Jack Benny: movies and TV shows
Jack Benny has 137 credits in the archive: 98 films and 39 TV series, from 1928 to 2021. Highest rated: Paper Moon (7.9/10).
Career timeline
1928 – 2021 · busiest year: 1950 (8 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | The Automat | Self (archive footage) | Film | 6.7 | 127 |
| 2019 | Mike Wallace Is Here | (archive footage) | Film | 6.5 | 125 |
| 2018 | Studio 54 | Self (archive footage) | Film | 6.5 | 124 |
| 2016 | The Last Laugh | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | Film | 7.0 | 122 |
| 2015 | Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration | Self / Shower of Stars (archive footage) | Film | 10.0 | 121 |
| 2011 | Beatles Stories | Self | Film | 7.2 | 117 |
| 2010 | The Best of Johnny Carson | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 116 |
| 2005 | Pioneers of Primetime | Film | — | 111 | |
| 2004 | Elf: Christmas in Tinseltown | Self (archive) | Film | — | 110 |
| 2002 | Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour | Self (archive footage) | Film | 4.5 | 108 |
| 2001 | Beatles: Big Beat Box | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 107 |
| 2001 | The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2 | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 107 |
| 2001 | The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1 | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 107 |
| 1998 | The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts | Self - Roastee (archive footage) | Film | 6.5 | 104 |
| 1997 | Vaudeville | Self (archive footage) | Film | 8.0 | 103 |
| 1995 | Kelsey Grammer Salutes Jack Benny | Self (Archived footage) | Film | 7.0 | 101 |
| 1994 | That's Entertainment! III | (archive footage) | Film | 7.1 | 100 |
| 1992 | Jack Benny: Comedy in Bloom | Himself | Film | 9.0 | 98 |
| 1988 | Remembering Marilyn | Self (archive footage) | Film | 9.0 | 94 |
| 1988 | Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | Film | 6.0 | 94 |
| 1987 | James Stewart: A Wonderful Life | Self (archive footage) | Film | 6.5 | 93 |
| 1986 | TV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Classic Routines | Self | Film | — | 92 |
| 1982 | Showbiz Goes to War | Self (archive footage) | Film | 10.0 | 88 |
| 1982 | Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers! | Self (archive footage) | Film | 6.0 | 88 |
| 1976 | That's Entertainment, Part II | (archive footage) | Film | 7.0 | 82 |
| 1976 | Bob Hope's World of Comedy | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 82 |
| 1975 | Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? | Self (archive footage) | Film | 6.3 | 81 |
| 1975 | Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 81 |
| 1974 | The Perry Como Christmas Show | Santa Claus (uncredited) | Film | 6.5 | 80 |
| 1973 | The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts | Self | TV | 5.4 | 79 |
| 1973 | Paper Moon | Film | 7.9 | 79 | |
| 1972 | The Julie Andrews Hour | Self | TV | 8.0 | 78 |
| 1972 | The Man | Jack Benny | Film | 6.5 | 78 |
| 1971 | The Great Radio Comedians | Self | Film | 8.0 | 77 |
| 1970 | Swing Out, Sweet Land | Man Who Finds Silver Dollar | Film | 5.7 | 76 |
| 1970 | The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians | Self (voice) | Film | 6.0 | 76 |
| 1970 | Honor America Day | Self | Film | — | 76 |
| 1970 | Jack Benny's 20th Anniversary TV Special | Self | Film | 7.0 | 76 |
| 1969 | The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour | Self | TV | 6.8 | 75 |
| 1969 | The Jack Benny Birthday Special | Self | Film | 9.0 | 75 |
| 1968 | The Dick Cavett Show | Self - Guest | TV | 6.8 | 74 |
| 1968 | Here's Lucy | Jack Benny | TV | 6.7 | 74 |
| 1968 | Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In | Self | TV | 6.8 | 74 |
| 1968 | Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In | Self (uncredited) | TV | 6.8 | 74 |
| 1968 | The Dean Martin Christmas Show | Self (uncredited) | Film | 7.6 | 74 |
| 1968 | Carnival Nights | Self | Film | 7.0 | 74 |
| 1968 | Jack Benny's Bag | Self | Film | — | 74 |
| 1967 | The Honey Pot | Violinist Outside Restaurant (uncredited) | Film | 6.4 | 73 |
| 1967 | A Guide for the Married Man | Technical Adviser | Film | 5.9 | 73 |
| 1965 | Bob Hope Christmas Show | Self | Film | 7.0 | 71 |
| 1965 | The Jack Benny Hour | Jack Benny / Rosano | Film | 8.0 | 71 |
| 1963 | Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | TV | 5.9 | 69 | |
| 1963 | Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | Self | TV | 5.9 | 69 |
| 1963 | The Danny Kaye Show | Self | TV | 7.0 | 69 |
| 1963 | It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World | Man in Car in Desert (uncredited) | Film | 7.0 | 69 |
| 1963 | General Foods Opening Night | Film | — | 69 | |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self | TV | 7.5 | 68 |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | TV | 7.5 | 68 |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin Show | Self | TV | 6.6 | 68 |
| 1962 | The Lucy Show | Harry Tuttle | TV | 7.0 | 68 |
| 1962 | The Lucy Show | Jack Benny | TV | 7.0 | 68 |
| 1962 | Gypsy | Jack Benny (uncredited) | Film | 6.3 | 68 |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show | Self - Comedian (archive footage) | TV | 5.8 | 67 |
| 1961 | The DuPont Show of the Week | Self | TV | 7.0 | 67 |
| 1960 | Checkmate | Jack Bowen | TV | 4.8 | 66 |
| 1960 | Who Was That Lady? | Mr. Cosgrove (uncredited) | Film | 6.4 | 66 |
| 1960 | Who Was That Lady? | Mr. Cosgrove | Film | 6.4 | 66 |
| 1960 | The Slowest Gun in the West | Chicken Finsterwald | Film | 4.5 | 66 |
| 1960 | Jack Benny Christmas Show | Jack Benny | Film | — | 66 |
| 1959 | Startime | Self | TV | 6.8 | 65 |
| 1959 | The Mouse That Jack Built | Jack (voice) | Film | 6.8 | 65 |
| 1958 | Kraft Music Hall | Self | TV | 5.4 | 64 |
| 1958 | Kraft Music Hall | Self - Host | TV | 5.4 | 64 |
| 1958 | The George Burns Show | Jack Benny | TV | 10.0 | 64 |
| 1958 | Rock-a-Bye Baby | Carlos, the matador (uncredited) | Film | 6.8 | 64 |
| 1958 | The All-Star Christmas Show | Self | Film | 6.0 | 64 |
| 1957 | Beau James | Jack Benny | Film | 5.4 | 63 |
| 1957 | Jack Benny Christmas Shopping Show | Jack Benny | Film | — | 63 |
| 1956 | Tony Awards | Self - Host | TV | — | 62 |
| 1956 | Tony Awards | Self - Co-Host | TV | — | 62 |
| 1954 | The George Gobel Show | Self | TV | 7.8 | 60 |
| 1954 | The Bing Crosby Show | Self | Film | 8.0 | 60 |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater | Tom Jones | TV | 6.8 | 59 |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater | Sheldon Weeks | TV | 6.8 | 59 |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater | Harold Fenton | TV | 6.8 | 59 |
| 1952 | Omnibus | Athanael | TV | 6.3 | 58 |
| 1952 | This Is Your Life | Self | TV | 6.5 | 58 |
| 1952 | The Liberace Show | Self | TV | 8.0 | 58 |
| 1952 | Somebody Loves Me | Jack Benny | Film | 8.8 | 58 |
| 1952 | Stars in the Eye | Himself | Film | — | 58 |
| 1952 | Screen Snapshots: Memorial to Al Jolson | Self - Narrator | Film | 7.0 | 58 |
| 1950 | The Bob Hope Show | Self | TV | 7.0 | 56 |
| 1950 | The Bob Hope Show | Self - Cameo | TV | 7.0 | 56 |
| 1950 | The Bob Hope Show | Self - Guest hosts | TV | 7.0 | 56 |
| 1950 | What's My Line? | Self | TV | 7.0 | 56 |
| 1950 | The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show | Jack Benny (uncredited) | TV | 7.1 | 56 |
| 1950 | The Colgate Comedy Hour | Self | TV | 6.9 | 56 |
| 1950 | The Jack Benny Program | Jack Benny | TV | 7.8 | 56 |
| 1950 | You Can Change The World | Self | Film | 6.4 | 56 |
| 1949 | The Great Lover | Jack Benny (uncredited) | Film | 7.1 | 55 |
| 1949 | The Lucky Stiff | Film | 5.8 | 55 | |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan Show | Self | TV | 6.8 | 54 |
| 1947 | Is Everybody Listening? | Jack Benny - Jack Benny Radio Program | Film | 6.5 | 53 |
| 1946 | Without Reservations | Jack Benny (uncredited) | Film | 6.2 | 52 |
| 1945 | The Horn Blows at Midnight | Athanael | Film | 5.9 | 51 |
| 1945 | It's in the Bag! | Jack Benny | Film | 6.3 | 51 |
| 1944 | Hollywood Canteen | Self | Film | 7.3 | 50 |
| 1943 | Show-Business at War | Self | Film | 7.0 | 49 |
| 1943 | The Meanest Man in the World | Richard Clarke | Film | 6.9 | 49 |
| 1942 | To Be or Not to Be | Joseph Tura | Film | 7.8 | 48 |
| 1942 | George Washington Slept Here | Bill Fuller | Film | 6.4 | 48 |
| 1941 | Charley's Aunt | Babbs Babberley | Film | 6.3 | 47 |
| 1941 | Three Of A Kind | Himself | Film | — | 47 |
| 1940 | Buck Benny Rides Again | Jack Benny | Film | 5.0 | 46 |
| 1940 | Love Thy Neighbor | Jack Benny | Film | 7.3 | 46 |
| 1939 | Man About Town | Bob Temple | Film | 4.5 | 45 |
| 1938 | Hollywood Goes to Town | Self | Film | 7.0 | 44 |
| 1938 | Artists and Models Abroad | Buck Boswell | Film | 4.8 | 44 |
| 1938 | Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 6 | Self | Film | — | 44 |
| 1937 | Artists & Models | Mac Brewster | Film | 6.3 | 43 |
| 1936 | The Big Broadcast of 1937 | Jack Carson | Film | 6.2 | 42 |
| 1936 | College Holiday | J. Davis Bowster | Film | 5.7 | 42 |
| 1935 | Broadway Melody of 1936 | Bert Keeler | Film | 6.5 | 41 |
| 1935 | It's in the Air | Calvin Churchill | Film | 6.3 | 41 |
| 1934 | Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round | Chad Denby | Film | 4.6 | 40 |
| 1933 | Mr. Broadway | Jack Benny | Film | 9.0 | 39 |
| 1931 | A Broadway Romeo | Jack | Film | 6.0 | 37 |
| 1931 | Taxi Tangle | Man in taxi | Film | 4.0 | 37 |
| 1930 | The Rounder | Mr. Bartlett | Film | 5.8 | 36 |
| 1930 | Lord Byron of Broadway | Voice on Radio | Film | 4.7 | 36 |
| 1930 | Children of Pleasure | Radio Performer Jack (uncredited) | Film | 5.5 | 36 |
| 1930 | The Medicine Man | Dr. John H. Harvey | Film | 4.8 | 36 |
| 1930 | Chasing Rainbows | Eddie Rock | Film | 6.0 | 36 |
| 1930 | The Voice of Hollywood No. 13 | Self | Film | — | 36 |
| 1929 | The Hollywood Revue of 1929 | Self - Master of Ceremonies | Film | 5.9 | 35 |
| 1929 | The Song Writers' Revue | Himself | Film | 5.0 | 35 |
| 1928 | Bright Moments | Film | — | 34 |