Jack Benny
Acting • Born 1894-02-14 – Died 1974-12-26
Biography
Jack Benny (February 14, 1894 – December 26, 1974) was an American comedian, vaudevillian, and actor for radio, television, and film. Widely recognized as one of the leading American entertainers of the 20th century, Benny played the role of the comic penny-pinching miser, insisting on remaining 39 years old on stage despite his actual age, and often playing the violin badly. Benny was known for his comic timing and his ability to get laughs with either a pregnant pause or a single expression, such as his signature exasperated "Well!" His radio and television programs, tremendously popular from the 1930s to the 1960s, were a foundational influence on the situation comedy genre. Dean Martin, on the celebrity roast for Johnny Carson in November 1973, introduced Benny as "the Satchel Paige of the world of comedy." Description above from the Wikipedia article Jack Benny, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
127 credits
To Be or Not to Be
Movie • 1942
Joseph Tura
A Guide for the Married Man
Movie • 1967
Technical Adviser (Ollie 'Sweet Lips')
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Movie • 1963
Man in Car in Desert (uncredited)
The Hollywood Revue of 1929
Movie • 1929
Self - Master of Ceremonies
George Washington Slept Here
Movie • 1942
Bill Fuller
Beatles: Big Beat Box
Movie • 2001
Self (archive footage)
Charley's Aunt
Movie • 1941
Babbs Babberley
Broadway Melody of 1936
Movie • 1935
Bert Keeler
Hollywood Canteen
Movie • 1944
Self
The Horn Blows at Midnight
Movie • 1945
Athanael
Mr. Broadway
Movie • 1933
Jack Benny
Showbiz Goes to War
Movie • 1982
(archive footage)
Buck Benny Rides Again
Movie • 1940
Jack Benny
The Great Radio Comedians
Movie • 1971
Self
The Mouse That Jack Built
Movie • 1959
Jack (voice)
Is Everybody Listening?
Movie • 1947
Jack Benny - Jack Benny Radio Program
Jack Benny's 20th Anniversary TV Special
Movie • 1970
Self
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
Movie • 1988
Self (archive footage)
Beatles Stories
Movie • 2011
Self
Artists & Models
Movie • 1937
Mac Brewster
The Medicine Man
Movie • 1930
Dr. John H. Harvey
Chasing Rainbows
Movie • 1930
Eddie Rock
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
Movie • 1982
Self (archive footage)
Love Thy Neighbor
Movie • 1940
Jack Benny
Somebody Loves Me
Movie • 1952
Jack Benny
The Last Laugh
Movie • 2016
Self
The Song Writers' Revue
Movie • 1929
Himself
The Big Broadcast of 1937
Movie • 1936
Jack Carson
College Holiday
Movie • 1936
J. Davis Bowster
Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round
Movie • 1934
Chad Denby
Artists and Models Abroad
Movie • 1938
Buck Boswell
Man About Town
Movie • 1939
Bob Temple
Who Was That Lady?
Movie • 1960
Mr. Cosgrove (uncredited)
The Slowest Gun in the West
Movie • 1960
Chicken Finsterwald
The Man
Movie • 1972
Jack Benny
Lord Byron of Broadway
Movie • 1930
Voice on Radio
Three Of A Kind
Movie • 1941
Himself
Jack Benny Christmas Shopping Show
Movie • 1957
Jack Benny
Jack Benny Christmas Show
Movie • 1960
Jack Benny
Kelsey Grammer Salutes Jack Benny
Movie • 1995
Self (Archived footage)
It's in the Air
Movie • 1935
Calvin Churchill
The Meanest Man in the World
Movie • 1943
Richard Clarke
The Bing Crosby Show
Movie • 1954
Self
Gypsy
Movie • 1962
Jack Benny (uncredited)
Mike Wallace Is Here
Movie • 2019
(archive footage)
The Jack Benny Hour
Movie • 1965
Jack Benny / Rosano
It's in the Bag!
Movie • 1945
Jack Benny
TV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Classic Routines
Movie • 1986
Self
The Rounder
Movie • 1930
Mr. Bartlett
Screen Snapshots: Memorial to Al Jolson
Movie • 1952
Self - Narrator
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
Movie • 2015
Self / Shower of Stars (archive footage)
That's Entertainment! III
Movie • 1994
(archive footage)
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
Movie • 1968
Self (uncredited)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Movie • 1975
Self (archive footage)
Stars in the Eye
Movie • 1952
Himself
Swing Out, Sweet Land
Movie • 1970
Man Who Finds Silver Dollar
Children of Pleasure
Movie • 1930
Radio Performer Jack (uncredited)
General Foods Opening Night
Movie • 1963
Show-Business at War
Movie • 1943
Self
Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
Movie • 2002
Self (archive footage)
That's Entertainment, Part II
Movie • 1976
(archive footage)
You Can Change The World
Movie • 1950
Self
Hollywood Goes to Town
Movie • 1938
Self
The Perry Como Christmas Show
Movie • 1974
Santa Claus (uncredited)
Beau James
Movie • 1957
Jack Benny
The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians
Movie • 1970
Self (voice)
Studio 54
Movie • 2018
Self (archive footage)
Jack Benny: Comedy in Bloom
Movie • 1992
Himself
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Movie • 1987
Self (archive footage)
Without Reservations
Movie • 1946
Jack Benny (uncredited)
The Jack Benny Birthday Special
Movie • 1969
Self
Who Was That Lady?
Movie • 1960
Mr. Cosgrove
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1
Movie • 2001
Self (archive footage)
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2
Movie • 2001
Self (archive footage)
Taxi Tangle
Movie • 1931
Man in taxi
The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
Movie • 1998
Self - Roastee (archive footage)
Honor America Day
Movie • 1970
Self
Bright Moments
Movie • 1928
The Honey Pot
Movie • 1967
Violinist Outside Restaurant (uncredited)
Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television
Movie • 1975
Self (archive footage)
Bob Hope Christmas Show
Movie • 1965
Self
Jack Benny's Bag
Movie • 1968
Self
Rock-a-Bye Baby
Movie • 1958
Carlos, the matador (uncredited)
The Great Lover
Movie • 1949
Jack Benny (uncredited)
Pioneers of Primetime
Movie • 2005
Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 6
Movie • 1938
Self
A Broadway Romeo
Movie • 1931
Jack
The Best of Johnny Carson
Movie • 2010
Self (archive footage)
The All-Star Christmas Show
Movie • 1958
Self
Carnival Nights
Movie • 1968
Self
The Automat
Movie • 2021
Self (archive footage)
The Voice of Hollywood No. 13
Movie • 1930
Self
Here's Lucy
TV • 1968
Jack Benny
The Colgate Comedy Hour
TV • 1950
Self
The Lucy Show
TV • 1962
Harry Tuttle
The Merv Griffin Show
TV • 1962
Self
General Electric Theater
TV • 1953
Tom Jones
The Jack Benny Program
TV • 1950
Jack Benny
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
TV • 1968
Self
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
TV • 1969
Self
This Is Your Life
TV • 1952
Self
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
TV • 1963
The DuPont Show of the Week
TV • 1961
Self
The George Burns Show
TV • 1958
Jack Benny
The Liberace Show
TV • 1952
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
TV • 1963
Self
The Bob Hope Show
TV • 1950
Self
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
TV • 1950
Jack Benny (uncredited)
Startime
TV • 1959
The George Gobel Show
TV • 1954
Self
General Electric Theater
TV • 1953
Sheldon Weeks
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV • 1962
Self
The Lucy Show
TV • 1962
Jack Benny
The Bob Hope Show
TV • 1950
Self - Cameo
The Bob Hope Show
TV • 1950
Self - Guest hosts
The Ed Sullivan Show
TV • 1948
Self
Checkmate
TV • 1960
Jack Bowen
The Julie Andrews Hour
TV • 1972
Self
What's My Line?
TV • 1950
Self
The Dick Cavett Show
TV • 1968
Self - Guest
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
TV • 1973
Self
Omnibus
TV • 1952
Athanael
The Danny Kaye Show
TV • 1963
Self
Kraft Music Hall
TV • 1958
Self
Kraft Music Hall
TV • 1958
Self - Host
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
TV • 1968
Self (uncredited)
The Mike Douglas Show
TV • 1961
Self - Comedian (archive footage)