Bob Hope filmography

This is a selection of films and television appearances by British-American comedian and actor Bob Hope (1903-2003). Hope, a former boxer, began his acting career in 1925 in various vaudeville acts and stage performances

Bob Hope in The Ghost Breakers trailer (1940)

Hope's feature film debut would come in The Big Broadcast of 1938.(although he made his debut in film short Going Spanish). Hope would continue to act, in addition to stand-up comedy USO performances for American military personnel that where stationed overseas, his final starring feature theatrical release was the comedy Cancel My Reservation in 1972, (although he would feature in the 1986 made for TV film A Masterpiece of Murder). He would retire in 1998.

Filmography

Film Shorts

Theatrical features

Voice roles and documentaries

Box office ranking

For a number of years Hope was ranked as one of the most popular stars in the world:

  • 1941 – 4th (US)[3]
  • 1942 – 5th (US)
  • 1943 – 2nd (US)
  • 1944 – 3rd (US)
  • 1945 – 7th (US)
  • 1946 – 5th (US)
  • 1947 – 6th (US)
  • 1948 – 5th (US)
  • 1949 – 1st (US)
  • 1950 – 2nd (US), 1st (UK)
  • 1951 – 6th (US), 1st (UK)
  • 1952 – 5th (US), 1st (UK)
  • 1953 – 8th (US)

Portrayals

Hope was portrayed by Greg Kinnear in the 2020 comedy-drama film Misbehaviour about the Miss World 1970 Women's Liberation protests.[4][5]

References

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