Jack Benny
Biography
Jack Benny (February 14, 1894 – December 26, 1974) was an American comedian, vaudevillian, and actor for radio, television, and film. Widely recognized as one of the leading American entertainers of the 20th century, Benny played the role of the comic penny-pinching miser, insisting on remaining 39 years old on stage despite his actual age, and often playing the violin badly.
Benny was known for his comic timing and his ability to get laughs with either a pregnant pause or a single expression, such as his signature exasperated "Well!" His radio and television programs, tremendously popular from the 1930s to the 1960s, were a foundational influence on the situation comedy genre. Dean Martin, on the celebrity roast for Johnny Carson in November 1973, introduced Benny as "the Satchel Paige of the world of comedy."
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- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) as Self
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- The Mike Douglas Show (1961) as Self - Comedian (archive footage)
- Tony Awards (1956) as Self - Host
- Tony Awards (1956) as Self - Co-Host
- The Lucy Show (1962) as Harry Tuttle
- The Lucy Show (1962) as Jack Benny
- The Merv Griffin Show (1962) as Self
- Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963)
- Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963) as Self
- The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (1950) as Jack Benny (uncredited)
- The Dick Cavett Show (1968) as Self - Guest
- What's My Line? (1950) as Self
- Here's Lucy (1968) as Jack Benny
- The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) as Self
- The Jack Benny Program (1950) as Jack Benny
- The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950) as Self
- Omnibus (1952) as Athanael
- Checkmate (1960) as Jack Bowen
- The Bob Hope Show (1950) as Self
- The Bob Hope Show (1950) as Self - Cameo
- The Bob Hope Show (1950) as Self - Guest hosts
- Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1968) as Self
- Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1968) as Self (uncredited)