This is a selection of films and television appearances by
British-American comedian and actor
Bob Hope. Although Hope began his career in 1919 with a brief stint as a
boxer, Hope began his acting career in 1925 in various vaudeville acts and stage performances, before making his film debut in 1934's
Going Spanish. Hope would continue to act, in addition to
stand-up comedy USO performances for American military personnel stationed overseas, until his retirement from show business in 1997.