Bob Crosby
Actor
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]
Filmography
Holiday Inn
as Orchestra Leader (uncredited) 1942
Road to Bali
as Himself (uncredited) 1952
The Five Pennies
as Wil Paradise 1959
Thousands Cheer
as Bob Crosby 1943
Two Tickets to Broadway
as Himself - Orchestra Leader 1951
Presenting Lily Mars
as Bob Crosby 1943
Let's Make Music
as Bob Crosby 1941
Reveille with Beverly
as Bob - Bob Crosby and His Orchestra (uncredited) 1943
Sis Hopkins
as Jeff Farnsworth 1941
Kansas City Kitty
as Jimmy 1944
Pardon My Rhythm
as Orchestra Leader 1944
See Here, Private Hargrove
as Bob 1944
Paramount Headliner: Bob Crosby and His Orchestra
as Orchestra Leader 1938
The Singing Sheriff
as Bob Richards 1944
Rhythm on the Roof
as Bob Crosby 1934
Jazz Ball
as Self (archive footage) 1956