Robert Benchley

Profile

Robert Benchley

Acting
Born 1889-09-14 · Died 1945-11-21
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Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Biography

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

Filmography

101 credits across movies and TV

The Reluctant Dragon
Movie

The Reluctant Dragon

1941 · Robert Benchley

I Married a Witch
Movie

I Married a Witch

1942 · Dr. Dudley White

Nice Girl?
Movie

Nice Girl?

1941 · Prof. Oliver Wendel Holmes Dana

You'll Never Get Rich
Movie

You'll Never Get Rich

1941 · Martin Cortland

Road to Utopia
Movie

Road to Utopia

1946 · Narrator

The Sky's the Limit
Movie

The Sky's the Limit

1943 · Philip 'Phil' Harriman

Dancing Lady
Movie

Dancing Lady

1933 · Ward King

Broadway Melody of 1938
Movie

Broadway Melody of 1938

1937 · Duffy

The Major and the Minor
Movie

The Major and the Minor

1942 · Mr. Osborne

Bedtime Story
Movie

Bedtime Story

1941 · Eddie Turner

China Seas
Movie

China Seas

1935 · Charlie McCaleb

Showbiz Goes to War
Movie

Showbiz Goes to War

1982 · (archive footage)

See Here, Private Hargrove
Movie

See Here, Private Hargrove

1944 · Mr. Holliday

Week-End at the Waldorf
Movie

Week-End at the Waldorf

1945 · Randy Morton

Three Girls About Town
Movie

Three Girls About Town

1941 · Wilburforce Puddle, hotel manager

Syncopation
Movie

Syncopation

1942 · Doakes (scenes deleted)

Hired Wife
Movie

Hired Wife

1940 · Roger Van Horn

Take a Letter, Darling
Movie

Take a Letter, Darling

1942 · G.B. Atwater

Young and Willing
Movie

Young and Willing

1943 · Arthur Kenny

The Spellbinder
Movie

The Spellbinder

1928 · Robert Benchley

Furnace Trouble
Movie

Furnace Trouble

1929 · Robert Benchley

Lesson No. 1
Movie

Lesson No. 1

1929 · Lecturer

Stewed, Fried and Boiled
Movie

Stewed, Fried and Boiled

1929 · Lecturer

How to Break 90 at Croquet
Movie

How to Break 90 at Croquet

1935 · Joe Doakes

Sunday Night at the Trocadero
Movie

Sunday Night at the Trocadero

1937 · Robert Benchley

Rafter Romance
Movie

Rafter Romance

1933 · Hubbell

The Stork Club
Movie

The Stork Club

1945 · Tom P. Curtis

Flesh and Fantasy
Movie

Flesh and Fantasy

1943 · Doakes

The Sex Life of the Polyp
Movie

The Sex Life of the Polyp

1928 · Lecturer

Piccadilly Jim
Movie

Piccadilly Jim

1936 · Bill Macon

How to Be a Detective
Movie

How to Be a Detective

1936 · Mr. Benchley

Headline Shooter
Movie

Headline Shooter

1933 · Radio Announcer

Practically Yours
Movie

Practically Yours

1944 · Judge Robert Simpson

Live, Love and Learn
Movie

Live, Love and Learn

1937 · Oscar

How to Sleep
Movie

How to Sleep

1935 · Host / Narrator

A Night at the Movies
Movie

A Night at the Movies

1937 · Husband

The Bride Wore Boots
Movie

The Bride Wore Boots

1946 · Uncle Todd Warren

The Treasurer's Report
Movie

The Treasurer's Report

1928 · Treasurer

Janie
Movie

Janie

1944 · John Van Brunt

Janie Gets Married
Movie

Janie Gets Married

1946 · John Van Brunt

How to Start the Day
Movie

How to Start the Day

1937 · Lecturer

Foreign Correspondent
Movie

Foreign Correspondent

1940 · Stebbins

Kiss and Tell
Movie

Kiss and Tell

1945 · George Archer

Pan-Americana
Movie

Pan-Americana

1945 · Charlie Corker

The Pixar Story
Movie

The Pixar Story

2007 · Robert Benchley (archive footage)

The Sport Parade
Movie

The Sport Parade

1932 · Radio Announcer

Social Register
Movie

Social Register

1934 · Robert Benchley

How to Eat
Movie

How to Eat

1939 · Lecturer / Joe Doakes

Important Business
Movie

Important Business

1944 · Joseph A. Doakes

How to Behave
Movie

How to Behave

1936 · Mr. Benchley

My Tomato
Movie

My Tomato

1943 · Joseph A. Doakes

How to Train a Dog
Movie

How to Train a Dog

1936 · Lecturer / Dog Owner

Mental Poise
Movie

Mental Poise

1938 · Psychoanalyst / Mr. Ostegraf

The Romance of Digestion
Movie

The Romance of Digestion

1937 · Joe Doakes

Snafu
Movie

Snafu

1945 · Ben Stevens

An Hour for Lunch
Movie

An Hour for Lunch

1939 · Lecturer / Joe

How to Figure Income Tax
Movie

How to Figure Income Tax

1938 · Joe Doakes

How to Vote
Movie

How to Vote

1936 · Mr. Robert Benchley

Why Daddy?
Movie

Why Daddy?

1944 · Joseph A. Doakes

Her Primitive Man
Movie

Her Primitive Man

1944 · Martin Osborne

See Your Doctor
Movie

See Your Doctor

1939 · Lecturer / Joseph H. Doakes

Home Movies
Movie

Home Movies

1940 · Joe Doakes

It's in the Bag!
Movie

It's in the Bag!

1945 · Parker

Nothing But Nerves
Movie

Nothing But Nerves

1942 · Mr. Benchley

How to Read
Movie

How to Read

1938 · Lecturer

The National Barn Dance
Movie

The National Barn Dance

1944 · J.B. Mitcham

Song of Russia
Movie

Song of Russia

1944 · Hank Higgins

Boogie Woogie
Movie

Boogie Woogie

1945 · Frederick Stumplefinger

That Inferior Feeling
Movie

That Inferior Feeling

1940 · Joseph H. 'Joe' Doakes

How to Watch Football
Movie

How to Watch Football

1938 · Football Fan

Home Early
Movie

Home Early

1939 · Joe Doakes

Hollywood Victory Caravan
Movie

Hollywood Victory Caravan

1945 · Robert Benchley

Duffy's Tavern
Movie

Duffy's Tavern

1945 · Robert Benchley

Your Technocracy and Mine
Movie

Your Technocracy and Mine

1933

How to Raise a Baby
Movie

How to Raise a Baby

1938 · Lecturer Father

How to Take a Vacation
Movie

How to Take a Vacation

1941 · Husband

David O. Selznick: Your New Producer
Movie

David O. Selznick: Your New Producer

1935 · Master of Ceremonies

The Forgotten Man
Movie

The Forgotten Man

1941 · Joe Doakes / Father

Waiting for Baby
Movie

Waiting for Baby

1941 · Joe Doakes

Keeping in Shape
Movie

Keeping in Shape

1942 · Joe Doakes

The Courtship of the Newt
Movie

The Courtship of the Newt

1938 · Zoology Lecturer

Dark Magic
Movie

Dark Magic

1939 · Joe Doakes

An Evening Alone
Movie

An Evening Alone

1938 · Joe Doakes

How to Sub-Let
Movie

How to Sub-Let

1939 · Joe Doakes

Opening Day
Movie

Opening Day

1938 · City Treasurer Benchley

The Day of Rest
Movie

The Day of Rest

1939 · Joe Doakes

No News Is Good News
Movie

No News Is Good News

1943 · Answer Man

Show-Business at War
Movie

Show-Business at War

1943 · Self

That's Entertainment, Part II
Movie

That's Entertainment, Part II

1976 · (archive footage)

The Trouble with Husbands
Movie

The Trouble with Husbands

1940 · Joe Doakes

Crime Control
Movie

Crime Control

1941 · Sgt. Benchley / Joe Doakes

The Witness
Movie

The Witness

1942 · Joe Doakes

Music Made Simple
Movie

Music Made Simple

1938 · Robert Benchley

The Ten-Year Lunch
Movie

The Ten-Year Lunch

1987 · Himself (archive footage)

Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6
Movie

Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6

2004 · Robert Benchley (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)

The Big Parade of Comedy
Movie

The Big Parade of Comedy

1964 · Joseph Doakes in 'That Inferior Feeling' (archive footage)

Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs
Movie

Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs

1936

The Causes Of The Depression
Movie

The Causes Of The Depression

Mr. Benchley

I'm a Civilian Here Myself
Movie

I'm a Civilian Here Myself

1945 · Joe Doakes

Bob Hope's World of Comedy
Movie

Bob Hope's World of Comedy

1976 · Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)

MGM Parade
TV

MGM Parade

1955 · Self