Bing Crosby filmography

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Bing Crosby in the 1930s

This is a filmography for the American singer and actor Bing Crosby. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Contents

Films

YearTitleRoleNotes
1930 King of Jazz VocalistMember of "The Rhythm Boys"
Reaching for the Moon BingShort guest appearance to sing one song
1931 Confessions of a Co-Ed VocalistMember of The Rhythm Boys
I Surrender Dear HimselfTwo-reeler; plays himself; directed by Mack Sennett
One More Chance Bing BangsTwo-reeler; directed by Mack Sennett
1932 Dream House Bing FawcettTwo-reeler; produced by Mack Sennett
Billboard Girl HimselfTwo-reeler; produced by Mack Sennett
The Big Broadcast HimselfHis first starring role in a full-length film.
1933 Blue of the Night Himself / Jack SmithTwo-reeler; produced by Mack Sennett
Sing, Bing, Sing HimselfTwo-reeler; produced by Mack Sennett
College Humor Professor Frederick Danvers
Too Much Harmony Eddie Bronson
Please Himself / Howard JonesTwo-reeler; produced and directed by Arvid E. Gillstrom
Going Hollywood Bill Williams
1934 Just an Echo HimselfTwo-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 Himselfcameo
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 hallUncredited cameo appearance
Road to Morocco Jeff Peters
Holiday Inn Jim Hardy
Star Spangled Rhythm himself
1943 They Got Me Covered Music boxVoice 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 shipUncredited 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'MalleyNominated—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 HarryUncredited cameo appearance
Welcome Stranger Dr. James 'Jim' Pearson
Variety Girl HimselfOne 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' GarveyNominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
Angels in the Outfield HimselfUncredited 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 HimselfUncredited cameo appearance
High Time Harvey Howard
Pepe HimselfUncredited cameo appearance
1962 The Road to Hong Kong Harry Turner
1964 Robin and the 7 Hoods Allen A. DaleWith Frank Sinatra
1966 Stagecoach Doc Josiah BooneColor remake of John Ford's 1939 B&W version
1971 Dr. Cook's Garden Dr. Leonard CookTelevision film
1972 Cancel My Reservation HimselfUncredited cameo performance
1974 That's Entertainment! Himself as featured presenter

Box office ranking

Crosby was frequently voted among the leading box office stars in a poll of exhibitors. See Top Ten Money Making Stars Poll

  • 1933 - 14th (US)
  • 1934 - 7th (US)
  • 1935 - 12th (US)
  • 1936 - 22nd (US)
  • 1937 - 4th (US)
  • 1938 - 13th (US)
  • 1939 - 11th (US)
  • 1940 - 7th (US)
  • 1943 - 4th (US)
  • 1944 - 1st (US)
  • 1945 - 1st (US)
  • 1946 - 1st (US)
  • 1947 - 1st (US)
  • 1948 - 1st (US)
  • 1949 - 2nd (US)
  • 1950 - 3rd (US)
  • 1951 - 5th (US)
  • 1952 - 4th (US)
  • 1953 - 5th (US)
  • 1954 - 8th (US)
  • 1955 - 13th (US)
  • 1956 - 20th (US)

Top-ten films of their year

USA

UK

  • Holiday Inn (No. 5) (1942)
  • Going My Way (No. 4) (1944)
  • The Bells of St. Mary's (No. 2) (1946)
  • Blue Skies (placed in top ten) (1947)
  • Road to Bali (No. 2) (1953)
  • White Christmas (No. 2) (1955)
  • High Society (No. 1) (1957)
  • The Road to Hong Kong (placed in top ten) (1962)

The source of the information is Variety for the USA results and Kinematograph Weekly for the UK. [5]

Other short subjects

Television

Songs nominated for Academy Award

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]

YearTitleFilmResult
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

Soundtrack appearances

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References

  1. "Bing Crosby". IMDb. Retrieved August 3, 2012.
  2. "Bing Crosby". Allmovie. Retrieved August 3, 2012.
  3. "Bing Crosby". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved August 3, 2012.
  4. "Bing Crosby Filmography". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . 2011. Archived from the original on January 17, 2011. Retrieved August 3, 2012.
  5. Parkinson, Keith (December 1993). "Celluloid Crosby". BING Magazine (#105): 9.
  6. "Oscars". IMDb. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
  7. Parkinson, Keith. "The A-Z of Bing's Movies". BING Magazine. Retrieved April 12, 2016.