Bob Crosby
Acting
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. [biography (excerpted) from Wikipedia]
Filmography 28
Movies (22)
- Television: The First Fifty Years1999Self (archive footage)
The Five Pennies1959Wil Paradise
Jazz Ball1956Self (archive footage)
Road to Bali1952Bob Crosby (uncredited)
The Greatest Show on Earth1952Spectator (uncredited)
Two Tickets to Broadway1951Himself - Orchestra Leader
Meet Miss Bobby Socks1944Don Collins
My Gal Loves Music1944Mel Murray
The Singing Sheriff1944Bob Richards
Kansas City Kitty1944Jimmy
Pardon My Rhythm1944Orchestra Leader
See Here, Private Hargrove1944Bob
Thousands Cheer1943Bob Crosby
Presenting Lily Mars1943Bob Crosby
Reveille with Beverly1943Bob - Bob Crosby and His Orchestra (uncredited)
Holiday Inn1942Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
Rookies on Parade1941Duke Wilson
Sis Hopkins1941Jeff Farnsworth
Let's Make Music1941Bob Crosby- Paramount Headliner: Bob Crosby and His Orchestra1938Orchestra Leader
Collegiate1935Band Leader- Rhythm on the Roof1934Bob Crosby
Shows (6)
The Merv Griffin Show1962Self
Startime1959Self- The Bob Crosby Show1953
The Bob Hope Show1950Self
What's My Line?1950Self
The Ed Sullivan Show1948Self