During his career, Bob Hope was the only performer to achieve top-rated success in every form of mass entertainment. American Masters explores the entertainer’s life through his personal archives and clips from his classic films.
Directed by
John Scheinfeld
Tom Selleck
Self
Brooke Shields
Self
James Stewart
Self (archive footage)
Billy Crystal
Narrator (voice)
Lucille Ball
Self (archive footage)
Anthony Quinn
actor in 'The Ghost Breakers' (archive footage) (uncredited)
Lana Turner
Self (archive footage)
Bob Hope
Self (archive footage)
Sammy Davis Jr.
Self (archive footage)
Aretha Franklin
Self (archive footage)
Conan O'Brien
Self
Ronald Reagan
Self (archive footage)
James Cagney
Self (archive footage)
Diana Ross
Self (archive footage)
Bing Crosby
Self (archive footage)
Fred MacMurray
Self (archive footage)
Connie Stevens
Self
Margaret Cho
Self
George Burns
Self (archive footage)
Johnny Carson
Self (archive footage)
Dick Cavett
Self
Phyllis Diller
Self (archive footage)
Betty Grable
Self (archive footage)
Richard Nixon
Self (archive footage)
Paulette Goddard
actress in 'The Ghost Breakers' (archive footage) (uncredited)