Bob Hope
Stand-up comedian · 1903–2003

Bob Hope

Who Bob Hope is

British-born American comedian and actor whose career spanned nearly 80 years across vaudeville, Broadway, radio, film and television, built on rapid-fire, self-deprecating one-liners. He starred in more than 50 feature films including the seven 'Road to ...' pictures with Bing Crosby, hosted the Academy Awards a record 19 times, and headlined 57 USO tours for US troops between 1941 and 1991. He died in 2003 at age 100.

At a glance

Born
1903
Died
2003
Style
Topical polish, Vaudeville and USO stages, One-liners
Stand-up specials
USO tours, NBC television specials, Christmas special filmed in Vietnam and 1 more
Albums
Thanks for the Memory
Podcasts
Confessions of a Hooker: My Lifelong Love Affair with Golf
On screen
The Pepsodent Show Starring Bob Hope, The Cat and the Canary, Road to Singapore (film, 1940) and six more Road to ... films through 1962 and 12 more
Official site
bobhope.org ↗

Specials, shows and podcasts

Stand-up specials

Albums

On screen

Podcasts

Comedians like Bob Hope

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Career timeline

  1. 1903Born
  2. 1938The Pepsodent Show Starring Bob Hope (radio, from 1938) On screen
  3. 1938The Big Broadcast of 1938 (Buzz Fielding, Paramount, 1938) On screen
  4. 1938Thanks for the Memory (1938, with Shirley Ross) Album
  5. 1939The Cat and the Canary (film, 1939) On screen
  6. 1940Road to Singapore (film, 1940) and six more Road to ... films through 1962 On screen
  7. 1940The Ghost Breakers (Larry Lawrence, 1940) On screen
  8. 1941USO tours (57 tours, 1941–1991) Special
  9. 1942My Favorite Blonde (Larry Haines, 1942) On screen
  10. 1944The Princess and the Pirate (Sylvester the Great, 1944) On screen
  11. 1946Monsieur Beaucaire (Monsieur Beaucaire, 1946) On screen
  12. 1947My Favorite Brunette (Ronnie Jackson, 1947) On screen
  13. 1948The Paleface (film, 1948) On screen
  14. 1950NBC television specials (1950–1996) Special
  15. 1950Bob Hope's NBC specials (host, among them his Christmas specials, 1950–1996) On screen
  16. 1951The Lemon Drop Kid (Sidney Milburn, 1951) On screen
  17. 1952Son of Paleface (Peter Potter Jr., 1952) On screen
  18. 1955The Seven Little Foys (Eddie Foy, 1955) On screen
  19. 1970Christmas special filmed in Vietnam (1970, NBC) Special
  20. 1977Academy Awards (host, 19 times through 1977) On screen
  21. 1985Confessions of a Hooker: My Lifelong Love Affair with Golf (book, 1985) Book
  22. 1993Bob Hope: The First 90 Years (1993, NBC; Emmy winner) Special
  23. 2003Died

Questions about Bob Hope

What stand-up specials has Bob Hope released?

USO tours, NBC television specials, Christmas special filmed in Vietnam and Bob Hope: The First 90 Years.

What podcast do they host?

Confessions of a Hooker: My Lifelong Love Affair with Golf.

What TV shows and films are they in?

The Pepsodent Show Starring Bob Hope, The Cat and the Canary, Road to Singapore (film, 1940) and six more Road to ... films through 1962, The Paleface, Academy Awards and Bob Hope's NBC specials, among 15 credits.

Who are some comedians like them?

Chris Rock (also in Academy Awards), Jon Stewart (also in Academy Awards), Richard Pryor (also in Academy Awards), Steve Martin (also in Academy Awards) and Whoopi Goldberg (also in Academy Awards).

The full SUCDb record

The full record — the career in order, the specials and credits, and the sources for each — is on SUCDb, with their place on the Legends ballots.

Their SUCDb record →Their own site ↗

Sources

Updated 5 October 2026 · the record checked 27 September 2026