Harry Crosby (actor)
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Harry Lillis Crosby III (born 8 August 1958) is an American actor, singer and investment banker.
Crosby was born in Hollywood, California. He is the fifth son of actor and singer Bing Crosby, the eldest from Bing's second marriage to Kathryn Crosby (née Grandstaff). Harry is: the brother of Mary and Nathaniel Crosby; the half-brother of Gary, Dennis, Phillip and Lindsay Crosby; the uncle of Denise Crosby; the nephew of Bob Crosby and Larry Crosby.
Harry gained showbiz experience at an early age, by appearing with his father and family on various Christmas television shows...and also at the London Palladium in 1976 and 1977. Harry has appeared in several films as an actor:
- The Hollywood Palace (1966)...Himself - Singer (episode # 4.14)
- The Hollywood Palace (1967)...Himself - Singer (episode # 5.14)
- The Hollywood Palace (1968)...Himself - Singer (episode # 6.12)
- Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire: A Couple of Song and Dance Men (1975) (TV)
- Friday the 13th (1980)...Bill (next-to-last character killed off)
- The Private History of a Campaign That Failed (1981) (TV)...Cpl. Ed Stevens
- Hollow Venus: Diary of a Go-Go Dancer (1989)...Cute Rocker
- A Bing Crosby Christmas (1998) (V)...Himself
Crosby has worked in investment banking since the 1980s and served as a managing director of Credit Suisse First Boston in New York City. He now occasionally performs with singers at coffee houses and clubs.
