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Jack Benny (1894–1974)

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The son of a saloonkeeper, Jack Benny (born Benny Kubelsky) began to study the violin at the age six, and his "ineptness" at it later become his trademark (in reality, he was a very accomplished player). When given the opportunity to play in live theatre professionally, Benny quit school and joined vaudeville... See full bio »

Born:

Benjamin Kubelsky
in Chicago, Illinois, USA

Died:

(age 80) in Holmby Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
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1971 The Bob Hope Show (TV series)
– Episode dated 7 November 1971 (1971)
 
1971 Kraft Music Hall Presents: The Des O'Connor Show (TV series)
– Episode dated 26 June 1971 (1971)
 
1970 Swing Out, Sweet Land (TV movie)
Man Who Finds Silver Dollar
 
1970 The Kraft Music Hall (TV series)
Guest of Honor
– Friars Club Roast of Jack Benny (1970) … Guest of Honor
 
1964-1967 The Lucy Show (TV series)
Jack Benny / Harry Tuttle
– Lucy Gets Jack Benny's Account (1967) … Jack Benny
– Lucy with George Burns (1966) … Jack Benny (voice) (uncredited)
– Lucy and the Plumber (1964) … Harry Tuttle
 
1967 A Guide for the Married Man
Technical Adviser (Ollie 'Sweet Lips')
 
1967 All About People (short)
Narrator
 
1950-1965 The Jack Benny Program (TV series)
Jack Benny / Benny the Louse / District Attorney / …
– Smothers Brothers Show (1965) … Jack Benny
– Jack Has Dog Trouble (1965) … Jack Benny
– Jack Appears on a Panel Show (1965) … Jack Benny
– Dennis Opens a Bank Account (1965) … Jack Benny
– Jack's Navy Buddy Returns (1965) … Jack Benny
See all 254 episodes »
 
1963 It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World
Man in Car in Desert (uncredited)
 
1963 The Joey Bishop Show (TV series)
Jack Benny
– Joey's Lost What-Cha-Ma-Call-It (1963) … Jack Benny
 
1962 Gypsy
Jack Benny (uncredited)
 
1962 Checkmate (TV series)
Jack Bowen
– A Funny Thing Happened on My Way to the Game (1962) … Jack Bowen
 
1960 The Slowest Gun in the West (TV movie)
Chicken Finsterwald
 
1960 Who Was That Lady?
Mr. Cosgrove (uncredited)
 
1957-1960 Make Room for Daddy (TV series)
Jack Benny
– That Ol' Devil Jack Benny (1960) … Jack Benny
– Jack Benny Takes Danny's Job (1958) … Jack Benny
– Lose Me in Las Vegas (1957) … Jack Benny
 
1959 The Mouse That Jack Built (short)
Jack (voice)
 
1958 The George Burns Show (TV series)
Jack Benny
– Jack Benny Comes Over (1958) … Jack Benny
– George and the Private Eye (1958) … Jack Benny
 
1955-1958 Shower of Stars (TV series)
Jack Benny / Howard Carroll / Loring Rigley
– Episode #4.7 (1958) … Jack Benny
– Episode #4.6 (1958)
– Jack Benny Celebrates His 40th Birthday (1958) … Jack Benny
– Episode #4.4 (1958)
– Skits & Sketches (1957)
See all 11 episodes »
 
1958 Bachelor Father (TV series)
Jack Benny
– Bentley, the Homemaker (1958) … Jack Benny
 
1957 Beau James
Jack Benny (uncredited)
 
1951-1957 The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (TV series)
Jack Benny
– The Home Graduation (1957) … Jack Benny (uncredited)
– Ronnie Gets an Agent (1956) … Jack Benny
– Gracie Thinks George is Retiring from Show Business (1953) … Jack Benny (voice) (uncredited)
– Gracie Thinks She's Not Married to George (1953) … Jack Benny
– Jack Benny Steals George's Joke (1952) … Jack Benny
See all 6 episodes »
 
1953-1957 G.E. True Theater (TV series)
Tom Jones / Harold Fenton / Sheldon Weeks
– The Fenton Touch (1957) … Harold Fenton
– The Honest Man (1956) … Sheldon Weeks
– The Face Is Familiar (1954) … Tom Jones
– The Marriage Fix (1953) … Tom Jones
 
1955 The Jackie Gleason Show (TV series)
Landlord
– The Honeymooners: Principle of the Thing (1955) … Landlord
 
1955 Four Star Playhouse (TV series)
Cautious Gambler
– The House Always Wins (1955) … Cautious Gambler (uncredited)
 
1953 Omnibus (TV series)
Athanael the Avenging Angel
– The Horn Blows at Midnight (1953) … Athanael the Avenging Angel
 
1952 Somebody Loves Me
Jack Benny
 
1949 The Great Lover
Jack Benny (uncredited)
 
1946 Without Reservations
Jack Benny (uncredited)
 
1945 It's in the Bag!
Jack Benny
 
1945 The Horn Blows at Midnight
Athanael
 
1944 Hollywood Canteen
Jack Benny
 
1943 The Meanest Man in the World
Richard Clarke
 
1942 George Washington Slept Here
Bill Fuller
 
1942 To Be or Not to Be
Joseph Tura
 
1941 Charley's Aunt
Babbs Babberley
 
1940 Love Thy Neighbor
Jack Benny
 
1940 Buck Benny Rides Again
Jack Benny
 
1939 Man About Town
Bob Temple
 
1938 Artists and Models Abroad
Buck Boswell
 
1937 Artists & Models
Mac Brewster
 
1936 College Holiday
J. Davis Bowster
 
1936 The Big Broadcast of 1937
Jack Carson
 
1935 It's in the Air
Calvin Churchill
 
1935 Broadway Melody of 1936
Bert Keeler
 
1934 Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round
Chad Denby
 
1931 Taxi Tangle (short)
Jack Benny
 
1931 Cab Waiting (short)
Jack Benny
 
1931 A Broadway Romeo (short)
Jack Benny
 
1930 The Medicine Man
Dr. John Harvey
 
1930 Children of Pleasure
Radio Performer (uncredited)
 
1930 Lord Byron of Broadway
Voice on Radio (uncredited)
 
1930 The Rounder (short)
Mr. Bartlett
 
1930 Chasing Rainbows
Eddie Rock
 
1928 Bright Moments (short)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (8 titles)
1994 That's Entertainment! III (documentary) (performer: "Singin' in the Rain" 1929 - uncredited)
 
1950-1964 The Jack Benny Program (TV series)
– Hillbilly Sketch (1964) (performer: "Fly Me to the Moon" - uncredited, "Sit right down and write yourself a letter" - uncredited)
– Andy Williams Show (1964) (performer: "With A Song in My Heart" - uncredited)
– The Lucille Ball Show (1964) (performer: "Hello Dolly" - uncredited)
– Nat King Cole, Guest (1964) (performer: "Sweet Sue" - uncredited)
– Peter, Paul and Mary (1964) (writer: "When You Say 'I Beg Your Pardon', Then I'll Come Back To You" - uncredited / performer: "When You Say 'I Beg Your Pardon', Then I'll Come Back To You" - uncredited)
See all 24 episodes »
 
1958 Make Room for Daddy (TV series)
– Jack Benny Takes Danny's Job (1958) (performer: "Down By The Old Mill Stream")
 
1944 Hollywood Canteen (performer: "Souvenir" 1906 - uncredited)
 
1942 George Washington Slept Here ("I'll Never Smile Again" 1939 - uncredited)
 
1939 Man About Town (performer: "LOVE IN BLOOM")
 
1938 Artists and Models Abroad (performer: "What Have You Got That Gets Me")
 
1929 The Hollywood Revue of 1929 (performer: "Your Mother and Mine" 1929 - uncredited)
 
Show ShowProducer (3 titles)
1965 The Jack Benny Program (TV series) (executive producer - 1 episode)
– Jack Goes to the Monkey's House (1965) (executive producer)
 
1957 The Gisele MacKenzie Show (TV series) (executive producer - 4 episodes)
– Episode #1.9 (1957) (executive producer)
– Episode #1.8 (1957) (executive producer)
– Episode #1.3 (1957) (executive producer)
– Episode #1.2 (1957) (executive producer)
 
1949 The Lucky Stiff (producer)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
1973 Paper Moon (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (111 titles)
1975 The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Lucille Ball (TV special)
Himself
 
1974 Annie and the Hoods (TV movie)
Himself
 
1974 The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Bob Hope (TV movie)
Himself
 
1974 Dinah! (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.1 (1974) … Himself
 
1974 Cedars-Sinai Benefit (TV movie)
Himself - Performer
 
1964-1974 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 21 August 1974 (1974) … Himself
– Episode dated 24 June 1974 (1974) … Himself
– Episode dated 23 January 1974 (1974) … Himself
– Episode dated 10 December 1973 (1973) … Himself
– Episode dated 20 July 1973 (1973) … Himself
See all 16 episodes »
 
1968-1974 The Dean Martin Comedy Hour (TV series)
Himself
– Celebrity Roast: Jack Benny (1974) … Himself
– Celebrity Roast: Johnny Carson (1973) … Himself
– Celebrity Roast: Ronald Reagan (1973) … Himself
– Episode dated 23 November 1972 (1972) … Himself
– 1968 Christmas Show (1968) … Himself (uncredited)
 
1974 Jack Benny's Second Farewell Special (TV movie)
Himself
 
1973-1974 Parkinson (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.17 (1974) … Himself
– Episode #3.16 (1973) … Himself
 
1973 ABC Late Night (TV series)
Himself
– Warner Bros. Movies: A 50 Year Salute (1973) … Himself
 
1973 A Couple of Dons (TV movie)
Himself
 
1973 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to John Ford (TV special documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1971-1973 The Dick Cavett Show (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Special Guest
– Episode dated 21 February 1973 (1973) … Himself - Special Guest
– Episode dated 1 April 1971 (1971) … Himself
 
1973 Jack Benny's First Farewell Special (TV movie)
Himself
 
1972-1973 Flip (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.15 (1973) … Himself
– Episode #2.27 (1972) … Himself
 
1972 The Julie Andrews Hour (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.14 (1972) … Himself
 
1968-1972 Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Guest Performer
– Episode #6.9 (1972) … Himself
– Episode #6.6 (1972) … Himself
– Episode #3.20 (1970) … Himself - Guest Performer
– Episode #3.19 (1970) … Himself
– Episode #3.12 (1969) … Himself
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1972 The Man
Himself
 
1972 The Great Radio Comedians (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1968-1971 Here's Lucy (TV series)
Himself
– Lucy and the Celebrities (1971) … Himself
– Lucy and Carol Burnett (1971) … Himself
– Lucy and Jack Benny's Biography (1970) … Himself
– Lucy Visits Jack Benny (1968) … Himself
 
1971 Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Jack Benny But Were Afraid to Ask (TV special)
Himself
 
1959-1970 The Bob Hope Show (TV series)
Himself
– The Bob Hope Christmas Special: 1970 (1970) … Himself
– Episode dated 29 November 1962 (1962) … Himself
– Episode dated 16 April 1959 (1959) … Himself
 
1970 Jack Benny's Twentieth Anniversary Special (TV special)
Himself
 
1957-1970 The Red Skelton Hour (TV series)
Himself / Cameo / Introduction
– The Family Business (1970) … Himself/Introduction
– Somebody Up There Should Stay There (1962) … Himself/Cameo
– Freddie Finds a Headlight (1957) … Himself/Cameo
 
1970 Dinah's Place (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 8 August 1970 (1970) … Himself
– Episode dated 3 August 1970 (1970) … Himself
 
1970 The Engelbert Humperdinck Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.11 (1970) … Himself
 
1970 The David Frost Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.181 (1970) … Himself
 
1970 The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians (TV movie)
Himself (voice)
 
1970 The Switched-On Symphony (TV movie)
Himself
 
1970 Frost on Sunday (TV series)
Himself - Award Presenter
– Frost at the London Palladium for the British Film and Television Awards (1970) … Himself - Award Presenter
 
1969-1970 The Jackie Gleason Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #4.16 (1970) … Himself
– Episode #3.19 (1969) … Himself
 
1969 Jack Benny's New Look (TV movie)
Himself
 
1969 The Irv Kupcinet Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 30 November 1969 (1969) … Himself
 
1969 Baja Marimba Band (TV movie)
Himself
 
1967-1969 The Joey Bishop Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #4.30 (1969) … Himself
– Episode #3.113 (1969) … Himself
– Episode #3.109 (1969) … Himself
– Episode #1.25 (1967) … Himself
 
1967-1969 The Kraft Music Hall (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Host
– Friars Club Roast of Milton Berle (1969) … Himself
– Fiddler on the Loose (1967) … Himself - Host
 
1969 The Liberace Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.4 (1969) … Himself
 
1969 The 21st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter
 
1969 An Evening with Jack Benny (TV movie)
Himself
 
1969 Jack Benny's Birthday Special (TV special)
Himself
 
1968 The Ann-Margret Show (TV movie)
Himself
 
1968 Jack Benny's Bag (TV movie)
Himself
 
1968 BBC Show of the Week (TV series)
Himself
– Jack Benny (1968) … Himself
 
1968 How It Is (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 23 August 1968 (1968) … Himself
 
1968 The 22nd Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Himself - Co-Host
 
1968 Carnival Nights (TV movie)
Himself
 
1967-1968 The Hollywood Palace (TV series)
Himself - Host / Violinist
– Episode #5.18 (1968) … Himself - Host/Violinist
– Episode #4.19 (1967) … Himself - Host/Violinist
 
1967 The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.15 (1967) … Himself
– Episode #1.3 (1967) … Himself
 
1967 The London Palladium Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 14 May 1967 (1967) … Himself
 
1954-1967 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Comedian
– Episode #20.34 (1967) … Himself - Comedian
– Episode #15.41 (1962) … Himself - Comedian
– Episode #14.32 (1961) … Himself
– Episode #12.40 (1959) … Himself
– Episode #8.21 (1955) … Himself
See all 6 episodes »
 
1963-1967 The Merv Griffin Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 27 April 1967 (1967)
– Episode #1.106 (1963) … Himself
 
1966 The Jack Benny Hour (TV movie)
Himself
 
1953-1966 What's My Line? (TV series)
Himself - Mystery Guest
– Episode dated 5 June 1966 (1966) … Himself - Mystery Guest
– Episode dated 21 June 1959 (1959) … Himself - Mystery Guest
– Episode dated 8 February 1953 (1953) … Himself - Mystery Guest
 
1965 Bob Hope Christmas Show (TV movie)
Himself
 
1965 The Jack Benny Hour (TV movie)
Himself / Rosano
 
1964 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (TV series)
Himself
– Have Girls, Will Travel (1964) … Himself
 
1964 The Andy Williams Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 5 October 1964 (1964) … Himself
 
1964 The Tennessee Ernie Ford Hour (TV movie)
Himself
 
1964 Jack Benny in Australia (TV movie)
Himself
 
1963 Bob Hope Comedy Special (TV special)
Himself
 
1963 CBS: The Stars' Address (TV movie)
Himself
 
1963 The Danny Kaye Show (TV series)
Himself - Cameo Appearance
– Episode #1.1 (1963) … Himself - Cameo Appearance
 
1963 The 15th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter
 
1963 I've Got a Secret (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 4 February 1963 (1963) … Himself
 
1962 Password All-Stars (TV series)
Panelist
– Joan Benny vs. Jack Benny (1962) … Panelist
 
1962 The Milton Berle Spectacular (TV movie)
Himself / Ben Hur
 
1962 The Milton Berle Show (TV series)
Ben-Hur / Himself
– Episode dated 9 March 1962 (1962) … Himself / Ben-Hur
 
1962 The Buick-Berle Show (TV series)
Ben Hur / Himself
– Special (1962) … Himself / Ben Hur
 
1962 President Kennedy's Birthday Salute (TV movie)
Himself
 
1961 The Royal Variety Performance 1961 (TV movie)
Himself
 
1961 The DuPont Show of the Week (TV series)
Himself
– USO - Wherever They Go! (1961) … Himself
 
1961 Carnegie Hall Salutes Jack Benny (TV special)
Himself
 
1952-1960 This Is Your Life (TV series)
Himself
– Mervyn LeRoy (1960) … Himself
– Phil Harris (1957) … Himself
– George Burns (1955) … Himself
– Sara Berner (1952) … Himself (voice)
 
1958-1960 The Garry Moore Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.20 (1960) … Himself
– Episode #1.13 (1958) … Himself
 
1955-1959 The George Gobel Show (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Comedian
– Episode #6.6 (1959) … Himself
– Episode #3.17 (1957) … Himself
– Episode #1.25 (1955) … Himself - Comedian
 
1959 The Jack Paar Tonight Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.53 (1959) … Himself
 
1959 Startime (TV series)
Himself
– George Burns in the Big Time (1959) … Himself
 
1959/II The Jack Benny Hour (TV movie)
Himself
 
1959 The 11th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter
 
1959/I The Jack Benny Hour (TV movie)
Himself
 
1955-1957 Shower of Stars (TV series)
Himself / Cameo / Himself - Cameo / …
– Comedy Time (1957) … Himself - Host
– 50's Music (1956) … Himself
– Episode dated 27 October 1956 (1956) … Himself
– More Gold Records (1956) … Himself/Cameo
– Gold Records (1955) … Himself - Cameo
See all 6 episodes »
 
1957 The Gisele MacKenzie Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.5 (1957) … Himself
 
1957 The $64,000 Question (TV series)
Himself
– Jack Benny (1957) … Himself
 
1957 Screen Snapshots: The Walter Winchell Party (documentary short)
Himself
 
1956 Climax! (TV series)
Himself
– The Louella Parsons Story (1956) … Himself
 
1955 Screen Snapshots: Hollywood Beauty (documentary short)
Himself
 
1955 The Easter Seal Teleparade of Stars (TV movie)
Himself - Comedian
 
1953-1954 The Colgate Comedy Hour (TV series)
Himself - Comic Actor
– Episode #5.11 (1954) … Himself - Comic Actor (as Phil Abrams)
– Episode #4.3 (1953) … Himself - Comic Actor
 
1954 General Foods 25th Anniversary Show: A Salute to Rodgers and Hammerstein (TV movie)
Himself/Host
 
1954 The Bing Crosby Show (TV movie)
Himself - Comedian
 
1953 Screen Snapshots: Hollywood's Great Entertainers (short)
Himself
 
1953 Screen Snapshots: Hollywood's Pair of Jacks (short)
Himself
 
1952 Stars in the Eye (TV movie)
Himself
 
1952 Screen Snapshots: Memorial to Al Jolson (documentary short)
Himself - Narrator
 
1951 The Frank Sinatra Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.6 (1951) … Himself
 
1951 This Is Show Business (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 11 November 1951 (1951) … Himself
 
1951 You Can Change the World (documentary short)
Himself
 
1950 Screen Snapshots: The Great Showman (short)
Himself
 
1949 The Jack Benny Program (TV movie)
Himself
 
1949 The Actor's Society Benefit Gala (TV movie)
Himself - Performer
 
1948 Screen Snapshots 9860: Hollywood Friars Honor George Jessel (short)
Himself - Toastmaster
 
1947 Is Everybody Listening? (documentary short)
Himself - Jack Benny Radio Program
 
1946 Rough But Hopeful (short)
Himself
 
1943 Show-Business at War (documentary short)
Himself
 
1938 Hollywood Goes to Town (documentary short)
Himself
 
1938 Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 6 (documentary short)
Himself
 
1937 The March of Time Volume IV, Issue 5 (documentary short)
Himself
 
1933 Mr. Broadway
Himself
 
1930 The Voice of Hollywood No. 13 (short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1930 The Song Writers' Revue (short)
Himself
 
1929 The Hollywood Revue of 1929
Himself - Master of Ceremonies
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (77 titles)
1997-2012 American Masters (TV series documentary)
 
2009 Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America (TV series documentary)
 
2008 Warner at War (TV documentary)
 
2008 Mel Blanc: The Man of a Thousand Voices (video documentary)
Himself
 
2008 Mike Douglas: Moments & Memories (video)
Himself
 
2008 Pioneers of Television (TV mini-series documentary)
 
2007 Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project (documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2007 The Legendary Crooners (video documentary)
Himself
 
2006 The Best of the Royal Variety (TV series)
 
2006 The Kingston Trio: 50 Years of Havin' Fun (video documentary)
 
2006 Cavett Remembers the Comic Legends (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2004 Broadway: The American Musical (TV series documentary)
 
2004 Funny Already: A History of Jewish Comedy (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2004 Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust (documentary)
 
2004 Comedy Central Presents: 100 Greatest Stand-Ups of All Time (TV mini-series)
Himself #28
 
2004 Christmas in Tinseltown (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2003 Inside the Actors Studio (TV series)
 
2003 Bob Hope at 100 (TV documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2002 Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2002 Bob Hope's Funniest Out-Takes (TV movie)
Himself
 
2001 The Beatles... Off the Record: Newsreel Footage 1964-1966 (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1996-2001 Biography (TV series documentary)
 
2001 The Nightclub Years (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
2000 Reputations (TV series documentary)
 
1998 Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American Dream (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1998 The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts (TV documentary)
Himself - Roastee
 
1996 Classic Stand-Up Comedy of Television (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1996 Bob Hope: Hollywood's Brightest Star (video documentary)
Himself
 
1996 We Remember Marilyn (video documentary)
Himself
 
1996 Beatles Diary (video documentary)
Himself
 
1995 Kelsey Grammer Salutes Jack Benny (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1994 Television's Christmas Classics (TV special)
Himself
 
1994 Paul Merton's Palladium Story (TV mini-series documentary)
 
1994 Entertaining the Troops (documentary)
Himself
 
1994 That's Entertainment! III (documentary)
Performer in Clip from 'Hollywood Revue of 1929' (uncredited)
 
1994 Kirk Douglas: Video Scrapbook (video documentary)
Himself
 
1993 Bob Hope's Bag Full of Christmas Memories (TV special)
Himself
 
1993 Laugh-In Past Christmas Present (TV special)
Himself
 
1993 Mo' Funny: Black Comedy in America (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1993 The Unknown Marx Brothers (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1992 Jack Benny: Comedy in Bloom (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1992 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)
 
1992 Legends of Comedy (TV documentary)
 
1991 The Very Best of the Ed Sullivan Show 2 (TV special)
Himself
 
1990 Frank Sinatra: The Voice of Our Time (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1990 Stars and Stripes (documentary)
Himself
 
1989 Gary Cooper: American Life, American Legend (documentary)
Himself
 
1989 The Moon Above, the Earth Below (TV documentary)
Himself -Apollo 11 Launch Spectator
 
1988 Gleason: He's the Greatest (TV series)
 
1988 The Best of Gleason 2 (TV movie)
Himself
 
1988 Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC (TV movie)
Himself
 
1985 The Beach Boys: An American Band (documentary)
Himself
 
1984 Unrehearsed Antics of the Stars (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1984 TV's Funniest Game Show Moments (TV special)
Himself
 
1984 The Great Standups (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1982 Showbiz Goes to War (TV movie)
 
1981 A Love Letter to Jack Benny (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1980 Bob Hope's Overseas Christmas Tours: Around the World with the Troops - 1941-1972 (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1979 Has Anybody Here Seen Canada? A History of Canadian Movies 1939-1953 (TV documentary)
Himself - Oscar Dinner, 1942 (uncredited)
 
1976 CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1976 That's Entertainment, Part II (documentary)
Clip from 'Song Writers' Revue
 
1975 Brother Can You Spare a Dime (documentary)
Himself (as Mr. Benny)
 
1974 Milton Berle's Mad Mad Mad World of Comedy (TV movie)
Himself
 
1973 Paper Moon
Himself (on his radio show) (voice) (uncredited)
 
1970 Happy Days (TV series)
 
1970 The Hollywood Palace (TV series)
 
1965 Wayne and Shuster Take an Affectionate Look At... (TV series documentary)
 
1964 Hollywood and the Stars (TV series)
 
1958-1963 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
 
1961 The DuPont Show of the Week (TV series)
 
1955 Screen Snapshots 7855: Pennies from Hollywood (short)
Himself
 
1952 Screen Snapshots: Memories of Famous Hollywood Comedians (documentary short)
Himself
 
1950 Cassino to Korea (documentary)
Jack Benny - USO Show
 
1950 Screen Snapshots 2856: It Was Only Yesterday (short)
Jack Benny
 
1948 Screen Snapshots: Photoplay Gold Medal Awards (short)
Himself - M.C.
 
1941 The Great American Broadcast
Himself - Opening Montage (uncredited)
 
1935 Paramount Headliner: Broadway Highlights No. 1 (short)
Film Clip Character
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

The Jack Benny Show (1963). [Special] See more »

Publicity Listings:

6 Biographical Movies  | 4 Print Biographies  | 1 Article  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Phil Abrams | Mr. Benny

Height:

5' 8" (1.73 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

Gags die, humor doesn't. See more »

Trivia:

1934: Star of NBC Radio's "The General Tire Show". See more »

Trademark:

Image as penny-pincher See more »

Star Sign:

Aquarius