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Bob Crosby

Bob Crosby

Born: 1913-08-23 • Spokane, Washington, USA

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]

Filmography
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Television: The First Fifty Years
1999 • Self (archive footage)
The Five Pennies poster
The Five Pennies
1959 • Wil Paradise
Jazz Ball poster
Jazz Ball
1956 • Self (archive footage)
Road to Bali poster
Road to Bali
1952 • Himself (uncredited)
The Greatest Show on Earth poster
The Greatest Show on Earth
1952 • Spectator
Two Tickets to Broadway poster
Two Tickets to Broadway
1951 • Himself - Orchestra Leader
Meet Miss Bobby Socks poster
Meet Miss Bobby Socks
1944 • Don Collins
My Gal Loves Music poster
My Gal Loves Music
1944 • Mel Murray
The Singing Sheriff poster
The Singing Sheriff
1944 • Bob Richards
Kansas City Kitty poster
Kansas City Kitty
1944 • Jimmy
Pardon My Rhythm poster
Pardon My Rhythm
1944 • Orchestra Leader
See Here, Private Hargrove poster
See Here, Private Hargrove
1944 • Bob
Thousands Cheer poster
Thousands Cheer
1943 • Bob Crosby
Presenting Lily Mars poster
Presenting Lily Mars
1943 • Bob Crosby
Reveille with Beverly poster
Reveille with Beverly
1943 • Bob - Bob Crosby and His Orchestra (uncredited)
Holiday Inn poster
Holiday Inn
1942 • Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
Rookies on Parade poster
Rookies on Parade
1941 • Duke Wilson
Sis Hopkins poster
Sis Hopkins
1941 • Jeff Farnsworth
Let's Make Music poster
Let's Make Music
1941 • Bob Crosby
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Paramount Headliner: Bob Crosby and His Orchestra
1938 • Orchestra Leader
Collegiate poster
Collegiate
1936 • Band Leader
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Rhythm on the Roof
1934 • Bob Crosby