Bob Crosby
Acting Born Aug 23, 1913 Spokane, Washington, USA 24 credits
Biography
George Robert Crosby (August 23, 1913 – March 9, 1993) was an American jazz singer and bandleader, best known for his group the Bob-Cats, which formed around 1935. The Bob-Cats were a New Orleans Dixieland-style jazz octet. He was the younger brother of famed singer and actor Bing Crosby. On TV, Bob Crosby guest-starred in The Gisele MacKenzie Show. He was also a regular cast member of The Jack Benny Program, on both radio and television, taking over the role of bandleader after Phil Harris' departure. Crosby hosted his own afternoon TV variety show on CBS, The Bob Crosby Show (1953–1957). Crosby received two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, for television and radio.
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- The Merv Griffin Show (1962) as Self
- The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) as Self
- What's My Line? (1950) as Self
- The Bob Hope Show (1950) as Self
- Startime (1959) as Self
- Startime (1959) as Self – Host
- The Greatest Show on Earth (1952) as Spectator (uncredited)
- Holiday Inn (1942) as Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
- Sis Hopkins (1941) as Jeff Farnsworth
- Road to Bali (1952) as Bob Crosby (uncredited)
- Thousands Cheer (1943) as Bob Crosby
- Presenting Lily Mars (1943) as Bob Crosby
- The Five Pennies (1959) as Wil Paradise
- Television: The First Fifty Years (1999) as Self (archive footage)
- Two Tickets to Broadway (1951) as Himself - Orchestra Leader
- Collegiate (1936) as Band Leader
- See Here, Private Hargrove (1944) as Bob
- Reveille with Beverly (1943) as Bob - Bob Crosby and His Orchestra (uncredited)
- My Gal Loves Music (1944) as Mel Murray
- Let's Make Music (1941) as Bob Crosby
- Rookies on Parade (1941) as Duke Wilson
- Pardon My Rhythm (1944) as Orchestra Leader
- The Singing Sheriff (1944) as Bob Richards
- Kansas City Kitty (1944) as Jimmy