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Benny Rubin(1899-1986)

  • Actor
  • Writer
  • Additional Crew
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Benny Rubin
Benny Rubin was born on 2 February 1899 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Lucy ja minä (1951), Bright Lights (1935) and Traveling Saleslady (1935). He was married to Beatrice Dallinger and Mary Bolt. He died on 15 July 1986 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornFebruary 2, 1899
DiedJuly 15, 1986(87)
BornFebruary 2, 1899
DiedJuly 15, 1986(87)
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Lawrence Gray and Benny Rubin in Elämän iloa (1929)
Ernie Alexander, John Carroll, Marion Davies, Drew Demorest, Cliff Edwards, Scott Kolk, Benny Rubin, and Harry Tenbrook in Marianne (1929)
Wynne Gibson, Lawrence Gray, and Benny Rubin in Huvitusten pyörteissä (1930)
Tallulah Bankhead, Loretta Andrews, Barbara Brown, Bess Flowers, Jack Gargan, Victor Kilian, Ethelreda Leopold, Harold Miller, Patsy Moran, Irving Pichel, Ronald R. Rondell, Benny Rubin, and Bee Stephens in Seikkailu yössä (1931)
Benny Rubin in Madame Pollyn ilotalo (1964)
Joan Crawford, Johnny Mack Brown, Karl Dane, Cliff Edwards, Bud McClure, Pete Morrison, and Benny Rubin in Montana (1930)
William Gargan, John Ridgely, Benny Rubin, James Stephenson, and Rosella Towne in The Adventures of Jane Arden (1939)
Jack Mulhall, Benny Rubin, and Alice White in Naughty Baby (1928)
Andy Devine, Benny Rubin, George E. Stone, and Alice White in Naughty Baby (1928)
Joan Crawford, Ricardo Cortez, Mary Carlisle, and Benny Rubin in Montana (1930)
Francis X. Bushman Jr., Mike Donlin, Tom Dugan, Eddie Gribbon, J.C. Nugent, Benny Rubin, Joe Schenck, and Gus Van in They Learned About Women (1930)
Barbara Eden, Larry Hagman, and Benny Rubin in Unelmatyttöni (1965)

Known for:

Lucille Ball in Lucy ja minä (1951)
Lucy ja minä
8.5
TV Series
  • Driver
Joe E. Brown in Bright Lights (1935)
Bright Lights
6.3
  • Writer
  • 1935
Joan Blondell and Glenda Farrell in Traveling Saleslady (1935)
Traveling Saleslady
6.7
  • Writer
  • 1935
Lupe Velez, Bert Wheeler, and Robert Woolsey in High Flyers (1937)
High Flyers
5.7
  • Writer
  • 1937

Credits

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Actor

  • Peter Bogdanovich, John Huston, and Susan Strasberg in The Other Side of the Wind (2018)
    The Other Side of the Wind
    6.7
    • Abe Vogel
    • 2018
  • David Birney and Morgan Brittany in Glitter (1984)
    Glitter
    6.5
    TV Series
    • 1985
  • A Pleasure Doing Business (1979)
    A Pleasure Doing Business
    7.1
    • Deli owner
    • 1979
  • What's Happening!! (1976)
    What's Happening!!
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Duke Morgan
    • 1979
  • Geneviève Bujold in Kooma (1978)
    Kooma
    6.9
    • Mr. Schwartz
    • 1978
  • Szysznyk (1977)
    Szysznyk
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Martin
    • 1977
  • Redd Foxx and Demond Wilson in Sanford and Son (1972)
    Sanford and Son
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Man
    • 1977
  • Dean Jones in Takkuturkki (1976)
    Takkuturkki
    5.8
    • Waiter
    • 1976
  • Larry Hagman in The Return of the World's Greatest Detective (1976)
    The Return of the World's Greatest Detective
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • Klinger
    • 1976
  • Bruce Dern, Madeline Kahn, Art Carney, and Augustus von Schumacher in Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976)
    Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
    4.8
    • Bit Part (uncredited)
    • 1976
  • Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1974)
    Kolchak: The Night Stalker
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Julius 'Buck' Fineman
    • 1974
  • Meredith Baxter and David Birney in Bridget Loves Bernie (1972)
    Bridget Loves Bernie
    6.5
    TV Series
    • Mr. Rosenthal
    • 1972
  • Supersumutin (1972)
    Supersumutin
    6.2
    • Golfer (uncredited)
    • 1972
  • Emergency! (1972)
    Emergency!
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Sam Cranks
    • 1972
  • Love, American Style (1969)
    Love, American Style
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Papa (segment "Love and the Anxious Mama")
    • 1972

Writer

  • James Arness, Amanda Blake, Milburn Stone, and Dennis Weaver in Gunsmoke (1955)
    Gunsmoke
    8.1
    TV Series
    • story by
    • 1970
  • Fisticuffs
    5.6
    Short
    • screen play
    • 1938
  • Gordon Jones, Allan Lane, Bradley Page, Harry Einstein, and Joan Woodbury in Night Spot (1938)
    Night Spot
    5.2
    • contributor to dialogue (uncredited)
    • 1938
  • Lupe Velez, Bert Wheeler, and Robert Woolsey in High Flyers (1937)
    High Flyers
    5.7
    • screen play
    • 1937
  • Marjorie Lord, Bert Wheeler, and Robert Woolsey in On Again-Off Again (1937)
    On Again-Off Again
    5.9
    • screen play
    • 1937
  • Jack Haley and Ann Sothern in The Girl Friend (1935)
    The Girl Friend
    5.7
    • screenplay
    • 1935
  • Joe E. Brown in Bright Lights (1935)
    Bright Lights
    6.3
    • adaptation by
    • 1935
  • Joan Blondell and Glenda Farrell in Traveling Saleslady (1935)
    Traveling Saleslady
    6.7
    • screen play by
    • 1935
  • The Messenger Boy
    5.8
    Short
    • story
    • 1931
  • Julius Sizzer (1931)
    Julius Sizzer
    3.6
    Short
    • story & adaptation
    • 1931
  • Talking Turkey
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1931
  • Hotsy Totsy
    Short
    • scenario
    • 1929
  • The Pilgrim Papas
    Short
    • scenario
    • 1929
  • Broken Statues
    Short
    • writer
    • 1929
  • The General
    Short
    • scenario
    • 1929

Additional Crew

  • Ted Donaldson, Noreen Nash, and Robert Paige in Punainen ori (1947)
    Punainen ori
    5.8
    • dialogue director
    • 1947
  • Kenneth Farrell, Edward Norris, Sheila Ryan, and Chill Wills in Heartaches (1947)
    Heartaches
    5.6
    • dialogue director
    • 1947
  • Benny Bartlett, Tommy Bond, Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer, Rudy Wissler, and Chili Williams in Gas House Kids Go West (1947)
    Gas House Kids Go West
    5.5
    • dialogue director
    • 1947
  • Robert Arthur, James Cardwell, Sue England, Darryl Hickman, Terry Moore, and Noreen Nash in The Devil on Wheels (1947)
    The Devil on Wheels
    5.3
    • dialogue director (uncredited)
    • 1947
  • Kenny Delmar in It's a Joke, Son! (1947)
    It's a Joke, Son!
    5.9
    • dialogue director
    • 1947
  • Fisticuffs
    5.6
    Short
    • technical director
    • 1938
  • Bessie Love and Johnnie Walker in The Matinee Idol (1928)
    The Matinee Idol
    6.9
    • dance double: Johnnie Walker (uncredited)
    • 1928

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Benny Ruben
  • Height
    • 1.71 m
  • Born
    • February 2, 1899
    • Boston, Massachusetts, USA
  • Died
    • July 15, 1986
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(heart attack)
  • Spouses
      Beatrice DallingerMay 31, 1940 - ?
  • Other works
    Radio: Appeared as a regular panelist on the radio program "Stop Me if You've Heard This One" during the late 1940s. Contestants won cash prizes if one of the panelists (Rubin, Cal Tinney, Lew Lehr or Morey Amsterdam) couldn't finish a joke that the master of ceremonies started.
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Print Biography
    • 3 Articles

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    Autobiography, "Come Backstage with Me," published by Vanity Press, 1980.

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