Biography
Lester Townes "Bob" Hope was a British-born American comedian, actor, entertainer and producer with a career that spanned nearly 80 years and achievements in vaudeville, network radio, television, and USO Tours. He appeared in more than 70 short and feature films, starring in 54, including a series of seven Road to ... musical comedy films with Bing Crosby as his partner. He reached his 100th birthday 59 days before he died in 2003.
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Awards & recognition
- Knight Grand Officer of the Order of St. Gregory the Great · 1998
- Presidential Medal of Freedom · 1969
- Academy Honorary Award · 1966
- Golden Plate Award · 1961
- Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award · 1960
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- Trustees Award · 1959
- Academy Honorary Award · 1953
- Academy Honorary Award · 1945
- Academy Honorary Award · 1941
- Actor Awards
- Congressional Gold Medal
- Emmy Award
- Golden Globe Awards
- honorary doctor of the Ohio State University
- Horatio Alger Award
- Kennedy Center Honors
- Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
- Knight of St. Sylvester
- Library of Congress Living Legend
- Medal of Liberty
- National Medal of Arts
- Order of St. Gregory the Great
- Peabody Awards
- Ronald Reagan Freedom Award
- Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- World Golf Hall of Fame
Filmography50+ titles
O.J.: Made in America
This Is Bob Hope...
O.J.: Made in America
The Simpsons
The Muppet Show
Liberation
Get Smart
I Love Lucy
The Jack Benny Program
Sally
Hearts and Minds
The Carol Burnett Show
Los Angeles Plays Itself
The Golden Girls
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Highway to Heaven
The Red Skelton Show
Nothing But the Truth
The Muppet Movie
The Lucy Show
That's Entertainment! III
Frank Sinatra Show
What's My Line?
The Colgate Comedy Hour
The Princess and the Pirate
Road to Morocco
The Cat and the Canary
Breakdown: 1975
Howard
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
The Dick Cavett Show
The Ed Sullivan Show
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Lux Video Theatre
Road to Utopia
Sorrowful Jones
My Favorite Brunette
Lucy's Really Lost Moments
Scared Stiff
The Lemon Drop Kid
Story of G.I. Joe
The Ghost Breakers
The Greatest Show on Earth
My Favorite Blonde
Road to Zanzibar
Road to Singapore
Bachelor in Paradise
Boulevard! A Hollywood Story
Spies Like Us
Road to Bali