Bob Hope

Leslie Townes Hope war ein US-amerikanischer Komiker, Schauspieler, Entertainer und Produzent mit einer fast 80-jährigen Karriere und Erfolgen im Varieté, im Radio, Fernsehen und bei USO-Tourneen. Er wirkte in über 70 Kurz- und Spielfilmen mit, davon in 54 Hauptrollen. Dazu gehörte eine Reihe von sieben Musicalkomödien mit dem Titel „Road to ...“ mit Bing Crosby als Partner.

Hope moderierte die Oscarverleihung 19 Mal. Er trat außerdem in zahlreichen Bühnenproduktionen und Fernsehrollen auf und schrieb 14 Bücher. Das Lied „Thanks for the Memory“ war seine Erkennungsmelodie.

Filmografie
Filme
2025 – Breakdown: 1975
2025 – Miles, Morale and Memories: Bob Hope and WWII
2025 – Sally – Pionierin des Weltalls
2022 – Kids' TV: The Surprising Story
2022 – Rat Pack
2021 – Boulevard! A Hollywood Story
2018 – Howard
2017 – This Is Bob Hope...
2017 – The Fabulous Allan Carr
2017 – Mansfield 66/67
2016 – Bob Hope: Entertaining the Troops
2015 – Jayne Mansfield - Glanz und Elend einer Blondine
2014 – Bing Crosby: Rediscovered
2010 – Bing Crosby: The Television Specials Volume 2 – The Christmas Specials
2010 – Dalí & Disney: A Date with Destino
2010 – The Best of Johnny Carson
2009 – 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
2008 – Johnny Carson Celebrates Christmas
2006 – The Best of Carson, Volume 1
2006 – Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer
2005 – Pioneers of Primetime
2005 – Legendary Christmas Entertainers
2004 – Elf: Christmas in Tinseltown
2004 – Judy Garland: By Myself
2003 – Christmas from Hollywood
2003 – Bob Hope: The Road to Laughter
2003 – Biography: Bob Hope: America's Entertainer
2003 – 100 Years of Hope and Humor
2002 – Edith Head: The Paramount Years
2002 – Bob Hope and the Road to Success
2002 – Entertaining the Troops: Bob Hope & the USO
2001 – The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1
2001 – The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2
2000 – Hollywood Musicals of the 40's
2000 – Buñuel en Hollywood
1999 – Hidden Hollywood II: More Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Vaults
1999 – Behind The Music: The Day The Music Died
1999 – Television: The First Fifty Years
1998 – The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
1997 – Vaudeville
1997 – The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
1996 – Bob Hope: Laughing With the Presidents
1995 – Radio Star - Die AFN-Story
1995 – The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1994 – That's Entertainment! III
1994 – Shanks for the Memory
1994 – That Little Monster
1994 – A Century of Cinema
1994 – Liberation
1993 – Bob Hope's Bag Full of Christmas Memories
1993 – Bob Hope: The First 90 Years
1993 – Lucy and Desi: A Home Movie
1992 – Bob Hope's Four-Star Christmas Fiesta from San Antonio
1992 – Murderers, Mobsters, & Madmen: Volume 6: Hollywood Police Files
1991 – Stars and Stripes: Hollywood and World War II
1991 – Bob Hope's Christmas Cheer from Saudi Arabia
1990 – You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
1990 – Dors: The Other Diana
1990 – The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic
1990 – Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration
1989 – Bob Hope's Love Affair with Lucy
1989 – Miss Piggy's Hollywood
1989 – Bob Hope's Super Bowl Party!
1988 – Bob Hope's Jolly Christmas Show
1988 – The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
1988 – Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration
1988 – Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
1987 – Just a Song and Dance
1987 – Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1986 – All Star Party for Clint Eastwood
1986 – TV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Classic Routines
1986 – A Masterpiece of Murder
1986 – Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special
1986 – Classic Comedy Teams
1985 – Spione wie wir
1985 – Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
1984 – It's Ho-Ho Hope's Jolly Christmas Hour
1984 – The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team
1984 – Bob Hope's USO Christmas in Beirut
1983 – George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business
1983 – James Bond: The First 21 Years
1983 – Happy Birthday, Bob!
1983 – Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1982 – Showbiz Goes to War
1982 – Women I Love: Beautiful But Funny
1982 – Let Poland Be Poland
1981 – The George Burns (Early) Early, Early Christmas Special
1981 – A Love Letter to Jack Benny
1980 – A Tribute to Dr. Shock
1980 – Lucy Moves to NBC
1979 – Bob Hope on the Road to China
1979 – Muppet Movie
1979 – Leif
1979 – The Hollywood Clowns
1979 – Derby Fever USA
1978 – Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy
1978 – Mickey's 50
1978 – Pat Boone and Family: A Thanksgiving Special
1978 – NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney
1977 – The Bob Hope All Star Christmas Comedy Special
1977 – The Royal Variety Performance 1977
1977 – The George Burns One-Man Show
1977 – Ann-Margret: Rhinestone Cowgirl
1977 – The Shirley MacLaine Special: Where Do We Go from Here?
1976 – Bob Hope's Comedy Christmas Special
1976 – CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years
1976 – NBC: The First Fifty Years
1976 – Bob Hope's World of Comedy
1976 – Bob Hope's Bicentennial Star-Spangled Spectacular
1976 – Joys
1975 – Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television
1975 – Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975 – Mitzi & 100 Guys
1974 – Hearts and Minds
1974 – The 1974 Annual Las Vegas Entertainment Awards
1973 – Ann-Margret: When You're Smiling
1973 – The Bob Hope Mardi Gras Special
1973 – Today: While You Were Away (1964-1973 Retrospective)
1972 – Die Ferien des Mr. Bartlett
1972 – Richard
1972 – Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1971 – Festival at Ford's
1971 – The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World
1971 – The Great Radio Comedians
1971 – The Bob Hope Christmas Special
1970 – Jack Benny's 20th Anniversary TV Special
1970 – Honor America Day
1970 – Raquel!
1970 – Swing Out, Sweet Land
1969 – Roberta
1969 – How to Commit Marriage
1968 – The Dean Martin Christmas Show
1968 – Wo bitte gibt's Bier an der Front?
1968 – Carnival Nights
1968 – The Bob Hope Christmas Special: Around the World with the USO
1968 – Rowan & Martin at the Movies
1967 – Acht gehen türmen
1967 – Bob Hope Comedy Special
1966 – Finger weg von meiner Frau
1966 – Murder at N.B.C.
1966 – Völlig falsch verbunden!
1966 – ..denn keiner ist ohne Schuld
1965 – Bob Hope Christmas Show
1965 – The Jack Benny Hour
1965 – Schweden - Nur der Liebe wegen
1964 – The Lucille Ball Comedy Hour
1964 – Staatsaffären
1963 – The Sound of Laughter
1963 – A Bob Hope Comedy Special
1963 – Bob auf Safari
1963 – Tu das nicht, Angelika
1962 – Der Weg nach Hongkong
1961 – The Bing Crosby Show
1961 – Junggeselle im Paradies
1961 – Project XX: The Story of Will Rogers
1960 – So eine Affäre
1960 – Hedda Hopper's Hollywood
1959 – Ein Schuss und 50 Tote
1959 – Some of Manie's Friends
1958 – The All-Star Christmas Show
1958 – Falsches Geld und echte Kurven
1957 – Schöne Frauen, harte Dollars
1956 – The Bob Hope Chevy Show
1956 – Der eiserne Unterrock
1956 – Ich heirate meine Frau
1956 – The Awful Truth
1956 – Lucy's Really Lost Moments
1956 – Showdown at Ulcer Gulch
1955 – Komödiantenkinder
1955 – Playing Fields Association: Cricket
1954 – Der Schürzenjäger von Venedig
1953 – Here Come the Girls
1953 – Starr vor Angst
1952 – Eintritt verboten
1952 – Der Weg nach Bali
1952 – Bleichgesicht Junior
1952 – Die größte Schau der Welt
1951 – Spione, Liebe und die Feuerwehr
1951 – The Lemon Drop Kid
1950 – Fancy Pants
1950 – Screen Actors
1950 – You Can Change The World
1949 – The Great Lover
1949 – Sorrowful Jones
1948 – Sein Engel mit den zwei Pistolen
1947 – Der Weg nach Rio
1947 – Where There's Life
1947 – Is Everybody Listening?
1947 – Mädchen für Hollywood
1947 – Detektiv mit kleinen Fehlern
1946 – Mit Pinsel und Degen
1946 – Der Weg nach Utopia
1945 – Hollywood Victory Caravan
1945 – Schlachtgewitter am Monte Cassino
1945 – Road to Home
1945 – The All-Star Bond Rally
1944 – Das Korsarenschiff
1944 – Memo for Joe
1943 – Let's Face It
1943 – Show-Business at War
1943 – Don't Hook Now
1943 – They Got Me Covered
1943 – A Welcome to Britain
1943 – Combat America
1943 – Strictly G.I.
1942 – Der Weg nach Marokko
1942 – Bob's Busy Day
1942 – Geliebte Spionin
1942 – Star Spangled Rhythm
1942 – Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 4
1941 – Louisiana Purchase
1941 – Nothing but the Truth
1941 – Caught in the Draft
1941 – Der Weg nach Sansibar
1940 – Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
1940 – The Ghost Breakers
1940 – Der Weg nach Singapur
1939 – Erbschaft um Mitternacht
1939 – Some Like It Hot
1939 – Never Say Die
1938 – Thanks for the Memory
1938 – Give Me a Sailor
1938 – College Swing
1938 – The Big Broadcast of 1938
1936 – Calling All Tars
1936 – Shop Talk
1935 – Double Exposure
1935 – Watch the Birdie
1935 – The Old Grey Mayor
1934 – Paree, Paree
1934 – Soup for Nuts
1934 – Going Spanish
Bob Hope: The Vietnam Years 1964-1972 Serien
2016 – O.J. Simpson: Made in America
1991 – Pebble Mill
1989 – Die Simpsons
1989 – The Jim Henson Hour
1985 – Golden Girls
1984 – Ein Engel auf Erden
1982 – Late Night with David Letterman
1980 – Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters
1978 – The Kennedy Center Honors
1976 – The Captain and Tennille
1976 – Die Muppet Show
1976 – Donny & Marie
1975 – People's Choice Awards
1974 – Dinah!
1973 – The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
1972 – Midi trente
1971 – V.I.P. Schaukel
1971 – Great Performances
1970 – Treffpunkte
1969 – The Barbara McNair Show
1969 – The Johnny Cash Show
1969 – The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
1968 – The Dick Cavett Show
1968 – Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1967 – The Carol Burnett Show
1967 – The Danny Thomas Hour
1966 – The Pruitts of Southampton
1965 – Mini-Max
1964 – The Hollywood Palace
1963 – Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1962 – Hoppla Lucy
1962 – The Merv Griffin Show
1962 – The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1961 – The Mike Douglas Show
1961 – The DuPont Show of the Week
1958 – Kraft Music Hall
1958 – The Dick Clark Show
1957 – The Frank Sinatra Show
1957 – The Thin Man
1957 – Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1956 – The Steve Allen Show
1956 – Tony Awards
1956 – Cinépanorama
1955 – Screen Director's Playhouse
1955 – The Chevy Show
1954 – The Wonderful World of Disney
1954 – Project XX
1953 – Oscar Verleihung
1951 – I Love Lucy
1951 – The Red Skelton Show
1950 – The Jack Benny Program
1950 – Lux Video Theatre
1950 – The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950 – The Bob Hope Show
1950 – What's My Line?
1948 – The Ed Sullivan Show
1944 – Golden Globe Awards
Talking Comedy

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