Robert Benchley
103 movies
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Sep 14, 1889
- Died
- Nov 21, 1945 (age 56)
- Place of birth
- Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
- Also known as
- Роберт Бенчли · Robert Charles Benchley
Biography
Robert Benchley (September 15, 1889 - November 21, 1945) was an American humorist, a newspaper columnist and an actor.
Profiles IMDb
Known for
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★ 7.0 Foreign Correspondent
1940 · Film
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★ 7.5 The Pixar Story
2007 · Film
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★ 6.9 I Married a Witch
1942 · Film
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★ 6.6 The Reluctant Dragon
1941 · Film
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★ 7.1 The Major and the Minor
1942 · Film
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★ 6.5 You'll Never Get Rich
1941 · Film
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★ 6.8 Road to Utopia
1946 · Film
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★ 7.0 That's Entertainment, Part II
1976 · Film
Robert Benchley: movies and TV shows
Acting (97)
- Upcoming The Causes Of The Depression
as Mr. Benchley
- 2007 The Pixar Story
as Robert Benchley (archive footage)
- 2004 Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6
as Robert Benchley (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
- 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' (archive footage)
- 1946 Janie Gets Married
as John Van Brunt
- 1946 The Bride Wore Boots
as Uncle Todd Warren
- 1946 Road to Utopia
as Narrator (uncredited)
- 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
- 1945 I'm a Civilian Here Myself
as Joe Doakes
- 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 How to Take a Vacation
as Husband
- 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 Live, Love and Learn
as Oscar
- 1937 Sunday Night at the Trocadero
as Robert Benchley
- 1937 Broadway Melody of 1938
as Duffy
- 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
- 1936
- 1935 How to Sleep
as Host / Narrator
- 1935 China Seas
as Charlie McCaleb
- 1935 How to Break 90 at Croquet
as Joe Doakes
- 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
- 1933
- 1932 The Sport Parade
as Radio Announcer
- 1929 Stewed, Fried and Boiled
as Lecturer
- 1929 Lesson No. 1
as Lecturer
- 1929 Furnace Trouble
as Robert Benchley
- 1928 The Spellbinder
as Robert Benchley
- 1928 The Sex Life of the Polyp
as Lecturer
- 1928 The Treasurer's Report
as Treasurer
Behind the camera (44)
- 1945 Boogie Woogie
Writer
- 1945 I'm a Civilian Here Myself
Writer
- 1944 Why Daddy?
Story, Writer
- 1944 Important Business
Original Story, Screenplay
- 1943 No News Is Good News
Original Story, Screenplay
- 1942 The Witness
Writer
- 1941 Crime Control
Writer
- 1941 Waiting for Baby
Writer
- 1940 The Trouble with Husbands
Writer
- 1940 Foreign Correspondent
Dialogue
- 1940 Home Movies
Writer
- 1940 That Inferior Feeling
Writer
- 1939 See Your Doctor
Screenplay, Producer
- 1939 Home Early
Screenplay
- 1939 Dark Magic
Writer
- 1939 How to Sub-Let
Writer
- 1938 Mental Poise
Writer
- 1938 How to Watch Football
Writer
- 1938 How to Read
Writer
- 1938 The Courtship of the Newt
Writer
- 1938 How to Raise a Baby
Writer
- 1938 An Evening Alone
Writer
- 1938 Music Made Simple
Writer
- 1938 How to Figure Income Tax
Writer
- 1937 A Night at the Movies
Writer
- 1937 The Romance of Digestion
Writer
- 1936 How to Be a Detective
Writer
- 1936 How to Vote
Writer
- 1936 How to Behave
Writer
- 1935 How to Break 90 at Croquet
Writer
- 1935 Murder on a Honeymoon
Screenplay
- 1933 Blind Adventure
Additional Dialogue
- 1933 Your Technocracy and Mine
Writer
- 1932 The Sport Parade
Additional Dialogue
- 1932 Sky Devils
Writer
- 1929 Stewed, Fried and Boiled
Writer
- 1929 Lesson No. 1
Writer
- 1929 Furnace Trouble
Writer
- 1928 The Spellbinder
Writer
- 1928 The Sex Life of the Polyp
Writer
- 1928 The Treasurer's Report
Writer
- 1926 You'd Be Surprised
Dialogue
- 1926 The American Venus
Title Graphics
- 1924 Second Youth
Title Designer
Talk shows and appearances (3)
- 1987
- 1955 MGM Parade
4 episodes
- 1943