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Bing Crosby

Bing Crosby

Actor, also producer · Died October 14, 1977, aged 74 · Tacoma, Washington, USA

Harry Lillis "Bing" Crosby Jr. (May 3, 1903 – October 14, 1977) was an American singer, comedian and actor. The first multimedia star, Crosby was a leader in record sales, radio ratings, and motion picture grosses from 1931 to 1954. His early career coincided with recording innovations that allowed him to develop an intimate singing style that influenced many male singers who followed him, including Perry Como, Frank Sinatra, Dick Haymes, and Dean Martin. Yank magazine said that he was "the person who had done the most for the morale of overseas servicemen" during World War II. In 1948, American polls declared him the "most admired man alive", ahead of Jackie Robinson and Pope Pius XII. Also in 1948, Music Digest estimated that his recordings filled more than half of the 80,000 weekly hours allocated to recorded radio music. Crosby won an Oscar for Best Actor for his role as Father Chuck O'Malley in the 1944 motion picture Going My Way and was nominated for his reprise of the role in The Bells of St. Mary's opposite Ingrid Bergman the next year, becoming the first of six actors to be nominated twice for playing the same character. In 1963, Crosby received the first Grammy Global Achievement Award. He is one of 33 people to have three stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, in the categories of motion pictures, radio, and audio recording. He was also known for his collaborations with longtime friend Bob Hope, starring in the Road to... films from 1940 to 1962. Crosby influenced the development of the postwar recording industry. After seeing a demonstration of a German broadcast quality reel-to-reel tape recorder brought to America by John T. Mullin, he invested $50,000 in a California electronics company called Ampex to build copies. He then convinced ABC to allow him to tape his shows. He became the first performer to pre-record his radio shows and master his commercial recordings onto magnetic tape. Through the medium of recording, he constructed his radio programs with the same directorial tools and craftsmanship (editing, retaking, rehearsal, time shifting) used in motion picture production, a practice that became an industry standard. In addition to his work with early audio tape recording, he helped to finance the development of videotape, bought television stations, bred racehorses, and co-owned the Pittsburgh Pirates baseball team.

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Born
May 3, 1903
Died
October 14, 1977 (aged 74)
From
Tacoma, Washington, USA
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
67 on MovieCove · 142 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 44% in 30 days

What are Bing Crosby's films like?

Across their 53 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 53 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Light 39 · Serious 8 · Dark 6

A split, not a type: Grounded 30 · Stylized 18 · Heightened 5

Gentle 34 · Charged 15 · Intense 4

Steady 35 · Shifting 17 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced 13 · Some laughs 23 · Funny 17

A split, not a type: Slow burn 28 · Even-paced 25 · Relentless 0

Casual 43 · Engaged 10 · Full focus 0

Resolved 46 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

32 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 20 of 32 analyzed roles.

Hero
20 of 32
Ally
3 of 32
Trickster
3 of 32
Shapeshifter
2 of 32
Mentor
2 of 32
Herald
1 of 32
Shadow
1 of 32
Show the 32 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
34
Warm
28
Tense
15
Romantic
16
Absurd
7
Other
39

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy37
  • Bittersweet9
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous3
  • Cyclical1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Bing Crosby's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 22 of their 67 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (13).

Subscription and free streaming for Bing Crosby's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

142 credits, 67 with a MovieCove page; 103 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Twiggy(2024)

    as (archival footage)

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
  • Howard(2018)

    as Jeff Peters (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
  • Stan Ridgway's Holiday In Dirt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Thanks

  • Bing Crosby: Legends in Concert (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Director · as Self

  • Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.1 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Narrator / Ichabod Crane / Brom Bones (voice) (archive footage)

  • 'White Christmas': A Look Back with Rosemary Clooney (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Bob Wallace (archive footage) (uncredited)

  • Classic Commercials: Volume 3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Actor

  • Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Bob Wallace (archive footage)

  • Silent Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Songs

  • Good King Wenceslas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Songs

  • White Christmas(1995)

    Songs

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • That's Entertainment! III(1994)

    as (archive footage) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
  • Shanks for the Memory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Actor

  • Tenderness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Composer

  • Going Hollywood: The '30s(1984)

    as (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • Disney's Halloween Treat(1984)

    as (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
  • The Hollywood Clowns (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as (archive footage)

  • The Great Santini(1979)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
  • Mean Dog Blues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Executive Producer

  • A Real American Hero(1978)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
  • Halloween Hall o' Fame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Narrator/Brom Bones

  • Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
  • That's Entertainment, Part II(1976)

    as (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
  • Special Delivery(1976)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
  • Part 2: Walking Tall(1975)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
  • The Hanged Man(1974)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
  • Bing Crosby's Sun Valley Christmas Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Actor

  • Arnold(1973)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films
  • Paper Moon(1973)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
  • Voyage of the Yes(1973)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
  • Walking Tall(1973)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
  • Ben(1972)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
  • You'll Like My Mother(1972)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
  • Dr. Cook's Garden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Leonard Cook

  • Willard(1971)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
  • Swing Out, Sweet Land(1970)

    as Mark Twain

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
  • White Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Composer

  • The Danny Thomas Hour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · as Charlie Castle

  • Stagecoach(1966)

    as Doc Josiah Boone

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
  • Cinerama's Russian Adventure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Calder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Composer

  • The Bing Crosby Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 28 episodes · as Bing Collins

  • Robin and the 7 Hoods(1964)

    as Allen A. Dale

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
  • The Sound of Laughter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Bob (Singer in Grocery Store)

  • Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · as George Warren

  • The Road to Hong Kong(1962)

    as Harry Turner

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
  • Ben Casey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 153 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Big Night Out: The Peggy Lee Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Actor

  • Pepe(1960)

    as Bing Crosby

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
  • High Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Harvey Howard

  • Let's Make Love(1960)

    as Bing Crosby (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
  • Lifetime of Comedy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as (archive footage)

  • Say One for Me(1959)

    Producer · as Father Conroy

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films
  • Alias Jesse James(1959)

    as Bing (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
  • Man on Fire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Executive Producer · as Earl Carleton

  • High Society(1956)

    Producer · as C. K. Dexter-Haven

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
  • Anything Goes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Bill Benson

  • High Tor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Executive Producer · as Van Van Dorn

  • Showdown at Ulcer Gulch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Influential Man

  • The Phil Silvers Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Bing Crosby

  • The Country Girl(1954)

    as Frank Elgin

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
  • White Christmas(1954)

    as Bob Wallace

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
  • Little Boy Lost (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Bill Wainright

  • Scared Stiff(1953)

    as Skeleton (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
  • Off Limits (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Bing Crosby (archive footage) (uncredited)

  • Road to Bali(1952)

    Executive Producer · as George Cochran

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
  • Just for You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Jordan Blake

  • Son of Paleface(1952)

    as Driver (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
  • The Greatest Show on Earth(1952)

    as Spectator (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
  • Angels in the Outfield(1951)

    as Bing Crosby (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
  • Here Comes the Groom(1951)

    as Peter 'Pete' Garvey

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
  • America Applauds: An Evening for Richard Rodgers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Actor

  • Mr. Music (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Paul Merrick

  • The Jack Benny Program (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Show 1 episode · as Bing Crosby

  • Riding High (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Dan Brooks

  • The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Narrator

  • The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad(1949)

    as Narrator (segment "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow")

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
  • Top o' the Morning(1949)

    Producer · as Joe Mulqueen

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
  • Down Memory Lane (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Bing Crosby

  • Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
  • The Emperor Waltz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Virgil Smith

  • Road to Rio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Scat Sweeney

  • Variety Girl(1947)

    as Bing Crosby

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
  • Welcome Stranger(1947)

    as Dr. James 'Jim' Pearson

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
  • My Favorite Brunette(1947)

    as Harry (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
  • Abie's Irish Rose (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Executive Producer

  • Blue Skies(1946)

    as Johnny Adams

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
  • Road to Utopia(1945)

    as Duke Johnson

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
  • The Bells of St. Mary's(1945)

    as Father O'Malley

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
  • We've Got Another Bond to Buy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Actor

  • Hollywood Victory Caravan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Bing Crosby

  • Duffy's Tavern (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Bing Crosby

  • Out of This World(1945)

    as Herbie Fenton (singing voice) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
  • The Great John L. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Executive Producer

  • Here Come the Waves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Johnny Cabot

  • The Princess and the Pirate(1944)

    as Margaret's Sweetheart (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
  • The Road to Victory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Bing Crosby (uncredited)

  • Going My Way(1944)

    as Father Chuck O'Malley

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
  • Dixie(1943)

    as Daniel Decatur Emmett

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
  • They Got Me Covered(1943)

    as Music Box (voice)

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
  • Road to Morocco(1942)

    as Jeff Peters

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
  • Holiday Inn(1942)

    as Jim Hardy

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
  • My Favorite Blonde(1942)

    as Man Outside Union Hall (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
  • Star Spangled Rhythm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Bing Crosby

  • Birth of the Blues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Jeff Lambert

  • Road to Zanzibar(1941)

    as Chuck

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
  • Rhythm on the River(1940)

    as Bob Sommers

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
  • If I Had My Way(1940)

    as Buzz Blackwell

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
  • Road to Singapore(1940)

    as Josh Mallon

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
  • The Star Maker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Larry Earl

  • East Side of Heaven(1939)

    as Denny Martin

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
  • Paris Honeymoon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as 'Lucky' Lawton

  • Sing, You Sinners (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Joe Beebe

  • Doctor Rhythm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Dr. Bill Remsen

  • Double or Nothing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as 'Lefty' Boylan

  • Waikiki Wedding(1937)

    as Tony Marvin

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
  • Pennies from Heaven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Larry Poole

  • Rhythm on the Range(1936)

    as Jeff Larabee

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
  • Anything Goes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Billy Crocker

  • The Big Broadcast of 1936 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Bing

  • Two for Tonight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Gilbert Gordon

  • Mississippi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Tom Grayson

  • Here Is My Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as J. Paul Jones

  • She Loves Me Not(1934)

    as Paul Lawton

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
  • We're Not Dressing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Stephen Jones

  • Going Hollywood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Bill 'Billy' Williams

  • Please (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Howard Jones

  • Too Much Harmony (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Eddie Bronson

  • College Humor(1933)

    as Professor Frederick Danvers

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
  • Sing, Bing, Sing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Bing

  • The Big Broadcast(1932)

    as Bing Hornsby

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
  • Billboard Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Bing

  • Dream House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Bing Fawcett (Plumber)

  • One More Chance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Bing Bangs

  • Blue of the Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Bing Crosby / Jack Smith

  • I Surrender Dear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Bing Crosby

  • Confessions of a Co-Ed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Bing

  • Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
  • Two Plus Fours (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Bing

  • King of Jazz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Trio Singer (as The Rhythm Boys)

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 131 titles from 1930 to 2025; peak year 1961.

Film career

19302025

Peak 1961 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 17 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting115 of 131: 112 only acting, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score69thDirecting1 of 131: 1 only directing, 0 with another roleProducing10 of 131: 7 only producing, 3 with another roleMusic3 of 131: 3 only music, 0 with another roleOther crew5 of 131: 5 only other crew, 0 with another role

131 titles, 3 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1930s31 · acting1940s34 · 32 acting · 2 crew1950s23 · 23 acting · 3 crew1960s16 · 13 acting · 3 crew1970s11 · 6 acting · 5 crew1980s3 · 2 acting · 1 crew1990s7 · 4 acting · 3 crew2000s4 · 2 acting · 2 crew2010s1 · acting2020s1 · acting

Billing

usually 1st · top billed in 56% of 32 roles
30455055

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Bing Crosby's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 61st percentile, the median of all 67; across their 53 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 59th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 53

Approval · how many liked their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 53

Reach · how many have seen their films

50thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 53

Midcredits score across 67 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up21
  • 50th to 74th26
  • 25th to 49th15
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

37 of their 67 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved7
  • Crowd Pleaser37
  • Broadly Agreed5
  • Mixed18

Reviewers score the acting 67/100 in their films, across 48 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 43. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Bing Crosby's work okay for kids?

Across up to 9 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity and frightening / intense run lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore7 titles7–65 · median 21 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity9 titles0–48 · median 10 · minimallighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity7 titles1–44 · median 8 · minimallighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs7 titles20–39 · median 32 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense7 titles4–55 · median 21 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Bing Crosby work with?

People who share at least 2 of Bing Crosby's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Charles A. Pratt shares the most, 12.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers

Mixed roles