producer
1991Bob Hope Comedy Special
1967
Paree, Paree
Peter
1934
Road to Zanzibar
Fearless
1941
Monsieur Beaucaire
Monsieur Beaucaire
1946
Elf: Christmas in Tinseltown
Self (archive)
2004
Showdown at Ulcer Gulch
Influential Man
1956
The Jack Benny Hour
Bob Hope / Marcello
1965
The George Burns One-Man Show
Self
1977
Let's Face It
Jerry Walker
1943Stars and Stripes: Hollywood and World War II
Self
1991
Shop Talk
Robert Hope Jr.
1936The Great Radio Comedians
Self (archive footage)
1971
Mickey's 50
Self
1978
Lucy's Really Lost Moments
Self
1956
Bing Crosby: The Television Specials Volume 2 – The Christmas Specials
Self
2010
That Certain Feeling
Francis X. Dignan
1956
Bob Hope's Comedy Christmas Special
1976
Cancel My Reservation
Dan Bartlett
1972Cancel My Reservation
Executive Producer
1972
A Love Letter to Jack Benny
Himself
1981
Ann-Margret: Rhinestone Cowgirl
Self
1977Bob Hope Christmas Show
Self
1965Bob Hope Christmas Show
Associate Producer
1965
Bob Hope's Four-Star Christmas Fiesta from San Antonio
Self
1992Bob Hope's Four-Star Christmas Fiesta from San Antonio
Executive Producer
1992
Hidden Hollywood II: More Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Vaults
(archive footage)
1999
Shanks for the Memory
1994Bob Hope: Laughing With the Presidents
Self - Co-Host
1996
College Swing
Bud Brady
1938
Off Limits
Wally Hogan
1952
Beau James
Mayor James J. 'Jimmy' Walker
1957
Combat America
Self
1943
The Great Lover
Freddie Hunter
1949
Bob Hope: Entertaining the Troops
Self
2016
The Old Grey Mayor
Bob
1935
Never Say Die
John Kidley
1939
Buñuel in Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
2000
Bing Crosby: Rediscovered
Self (archive footage)
2014Just a Song and Dance
1987Entertaining the Troops: Bob Hope & the USO
Self (archive footage)
2002Bob Hope: The Road to Laughter
Self (archive footage)
2003
Mansfield 66/67
2017
Paris Holiday
Robert Leslie Hunter
1958Paris Holiday
Story
1958Paris Holiday
Producer
1958
The Hollywood Clowns
Self (archive footage)
1979
Carnival Nights
Self
1968
Biography: Bob Hope: America's Entertainer
Self
2003
Louisiana Purchase
Jim Taylor
1941
Playing Fields Association: Cricket
Self
1955
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 4
Self
1942Behind The Music: The Day The Music Died
Self (archive footage)
1999Bob Hope: The First 90 Years
Self
1993
Sorrowful Jones
Humphrey "Sorrowful" Jones
1949
Leif
Self
1979
Memo for Joe
Self
1944Women I Love: Beautiful But Funny
Self
1982
The Bob Hope Christmas Special: Around the World with the USO
Self
1968
The George Burns (Early) Early, Early Christmas Special
Himself
1981Jack Benny's 20th Anniversary TV Special
Self
1970Some of Manie's Friends
1959Bob Hope's Bag Full of Christmas Memories
Self
1993
Classic Comedy Teams
Self (archive footage)
1986Roberta
Huck Haines
1969Roberta
Executive Producer
1969Today: While You Were Away (1964-1973 Retrospective)
Commentator
1973100 Years of Hope and Humor
Self
2003It's Ho-Ho Hope's Jolly Christmas Hour
Self - Host
1984Bob Hope's Bicentennial Star Spangled Spectacular
Self
1976
Hollywood Victory Caravan
Bob Hope
1945
Bob Hope and the Road to Success
Self (archive footage)
2002Bob Hope's Love Affair with Lucy
Self - Host
1989Bob Hope's Love Affair with Lucy
Executive Producer
1989
A Tribute to Dr. Shock
Self (archive footage)
1980Screen Actors
Self (uncredited)
1950Don't Hook Now
Self
1943Radio Star - Die AFN-Story
Self
1995
Bob's Busy Day
Bob
1942The Bob Hope Christmas Special
Self
1971
Project XX: The Story of Will Rogers
Self - Narrator
1961Watch the Birdie
Bob
1935Is Everybody Listening?
Bob Hope - Bob Hope Radio Program
1947Bob Hope: The Vietnam Years 1964-1972
Bob Hope
Soup for Nuts
Master of Ceremonies
1934
Honor America Day
Self
1970Bob Hope's USO Christmas in Beirut
Self
1984
The Bob Hope Mardi Gras Special
Self - Host
1973
Calling All Tars
Bobby
1936
Strictly G.I.
Self - Master of Ceremonies
1943
Double Exposure
Photographer / Robert
1935Bob Hope's Super Bowl Party!
Self
1989Legendary Christmas Entertainers
Self
2005Road to Home
Self
1945
Going Spanish
Bob
1934
Happy Birthday, Bob!
Self
1983
The Awful Truth
Jerry Warner
1956
That Little Monster
Bob Hope / Bob (uncredited)
1994Derby Fever USA
Self
1979