Bob Hope
(1903-2003), ActorSitter in 3 portraits
British-born actor and comedian. In America from the age of four, he grew up in Cleveland, Ohio where at age ten he won a Chaplin-imitation contest. First made his name as a vaudeville and then radio star before making it into films. The Cat and the Canary (1939) was his first popular screen hit, which he followed with Road to Singapore (1940), the first of seven 'Road' films made with Bing Crosby and Dorothy Lamour. Awarded an honorary knighthood in 1998.
Watch a film clip on the sitter from the BBC Archive in the Media section below
by Jane Bown
gelatin silver print, 1962
NPG x133109
David Frost; Maureen O'Hara; Bob Hope; Lulu
by Unknown photographer
gelatin silver print, 11 November 1967
NPG x198441
Tell us more back to top
Can you tell us more about this person? Spotted an error, information that is missing (a sitter’s life dates, occupation or family relationships, or a date of portrait for example) or do you know anything that we don't know? If you have information to share please complete the form below.
If you require information from us, please use our Archive enquiry service. You can buy a print of most illustrated portraits. Select the portrait of interest to you, then look out for a Buy a Print button. Prices start at £6 for unframed prints, £25 for framed prints. If you wish to license an image, please use our Rights and Images service.
Please note that we cannot provide valuations.
We digitise over 8,000 portraits a year and we cannot guarantee being able to digitise images that are not already scheduled.