Person

Robert Benchley

Acting · 1889–1945 · Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Biography

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

Known for

Filmography

2007The Pixar StoryRobert Benchley (archive footage)
2004Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6Robert Benchley (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
1987The Ten-Year LunchHimself (archive footage)
1982Showbiz Goes to War(archive footage)
1976Bob Hope's World of ComedySelf - Tribute Montage (archive footage)
1976That's Entertainment, Part II(archive footage)
1964The Big Parade of ComedyJoseph Doakes in 'That Inferior Feeling' (archive footage)
1955MGM ParadeSelf
1946Janie Gets MarriedJohn Van Brunt
1946The Bride Wore BootsUncle Todd Warren
1946Road to UtopiaNarrator (uncredited)
1945The Stork ClubTom P. Curtis
1945SnafuBen Stevens
1945Week-End at the WaldorfRandy Morton
1945Kiss and TellGeorge Archer
1945Hollywood Victory CaravanRobert Benchley
1945Duffy's TavernRobert Benchley
1945Boogie WoogieFrederick Stumplefinger
1945It's in the Bag!Parker
1945Pan-AmericanaCharlie Corker
1945I'm a Civilian Here MyselfJoe Doakes
1944Practically YoursJudge Robert Simpson
1944The National Barn DanceJ.B. Mitcham
1944JanieJohn Van Brunt
1944Her Primitive ManMartin Osborne
1944Why Daddy?Joseph A. Doakes
1944Important BusinessJoseph A. Doakes
1944See Here, Private HargroveMr. Holliday
1944Song of RussiaHank Higgins
1943No News Is Good NewsAnswer Man
1943My TomatoJoseph A. Doakes
1943Flesh and FantasyDoakes
1943The Sky's the LimitPhilip 'Phil' Harriman
1943Show-Business at WarSelf
1943Young and WillingArthur Kenny
1942I Married a WitchDr. Dudley White
1942The Major and the MinorMr. Osborne
1942Keeping in ShapeJoe Doakes
1942SyncopationDoakes (scenes deleted)
1942Take a Letter, DarlingG.B. Atwater
1942Nothing But NervesMr. Benchley
1942The WitnessJoe Doakes
1941Bedtime StoryEddie Turner
1941Three Girls About TownWilburforce Puddle, hotel manager
1941How to Take a VacationHusband
1941You'll Never Get RichMartin Cortland
1941The Reluctant DragonRobert Benchley
1941The Forgotten ManJoe Doakes / Father
1941Crime ControlSgt. Benchley / Joe Doakes
1941Nice Girl?Prof. Oliver Wendel Holmes Dana
1941Waiting for BabyJoe Doakes
1940The Trouble with HusbandsJoe Doakes
1940Hired WifeRoger Van Horn
1940Foreign CorrespondentStebbins
1940Home MoviesJoe Doakes
1940That Inferior FeelingJoseph H. 'Joe' Doakes
1939See Your DoctorLecturer / Joseph H. Doakes
1939The Day of RestJoe Doakes
1939How to EatLecturer / Joe Doakes
1939Home EarlyJoe Doakes
1939Dark MagicJoe Doakes
1939An Hour for LunchLecturer / Joe
1939How to Sub-LetJoe Doakes
1938Mental PoisePsychoanalyst / Mr. Ostegraf
1938Opening DayCity Treasurer Benchley
1938How to Watch FootballFootball Fan
1938How to ReadLecturer
1938The Courtship of the NewtZoology Lecturer
1938How to Raise a BabyLecturer Father
1938An Evening AloneJoe Doakes
1938Music Made SimpleRobert Benchley
1938How to Figure Income TaxJoe Doakes
1937How to Start the DayLecturer
1937A Night at the MoviesHusband
1937Live, Love and LearnOscar
1937Sunday Night at the TrocaderoRobert Benchley
1937Broadway Melody of 1938Duffy
1937The Romance of DigestionJoe Doakes
1936How to Be a DetectiveMr. Benchley
1936How to VoteMr. Robert Benchley
1936Piccadilly JimBill Macon
1936How to Train a DogLecturer / Dog Owner
1936How to BehaveMr. Benchley
1936Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs
1935How to SleepHost / Narrator
1935China SeasCharlie McCaleb
1935How to Break 90 at CroquetJoe Doakes
1935Murder on a HoneymoonScreenplay
1935David O. Selznick: Your New ProducerMaster of Ceremonies
1934Social RegisterRobert Benchley
1933Dancing LadyWard King
1933Rafter RomanceHubbell
1933Blind AdventureAdditional Dialogue
1933Headline ShooterRadio Announcer
1933Your Technocracy and Mine
1932The Sport ParadeRadio Announcer
1932Sky DevilsWriter
1929Stewed, Fried and BoiledLecturer
1929Lesson No. 1Lecturer
1929Furnace TroubleRobert Benchley
1928The SpellbinderRobert Benchley
1928The Sex Life of the PolypLecturer
1928The Treasurer's ReportTreasurer
1926You'd Be SurprisedDialogue
1926The American VenusTitle Graphics
1924Second YouthTitle Designer
—The Causes Of The DepressionMr. Benchley

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