Bing Crosby

Acting

Born May 03, 1903

From Tacoma, Washington, USA

Died Oct 14, 1977

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.

Bing Crosby

Known For

White Christmas

High Society

Stagecoach

The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad

Angels in the Outfield

Howard

My Favorite Brunette

The Greatest Show on Earth

Let's Make Love

The Movie Orgy

Filmography — Acting

White Christmas

High Society

Stagecoach

The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad

Angels in the Outfield

Howard

My Favorite Brunette

The Greatest Show on Earth

Let's Make Love

The Movie Orgy

Twiggy

The Edsel Show

Robin and the 7 Hoods

Holiday Inn

Going My Way

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

That's Entertainment!

Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love

Pepe

The Country Girl

Alias Jesse James

Television: The First Fifty Years

The Princess and the Pirate

That's Entertainment, Part II

Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

Rat Pack

Variety Girl

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

Paris Honeymoon

Road to Rio

Road to Utopia

The Bells of St. Mary's

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story

The Road to Hong Kong

High Time

Scared Stiff

Road to Morocco

Dean Martin: King of Cool

Showbiz Goes to War

Waikiki Wedding

Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!

Blue Skies

Bing Crosby: Rediscovered

Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.1

King of Jazz

Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC

Going Hollywood: The '30s

Anything Goes

East Side of Heaven

Man on Fire

Road to Bali

The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1

Here Is My Heart

Rhythm on the River

The Emperor Waltz

I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story

Son of Paleface

Road to Singapore

Disney's Halloween Treat

The All-Star Christmas Show

Hollywood Handicap

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

That's Entertainment! III

This Is Bob Hope...

Pennies from Heaven

Birth of the Blues