Personal Info
Birth date
1903-05-03 (122 Years)
Day of death
1977-10-14
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Tacoma, Washington, USA
Also known as
Harry Lillis Crosby
Der Bingle
Бинг Кросби
The Rhythm Boys
Bing Crosby
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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.
Filmography
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
7.4
Overview:
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight Show franchise from 1962 to 1992. It originally aired during late-night. For its first ten years, Carson's Tonight Show was based in New York City with occasional trips to Burbank, California; in May 1972, the show moved permanently to Burbank, California. In 2002, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson was ranked #12 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.The Mike Douglas Show
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The Mike Douglas Show is an American daytime television talk show hosted by Mike Douglas that originally aired only in the Cleveland area during much of its first two years on the air. It then went into syndication in 1963 and remained on television until 1982. It was distributed by Westinghouse Broadcasting and for much of its run, originated from studios of two of the company's TV stations in Cleveland and Philadelphia.The Ed Sullivan Show
6.8
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The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June 20, 1948 to Sunday June 6, 1971, and was hosted by New York entertainment columnist Ed Sullivan. It was replaced in September 1971 by the CBS Sunday Night Movie, which ran only one season and was eventually replaced by other shows. In 2002, The Ed Sullivan Show was ranked #15 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.The Carol Burnett Show
7.7
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The Carol Burnett Show is an American variety/sketch comedy television show starring Carol Burnett, Harvey Korman, Vicki Lawrence, Lyle Waggoner, and Tim Conway. It originally ran on CBS from September 11, 1967, to March 29, 1978, for 278 episodes and originated from CBS Television City's Studio 33. The series won 25 prime time Emmy Awards, was ranked No. 16 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time in 2002 and in 2007 was listed as one of Time magazine's "100 Best TV Shows of All Time."Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
5.714
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Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre is an American anthology series, sponsored by Chrysler Corporation, which ran on NBC from 1963 through 1967. The show was hosted by Bob Hope, but it had a variety of formats, including musical, dramatic, and comedy.The Jack Benny Program
7.813
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Laugh along with funnyman Jack Benny as he brings his underplayed humor to TV along with regular performers from his radio show days.The Bob Hope Show
7
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The Bob Hope Show hosted by Bob Hope, debuted on April 9, 1950. During the 1952-1953 season, NBC rotated with other variety shows in a Sunday night block known as "The Colgate Comedy Hour" (Sept. 1950 to Dec. 1955). Also known as, "The Chevy Show with Bob Hope." When the first special debuted in October of 1950 it was the most expensive television program made up to that point - costing an astronomical $1,500 a minute to produce. Bob Hope had his own television show and radio show at the same time. For the next three seasons, The Bob Hope Show was broadcast once a month on Tuesday nights, giving Milton Berle a week off. Bob ended his radio show in April, 1956. Bob Hope also had another show by a similar name, "The Bob Hope Show (All Star Revue)". In addition, he performed in "Specials" for many years. It is the longest running variety program in television's history with a record of 45 years of televised entertainment.Legends
5
Overview:
The story of the big names that have shaped the musical genres, plus an occasional stopgap for the new rock 'n' roll - comedy.Frank Sinatra Show
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Overview:
The Frank Sinatra Show is an ABC variety and drama series, starring Frank Sinatra, premiering on October 18, 1957, and last airing on June 27, 1958.The Bing Crosby Show
5
Overview:
The Bing Crosby Show is a 28-episode situation comedy television program starring crooner, film star, iconic phenomenon, and businessman Bing Crosby and actress Beverly Garland as a middle-aged couple, Bing and Ellie Collins, rearing two teenaged daughters during the early 1960s. In the format, Crosby portrayed a former entertainer turned architectural designer with a penchant for singing, and each episode usually contained at least one song. Produced by Crosby's own company, affiliated with Desilu Studios and subsequently CBS Paramount Television, the series aired on ABC from September 14, 1964, to April 19, 1965. Rebroadcasts continued until June 14. The roles of the daughters Janice and Joyce Collins were played by Carol Faylen and Diane Sherry, respectively. Top Warner Bros. character actor Frank McHugh appeared as Willie Walters, the Collins's live-in handyman. Christopher Riordan and Pamela Austin appeared twice on the program, Riordan as an unnamed "Neighbor" and Austin as Clarissa Roberts. Guest stars included Herbert Anderson, Frankie Avalon, Jack Benny, Jimmy Boyd, Macdonald Carey, Vikki Carr, Dennis Day, Roger Ewing, Glenda Farrell, Joan Fontaine, Kathy Garver, George Gobel, Kathryn Grant, Pat Harrington, Jr., Phil Harris, Charles Lane, Nobu McCarthy, Gary Morton, Ken Murray, Lloyd Nolan, Ruth Roman, and James Shigeta.The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
6.488
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The Wind in the Willows: Concise version of Kenneth Grahame's story of the same name. J. Thaddeus Toad, owner of Toad Hall, is prone to fads, such as the newfangled motor car. This desire for the very latest lands him in much trouble with the wrong crowd, and it is up to his friends, Mole, Rat and Badger to save him from himself. - The Legend of Sleepy Hollow: Retelling of Washington Irving's story set in a tiny New England town. Ichabod Crane, the new schoolmaster, falls for the town beauty, Katrina Van Tassel, and the town Bully Brom Bones decides that he is a little too successful and needs "convincing" that Katrina is not for him.High Society
6.9
Overview:
With socialite Tracy Lord about to remarry, her ex-husband - with the help of a sympathetic reporter - has 48 hours to convince her that she really still loves him.White Christmas
7.183
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Two talented song-and-dance men team up after the war to become one of the hottest acts in show business. In time they befriend and become romantically involved with the beautiful Haynes sisters who comprise a sister act.Paper Moon
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A bible salesman finds himself saddled with a young girl who may or may not be his daughter, and the two forge an unlikely partnership as a money-making con team in Depression-era Kansas.My Favorite Brunette
6.639
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Ronnie Jackson is a lowly baby photographer who secretly fantasizes about being a private detective. When a lovely baroness actually mistakes him for one and asks him to help locate her missing husband, Baron Montay, Ronnie finds himself agreeing. Several days later he is on death row whiling away the hours until his execution by recounting to a group of reporters the bizarre tale of how he ended up there.Reaching for the Moon
5.375
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Wall Street wizard, Larry Day, new to the ways of love, is coached by his valet. He follows Vivian Benton on an ocean liner, where cocktails, laced with a "love potion," work their magic. He then loses his fortune in the market crash and feels he has also lost his girl.A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
6.3
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A bump on the head sends Hank Martin, 1905 auto mechanic, to Arthurian England, 528 A.D., where he is befriended by Sir Sagramore le Desirous and gains power by judicious use of technology. He and Alisande, the King's niece, fall in love at first sight, which draws unwelcome attention from her fiancée Sir Lancelot; but worse trouble befalls when Hank meddles in the kingdom's politics.The Greatest Show on Earth
6.317
Overview:
To ensure a full profitable season, circus manager Brad Braden engages The Great Sebastian, though this moves his girlfriend Holly from her hard-won center trapeze spot. Holly and Sebastian begin a dangerous one-upmanship duel in the ring, while he pursues her on the ground.Road to Bali
6.3
Overview:
Having to leave Melbourne in a hurry to avoid various marriage proposals, two song-and-dance men sign on for work as divers. This takes them to an idyllic island on the way to Bali where they vie with each other for the favours of Princess Lala. The hazardous dive produces a chest of priceless jewels which arouses the less romantic interest of some shady locals.Holiday Inn
7.029
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Lovely Linda Mason has crooner Jim Hardy head over heels, but suave stepper Ted Hanover wants her for his new dance partner after fickle Lila Dixon gives him the brush. Jim's supper club, Holiday Inn, is the setting for the chase by Hanover and his manager.Going My Way
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Youthful Father Chuck O'Malley led a colorful life of sports, song, and romance before joining the Roman Catholic clergy. After being appointed to a run-down New York parish, O'Malley's worldly knowledge helps him connect with a gang of boys looking for direction, eventually winning over the aging, conventional Parish priest.And the Oscar Goes To...
6.991
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The story of the gold-plated statuette that became the film industry's most coveted prize, AND THE OSCAR GOES TO... traces the history of the Academy itself, which began in 1927 when Louis B. Mayer, then head of MGM, led other prominent members of the industry in forming this professional honorary organization. Two years later the Academy began bestowing awards, which were nicknamed "Oscar," and quickly came to represent the pinnacle of cinematic achievement.Stagecoach
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A group of unlikely travelling companions find themselves on the same stagecoach to Cheyenne. They include a drunken doctor, a bar girl who's been thrown out of town, a professional gambler, a travelling liquor salesman, a banker who has decided to embezzle money, a gun-slinger out for revenge and a young woman going to join her army captain husband. All have secrets but when they are set upon by an Indian war party and then a family of outlaws, they find they must all work together if they are to stay alive.Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
5.7
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Period music, film clips and newsreel footage combined into a visual exploration of the American entertainment industry during the Great Depression.That's Entertainment!
7.3
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Various MGM stars from yesterday present their favorite musical moments from the studio's 50 year history.Howard
6.9
Overview:
Though legendary lyricist Howard Ashman died far too young, his impact on Broadway, movies, and the culture at large were incalculable. Told entirely through rare archival footage and interviews with Ashman’s family, friends, associates, and longtime partner Bill Lauch, Howard is an intimate tribute to a once-in-a-generation talent and a rousing celebration of musical storytelling itself.Acting
2025Twiggy as (archival footage)
2024I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story as Self (archive footage)
2023Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2022Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues as Self - C.K Dexter-Haven (archive footage)
2022Grace Kelly – Hollywoods tragische Prinzessin as Self (archive footage)
2022Rat Pack as Self (archive footage)
2021Dean Martin: El Rey del Cool as Self (archive footage)
2019My Music: A Classic Christmas as Self (archive footage)
2018Howard as Jeff Peters (archive footage)
2017This Is Bob Hope... as Self (archive footage)
2014Bing Crosby: Rediscovered as Self (archive footage)
2014And the Oscar Goes To... as Self (archive footage)
2010Bing Crosby: The Television Specials Volume 2 – The Christmas Specials as Self
2010The Best of Johnny Carson as Unknown
2007Tim Conway: Timeless Comedy as Self
2006Legends (1 Episode) as Self (archive footage)
2006"All -Singing All-Dancing" Before And After as Archive Footage
2006Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess as Self - Actor (archive footage)
2005Legendary Christmas Entertainers as Self
2004'Twas the Night - A Holiday Celebration as Self
2004Bing Crosby: Legends in Concert as Self
2003Cole Porter in Hollywood: True Love as Self (Archive Footage)
2003Biography: Bob Hope: America's Entertainer as Self (archive footage)
2003Hollywood Ghosts & Gravesites as (archive footage)
2003Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.1 as Narrator / Ichabod Crane / Brom Bones (voice) (archive footage)
2002Edith Head: The Paramount Years as (archive footage)
2001The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1 as Self (archive footage)
2001The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2 as Self (archive footage)
2000'White Christmas': A Look Back with Rosemary Clooney as Bob Wallace (archive footage) (uncredited)
2000Hollywood Musicals of the 40's as Self (archive footage)
1999Television: The First Fifty Years as Self (archive footage)
1998Classic Commercials: Volume 3 as Unknown
1998A Bing Crosby Christmas as Self - Host (archive footage)
1997Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas as Bob Wallace (archive footage)
1994That's Entertainment! III as (archive footage)
1994Shanks for the Memory as Unknown
1994Songs That Won the War as Himself (Archive)
1992Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show' as Self - Vocalist (archive footage)
1992A Classic Christmas From The Ed Sullivan Show as Self
1991The Magic of Bing Crosby as Self (archive footage)
1990You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story as Self (archive footage)
1988Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC as Self (archive footage)
1987Grace Kelly: The American Princess as Self (archive footage)
1985Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers as Self (archive footage)
1984Going Hollywood: The '30s as (archive footage)
1982Showbiz Goes to War as (archive footage)
1982Disney's Halloween Treat as (archive footage)
1982Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers! as Self (archive footage)
1979The Hollywood Clowns as (archive footage)
1978Bing Crosby: The Christmas Years as Himself (archival footage)
1977Bing Crosby's Merrie Olde Christmas as Self
1977Halloween Hall o' Fame as Narrator/Brom Bones
1977Bing Crosby: Live In Mysen, Norway as Himself
1976That's Entertainment, Part II as (archive footage)
1976It's Showtime as Self (archive footage)
1976Hooray for Hollywood as Self (archive footage)
1975Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television as Self
1975Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? as Self (archive footage)
1974That's Entertainment! as Self - Host / Narrator
1973Bing Crosby's Sun Valley Christmas Show as Unknown
1972Cancel My Reservation as Himself (uncredited)
1972Hollywood: The Dream Factory as Self (archive footage)
1971Bing Crosby and the Sounds of Christmas as Himself
1971The Great Radio Comedians as Self
1971V.I.P. Schaukel (1 Episode) as Self
1971The Pearl Bailey Show (1 Episode) as Self
1971Dr. Cook's Garden as Leonard Cook
1970Bing Crosby: Cooling It as Self
1970Goldilocks as Self / Papa Bear (voice)
1970Swing Out, Sweet Land as Mark Twain
1968The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1968The Movie Orgy as Self (archive footage)
1967The Carol Burnett Show (1, 1 Episode) as Self, Self - Guest / Various Characters
1966Christmas with Crosby & Kate as Himself
1966Stagecoach as Doc Josiah Boone
1966Cinerama's Russian Adventure as Narrator (voice)
1965Bing Crosby Color Christmas Show as Self (host)
1965Bob Hope Christmas Show as Self
1964The Bing Crosby Show (28 Episodes) as Bing Collins
1964Robin and the 7 Hoods as Allen A. Dale
1963The Sound of Laughter as Bob (Singer in Grocery Store)
1963Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1 Episode) as George Warren
1962The Bing Crosby Show as Himself
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (2 Episodes) as Self
1962The Road to Hong Kong as Harry Turner
1961The Bing Crosby Show as Self
1961The Mike Douglas Show (1, 1 Episode) as Self, Self (archive footage)
1961Big Night Out: The Peggy Lee Show as Unknown
1961The Grand Olympics as Himself
1960Pepe as Bing Crosby
1960High Time as Harvey Howard
1960Let's Make Love as Bing Crosby (uncredited)
1960Lifetime of Comedy as (archive footage)
1959The Frank Sinatra Timex Show as Self
1959Say One for Me as Father Conroy
1959Alias Jesse James as Bing (uncredited)
1957Happy Holidays with Bing and Frank as Self
1957Frank Sinatra Show (1 Episode) as Self
1957The Edsel Show as Self
1957Man on Fire as Earl Carleton
1956High Society as C. K. Dexter-Haven
1956Anything Goes as Bill Benson
1956High Tor as Van Van Dorn
1956Showdown at Ulcer Gulch as Influential Man
1954The Country Girl as Frank Elgin
1954White Christmas as Bob Wallace
1954The Bing Crosby Show as Self
1953Little Boy Lost as Bill Wainright
1953Scared Stiff as Skeleton (uncredited)
1953Road to Bali as George Cochran
1952Off Limits as Bing Crosby (archive footage) (uncredited)
1952Just for You as Jordan Blake
1952Son of Paleface as Driver (uncredited)
1952The Greatest Show on Earth as Spectator (uncredited)
1951Angels in the Outfield as Bing Crosby (uncredited)
1951Here Comes the Groom as Peter 'Pete' Garvey
1950Mr. Music as Paul Merrick
1950The Jack Benny Program (1 Episode) as Bing Crosby
1950Screen Actors as Self (uncredited)
1950Riding High as Dan Brooks
1950The Bob Hope Show (1 Episode) as Self
1950You Can Change The World as Self
1949The Legend of Sleepy Hollow as Narrator
1949The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad as Narrator (segment "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow")
1949Top o' the Morning as Joe Mulqueen
1949Jolson Sings Again as Himself (voice) (uncredited)
1949Down Memory Lane as (archive footage)
1949A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court as Hank Martin
1948The Emperor Waltz as Virgil Smith
1948The Ed Sullivan Show (3 Episodes) as Self
1947Road to Rio as Scat Sweeney
1947Variety Girl as Bing Crosby
1947Road to Hollywood as Himself
1947Welcome Stranger as Dr. James 'Jim' Pearson
1947My Favorite Brunette as Harry (uncredited)
1946Blue Skies as Johnny Adams
1946Road to Utopia as Duke Johnson
1945The Bells of St. Mary's as Father Chuck O'Malley
1945We've Got Another Bond to Buy as Unknown
1945Hollywood Victory Caravan as Bing Crosby
1945Duffy's Tavern as Bing Crosby
1945Out of This World as Herbie Fenton (singing voice)
1945Road to Home as Self
1945The All-Star Bond Rally as Self
1944Here Come the Waves as Johnny Cabot
1944The Princess and the Pirate as Margaret's Sweetheart (uncredited)
1944The Road to Victory as Bing Crosby (uncredited)
1944The Shining Future as Self
1944Going My Way as Father Chuck O'Malley
1943Dixie as Daniel Decatur Emmett
1943Show-Business at War as Self
1943They Got Me Covered as Music Box (voice)
1942Road to Morocco as Jeff Peters
1942My Favorite Blonde as Man Outside Union Hall (uncredited)
1942Star Spangled Rhythm as Bing Crosby
1942Holiday Inn as Jim Hardy
1941Birth of the Blues as Jeff Lambert
1941Road to Zanzibar as Chuck Reardon
1940Rhythm on the River as Bob Sommers
1940Swing with Bing as Himself
1940If I Had My Way as Buzz Blackwell
1940Road to Singapore as Joshua 'Josh' Mallon V
1939The Star Maker as Larry Earl
1939East Side of Heaven as Denny Martin
1939Paris Honeymoon as 'Lucky' Lawton
1938Sing, You Sinners as Joe Beebe
1938Hollywood Handicap as Himself
1938Doctor Rhythm as Dr. Bill Remsen
1937Double or Nothing as 'Lefty' Boylan
1937Waikiki Wedding as Tony Marvin
1936Pennies from Heaven as Larry Poole
1936Rhythm on the Range as Jeff Larabee
1936Anything Goes as Billy Crocker
1935The Big Broadcast of 1936 as Bing
1935Two for Tonight as Gilbert Gordon
1935Mississippi as Tom Grayson
1934Here Is My Heart as J. Paul Jones
1934Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove as Self
1934She Loves Me Not as Paul Lawton
1934We're Not Dressing as Stephen Jones
1934Hollywood on Parade No. B-4 as Self
1933Going Hollywood as Bill 'Billy' Williams
1933Please as Howard Jones
1933Too Much Harmony as Eddie Bronson
1933College Humor as Professor Frederick Danvers
1933Sing, Bing, Sing as Bing
1932The Big Broadcast as Bing Hornsby
1932Hollywood on Parade No. A-2 as Self
1932Hollywood on Parade as Self
1932Hollywood on Parade No. A-4 as Self (uncredited)
1932Billboard Girl as Bing
1932Dream House as Bing Fawcett (Plumber)
1931One More Chance as Bing Bangs
1931Blue of the Night as Bing Crosby / Jack Smith
1931I Surrender Dear as Bing Crosby
1931Confessions of a Co-Ed as Bing
1930Reaching for the Moon as Bing
1930The March of Time as Self
1930Two Plus Fours as Bing
1930King of Jazz as Trio Singer (as The Rhythm Boys)
Sound
2023'Tis The Season ... Music
1996Silent Night ... Songs
1996Good King Wenceslas ... Songs
1995White Christmas ... Songs
1968White Christmas ... Music
1966Calder ... Music
1942When The Organ Played "Oh Promise Me" ... Music
Directing
2004Bing Crosby: Legends in Concert ... Director
Production
1978Mean Dog Blues ... Executive Producer
1973Terror in the Wax Museum ... Producer
1957Man on Fire ... Executive Producer
1956High Tor ... Executive Producer
1946Abie's Irish Rose ... Executive Producer
1945The Great John L. ... Executive Producer