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Robert Benchley

Acting 56 (deceased) years old Worcester, Massachusetts, USA ★ 0.5
Born: September 14, 1889
Died: November 21, 1945

Biography

Robert Benchley (September 15, 1889 - November 21, 1945) was an American humorist, a newspaper columnist and an actor.

Filmography

Acting Credits (101)

The Pixar Story
The Pixar Story Robert Benchley (archive footage) 2007
Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6
Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6 Robert Benchley (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited) 2004
The Ten-Year Lunch
The Ten-Year Lunch Himself (archive footage) 1987
Showbiz Goes to War
Showbiz Goes to War (archive footage) 1982
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
Bob Hope's World of Comedy Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage) 1976
That's Entertainment, Part II
That's Entertainment, Part II (archive footage) 1976
The Big Parade of Comedy
The Big Parade of Comedy Joseph Doakes in 'That Inferior Feeling' (archive footage) 1964
MGM Parade
MGM Parade Self 1955
Janie Gets Married
Janie Gets Married John Van Brunt 1946
The Bride Wore Boots
The Bride Wore Boots Uncle Todd Warren 1946
Road to Utopia
Road to Utopia Narrator 1946
The Stork Club
The Stork Club Tom P. Curtis 1945
Snafu
Snafu Ben Stevens 1945
Week-End at the Waldorf
Week-End at the Waldorf Randy Morton 1945
Kiss and Tell
Kiss and Tell George Archer 1945
Hollywood Victory Caravan
Hollywood Victory Caravan Robert Benchley 1945
Duffy's Tavern
Duffy's Tavern Robert Benchley 1945
Boogie Woogie
Boogie Woogie Frederick Stumplefinger 1945
It's in the Bag!
It's in the Bag! Parker 1945
Pan-Americana
Pan-Americana Charlie Corker 1945
I'm a Civilian Here Myself
I'm a Civilian Here Myself Joe Doakes 1945
Practically Yours
Practically Yours Judge Robert Simpson 1944
The National Barn Dance
The National Barn Dance J.B. Mitcham 1944
Janie
Janie John Van Brunt 1944
Her Primitive Man
Her Primitive Man Martin Osborne 1944
Why Daddy?
Why Daddy? Joseph A. Doakes 1944
Important Business
Important Business Joseph A. Doakes 1944
See Here, Private Hargrove
See Here, Private Hargrove Mr. Holliday 1944
Song of Russia
Song of Russia Hank Higgins 1944
No News Is Good News
No News Is Good News Answer Man 1943
My Tomato
My Tomato Joseph A. Doakes 1943
Flesh and Fantasy
Flesh and Fantasy Doakes 1943
The Sky's the Limit
The Sky's the Limit Philip 'Phil' Harriman 1943
Show-Business at War
Show-Business at War Self 1943
Young and Willing
Young and Willing Arthur Kenny 1943
I Married a Witch
I Married a Witch Dr. Dudley White 1942
The Major and the Minor
The Major and the Minor Mr. Osborne 1942
Keeping in Shape
Keeping in Shape Joe Doakes 1942
Syncopation
Syncopation Doakes (scenes deleted) 1942
Take a Letter, Darling
Take a Letter, Darling G.B. Atwater 1942
Nothing But Nerves
Nothing But Nerves Mr. Benchley 1942
The Witness
The Witness Joe Doakes 1942
Bedtime Story
Bedtime Story Eddie Turner 1941
Three Girls About Town
Three Girls About Town Wilburforce Puddle, hotel manager 1941
How to Take a Vacation
How to Take a Vacation Husband 1941
You'll Never Get Rich
You'll Never Get Rich Martin Cortland 1941
The Reluctant Dragon
The Reluctant Dragon Robert Benchley 1941
The Forgotten Man
The Forgotten Man Joe Doakes / Father 1941
Crime Control
Crime Control Sgt. Benchley / Joe Doakes 1941
Nice Girl?
Nice Girl? Prof. Oliver Wendel Holmes Dana 1941
Waiting for Baby
Waiting for Baby Joe Doakes 1941
The Trouble with Husbands
The Trouble with Husbands Joe Doakes 1940
Hired Wife
Hired Wife Roger Van Horn 1940
Foreign Correspondent
Foreign Correspondent Stebbins 1940
Home Movies
Home Movies Joe Doakes 1940
That Inferior Feeling
That Inferior Feeling Joseph H. 'Joe' Doakes 1940
See Your Doctor
See Your Doctor Lecturer / Joseph H. Doakes 1939
The Day of Rest
The Day of Rest Joe Doakes 1939
How to Eat
How to Eat Lecturer / Joe Doakes 1939
Home Early
Home Early Joe Doakes 1939
Dark Magic
Dark Magic Joe Doakes 1939
An Hour for Lunch
An Hour for Lunch Lecturer / Joe 1939
How to Sub-Let
How to Sub-Let Joe Doakes 1939
Mental Poise
Mental Poise Psychoanalyst / Mr. Ostegraf 1938
Opening Day
Opening Day City Treasurer Benchley 1938
How to Watch Football
How to Watch Football Football Fan 1938
How to Read
How to Read Lecturer 1938
The Courtship of the Newt
The Courtship of the Newt Zoology Lecturer 1938
How to Raise a Baby
How to Raise a Baby Lecturer Father 1938
An Evening Alone
An Evening Alone Joe Doakes 1938
Music Made Simple
Music Made Simple Robert Benchley 1938
How to Figure Income Tax
How to Figure Income Tax Joe Doakes 1938
How to Start the Day
How to Start the Day Lecturer 1937
A Night at the Movies
A Night at the Movies Husband 1937
Live, Love and Learn
Live, Love and Learn Oscar 1937
Sunday Night at the Trocadero
Sunday Night at the Trocadero Robert Benchley 1937
Broadway Melody of 1938
Broadway Melody of 1938 Duffy 1937
The Romance of Digestion
The Romance of Digestion Joe Doakes 1937
How to Be a Detective
How to Be a Detective Mr. Benchley 1936
How to Vote
How to Vote Mr. Robert Benchley 1936
Piccadilly Jim
Piccadilly Jim Bill Macon 1936
How to Train a Dog
How to Train a Dog Lecturer / Dog Owner 1936
How to Behave
How to Behave Mr. Benchley 1936
Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs
Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs 1936
How to Sleep
How to Sleep Host / Narrator 1935
China Seas
China Seas Charlie McCaleb 1935
How to Break 90 at Croquet
How to Break 90 at Croquet Joe Doakes 1935
David O. Selznick: Your New Producer
David O. Selznick: Your New Producer Master of Ceremonies 1935
Social Register
Social Register Robert Benchley 1934
Dancing Lady
Dancing Lady Ward King 1933
Rafter Romance
Rafter Romance Hubbell 1933
Headline Shooter
Headline Shooter Radio Announcer 1933
Your Technocracy and Mine
Your Technocracy and Mine 1933
The Sport Parade
The Sport Parade Radio Announcer 1932
Stewed, Fried and Boiled
Stewed, Fried and Boiled Lecturer 1929
Lesson No. 1
Lesson No. 1 Lecturer 1929
Furnace Trouble
Furnace Trouble Robert Benchley 1929
The Spellbinder
The Spellbinder Robert Benchley 1928
The Sex Life of the Polyp
The Sex Life of the Polyp Lecturer 1928
The Treasurer's Report
The Treasurer's Report Treasurer 1928
The Causes Of The Depression
The Causes Of The Depression Mr. Benchley

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