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Actor:

• 1940s
• 1930s
• 1920s

1. Janie Gets Married (1946) .... John Van Brunt
2. The Bride Wore Boots (1946) .... Uncle Todd Warren
3. Road to Utopia (1946) .... Narrator
4. The Stork Club (1945) .... Tom P. Curtis (Bates' laywer)
5. Snafu (1945) .... Ben Stevens
   ... aka Welcome Home (UK)
6. Kiss and Tell (1945) .... Uncle George Archer
7. Week-End at the Waldorf (1945) .... Randy Morton
8. Boogie Woogie (1945) .... Frederick Stumplefinger, Father
   ... aka Musical Parade: Boogie Woogie (USA: series title)
9. It's in the Bag! (1945) .... Parker
   ... aka The Fifth Chair (Australia) (UK)
10. Pan-Americana (1945) .... Charlie Corker
11. Practically Yours (1944) .... Judge Robert Simpson
12. National Barn Dance (1944) .... J.B. Mitcham
13. Janie (1944) .... John Van Brunt
14. Why Daddy? (1944) .... Joseph A. Doakes
15. Important Business (1944) .... Joseph A. Doakes
16. Her Primitive Man (1944) .... Martin Osborne
17. See Here, Private Hargrove (1944) .... Mr. Holliday
18. Song of Russia (1944) .... Hank Higgins
19. No News Is Good News (1943) .... Answer Man
20. My Tomato (1943) .... Joseph A. Doakes
21. Flesh and Fantasy (1943) .... Doakes (framing story)
    ... aka Six Destinies
22. The Sky's the Limit (1943) .... Phil Harriman
23. Young and Willing (1943) .... Arthur Kenny
    ... aka Out of the Frying Pan
24. I Married a Witch (1942) .... Dr. Dudley White
25. The Major and the Minor (1942) .... Albert Osborne
26. The Man's Angle (1942) .... Joe Doakes
27. Keeping in Shape (1942) .... Lecturer / Joe Doakes
28. Syncopation (1942) (scenes deleted) .... Doakes
29. Take a Letter, Darling (1942) .... G.B. Atwater
    ... aka Green-Eyed Woman (UK)
30. The Witness (1942) .... Joe Doakes
31. Nothing But Nerves (1942) .... Mr. Benchley
32. Bedtime Story (1941) .... Eddie Turner
33. Three Girls About Town (1941) .... Wilburforce Puddle, hotel manager
34. How to Take a Vacation (1941) .... The Husband
35. You'll Never Get Rich (1941) .... Martin Cortland
36. The Forgotten Man (1941)
37. Crime Control (1941) .... Sgt. Benchley / Joe Doakes
38. Nice Girl? (1941) .... Prof. Oliver Wendel Holmes Dana
39. Waiting for Baby (1941) .... Joseph Doakes
40. The Trouble with Husbands (1940) .... Joe Doakes
41. Hired Wife (1940) .... Roger Van Horn
42. Foreign Correspondent (1940) .... Stebbins
43. Home Movies (1940)
44. That Inferior Feeling (1940) .... Joseph H. 'Joe' Doakes
    
    
45. See Your Doctor (1939) .... Lecturer / Joseph H. Doakes
46. The Day of Rest (1939) .... Joe Doakes
47. How to Eat (1939) .... Lecturer / Joe Doakes
48. Home Early (1939) .... Joe
49. Dark Magic (1939) .... Joseph A. Doakes
50. An Hour for Lunch (1939) .... Lecturer/Joe
51. How to Sub-Let (1939) .... Joseph A. Doakes
52. Mental Poise (1938) .... Psychoanalyst/Mr. Ostegraf
53. Opening Day (1938) .... City Treasurer Benchley
54. How to Watch Football (1938) .... Football fan/voice of announcer
55. How to Read (1938) .... Lecturer
56. The Courtship of the Newt (1938) .... Zoology professor
57. How to Raise a Baby (1938) .... Lecturer/Father
58. An Evening Alone (1938)
59. Music Made Simple (1938) .... Lecturing Music Expert
60. How to Figure Income Tax (1938)
61. A Night at the Movies (1937) .... Husband
62. Live, Love and Learn (1937) .... Oscar
63. How to Start the Day (1937) .... Lecturer
64. Broadway Melody of 1938 (1937) .... Duffy, Raleigh's P.R. Man
65. The Romance of Digestion (1937)
66. How to Be a Detective (1936) .... Mr. Benchley
67. How to Vote (1936) .... Mr. Robert Benchley (the speaker)
68. Piccadilly Jim (1936) .... Bill Macon
69. How to Train a Dog (1936) .... Lecturer/Dog Owner
70. How to Behave (1936) .... Mr. Benchley
71. How to Sleep (1935)
72. China Seas (1935) .... Charlie McCaleb
73. How to Break 90 at Croquet (1935)
74. David O. Selznick: 'Your New Producer' (1935) .... Master of Ceremonies
75. Social Register (1934) .... Robert Benchley
76. Dancing Lady (1933) .... Ward King
77. Headline Shooter (1933) .... Radio announcer
    ... aka Evidence in Camera (UK)
78. Rafter Romance (1933) .... H. Harrington Hubbell
79. Your Technocracy and Mine (1933)
80. The Sport Parade (1932) .... Radio Announcer
    
    
81. Stewed, Fried and Boiled (1929)
82. Lesson No. 1 (1929)
83. Furnace Trouble (1929)
84. The Spellbinder (1928/I)
85. The Sex Life of the Polyp (1928) .... Lecturer
86. The Treasurer's Report (1928) .... Treasurer
    

Writer:

• 1990s
• 1940s
• 1930s
• 1920s

1. Robert Benchley and the Knights of the Algonquin (1998) (V) (writer)
   
   
2. Boogie Woogie (1945) (story)
   ... aka Musical Parade: Boogie Woogie (USA: series title)
3. I'm a Civilian Here Myself (1945) (writer)
4. Why Daddy? (1944) (story) (writer)
5. Important Business (1944) (writer)
6. No News Is Good News (1943) (original story) (screenplay)
7. The Man's Angle (1942) (writer)
8. Keeping in Shape (1942) (writer)
9. The Witness (1942) (writer)
10. Nothing But Nerves (1942) (writer)
11. How to Take a Vacation (1941) (writer)
12. The Reluctant Dragon (1941) (uncredited)
    ... aka A Day at Disneys (USA: TV title)
    ... aka Behind the Scenes at Walt Disney Studio
13. The Forgotten Man (1941) (writer)
14. Crime Control (1941) (writer)
15. Waiting for Baby (1941) (writer)
16. The Trouble with Husbands (1940) (writer)
17. Foreign Correspondent (1940) (dialogue)
18. Home Movies (1940) (uncredited)
19. That Inferior Feeling (1940) (uncredited)
    
    
20. See Your Doctor (1939) (writer)
21. How to Eat (1939) (uncredited)
22. Home Early (1939) (screenplay)
23. Dark Magic (1939) (uncredited)
24. How to Sub-Let (1939) (uncredited)
25. Mental Poise (1938) (uncredited)
26. How to Watch Football (1938) (writer)
27. How to Read (1938) (writer)
28. The Courtship of the Newt (1938) (writer)
29. An Evening Alone (1938) (writer)
30. Music Made Simple (1938) (uncredited)
31. How to Figure Income Tax (1938) (writer)
32. A Night at the Movies (1937) (uncredited)
33. Top of the Town (1937) (uncredited) (story)
34. The Romance of Digestion (1937) (uncredited)
35. How to Be a Detective (1936) (writer)
36. How to Vote (1936) (uncredited)
37. How to Behave (1936) (uncredited)
38. How to Sleep (1935) (uncredited)
39. Murder on a Honeymoon (1935) (writer)
40. How to Break 90 at Croquet (1935) (writer)
41. The Gay Divorcee (1934) (uncredited)
    ... aka The Gay Divorce (UK)
42. Dancing Lady (1933) (uncredited)
43. After Tonight (1933) (uncredited)
    ... aka Sealed Lips (UK)
44. Blind Adventure (1933) (additional dialogue)
45. Your Technocracy and Mine (1933) (writer)
46. The Sport Parade (1932) (additional dialogue) (uncredited)
47. Sky Devils (1932) (writer)
    
    
48. Stewed, Fried and Boiled (1929) (writer)
49. Lesson No. 1 (1929) (writer)
50. Furnace Trouble (1929) (writer)
51. The Spellbinder (1928/I) (writer)
52. The Sex Life of the Polyp (1928) (writer)
53. The Treasurer's Report (1928) (writer)
54. You'd Be Surprised (1926) (titles)
55. A Social Celebrity (1926) (titles) (uncredited)
56. The American Venus (1926) (titles) (uncredited)
    

Soundtrack:

• 1940s
• 1930s

1. Janie (1944) (performer: "Mademoiselle from Armentières", "They're Either Too Young or Too Old")
2. You'll Never Get Rich (1941) ("Frühlingslied (Spring Song) Op.62 #6" (1842))
   
   
3. Live, Love and Learn (1937) ("Song of the Volga Boatman" (uncredited), "The Farmer in the Dell" (uncredited))
4. China Seas (1935) ("Chopsticks" (uncredited))
   

Self:

• 1940s
• 1930s

1. Hollywood Victory Caravan (1945) .... Himself
2. Duffy's Tavern (1945) .... Himself
3. I'm a Civilian Here Myself (1945) .... Himself
4. Show Business at War (1943) .... Himself
   ... aka The March of Time Volume IX, Issue 10
5. The Reluctant Dragon (1941) .... Himself
   ... aka A Day at Disneys (USA: TV title)
   ... aka Behind the Scenes at Walt Disney Studio
6. Screen Snapshots Series 19, No. 9: Sports in Hollywood (1940) .... Himself, Golf Fan
   
   
7. Sunday Night at the Trocadero (1937) .... Himself
8. Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs (1936) (as Bob Benchley) .... Himself
   

Archive Footage:

1. Robert Benchley and the Knights of the Algonquin (1998) (V)
2. The Ten-Year Lunch: The Wit and Legend of the Algonquin Round Table (1987) .... Himself
3. That's Entertainment, Part II (1976) .... Film Clip
4. Hollywood: The Selznick Years (1969) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself, film clip
5. The Big Parade of Comedy (1964) .... Actor in 'That Inferior Feeling'
6. Light's Diamond Jubilee (1954) (TV) .... Himself