Robert Benchley

Robert Benchley

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

14/09/1889

Day of Death

21/11/1945
(56) years old

Place of Birth

Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Biography

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

Filmography

Cast

2007

The Pixar Story

as Robert Benchley (archive footage)

2004

Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6

as Robert Benchley (voice) (archive sound) ...

1987

The Ten-Year Lunch

as Himself (archive footage)

1982

Showbiz Goes to War

as (archive footage)

1976

That's Entertainment, Part II

as (archive footage)

1964

The Big Parade of Comedy

as Joseph Doakes in 'That Inferior Feeling'...

1946

Janie Gets Married

as John Van Brunt

1946

The Bride Wore Boots

as Uncle Todd Warren

1946

Road to Utopia

as Narrator

1945

The Stork Club

as Tom P. Curtis

1945

Snafu

as Ben Stevens

1945

Week-End at the Waldorf

as Randy Morton

1945

Kiss and Tell

as George Archer

1945

Hollywood Victory Caravan

as Robert Benchley

1945

Duffy's Tavern

as Robert Benchley

1945

Boogie Woogie

as Frederick Stumplefinger

1945

It's in the Bag!

as Parker

1945

Pan-Americana

as Charlie Corker

1944

Practically Yours

as Judge Robert Simpson

1944

The National Barn Dance

as J.B. Mitcham

1944

Janie

as John Van Brunt

1944

Her Primitive Man

as Martin Osborne

1944

Why Daddy?

as Joseph A. Doakes

1944

Important Business

as Joseph A. Doakes

1944

See Here, Private Hargrove

as Mr. Holliday

1944

Song of Russia

as Hank Higgins

1943

No News Is Good News

as Answer Man

1943

My Tomato

as Joseph A. Doakes

1943

Flesh and Fantasy

as Doakes

1943

The Sky's the Limit

as Philip 'Phil' Harriman

1943

Young and Willing

as Arthur Kenny

1942

I Married a Witch

as Dr. Dudley White

1942

The Major and the Minor

as Mr. Osborne

1942

Keeping in Shape

as Joe Doakes

1942

Syncopation

as Doakes (scenes deleted)

1942

Take a Letter, Darling

as G.B. Atwater

1942

Nothing But Nerves

as Mr. Benchley

1942

The Witness

as Joe Doakes

1941

Bedtime Story

as Eddie Turner

1941

Three Girls About Town

as Wilburforce Puddle, hotel manager

1941

You'll Never Get Rich

as Martin Cortland

1941

The Reluctant Dragon

as Robert Benchley

1941

The Forgotten Man

as Joe Doakes / Father

1941

Crime Control

as Sgt. Benchley / Joe Doakes

1941

Nice Girl?

as Prof. Oliver Wendel Holmes Dana

1941

Waiting for Baby

as Joe Doakes

1940

The Trouble with Husbands

as Joe Doakes

1940

Hired Wife

as Roger Van Horn

1940

Foreign Correspondent

as Stebbins

1940

Home Movies

as Joe Doakes

1940

That Inferior Feeling

as Joseph H. 'Joe' Doakes

1939

See Your Doctor

as Lecturer / Joseph H. Doakes

1939

The Day of Rest

as Joe Doakes

1939

How to Eat

as Lecturer / Joe Doakes

1939

Home Early

as Joe Doakes

1939

Dark Magic

as Joe Doakes

1939

An Hour for Lunch

as Lecturer / Joe

1939

How to Sub-Let

as Joe Doakes

1938

Mental Poise

as Psychoanalyst / Mr. Ostegraf

1938

Opening Day

as City Treasurer Benchley

1938

How to Watch Football

as Football Fan

1938

How to Read

as Lecturer

1938

The Courtship of the Newt

as Zoology Lecturer

1938

How to Raise a Baby

as Lecturer Father

1938

An Evening Alone

as Joe Doakes

1938

Music Made Simple

as Robert Benchley

1938

How to Figure Income Tax

as Joe Doakes

1937

How to Start the Day

as Lecturer

1937

A Night at the Movies

as Husband

1937

Sunday Night at the Trocadero

as Robert Benchley

1937

The Romance of Digestion

as Joe Doakes

1936

How to Be a Detective

as Mr. Benchley

1936

How to Vote

as Mr. Robert Benchley

1936

Piccadilly Jim

as Bill Macon

1936

How to Train a Dog

as Lecturer / Dog Owner

1936

How to Behave

as Mr. Benchley

1935

How to Sleep

as Host / Narrator

1935

China Seas

as Charlie McCaleb

1935

David O. Selznick: Your New Producer

as Master of Ceremonies

1934

Social Register

as Robert Benchley

1933

Dancing Lady

as Ward King

1933

Rafter Romance

as Hubbell

1933

Headline Shooter

as Radio Announcer

1932

The Sport Parade

as Radio Announcer

1929

Lesson No. 1

as Lecturer

1929

Furnace Trouble

as Robert Benchley

1928

The Spellbinder

as Robert Benchley

1928

The Treasurer's Report

as Treasurer

Crew

1945

Boogie Woogie

as Writer

1944

Why Daddy?

as Story

1944

Why Daddy?

as Writer

1944

Important Business

as Original Story

1944

Important Business

as Screenplay

1943

No News Is Good News

as Original Story

1943

No News Is Good News

as Screenplay

1942

The Witness

as Writer

1941

Crime Control

as Writer

1941

Waiting for Baby

as Writer

1940

Foreign Correspondent

as Dialogue

1940

Home Movies

as Writer

1939

See Your Doctor

as Producer

1939

See Your Doctor

as Screenplay

1939

Home Early

as Screenplay

1939

Dark Magic

as Writer

1939

How to Sub-Let

as Writer

1938

Mental Poise

as Writer

1938

How to Read

as Writer

1938

How to Raise a Baby

as Writer

1938

An Evening Alone

as Writer

1938

Music Made Simple

as Writer

1936

How to Vote

as Writer

1936

How to Behave

as Writer

1935

Murder on a Honeymoon

as Screenplay

1933

Blind Adventure

as Additional Dialogue

1932

The Sport Parade

as Additional Dialogue

1932

Sky Devils

as Writer

1929

Lesson No. 1

as Writer

1929

Furnace Trouble

as Writer

1928

The Spellbinder

as Writer

1926

You'd Be Surprised

as Dialogue

1926

The American Venus

as Title Graphics

1924

Second Youth

as Title Designer