Bobby Troup

TV Actor

Bobby Troup was born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States on October 18th, 1918 and is the TV Actor. At the age of 80, Bobby Troup biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.

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Other Names / Nick Names
Robert William Troup Jr
Date of Birth
October 18, 1918
Nationality
United States
Place of Birth
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States
Death Date
Feb 7, 1999 (age 80)
Zodiac Sign
Libra
Profession
Actor, Jazz Pianist, Military Officer, Singer-songwriter, Songwriter, Television Actor
Bobby Troup Height, Weight, Eye Color and Hair Color

At 80 years old, Bobby Troup has this physical status:

Height
Not Available
Weight
Not Available
Hair Color
Grey
Eye Color
Not Available
Build
Average
Measurements
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Bobby Troup Religion, Education, and Hobbies
Religion
Not Available
Hobbies
Not Available
Education
Wharton School
Bobby Troup Spouse(s), Children, Affair, Parents, and Family
Spouse(s)
Cynthia Hare, ​ ​(m. 1942; div. 1955)​, Julie London, ​ ​(m. 1959)​
Children
5, including Ronne
Dating / Affair
Not Available
Parents
Not Available
Bobby Troup Career

His earliest musical success came in 1941 with the song "Daddy" written for a Mask and Wig production. Sammy Kaye and His Orchestra recorded "Daddy", which was number one for eight weeks on the Billboard chart and the number five record of 1941; other musicians who recorded it include Glenn Miller, Bing Crosby, Kay Kyser, and The Andrews Sisters. "Daddy" can be heard in the 1941 film Two Latins from Manhattan. The song is also performed by the title character in Tex Avery's cartoon short Red Hot Riding Hood (1943).

After graduating from college in 1941, he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps but did not receive orders until January 1942. After completing officer training, he was assigned as one of two dozen white officers to direct recruit training at Montford Point, the recruit depot for the first black Marines. In 1943 he became recreation officer and helped build a recreation hall, basketball court, and outdoor boxing ring. A friend installed a miniature golf course. At Montford Point, he also organized the first African-American band of U.S. Marines. During this time he composed "Take Me Away from Jacksonville", which was to become an anthem of sorts for the Marines at Montford Point and other areas of Camp Lejeune.

In February 1942, Troup's song "Snootie Little Cutie" was recorded by Frank Sinatra and Connie Haines with the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra and the Pied Pipers.

In 1946, Nat King Cole had a hit with Troup's most popular song, "Route 66". The song was also recorded by Chuck Berry (1961), The Rolling Stones (1964) and Depeche Mode (1987). Troup's hipster interpretation of the fairy tale "The Three Bears" was first recorded by the Page Cavanaugh Trio in 1946 and later by Leon McAuliffe, and Ray Ellington.

Troup's recordings in the 1950s and 1960s were not commercially successful. He recorded for Liberty and Capitol. He wrote the title song (sung by Little Richard) for the 1950s rock and roll film The Girl Can't Help It. An instrumental version of his song "The Meaning of the Blues" appeared on the Miles Davis album Miles Ahead.

Around 1969, Troup collaborated with entertainer Tommy Leonetti, writing the lyrics for Leonetti's song "My City of Sydney".

While he relied on songwriting royalties, Troup worked as an actor, appearing in Bop Girl Goes Calypso (1957), The High Cost of Loving (1958), The Five Pennies (1959), and playing musician Tommy Dorsey in the film The Gene Krupa Story (1959). He appeared as himself in the short-lived NBC television series Acapulco. He made three guest appearances on Perry Mason, and on two appearances, "The Case of the Jaded Joker" in 1959 and "The Case of the Missing Melody" in 1961, he showed his musical talents. In 1969 and 1970, he appeared as "Bobby" in two episodes of Mannix, where he was a lounge piano player who helped Mannix unravel cases. Troup tried his luck at bowling on two episodes of Celebrity Bowling (1973-1975). He again appeared as a piano player in a cameo on The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries in 1978.

His later films included First to Fight (1967) and Number One (1969) with Charlton Heston.

He appeared as disgruntled staff sergeant Gorman in Robert Altman's 1970 film M*A*S*H. He is the last actor named by the camp PA announcer in the end credits, and he has the last line of the film: “God-damned Army!”

In 1972, Jack Webb, who had hired Troup for a 1967 episode of the television series Dragnet, cast him as Dr. Joe Early in the television series Emergency! with Julie London as nurse Dixie McCall. Both Troup and London guest starred as "Emergency" personnel on an episode of Adam-12. In 1979, Troup played the part of Sam Gill in the TV miniseries The Rebels.

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