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George Robert Crosby was an American jazz singer and bandleader, best known for his group the Bob-Cats, which formed around 1935. The Bob-Cats was 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 and was also seen on The Jack Benny Program. Crosby hosted his own afternoon TV variety show on CBS, The Bob Crosby Show, which aired from 1953 to 1957. Crosby received two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on February 8, 1960, for television and radio.
Birth Name
George Robert Crosby
Born
Monday, 25 August 1913
Died
Tuesday, 09 March 1993
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Crosby in Search of Crosby: Bing the Truth Behind the Legend | Self | 2016 |
| Television: The First Fifty Years | Self | 1999 |
| The Mike Douglas Show | Himself - Co-Host / Himself / Himself - Bandleader | 1961 |
| Startime | Self - Host / Self | 1959 |
| The Five Pennies | Wil Paradise / Will Paradise | 1959 |
| Senior Prom | Bob Crosby | 1958 |
| The Bob Crosby Show | Self - Host / Bob Crosby | 1958 |
| The Gisele MacKenzie Show | Self | 1957 |
| The Dinah Shore Chevy Show | Self | 1956 |
| Jazz Ball | Self / Himself | 1956 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Crosby in Search of Crosby: Bing the Truth Behind the Legend | Self | 2016 |
| Television: The First Fifty Years | Self | 1999 |
| The Mike Douglas Show | Himself - Co-Host / Himself / Himself - Bandleader | 1961 |
| Startime | Self - Host / Self | 1959 |
| The Five Pennies | Wil Paradise / Will Paradise | 1959 |
| Senior Prom | Bob Crosby | 1958 |
| The Bob Crosby Show | Self - Host / Bob Crosby | 1958 |
| The Gisele MacKenzie Show | Self | 1957 |
| The Dinah Shore Chevy Show | Self | 1956 |
| Jazz Ball | Self / Himself | 1956 |
| Climax! | Self | 1954 |
| Shower of Stars | Self | 1954 |
| Road to Bali | Bob Crosby | 1952 |
| Down Among the Sheltering Palms | Bob Crosby | 1952 |
| The Greatest Show on Earth | Spectator | 1952 |
| Two Tickets to Broadway | Bob Crosby / Himself - Orchestra Leader | 1951 |
| Call Me Mister | Bob Crosby | 1951 |
| The Jack Benny Program | Self / Bob Crosby / Bob / Det. Sgt. Crosby / Inspector | 1950 |
| The Frank Sinatra Show | Self | 1950 |
| Star of the Family | Self | 1950 |
| Life with Linkletter | Self - Vocalist | 1950 |
| The Colgate Comedy Hour | Self - Singer | 1950 |
| When You're Smiling | Bob Crosby | 1950 |
| The Bob Hope Show | Self | 1950 |
| The Saturday Night Revue with Jack Carter | Self | 1950 |
| What's My Line? | Himself - Mystery Guest / Himself - Guest Panelist | 1950 |
| The Paul Whiteman's Goodyear Revue | Self | 1949 |
| Cavalcade of Stars | Self | 1949 |
| Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall | Himself | 1948 |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | Self | 1948 |
| The Milton Berle Show | Self - Bandleader | 1948 |
| We, the People | Self - Vocalist | 1948 |
| Pillow to Post | Clarence Wilson | 1945 |
| Meet Miss Bobby Socks | Don Collins | 1944 |
| My Gal Loves Music | Mel Murray | 1944 |
| The Singing Sheriff | Bob Richards | 1944 |
| Kansas City Kitty | Jimmy | 1944 |
| Pardon My Rhythm | Orchestra Leader | 1944 |
| See Here, Private Hargrove | Bob | 1944 |
| Presenting Lily Mars | Bob Crosby | 1943 |
| Reveille with Beverly | Bob - Bob Crosby and His Orchestra / Bob Crosby | 1943 |
| Thousands Cheer | Bob Crosby | 1943 |
| Holiday Inn | Orchestra Leader | 1942 |
| Rookies on Parade | Duke Wilson | 1941 |
| Sis Hopkins | Jeff Farnsworth | 1941 |
| Let's Make Music | Bob Crosby | 1940 |
| Bob Crosby and His Orchestra | Orchestra Leader | 1938 |
| Collegiate | Band Leader | 1936 |
| Rhythm on the Roof | Bob Crosby | 1934 |
