This is a filmography for the American singer and actor Bing Crosby. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1930 | King of Jazz | Vocalist | Member of "The Rhythm Boys" |
Reaching for the Moon | Bing | Short guest appearance to sing one song | |
1931 | Confessions of a Co-Ed | Vocalist | Member of The Rhythm Boys |
I Surrender Dear | Himself | Two-reeler; plays himself; directed by Mack Sennett | |
One More Chance | Bing Bangs | Two-reeler; directed by Mack Sennett | |
1932 | Dream House | Bing Fawcett | Two-reeler; produced by Mack Sennett |
Billboard Girl | Himself | Two-reeler; produced by Mack Sennett | |
The Big Broadcast | Himself | His first starring role in a full-length film. | |
1933 | Blue of the Night | Himself / Jack Smith | Two-reeler; produced by Mack Sennett |
Sing, Bing, Sing | Himself | Two-reeler; produced by Mack Sennett | |
College Humor | Professor Frederick Danvers | ||
Too Much Harmony | Eddie Bronson | ||
Please | Himself / Howard Jones | Two-reeler; produced and directed by Arvid E. Gillstrom | |
Going Hollywood | Bill Williams | ||
1934 | Just an Echo | Himself | Two-reeler; produced and directed by Arvid E. Gillstrom |
We're Not Dressing | Stephen Jones | ||
She Loves Me Not | Paul Lawton | ||
Here is My Heart | J. (Jasper) Paul Jones | ||
1935 | Mississippi | Tom Grayson | |
Two for Tonight | Gilbert Gordon | ||
The Big Broadcast of 1936 | Himself | cameo | |
1936 | Anything Goes | Billy Crocker | |
Rhythm on the Range | Jeff Larabee | ||
Pennies from Heaven | Larry Poole | ||
1937 | Waikiki Wedding | Tony Marvin | |
Double or Nothing | 'Lefty' Boylan | ||
1938 | Doctor Rhythm | Dr. Bill Remsen | |
Sing You Sinners | Joe Beebe | ||
1939 | Paris Honeymoon | 'Lucky' Lawton | |
East Side of Heaven | Denny Martin | ||
The Star Maker | Larry Earl | ||
1940 | Road to Singapore | Joshua 'Josh' Mallon V | |
If I Had My Way | Buzz Blackwell | ||
Rhythm on the River | Bob Sommers | ||
1941 | Road to Zanzibar | Chuck Reardon | |
Birth of the Blues | Jeff Lambert | ||
1942 | My Favorite Blonde | Man outside union hall | Uncredited cameo appearance |
Road to Morocco | Jeff Peters | ||
Holiday Inn | Jim Hardy | ||
Star Spangled Rhythm | himself | ||
1943 | They Got Me Covered | Music box | Voice only, uncredited |
Dixie | Daniel Decatur Emmett | ||
1944 | Going My Way | Father Chuck O'Malley | Academy Award for Best Actor |
The Princess and the Pirate | Commoner on King's ship | Uncredited cameo appearance | |
Here Come the Waves | Johnny Cabot | ||
1945 | Out of This World | Singing voice for Eddie Bracken | |
The Bells of St. Mary's | Father Chuck O'Malley | Nominated—Academy Award for Best Actor | |
Duffy's Tavern | Himself | ||
1946 | Road to Utopia | Duke Johnson/Junior Hooton | |
Blue Skies | Johnny Adams | ||
1947 | My Favorite Brunette | Harry | Uncredited cameo appearance |
Welcome Stranger | Dr. James 'Jim' Pearson | ||
Variety Girl | Himself | One of several featured performers in musical sequences | |
Road to Rio | Scat Sweeney | ||
1948 | The Emperor Waltz | Virgil Smith | |
1949 | A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court | Hank Martin | |
Top o' the Morning | Joe Mulqueen | ||
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad | Voice Role-Narrator, Ichabod, Brom Bones | "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" segment | |
1950 | Riding High | Dan Brooks | |
Mr. Music | Paul Merrick | ||
1951 | Here Comes the Groom | Peter 'Pete' Garvey | Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy |
Angels in the Outfield | Himself | Uncredited cameo appearance | |
1952 | The Greatest Show on Earth | Uncredited cameo appearance | |
Son of Paleface | Uncredited cameo appearance | ||
Just for You | Jordan Blake | ||
Road to Bali | George Cochran | ||
1953 | Scared Stiff | Uncredited cameo appearance | |
Little Boy Lost | Bill Wainwright | ||
1954 | White Christmas | Bob Wallace | |
The Country Girl | Frank Elgin | National Board of Review Award for Best Actor Nominated—Academy Award for Best Actor | |
1956 | Anything Goes | Bill Benson | |
High Society | C. K. Dexter-Haven | ||
1957 | The Joker Is Wild | Uncredited vocal performance singing "June in January" | |
Man on Fire | Earl Carleton | ||
1959 | Alias Jesse James | Uncredited cameo appearance | |
Say One for Me | Father Conroy | ||
1960 | Let's Make Love | Himself | Uncredited cameo appearance |
High Time | Harvey Howard | ||
Pepe | Himself | Uncredited cameo appearance | |
1962 | The Road to Hong Kong | Harry Turner | |
1964 | Robin and the 7 Hoods | Allen A. Dale | With Frank Sinatra |
1966 | Stagecoach | Doc Josiah Boone | Color remake of John Ford's 1939 B&W version |
1971 | Dr. Cook's Garden | Dr. Leonard Cook | Television film |
1972 | Cancel My Reservation | Himself | Uncredited cameo performance |
1974 | That's Entertainment! | Himself as featured presenter |
Crosby was frequently voted among the leading box office stars in a poll of exhibitors. See Top Ten Money Making Stars Poll
UK
The source of the information is Variety for the USA results and Kinematograph Weekly for the UK. [5]
From 1934, when the first Oscar was awarded for "Best Song", until 1960, Bing Crosby introduced more nominated songs than any other singer. His fourteen nominations produced four Oscar winners, a record that has never been matched. [6]
Year | Title | Film | Result |
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1934 | "Love in Bloom" | She Loves Me Not | Nominated |
1936 | "Pennies from Heaven" | Pennies from Heaven | Nominated |
1937 | "Sweet Leilani" | Waikiki Wedding | Won |
1940 | "Only Forever" | Rhythm on the River | Nominated |
1942 | "White Christmas" | Holiday Inn | Won |
1944 | "Swinging on a Star" | Going My Way | Won |
1945 | "Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive" | Here Come the Waves | Nominated |
1945 | "Aren't You Glad You're You" | The Bells of St. Mary's | Nominated |
1946 | "You Keep Coming Back Like a Song" | Blue Skies | Nominated |
1951 | "In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening" | Here Comes the Groom | Won |
1952 | "Zing a Little Zong" | Just for You | Nominated |
1954 | "Count Your Blessings (Instead of Sheep)" | White Christmas | Nominated |
1956 | "True Love" | High Society | Nominated |
1960 | "The Second Time Around" | High Time | Nominated |
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