Robert Benchley

Robert Benchley

Acting • Born 1889-09-14 – Died 1945-11-21

Acting1Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Biography

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

Filmography

100 credits
The Reluctant Dragon

The Reluctant Dragon

Movie • 1941

Robert Benchley

I Married a Witch

I Married a Witch

Movie • 1942

Dr. Dudley White

Nice Girl?

Nice Girl?

Movie • 1941

Prof. Oliver Wendel Holmes Dana

You'll Never Get Rich

You'll Never Get Rich

Movie • 1941

Martin Cortland

Road to Utopia

Road to Utopia

Movie • 1946

Narrator

The Sky's the Limit

The Sky's the Limit

Movie • 1943

Philip 'Phil' Harriman

Dancing Lady

Dancing Lady

Movie • 1933

Ward King

Broadway Melody of 1938

Broadway Melody of 1938

Movie • 1937

Duffy

The Major and the Minor

The Major and the Minor

Movie • 1942

Mr. Osborne

Bedtime Story

Bedtime Story

Movie • 1941

Eddie Turner

China Seas

China Seas

Movie • 1935

Charlie McCaleb

Showbiz Goes to War

Showbiz Goes to War

Movie • 1982

(archive footage)

See Here, Private Hargrove

See Here, Private Hargrove

Movie • 1944

Mr. Holliday

Week-End at the Waldorf

Week-End at the Waldorf

Movie • 1945

Randy Morton

Three Girls About Town

Three Girls About Town

Movie • 1941

Wilburforce Puddle, hotel manager

Syncopation

Syncopation

Movie • 1942

Doakes (scenes deleted)

Hired Wife

Hired Wife

Movie • 1940

Roger Van Horn

Take a Letter, Darling

Take a Letter, Darling

Movie • 1942

G.B. Atwater

Young and Willing

Young and Willing

Movie • 1943

Arthur Kenny

The Spellbinder

The Spellbinder

Movie • 1928

Robert Benchley

Furnace Trouble

Furnace Trouble

Movie • 1929

Robert Benchley

Lesson No. 1

Lesson No. 1

Movie • 1929

Lecturer

Stewed, Fried and Boiled

Stewed, Fried and Boiled

Movie • 1929

Lecturer

How to Break 90 at Croquet

How to Break 90 at Croquet

Movie • 1935

Joe Doakes

Sunday Night at the Trocadero

Sunday Night at the Trocadero

Movie • 1937

Robert Benchley

Rafter Romance

Rafter Romance

Movie • 1933

Hubbell

The Stork Club

The Stork Club

Movie • 1945

Tom P. Curtis

Flesh and Fantasy

Flesh and Fantasy

Movie • 1943

Doakes

The Sex Life of the Polyp

The Sex Life of the Polyp

Movie • 1928

Lecturer

Piccadilly Jim

Piccadilly Jim

Movie • 1936

Bill Macon

How to Be a Detective

How to Be a Detective

Movie • 1936

Mr. Benchley

Headline Shooter

Headline Shooter

Movie • 1933

Radio Announcer

Practically Yours

Practically Yours

Movie • 1944

Judge Robert Simpson

Live, Love and Learn

Live, Love and Learn

Movie • 1937

Oscar

How to Sleep

How to Sleep

Movie • 1935

Host / Narrator

A Night at the Movies

A Night at the Movies

Movie • 1937

Husband

The Bride Wore Boots

The Bride Wore Boots

Movie • 1946

Uncle Todd Warren

The Treasurer's Report

The Treasurer's Report

Movie • 1928

Treasurer

Janie

Janie

Movie • 1944

John Van Brunt

Janie Gets Married

Janie Gets Married

Movie • 1946

John Van Brunt

How to Start the Day

How to Start the Day

Movie • 1937

Lecturer

Foreign Correspondent

Foreign Correspondent

Movie • 1940

Stebbins

Kiss and Tell

Kiss and Tell

Movie • 1945

George Archer

Pan-Americana

Pan-Americana

Movie • 1945

Charlie Corker

The Pixar Story

The Pixar Story

Movie • 2007

Robert Benchley (archive footage)

The Sport Parade

The Sport Parade

Movie • 1932

Radio Announcer

Social Register

Social Register

Movie • 1934

Robert Benchley

How to Eat

How to Eat

Movie • 1939

Lecturer / Joe Doakes

Important Business

Important Business

Movie • 1944

Joseph A. Doakes

How to Behave

How to Behave

Movie • 1936

Mr. Benchley

My Tomato

My Tomato

Movie • 1943

Joseph A. Doakes

How to Train a Dog

How to Train a Dog

Movie • 1936

Lecturer / Dog Owner

Mental Poise

Mental Poise

Movie • 1938

Psychoanalyst / Mr. Ostegraf

The Romance of Digestion

The Romance of Digestion

Movie • 1937

Joe Doakes

Snafu

Snafu

Movie • 1945

Ben Stevens

An Hour for Lunch

An Hour for Lunch

Movie • 1939

Lecturer / Joe

How to Figure Income Tax

How to Figure Income Tax

Movie • 1938

Joe Doakes

How to Vote

How to Vote

Movie • 1936

Mr. Robert Benchley

Why Daddy?

Why Daddy?

Movie • 1944

Joseph A. Doakes

Her Primitive Man

Her Primitive Man

Movie • 1944

Martin Osborne

See Your Doctor

See Your Doctor

Movie • 1939

Lecturer / Joseph H. Doakes

Home Movies

Home Movies

Movie • 1940

Joe Doakes

It's in the Bag!

It's in the Bag!

Movie • 1945

Parker

Nothing But Nerves

Nothing But Nerves

Movie • 1942

Mr. Benchley

How to Read

How to Read

Movie • 1938

Lecturer

The National Barn Dance

The National Barn Dance

Movie • 1944

J.B. Mitcham

Song of Russia

Song of Russia

Movie • 1944

Hank Higgins

Boogie Woogie

Boogie Woogie

Movie • 1945

Frederick Stumplefinger

That Inferior Feeling

That Inferior Feeling

Movie • 1940

Joseph H. 'Joe' Doakes

How to Watch Football

How to Watch Football

Movie • 1938

Football Fan

Home Early

Home Early

Movie • 1939

Joe Doakes

Hollywood Victory Caravan

Hollywood Victory Caravan

Movie • 1945

Robert Benchley

Duffy's Tavern

Duffy's Tavern

Movie • 1945

Robert Benchley

Your Technocracy and Mine

Your Technocracy and Mine

Movie • 1933

How to Raise a Baby

How to Raise a Baby

Movie • 1938

Lecturer Father

How to Take a Vacation

How to Take a Vacation

Movie • 1941

Husband

David O. Selznick: Your New Producer

David O. Selznick: Your New Producer

Movie • 1935

Master of Ceremonies

The Forgotten Man

The Forgotten Man

Movie • 1941

Joe Doakes / Father

Waiting for Baby

Waiting for Baby

Movie • 1941

Joe Doakes

Keeping in Shape

Keeping in Shape

Movie • 1942

Joe Doakes

The Courtship of the Newt

The Courtship of the Newt

Movie • 1938

Zoology Lecturer

Dark Magic

Dark Magic

Movie • 1939

Joe Doakes

An Evening Alone

An Evening Alone

Movie • 1938

Joe Doakes

How to Sub-Let

How to Sub-Let

Movie • 1939

Joe Doakes

Opening Day

Opening Day

Movie • 1938

City Treasurer Benchley

The Day of Rest

The Day of Rest

Movie • 1939

Joe Doakes

No News Is Good News

No News Is Good News

Movie • 1943

Answer Man

Show-Business at War

Show-Business at War

Movie • 1943

Self

That's Entertainment, Part II

That's Entertainment, Part II

Movie • 1976

(archive footage)

The Trouble with Husbands

The Trouble with Husbands

Movie • 1940

Joe Doakes

Crime Control

Crime Control

Movie • 1941

Sgt. Benchley / Joe Doakes

The Witness

The Witness

Movie • 1942

Joe Doakes

Music Made Simple

Music Made Simple

Movie • 1938

Robert Benchley

The Ten-Year Lunch

The Ten-Year Lunch

Movie • 1987

Himself (archive footage)

Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6

Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6

Movie • 2004

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

The Big Parade of Comedy

The Big Parade of Comedy

Movie • 1964

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

Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs

Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs

Movie • 1936

The Causes Of The Depression

The Causes Of The Depression

Movie

Mr. Benchley

I'm a Civilian Here Myself

I'm a Civilian Here Myself

Movie • 1945

Joe Doakes

MGM Parade

MGM Parade

TV • 1955

Self

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