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 Fame, for television and radio.

[biography (excerpted) from Wikipedia]

Known For

The Five Pennies
The Five Pennies
See Here, Private Hargrove
See Here, Private Hargrove
Two Tickets to Broadway
Two Tickets to Broadway
Sis Hopkins
Sis Hopkins
Let's Make Music
Let's Make Music
Meet Miss Bobby Socks
Meet Miss Bobby Socks
Road to Bali
Road to Bali

Filmography

1999 Television: The First Fifty Years
as Self (archive footage)
1962 The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
1959 Startime
as
1959 The Five Pennies
as Wil Paradise
1956 Jazz Ball
as Self (archive footage)
1953 The Bob Crosby Show
as
1953 Road to Bali
as Himself (uncredited)
1952 The Greatest Show on Earth
as Spectator
1951 Two Tickets to Broadway
as Himself - Orchestra Leader
1950 The Bob Hope Show
as Self
1950 What's My Line?
as Self - Mystery Guest
1950 What's My Line?
as Self - Panelist
1948 The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
1944 Meet Miss Bobby Socks
as Don Collins
1944 My Gal Loves Music
as Mel Murray
1944 The Singing Sheriff
as Bob Richards
1944 Kansas City Kitty
as Jimmy
1944 Pardon My Rhythm
as Orchestra Leader
1944 See Here, Private Hargrove
as Bob
1943 Thousands Cheer
as Bob Crosby