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Acting

Bob Hope

Career: Active from 1934 to 1986, with a break from 1973 to 1985, with up to 4 main titles a year.

Leading roles: 70
top three billing

Average score: 61/100

Highest rated: The Paleface
81/100

What stands out

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

Bob Hope Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Contemporary Realism
2.2, average 5.4
Psychological
3.1, average 5.5
Violence
2.1, average 4.1
Melancholy
2.8, average 4.7

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Lighthearted 11
Slapstick Humor 10
Classic Hollywood 9
Escapist Entertainment 8
Family-Friendly 8
Romantic Comedy 7
Classic Comedy 7
Nostalgic 6
Romantic Farce 5
Bob Hope Comedy 4
Historical Setting 4
Witty Dialogue 4

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

105

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

Upcoming

2 titles

TV show

Bob Hope: The Vietnam Years 1964-1972

as Bob Hope

2010s

1 title · average score 78

Howard

78

as Orville 'Turkey' Jackson (archive footage)

1990s

6 titles · average score 73

Hidden Hollywood II: More Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Vaults

as (archive footage)

That's Entertainment! III

88

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

That Little Monster

58

as Bob Hope / Bob (uncredited)

Murderers, Mobsters, & Madmen: Volume 6: Hollywood Police Files

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

Bob Hope's Four-Star Christmas Fiesta from San Antonio

Executive Producer

Bob Hope's Christmas Cheer from Saudi Arabia

Executive Producer

1980s

6 titles · average score 80

The Simpsons

83

TV show · as Bob Hope (voice)

Bob Hope's Love Affair with Lucy

Executive Producer

Bob Hope's Jolly Christmas Show

Executive Producer

A Masterpiece of Murder

as Dan Dolan

The Golden Girls

83

TV show · as Bob Hope

Highway to Heaven

73

TV show · as Sycopomp

1970s

5 titles · average score 62

The Muppet Movie

80

as Ice Cream Vendor

Joys

Executive Producer

Bob Hope's World of Comedy

Executive Producer

Today: While You Were Away (1964-1973 Retrospective)

as Commentator

Cancel My Reservation

43

as Dan Bartlett

1960s

21 titles · average score 51

How to Commit Marriage

48

as Frank Benson

The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell

60

as Sgt. Dan O'Farrell

Eight on the Lam

43

as Henry Dimsdale

Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number!

48

as Thomas J. 'Tom' Meade

I'll Take Sweden

44

as Bob Holcomb

The Jack Benny Hour

as Bob Hope / Marcello

A Global Affair

46

as Frank Larrimore

Critic's Choice

49

as Parker Ballantine

Call Me Bwana

53

as Matt

The Road to Hong Kong

56

as Chester Babcock

Bachelor in Paradise

54

as Adam J. Niles

The Facts of Life

58

as Larry Gilbert

1950s

24 titles · average score 63

Alias Jesse James

54

as Milford Farnsworth

The Iron Petticoat

44

as Captain Chuck Lockwood

That Certain Feeling

59

as Francis X. Dignan

The Seven Little Foys

63

as Eddie Foy

Casanova's Big Night

69

as Pippo Popolino

Here Come the Girls

41

as Stanley Snodgrass

Road to Bali

66

as Harold Gridley

Son of Paleface

80

as Peter Potter Jr.

Off Limits

60

as Wally Hogan

The Lemon Drop Kid

75

as Sidney Melbourne (The Lemon Drop Kid)

My Favorite Spy

61

as Peanuts White / Eric Augustine

Fancy Pants

75

as Humphrey

1940s

25 titles · average score 67

The Paleface

81

as 'Painless' Peter Potter

My Favorite Brunette

71

as Ronnie Jackson

Road to Rio

76

as Hot Lips Barton

Road to Utopia

80

as Chester Hooton

The Princess and the Pirate

73

as Sylvester the Great

Road to Morocco

75

as Orville Jackson

My Favorite Blonde

69

as Larry Haines

Nothing but the Truth

61

as Steve Bennett

Caught in the Draft

66

as Don Bolton

Road to Zanzibar

73

as Fearless

The Ghost Breakers

78

as Larry Lawrence

Road to Singapore

72

as Ace Lannigan

1930s

15 titles · average score 64

The Cat and the Canary

70

as Wally Campbell

Some Like It Hot

65

as Nicky Nelson

Never Say Die

70

as John Kidley

Give Me a Sailor

61

as Jim Brewster

Thanks for the Memory

66

as Steve Merrick

The Big Broadcast of 1938

61

as Buzz Fielding

The Old Grey Mayor

as Bob

Watch the Birdie

as Bob

Double Exposure

64

as Photographer / Robert

Paree, Paree

59

as Peter

Soup for Nuts

as Master of Ceremonies

Going Spanish

as Bob