Robert Benchley
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Sep 14, 1889 (137 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.
Known For
| 2007 | The Pixar StoryRobert Benchley (archive footage) | |
| 2004 | Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6Robert Benchley (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited) | |
| 1987 | The Ten-Year LunchHimself (archive footage) | |
| 1982 | Showbiz Goes to War(archive footage) | |
| 1976 | That's Entertainment, Part II(archive footage) | |
| 1976 | Bob Hope's World of ComedySelf - Tribute Montage (archive footage) | |
| 1964 | The Big Parade of ComedyJoseph Doakes in 'That Inferior Feeling' (archive footage) | |
| 1955 | MGM ParadeSelf | |
| 1946 | Road to UtopiaNarrator | |
| 1946 | The Bride Wore BootsUncle Todd Warren | |
| 1946 | Janie Gets MarriedJohn Van Brunt | |
| 1945 | Week-End at the WaldorfRandy Morton | |
| 1945 | The Stork ClubTom P. Curtis | |
| 1945 | Kiss and TellGeorge Archer | |
| 1945 | Pan-AmericanaCharlie Corker | |
| 1945 | SnafuBen Stevens | |
| 1945 | It's in the Bag!Parker | |
| 1945 | Boogie WoogieFrederick Stumplefinger | |
| 1945 | Hollywood Victory CaravanRobert Benchley | |
| 1945 | Duffy's TavernRobert Benchley | |
| 1945 | I'm a Civilian Here MyselfJoe Doakes | |
| 1944 | See Here, Private HargroveMr. Holliday | |
| 1944 | Practically YoursJudge Robert Simpson | |
| 1944 | JanieJohn Van Brunt | |
| 1944 | Important BusinessJoseph A. Doakes | |
| 1944 | Why Daddy?Joseph A. Doakes | |
| 1944 | Her Primitive ManMartin Osborne | |
| 1944 | The National Barn DanceJ.B. Mitcham | |
| 1944 | Song of RussiaHank Higgins | |
| 1943 | The Sky's the LimitPhilip 'Phil' Harriman | |
| 1943 | Young and WillingArthur Kenny | |
| 1943 | Flesh and FantasyDoakes | |
| 1943 | My TomatoJoseph A. Doakes | |
| 1943 | No News Is Good NewsAnswer Man | |
| 1943 | Show-Business at WarSelf | |
| 1942 | I Married a WitchDr. Dudley White | |
| 1942 | The Major and the MinorMr. Osborne | |
| 1942 | SyncopationDoakes (scenes deleted) | |
| 1942 | Take a Letter, DarlingG.B. Atwater | |
| 1942 | Nothing But NervesMr. Benchley | |
| 1942 | Keeping in ShapeJoe Doakes | |
| 1942 | The WitnessJoe Doakes | |
| 1941 | The Reluctant DragonRobert Benchley | |
| 1941 | Nice Girl?Prof. Oliver Wendel Holmes Dana | |
| 1941 | You'll Never Get RichMartin Cortland | |
| 1941 | Bedtime StoryEddie Turner | |
| 1941 | Three Girls About TownWilburforce Puddle, hotel manager | |
| 1941 | How to Take a VacationHusband | |
| 1941 | The Forgotten ManJoe Doakes / Father | |
| 1941 | Waiting for BabyJoe Doakes | |
| 1941 | Crime ControlSgt. Benchley / Joe Doakes | |
| 1940 | Hired WifeRoger Van Horn | |
| 1940 | Foreign CorrespondentStebbins | |
| 1940 | Home MoviesJoe Doakes | |
| 1940 | That Inferior FeelingJoseph H. 'Joe' Doakes | |
| 1940 | The Trouble with HusbandsJoe Doakes | |
| 1939 | How to EatLecturer / Joe Doakes | |
| 1939 | An Hour for LunchLecturer / Joe | |
| 1939 | See Your DoctorLecturer / Joseph H. Doakes | |
| 1939 | Home EarlyJoe Doakes | |
| 1939 | The Day of RestJoe Doakes | |
| 1939 | How to Sub-LetJoe Doakes | |
| 1939 | Dark MagicJoe Doakes | |
| 1938 | Mental PoisePsychoanalyst / Mr. Ostegraf | |
| 1938 | How to Figure Income TaxJoe Doakes | |
| 1938 | How to ReadLecturer | |
| 1938 | How to Watch FootballFootball Fan | |
| 1938 | How to Raise a BabyLecturer Father | |
| 1938 | Opening DayCity Treasurer Benchley | |
| 1938 | The Courtship of the NewtZoology Lecturer | |
| 1938 | An Evening AloneJoe Doakes | |
| 1938 | Music Made SimpleRobert Benchley | |
| 1937 | Broadway Melody of 1938Duffy | |
| 1937 | Sunday Night at the TrocaderoRobert Benchley | |
| 1937 | Live, Love and LearnOscar | |
| 1937 | A Night at the MoviesHusband | |
| 1937 | How to Start the DayLecturer | |
| 1937 | The Romance of DigestionJoe Doakes | |
| 1936 | Piccadilly JimBill Macon | |
| 1936 | How to Be a DetectiveMr. Benchley | |
| 1936 | How to BehaveMr. Benchley | |
| 1936 | How to Train a DogLecturer / Dog Owner | |
| 1936 | How to VoteMr. Robert Benchley | |
| 1936 | Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs | |
| 1935 | China SeasCharlie McCaleb | |
| 1935 | How to Break 90 at CroquetJoe Doakes | |
| 1935 | How to SleepHost / Narrator | |
| 1935 | David O. Selznick: Your New ProducerMaster of Ceremonies | |
| 1934 | Social RegisterRobert Benchley | |
| 1933 | Dancing LadyWard King | |
| 1933 | Rafter RomanceHubbell | |
| 1933 | Headline ShooterRadio Announcer | |
| 1933 | Your Technocracy and Mine | |
| 1932 | The Sport ParadeRadio Announcer | |
| 1929 | Stewed, Fried and BoiledLecturer | |
| 1929 | Furnace TroubleRobert Benchley | |
| 1929 | Lesson No. 1Lecturer | |
| 1928 | The SpellbinderRobert Benchley | |
| 1928 | The Sex Life of the PolypLecturer | |
| 1928 | The Treasurer's ReportTreasurer | |
| - | The Causes Of The DepressionMr. Benchley |
| 1939 | See Your DoctorProducer |
| 1945 | Boogie WoogieWriter | |
| 1945 | I'm a Civilian Here MyselfWriter | |
| 1944 | Why Daddy?Story | |
| 1944 | Why Daddy?Writer | |
| 1944 | Important BusinessOriginal Story | |
| 1944 | Important BusinessScreenplay | |
| 1943 | No News Is Good NewsOriginal Story | |
| 1943 | No News Is Good NewsScreenplay | |
| 1942 | The WitnessWriter | |
| 1941 | Crime ControlWriter | |
| 1941 | Waiting for BabyWriter | |
| 1940 | The Trouble with HusbandsWriter | |
| 1940 | That Inferior FeelingWriter | |
| 1940 | Home MoviesWriter | |
| 1940 | Foreign CorrespondentDialogue | |
| 1939 | Dark MagicWriter | |
| 1939 | Home EarlyScreenplay | |
| 1939 | How to Sub-LetWriter | |
| 1939 | See Your DoctorScreenplay | |
| 1938 | Music Made SimpleWriter | |
| 1938 | An Evening AloneWriter | |
| 1938 | The Courtship of the NewtWriter | |
| 1938 | How to Raise a BabyWriter | |
| 1938 | How to Figure Income TaxWriter | |
| 1938 | How to ReadWriter | |
| 1938 | How to Watch FootballWriter | |
| 1938 | Mental PoiseWriter | |
| 1937 | A Night at the MoviesWriter | |
| 1937 | The Romance of DigestionWriter | |
| 1936 | How to VoteWriter | |
| 1936 | How to BehaveWriter | |
| 1936 | How to Be a DetectiveWriter | |
| 1935 | How to Break 90 at CroquetWriter | |
| 1935 | Murder on a HoneymoonScreenplay | |
| 1933 | Your Technocracy and MineWriter | |
| 1932 | Sky DevilsWriter | |
| 1929 | Furnace TroubleWriter | |
| 1929 | Stewed, Fried and BoiledWriter | |
| 1929 | Lesson No. 1Writer | |
| 1928 | The Treasurer's ReportWriter | |
| 1928 | The SpellbinderWriter | |
| 1928 | The Sex Life of the PolypWriter | |
| 1926 | You'd Be SurprisedDialogue |
| 1933 | Blind AdventureAdditional Dialogue | |
| 1932 | The Sport ParadeAdditional Dialogue | |
| 1926 | The American VenusTitle Graphics |