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Robert Benchley (1889–1945)

Actor | Writer | Soundtrack

Although by his own account Benchley was not quite a writer and not quite an actor, he managed to become one of the best-known humorists and comedians of his time. As a Harvard undergraduate, Benchley gave his first comic performance, impersonating a befuddled after-dinner speaker. The act made him a campus celebrity -- and remained in Benchley's repertoire for the rest of his life... See full bio »

Born:

Robert Charles Benchley
in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Died:

(age 56) in New York City, New York, USA
Still of Robert Benchley and Joel McCrea in Foreign Correspondent
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1946 Janie Gets Married
John Van Brunt
 
1946 The Bride Wore Boots
Uncle Todd Warren
 
1946 Road to Utopia
Narrator
 
1945 The Stork Club
Tom P. Curtis
 
1945 Snafu
Ben Stevens
 
1945 Hollywood Victory Caravan (short)
Robert Benchley
 
1945 Kiss and Tell
Uncle George Archer
 
1945 Week-End at the Waldorf
Randy Morton
 
1945 Duffy's Tavern
Robert Benchley
 
1945 Boogie Woogie (short)
Frederick Stumplefinger, Father
 
1945 It's in the Bag!
Parker
 
1945 Pan-Americana
Charlie Corker
 
1945 I'm a Civilian Here Myself (short)
Joe Doakes
 
1944 Practically Yours
Judge Robert Simpson
 
1944 National Barn Dance
J.B. Mitcham
 
1944 Janie
John Van Brunt
 
1944 Why Daddy? (short)
Joseph A. Doakes
 
1944 Important Business (short)
Joseph A. Doakes
 
1944 Her Primitive Man
Martin Osborne
 
1944 See Here, Private Hargrove
Mr. Holliday (uncredited)
 
1944 Song of Russia
Hank Higgins
 
1943 No News Is Good News (short)
Answer Man/Newscaster
 
1943 My Tomato (short)
Joseph A. Doakes
 
1943 Flesh and Fantasy
Doakes (Framing Story)
 
1943 The Sky's the Limit
Phil Harriman
 
1943 Young and Willing
Arthur Kenny
 
1942 I Married a Witch
Dr. Dudley White
 
1942 The Major and the Minor
Mr. Osborne
 
1942 The Man's Angle (short)
Joe Doakes
 
1942 Keeping in Shape (short)
Lecturer / Joe Doakes
 
1942 Syncopation
Doakes (scenes deleted)
 
1942 Take a Letter, Darling
G.B. Atwater
 
1942 The Witness (short)
Joe Doakes
 
1942 Nothing But Nerves (short)
Mr. Benchley
 
1941 Bedtime Story
Eddie Turner
 
1941 Three Girls About Town
Wilburforce Puddle
 
1941 How to Take a Vacation (short)
The Husband
 
1941 You'll Never Get Rich
Martin Cortland
 
1941 The Forgotten Man (short)
Joe Doakes
 
1941 Crime Control (short)
Sgt. Benchley / Joe Doakes
 
1941 Nice Girl?
Oliver Dana
 
1941 Waiting for Baby (short)
Joseph Doakes
 
1941 The Reluctant Dragon
Robert Benchley
 
1940 The Trouble with Husbands (short)
Joe Doakes
 
1940 Hired Wife
Van Horn
 
1940 Foreign Correspondent
Stebbins
 
1940 Home Movies (short)
Joe Doakes
 
1940 That Inferior Feeling (short)
Joseph H. 'Joe' Doakes
 
1939 See Your Doctor (short)
Lecturer / Joseph H. Doakes
 
1939 The Day of Rest (short)
Joe Doakes
 
1939 How to Eat (short)
Lecturer / Joe Doakes
 
1939 Home Early (short)
Joe Doakes
 
1939 Dark Magic (short)
Joseph A. Doakes
 
1939 An Hour for Lunch (short)
Lecturer/Joe
 
1939 How to Sub-Let (short)
Joseph A. Doakes
 
1938 Mental Poise (short)
Psychoanalyst/Mr. Ostegraf
 
1938 Opening Day (short)
City Treasurer Benchley
 
1938 How to Watch Football (short)
Football Fan
 
1938 How to Read (short)
Lecturer
 
1938 The Courtship of the Newt (short)
Zoology professor
 
1938 How to Raise a Baby (short)
Lecturer/Father
 
1938 An Evening Alone (short)
Doakes
 
1938 Music Made Simple (short)
Robert Benchley
 
1938 How to Figure Income Tax (short)
Joe Doakes
 
1937 A Night at the Movies (short)
Husband
 
1937 Live, Love and Learn
Oscar
 
1937 Sunday Night at the Trocadero (short)
Robert Benchley
 
1937 How to Start the Day (short)
Lecturer
 
1937 Broadway Melody of 1938
Duffy
 
1937 The Romance of Digestion (short)
Joe Doakes
 
1936 How to Be a Detective (short)
Mr. Benchley
 
1936 How to Vote (short)
Mr. Robert Benchley
 
1936 Piccadilly Jim
Bill Macon
 
1936 Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs (short)
Bob Benchley (as Bob Benchley)
 
1936 How to Train a Dog (short)
Lecturer/Dog Owner
 
1936 How to Behave (short)
Mr. Benchley
 
1935 How to Sleep (short)
Host/Narrator
 
1935 China Seas
McCaleb
 
1935 How to Break 90 at Croquet (short)
Joe Doakes
 
1935 David O. Selznick: 'Your New Producer' (short)
Master of Ceremonies
 
1934 Social Register
Robert Benchley
 
1933 Dancing Lady
Ward King
 
1933 Rafter Romance
Hubbell
 
1933 Headline Shooter
Radio Announcer
 
1933 Your Technocracy and Mine (short)
Robert Benchley
 
1932 The Sport Parade
Radio Announcer
 
1929 Stewed, Fried and Boiled (short)
Lecturer
 
1929 Lesson No. 1 (short)
Lecturer
 
1929 Furnace Trouble (short)
Robert Benchley
 
1928 The Spellbinder (short)
Robert Benchley
 
1928 The Sex Life of the Polyp (short)
Lecturer
 
1928 The Treasurer's Report (short)
Treasurer
 
Show ShowWriter (57 titles)
1998 Robert Benchley and the Knights of the Algonquin (video)
 
1945 Boogie Woogie (short) (story)
 
1945 I'm a Civilian Here Myself (short)
 
1944 Why Daddy? (short) (story)
 
1944 Important Business (short)
 
1943 No News Is Good News (short) (original story / screenplay)
 
1942 The Man's Angle (short)
 
1942 Keeping in Shape (short)
 
1942 The Witness (short)
 
1942 Nothing But Nerves (short)
 
1941 How to Take a Vacation (short)
 
1941 The Forgotten Man (short)
 
1941 Crime Control (short)
 
1941 Waiting for Baby (short)
 
1941 The Reluctant Dragon (uncredited)
 
1940 The Trouble with Husbands (short)
 
1940 Foreign Correspondent (dialogue)
 
1940 Home Movies (short) (uncredited)
 
1940 That Inferior Feeling (short) (uncredited)
 
1939 See Your Doctor (short) (writer)
 
1939 How to Eat (short) (uncredited)
 
1939 Home Early (short) (screenplay)
 
1939 Dark Magic (short) (uncredited)
 
1939 How to Sub-Let (short) (uncredited)
 
1938 Mental Poise (short) (uncredited)
 
1938 How to Watch Football (short) (writer)
 
1938 How to Read (short) (writer)
 
1938 The Courtship of the Newt (short) (writer)
 
1938 An Evening Alone (short) (uncredited)
 
1938 Music Made Simple (short) (writer - uncredited)
 
1938 How to Figure Income Tax (short) (writer)
 
1937 A Night at the Movies (short) (uncredited)
 
1937 Top of the Town ( - uncredited / story)
 
1937 The Romance of Digestion (short) (uncredited)
 
1936 How to Be a Detective (short)
 
1936 How to Vote (short) (uncredited)
 
1936 How to Behave (short) (uncredited)
 
1935 How to Sleep (short) (uncredited)
 
1935 Pursuit (uncredited)
 
1935 Murder on a Honeymoon (screenplay)
 
1935 How to Break 90 at Croquet (short)
 
1934 The Gay Divorcee (contributor to dialogue - uncredited)
 
1933 Dancing Lady (uncredited)
 
1933 After Tonight (unconfirmed - uncredited)
 
1933 Blind Adventure (additional dialogue)
 
1933 Your Technocracy and Mine (short) (writer)
 
1932 The Sport Parade (additional dialogue - uncredited)
 
1932 Sky Devils
 
1929 Stewed, Fried and Boiled (short) (writer)
 
1929 Lesson No. 1 (short) (writer)
 
1929 Furnace Trouble (short) (writer)
 
1928 The Spellbinder (short)
 
1928 The Sex Life of the Polyp (short) (writer)
 
1928 The Treasurer's Report (short) (writer)
 
1926 You'd Be Surprised (titles)
 
1926 A Social Celebrity (titles - uncredited)
 
1926 The American Venus (titles - uncredited)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (4 titles)
1944 Janie (performer: "Mademoiselle from Armentières" - uncredited, "They're Either Too Young or Too Old" - uncredited)
 
1941 You'll Never Get Rich ("Frühlingslied Spring Song Op.62 #6" 1842)
 
1937 Live, Love and Learn ("Song of the Volga Boatman" - uncredited, "The Farmer in the Dell" - uncredited)
 
1935 China Seas (performer: "Chopsticks" 1877 - uncredited)
 
Show ShowSelf (2 titles)
1943 Show-Business at War (documentary short)
Robert Benchley (uncredited)
 
1940 Screen Snapshots Series 19, No. 9: Sports in Hollywood (documentary short)
Golf Fan
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (9 titles)
1998 Robert Benchley and the Knights of the Algonquin (video)
 
1987 American Masters (TV series documentary)
 
1982 Showbiz Goes to War (TV movie)
 
1976 That's Entertainment, Part II (documentary)
Film Clip
 
1969 Hollywood: The Selznick Years (TV documentary)
Robert Benchley - Film Clip (uncredited)
 
1964 The Big Parade of Comedy (documentary)
Joseph Doakes in 'That Inferior Feeling'
 
1959 Project XX (TV series documentary)
 
1955 MGM Parade (TV series)
 
1954 Light's Diamond Jubilee (TV documentary)
Himself
 

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The Sex Life of the Polyp -- Dr. Benchley lectures the women's club on the unusual but important title-topic. Janie Gets Married -- Markus learns of Tanisha's other gay friend Darnell. Week-End at the Waldorf -- Trailer for this classic black and white film
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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1934) Book: "From Bed to Worse, or Confusing Thoughts About the Bison". See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Biographical Movie  | 9 Print Biographies  | 1 Article  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Bob Benchley
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

There is something about saying 'Okay' and hanging up the receiver with a bang that kids a man into feeling that he has just pulled off a big deal, even if he has only called up central to find out the correct time. See more »

Trivia:

Grandfather of Nat Benchley and Peter Benchley, author of "Jaws.". See more »

Nickname:

Bob See more »

Star Sign:

Virgo