Portrait of Bing Crosby

Acting

Bing Crosby

Career

Active from 1930 to 2004, with a break from 1983 to 1999, busiest in 1933 and 1949 with 5 main titles each.

Leading roles
74
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for Holiday Inn
Holiday Inn
GoodWatch score81/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 59 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Bing Crosby Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.3, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    3.2, average 5.5
  • Violence
    2.0, average 4.1
  • Tension
    4.1, average 6.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Nostalgic Charm 11
  • Classic Hollywood 6
  • Lighthearted 5
  • Family-Friendly 5
  • Classic Hollywood Musical 4
  • Classic Musical 4
  • Classic Comedy 4
  • Romantic Comedy 4
  • Escapist Entertainment 4
  • Feel-Good Movie 3
  • Musical Comedy 3
  • Gentle Humor 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

126
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title ยท average score 58
Twiggy
Twiggy (2025)
GoodWatch score 58

as (archival footage)

2010s

1 title ยท average score 78
Howard
Howard (2018)
GoodWatch score 78

as Jeff Peters (archive footage)

2000s

4 titles
Stan Ridgway's Holiday In Dirt
Stan Ridgway's Holiday In Dirt (2005)

Thanks

Bing Crosby: Legends in Concert
Bing Crosby: Legends in Concert (2004)

Director

Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.1
Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.1 (2003)

as Narrator / Ichabod Crane / Brom Bones (voice) (archive footage)

'White Christmas': A Look Back with Rosemary Clooney
'White Christmas': A Look Back with Rosemary Clooney (2000)

as Bob Wallace (archive footage) (uncredited)

1990s

5 titles ยท average score 88
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas (1997)

as Bob Wallace (archive footage)

Silent Night
Silent Night (1996)

Songs

Good King Wenceslas
Good King Wenceslas (1996)

Songs

White Christmas
White Christmas (1995)

Songs

That's Entertainment! III
That's Entertainment! III (1994)
GoodWatch score 88

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

1980s

3 titles ยท average score 74
Tenderness
Tenderness (1985)

Music

Going Hollywood: The '30s
Going Hollywood: The '30s (1984)

as (archive footage)

Disney's Halloween Treat
Disney's Halloween Treat (1982)
GoodWatch score 74

as (archive footage)

1970s

12 titles ยท average score 63
The Hollywood Clowns
The Hollywood Clowns (1979)

as (archive footage)

The South Bank Show
The South Bank Show (1978)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show

Mean Dog Blues
Mean Dog Blues (1978)
GoodWatch score 54

Executive Producer

Halloween Hall o' Fame
Halloween Hall o' Fame (1977)

as Narrator/Brom Bones

That's Entertainment, Part II
That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)
GoodWatch score 70

as (archive footage)

Bob Hope's World of Comedy
Bob Hope's World of Comedy (1976)

as (archive footage)

Paper Moon
Paper Moon (1973)
GoodWatch score 84

Thanks

Terror in the Wax Museum
Terror in the Wax Museum (1973)
GoodWatch score 51

Producer

Arnold
Arnold (1973)
GoodWatch score 57

Executive Producer

Ben
Ben (1972)
GoodWatch score 55

Executive Producer

Dr. Cook's Garden
Dr. Cook's Garden (1971)
GoodWatch score 68

as Leonard Cook

Swing Out, Sweet Land
Swing Out, Sweet Land (1970)
GoodWatch score 65

as Mark Twain

1960s

14 titles ยท average score 56
The Danny Thomas Hour
The Danny Thomas Hour (1967)

TV show ยท as Charlie Castle

Stagecoach
Stagecoach (1966)
GoodWatch score 53

as Doc Josiah Boone

Cinerama's Russian Adventure
Cinerama's Russian Adventure (1966)

as Narrator (voice)

The Bing Crosby Show
The Bing Crosby Show (1964)

TV show ยท as Bing Collins

Robin and the 7 Hoods
Robin and the 7 Hoods (1964)
GoodWatch score 52

as Allen A. Dale

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show ยท as George Warren

The Sound of Laughter
The Sound of Laughter (1963)

as Bob (Singer in Grocery Store)

The Road to Hong Kong
The Road to Hong Kong (1962)
GoodWatch score 56

as Harry Turner

High Time
High Time (1960)
GoodWatch score 52

as Harvey Howard

Let's Make Love
Let's Make Love (1960)
GoodWatch score 61

as Bing Crosby (uncredited)

Lifetime of Comedy
Lifetime of Comedy (1960)

as (archive footage)

Pepe
Pepe (1960)
GoodWatch score 56

as Bing Crosby

1950s

22 titles ยท average score 63
Say One for Me
Say One for Me (1959)
GoodWatch score 50

as Father Conroy

Man on Fire
Man on Fire (1957)
GoodWatch score 50

as Earl Carleton

High Society
High Society (1956)
GoodWatch score 73

as C. K. Dexter-Haven

Anything Goes
Anything Goes (1956)
GoodWatch score 55

as Bill Benson

White Christmas
White Christmas (1954)
GoodWatch score 71

as Bob Wallace

The Country Girl
The Country Girl (1954)
GoodWatch score 75

as Frank Elgin

Little Boy Lost
Little Boy Lost (1953)
GoodWatch score 69

as Bill Wainright

Road to Bali
Road to Bali (1952)
GoodWatch score 66

as George Cochran

Just for You
Just for You (1952)
GoodWatch score 57

as Jordan Blake

Here Comes the Groom
Here Comes the Groom (1951)
GoodWatch score 60

as Peter 'Pete' Garvey

Mr. Music
Mr. Music (1950)
GoodWatch score 56

as Paul Merrick

Riding High
Riding High (1950)
GoodWatch score 57

as Dan Brooks

1940s

33 titles ยท average score 67
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949)
GoodWatch score 74

as Narrator (segment "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow")

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (1949)
GoodWatch score 75

as Narrator

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1949)
GoodWatch score 58

as Hank Martin

Welcome Stranger
Welcome Stranger (1947)
GoodWatch score 64

as Dr. James 'Jim' Pearson

Blue Skies
Blue Skies (1946)
GoodWatch score 65

as Johnny Adams

Road to Utopia
Road to Utopia (1946)
GoodWatch score 80

as Duke Johnson

The Bells of St. Mary's
The Bells of St. Mary's (1945)
GoodWatch score 78

as Father O'Malley

Going My Way
Going My Way (1944)
GoodWatch score 76

as Father Chuck O'Malley

Dixie
Dixie (1943)

as Daniel Decatur Emmett

Holiday Inn
Holiday Inn (1942)
GoodWatch score 81

as Jim Hardy

Road to Morocco
Road to Morocco (1942)
GoodWatch score 75

as Jeff Peters

Road to Singapore
Road to Singapore (1940)
GoodWatch score 72

as Josh Mallon

1930s

31 titles ยท average score 61
Waikiki Wedding
Waikiki Wedding (1937)
GoodWatch score 60

as Tony Marvin

Double or Nothing
Double or Nothing (1937)
GoodWatch score 68

as 'Lefty' Boylan

Pennies from Heaven
Pennies from Heaven (1936)
GoodWatch score 63

as Larry Poole

Rhythm on the Range
Rhythm on the Range (1936)
GoodWatch score 48

as Jeff Larabee

Mississippi
Mississippi (1935)
GoodWatch score 68

as Tom Grayson

She Loves Me Not
She Loves Me Not (1934)
GoodWatch score 55

as Paul Lawton

We're Not Dressing
We're Not Dressing (1934)
GoodWatch score 61

as Stephen Jones

Here Is My Heart
Here Is My Heart (1934)
GoodWatch score 69

as J. Paul Jones

Going Hollywood
Going Hollywood (1933)
GoodWatch score 68

as Bill 'Billy' Williams

College Humor
College Humor (1933)
GoodWatch score 58

as Professor Frederick Danvers

Sing, Bing, Sing
Sing, Bing, Sing (1933)

as Bing

Billboard Girl
Billboard Girl (1932)

as Bing