Robert Benchley
Acting Born Sep 14, 1889 Died Nov 21, 1945 Worcester, Massachusetts, USA 149 credits
Biography
Robert Benchley works in acting. Born September 14, 1889 in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. Died November 21, 1945. Archytele tracks 149 screen credits across canonical film and television databases.
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Career timeline
The Pixar Story
Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6
The Ten-Year Lunch
Showbiz Goes to War
That's Entertainment, Part IIBob Hope's World of Comedy
The Big Parade of Comedy
MGM Parade
Road to UtopiaThe Bride Wore BootsJanie Gets Married
Hollywood Victory CaravanWeek-End at the WaldorfThe Stork ClubBoogie WoogieBoogie Woogie · Writer
The National Barn DanceSong of RussiaSee Here, Private HargroveHer Primitive ManPractically Yours
Flesh and FantasyYoung and WillingThe Sky's the LimitShow-Business at WarMy Tomato
I Married a WitchThe Major and the MinorTake a Letter, DarlingSyncopationNothing But Nerves
The Reluctant DragonNice Girl?You'll Never Get RichBedtime StoryThree Girls About Town
Foreign CorrespondentForeign Correspondent · DialogueHome MoviesHome Movies · WriterHired Wife
Dark MagicDark Magic · WriterAn Hour for LunchHow to EatHow to Sub-Let
Opening DayMental PoiseMental Poise · WriterAn Evening AloneAn Evening Alone · Writer
Broadway Melody of 1938Sunday Night at the TrocaderoLive, Love and LearnThe Romance of DigestionThe Romance of Digestion · Writer
Sunkist Stars at Palm SpringsHow to VoteHow to Vote · WriterHow to Be a DetectiveHow to Be a Detective · Writer
China SeasMurder on a Honeymoon · ScreenplayHow to SleepDavid O. Selznick: Your New ProducerHow to Break 90 at Croquet
Social Register
Dancing LadyBlind Adventure · Additional DialogueRafter RomanceHeadline ShooterYour Technocracy and Mine
The Sport ParadeThe Sport Parade · Additional DialogueSky Devils · Writer
Lesson No. 1Lesson No. 1 · WriterStewed, Fried and BoiledStewed, Fried and Boiled · WriterFurnace Trouble
The SpellbinderThe Spellbinder · WriterThe Sex Life of the PolypThe Sex Life of the Polyp · WriterThe Treasurer's Report
You'd Be Surprised · DialogueThe American Venus · Title Graphics
Second Youth · Title Designer
Full Filmography
149 titles- The Pixar Story (2007) as Robert Benchley (archive footage)
- Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6 (2004) as Robert Benchley (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
- The Ten-Year Lunch (1987) as Himself (archive footage)
- Showbiz Goes to War (1982) as (archive footage)
- That's Entertainment, Part II (1976) as (archive footage)
- Bob Hope's World of Comedy (1976) as Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)
- The Big Parade of Comedy (1964) as Joseph Doakes in 'That Inferior Feeling' (archive footage)
- MGM Parade (1955) as Self
- Road to Utopia (1946) as Narrator (uncredited)
- The Bride Wore Boots (1946) as Uncle Todd Warren
- Janie Gets Married (1946) as John Van Brunt
- Hollywood Victory Caravan (1945) as Robert Benchley
- Week-End at the Waldorf (1945) as Randy Morton
- The Stork Club (1945) as Tom P. Curtis
- Boogie Woogie (1945) as Frederick Stumplefinger
- Boogie Woogie (1945) Writer
- It's in the Bag! (1945) as Parker
- Duffy's Tavern (1945) as Robert Benchley
- Kiss and Tell (1945) as George Archer
- I'm a Civilian Here Myself (1945) as Joe Doakes
- I'm a Civilian Here Myself (1945) Writer
- Pan-Americana (1945) as Charlie Corker
- Snafu (1945) as Ben Stevens
- The National Barn Dance (1944) as J.B. Mitcham
- Song of Russia (1944) as Hank Higgins
- See Here, Private Hargrove (1944) as Mr. Holliday
- Her Primitive Man (1944) as Martin Osborne
- Practically Yours (1944) as Judge Robert Simpson
- Janie (1944) as John Van Brunt
- Important Business (1944) as Joseph A. Doakes
- Important Business (1944) Original Story
- Important Business (1944) Screenplay
- Why Daddy? (1944) as Joseph A. Doakes
- Why Daddy? (1944) Story
- Why Daddy? (1944) Writer
- Flesh and Fantasy (1943) as Doakes
- Young and Willing (1943) as Arthur Kenny
- The Sky's the Limit (1943) as Philip 'Phil' Harriman
- Show-Business at War (1943) as Self
- My Tomato (1943) as Joseph A. Doakes
- No News Is Good News (1943) as Answer Man
- No News Is Good News (1943) Original Story
- No News Is Good News (1943) Screenplay
- I Married a Witch (1942) as Dr. Dudley White
- The Major and the Minor (1942) as Mr. Osborne
- Take a Letter, Darling (1942) as G.B. Atwater
- Syncopation (1942) as Doakes (scenes deleted)
- Nothing But Nerves (1942) as Mr. Benchley
- The Witness (1942) as Joe Doakes
- The Witness (1942) Writer
- Keeping in Shape (1942) as Joe Doakes
- The Reluctant Dragon (1941) as Robert Benchley
- Nice Girl? (1941) as Prof. Oliver Wendel Holmes Dana
- You'll Never Get Rich (1941) as Martin Cortland
- Bedtime Story (1941) as Eddie Turner
- Three Girls About Town (1941) as Wilburforce Puddle, hotel manager
- Waiting for Baby (1941) as Joe Doakes
- Waiting for Baby (1941) Writer
- The Forgotten Man (1941) as Joe Doakes / Father
- Crime Control (1941) as Sgt. Benchley / Joe Doakes
- Crime Control (1941) Writer
- How to Take a Vacation (1941) as Husband
- Foreign Correspondent (1940) as Stebbins
- Foreign Correspondent (1940) Dialogue
- Home Movies (1940) as Joe Doakes
- Home Movies (1940) Writer
- Hired Wife (1940) as Roger Van Horn
- That Inferior Feeling (1940) as Joseph H. 'Joe' Doakes
- That Inferior Feeling (1940) Writer
- The Trouble with Husbands (1940) as Joe Doakes
- The Trouble with Husbands (1940) Writer
- Dark Magic (1939) as Joe Doakes
- Dark Magic (1939) Writer
- An Hour for Lunch (1939) as Lecturer / Joe
- How to Eat (1939) as Lecturer / Joe Doakes
- How to Sub-Let (1939) as Joe Doakes
- How to Sub-Let (1939) Writer
- Home Early (1939) as Joe Doakes
- Home Early (1939) Screenplay
- See Your Doctor (1939) as Lecturer / Joseph H. Doakes
- See Your Doctor (1939) Producer
- See Your Doctor (1939) Screenplay
- The Day of Rest (1939) as Joe Doakes
- Opening Day (1938) as City Treasurer Benchley
- Mental Poise (1938) as Psychoanalyst / Mr. Ostegraf
- Mental Poise (1938) Writer
- An Evening Alone (1938) as Joe Doakes
- An Evening Alone (1938) Writer
- The Courtship of the Newt (1938) as Zoology Lecturer
- The Courtship of the Newt (1938) Writer
- How to Figure Income Tax (1938) as Joe Doakes
- How to Figure Income Tax (1938) Writer
- How to Watch Football (1938) as Football Fan
- How to Watch Football (1938) Writer
- How to Read (1938) as Lecturer
- How to Read (1938) Writer
- Music Made Simple (1938) as Robert Benchley
- Music Made Simple (1938) Writer
- How to Raise a Baby (1938) as Lecturer Father
- How to Raise a Baby (1938) Writer
- Broadway Melody of 1938 (1937) as Duffy
- Sunday Night at the Trocadero (1937) as Robert Benchley
- Live, Love and Learn (1937) as Oscar
- The Romance of Digestion (1937) as Joe Doakes
- The Romance of Digestion (1937) Writer
- How to Start the Day (1937) as Lecturer
- A Night at the Movies (1937) as Husband
- A Night at the Movies (1937) Writer
- Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs (1936)
- How to Vote (1936) as Mr. Robert Benchley
- How to Vote (1936) Writer
- How to Be a Detective (1936) as Mr. Benchley
- How to Be a Detective (1936) Writer
- Piccadilly Jim (1936) as Bill Macon
- How to Behave (1936) as Mr. Benchley
- How to Behave (1936) Writer
- How to Train a Dog (1936) as Lecturer / Dog Owner
- China Seas (1935) as Charlie McCaleb
- Murder on a Honeymoon (1935) Screenplay
- How to Sleep (1935) as Host / Narrator
- David O. Selznick: Your New Producer (1935) as Master of Ceremonies
- How to Break 90 at Croquet (1935) as Joe Doakes
- How to Break 90 at Croquet (1935) Writer
- Social Register (1934) as Robert Benchley
- Dancing Lady (1933) as Ward King
- Blind Adventure (1933) Additional Dialogue
- Rafter Romance (1933) as Hubbell
- Headline Shooter (1933) as Radio Announcer
- Your Technocracy and Mine (1933)
- Your Technocracy and Mine (1933) Writer
- The Sport Parade (1932) as Radio Announcer
- The Sport Parade (1932) Additional Dialogue
- Sky Devils (1932) Writer
- Lesson No. 1 (1929) as Lecturer
- Lesson No. 1 (1929) Writer
- Stewed, Fried and Boiled (1929) as Lecturer
- Stewed, Fried and Boiled (1929) Writer
- Furnace Trouble (1929) as Robert Benchley
- Furnace Trouble (1929) Writer
- The Spellbinder (1928) as Robert Benchley
- The Spellbinder (1928) Writer
- The Sex Life of the Polyp (1928) as Lecturer
- The Sex Life of the Polyp (1928) Writer
- The Treasurer's Report (1928) as Treasurer
- The Treasurer's Report (1928) Writer
- You'd Be Surprised (1926) Dialogue
- The American Venus (1926) Title Graphics
- Second Youth (1924) Title Designer
- The Causes Of The Depression as Mr. Benchley
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Robert Benchley best known for?
Robert Benchley is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including That's Entertainment, Part II (1976), The Big Parade of Comedy (1964), MGM Parade (1955), Foreign Correspondent (1940).
When and where was Robert Benchley born?
Robert Benchley was born on September 14, 1889 in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. They passed away on November 21, 1945.
How many credits does Robert Benchley have?
Robert Benchley has accumulated over 149 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1924 to 2007.
What is Robert Benchley's background in cinema and television?
Robert Benchley (September 15, 1889 - November 21, 1945) was an American humorist, a newspaper columnist and an actor.
Robert Benchley by the numbers
149credits
148films
1TV series
1924–2007active years
Age in their best-rated roles
- MGM Parade (1955) as Self — aged about 65
- The Big Parade of Comedy (1964) as Joseph Doakes in 'That Inferior Feeling' (archive footage) — aged about 74
- That's Entertainment, Part II (1976) as (archive footage) — aged about 86
- Foreign Correspondent (1940) as Stebbins — aged about 50
Full filmography (149) Born on September 14 In memoriam 1945
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