
Bing Crosby
Known for ActingBorn 1903-05-03Died 1977-10-14Tacoma, Washington, USA
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.Read more
Movies & web series
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A Bing Crosby Christmas
1998 · Movie
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Showbiz Goes to War
1982 · Movie
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Christmas with Crosby & Kate
1966 · Movie
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Rat Pack
2022 · Movie
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Going Hollywood: The '30s
1984 · Movie
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The Edsel Show
1957 · Movie
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Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
2023 · Movie
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Please
1933 · Movie
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Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.1
2003 · Movie
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This Is Bob Hope...
2017 · Movie
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Twiggy
2025 · Movie
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Songs That Won the War
1994 · Movie
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High Tor
1956 · Movie
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Dean Martin: King of Cool
2021 · Movie
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Hooray for Hollywood
1976 · Movie
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Bing Crosby's Sun Valley Christmas Show
1973 · Movie
The Great Radio Comedians
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The Great Radio Comedians
1971 · Movie
The Pearl Bailey Show
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The Pearl Bailey Show
1971 · Series
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Goldilocks
1970 · Movie
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My Music: A Classic Christmas
2019 · Movie
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Edith Head: The Paramount Years
2002 · Movie
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Paper Moon
1973 · Movie
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The Bell Telephone Hour
1959 · Series
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The Bing Crosby Show
1954 · Movie
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Little Boy Lost
1953 · Movie
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Out of This World
1945 · Movie
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The Carol Burnett Show
1967 · Series
V.I.P. Schaukel
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V.I.P. Schaukel
1971 · Series
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The Jack Benny Program
1950 · Series
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It's Showtime
1976 · Movie
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Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess
2006 · Movie
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · Series
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That's Entertainment!
1974 · Movie
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Bing Crosby: Rediscovered
2014 · Movie
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Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972 · Movie
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Stan Ridgway's Holiday In Dirt
2005 · Movie
Cole Porter in Hollywood: True Love
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Cole Porter in Hollywood: True Love
2003 · Movie
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Two for Tonight
1935 · Movie
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Howard
2018 · Movie
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That's Entertainment! III
1994 · Movie
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The Red Skelton Show
1951 · Series
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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
1949 · Movie
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Doctor Rhythm
1938 · Movie
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Grace Kelly: The American Princess
1987 · Movie
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Classic Comedy Teams
1986 · Movie
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That's Entertainment, Part II
1976 · Movie
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East Side of Heaven
1939 · Movie
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Dinah!
1974 · Series