Bob Crosby

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1913-08-23 (80 years old)

Deathday

1993-03-09

Place of Birth

Spokane, Washington, USA

Bob Crosby

Biography

George Robert Crosby (August 23, 1913 – March 9, 1993) was an American jazz singer and bandleader, best known for his group the Bob-Cats, which formed around 1935. The Bob-Cats were a New Orleans Dixieland-style jazz octet. He was the younger brother of famed singer and actor Bing Crosby. On TV, Bob Crosby guest-starred in The Gisele MacKenzie Show. He was also a regular cast member of The Jack Benny Program, on both radio and television, taking over the role of bandleader after Phil Harris' departure. Crosby hosted his own afternoon TV variety show on CBS, The Bob Crosby Show (1953–1957). Crosby received two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fa...

Acting

1943

Thousands Cheer

as Bob Crosby

1942

Holiday Inn

as Orchestra Leader (uncredited)

1959

The Five Pennies

as Wil Paradise

1951

Two Tickets to Broadway

as Himself - Orchestra Leader

1941

Sis Hopkins

as Jeff Farnsworth

1941

Let's Make Music

as Bob Crosby

1944

Meet Miss Bobby Socks

as Don Collins

1953

Road to Bali

as Himself (uncredited)

1944

1999

Television: The First Fifty Years

as Self (archive footage)

1941

Rookies on Parade

as Duke Wilson

1944

The Singing Sheriff

as Bob Richards

1944

My Gal Loves Music

as Mel Murray

1934

Rhythm on the Roof

as Bob Crosby

1956

Jazz Ball

as Self (archive footage)

1943

1944

Pardon My Rhythm

as Orchestra Leader

1943

Reveille with Beverly

as Bob - Bob Crosby and His Orchestra (uncredited)

1936

Collegiate

as Band Leader

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