Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
September 14, 1889
Place of Birth:
Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Social Media
Robert Benchley
Biography
Robert Benchley (September 15, 1889 - November 21, 1945) was an American humorist, a newspaper columnist and an actor.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | The Pixar Story | Robert Benchley (archive footage) |
| 2004 | Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6 | Robert Benchley (archive sound) |
| 1987 | The Ten-Year Lunch | Himself (archive footage) |
| 1982 | Showbiz Goes to War | (archive footage) |
| 1976 | That's Entertainment, Part II | (archive footage) |
| 1964 | The Big Parade of Comedy | Joseph Doakes in 'That Inferior Feeling' (archive footage) |
| 1961 | Hollywood: The Selznick Years | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 1946 | Road to Utopia | Narrator |
| 1946 | The Bride Wore Boots | Uncle Todd Warren |
| 1946 | Janie Gets Married | John Van Brunt |
| 1945 | Week-End at the Waldorf | Randy Morton |
| 1945 | The Stork Club | Tom P. Curtis |
| 1945 | Kiss and Tell | George Archer |
| 1945 | Pan-Americana | Charlie Corker |
| 1945 | Snafu | Ben Stevens |
| 1945 | It's in the Bag! | Parker |
| 1945 | Boogie Woogie | Frederick Stumplefinger |
| 1945 | Hollywood Victory Caravan | Robert Benchley |
| 1945 | Duffy's Tavern | Robert Benchley |
| 1944 | See Here, Private Hargrove | Mr. Holliday |
| 1944 | Practically Yours | Judge Robert Simpson |
| 1944 | Janie | John Van Brunt |
| 1944 | Important Business | Joseph A. Doakes |
| 1944 | Why Daddy? | Joseph A. Doakes |
| 1944 | Her Primitive Man | Martin Osborne |
| 1944 | The National Barn Dance | J.B. Mitcham |
| 1944 | Song of Russia | Hank Higgins |
| 1943 | The Sky's the Limit | Philip 'Phil' Harriman |
| 1943 | Young and Willing | Arthur Kenny |
| 1943 | Flesh and Fantasy | Doakes |
| 1943 | My Tomato | Joseph A. Doakes |
| 1943 | No News Is Good News | Answer Man |
| 1943 | Show-Business at War | Self |
| 1942 | I Married a Witch | Dr. Dudley White |
| 1942 | The Major and the Minor | Albert Osborne |
| 1942 | Syncopation | Doakes (scenes deleted) |
| 1942 | Take a Letter, Darling | G.B. Atwater |
| 1942 | Nothing But Nerves | Mr. Benchley |
| 1942 | Keeping in Shape | Joe Doakes |
| 1942 | The Witness | Joe Doakes |
| 1941 | The Reluctant Dragon | Robert Benchley |
| 1941 | Nice Girl? | Prof. Oliver Wendel Holmes Dana |
| 1941 | You'll Never Get Rich | Martin Cortland |
| 1941 | Bedtime Story | Eddie Turner |
| 1941 | Three Girls About Town | Wilburforce Puddle, hotel manager |
| 1941 | How to Take a Vacation | Husband |
| 1941 | The Forgotten Man | Joe Doakes / Father |
| 1941 | Waiting for Baby | Joe Doakes |
| 1941 | Crime Control | Sgt. Benchley / Joe Doakes |
| 1940 | Hired Wife | Roger Van Horn |
| 1940 | Foreign Correspondent | Stebbins |
| 1940 | Home Movies | Joe Doakes |
| 1940 | That Inferior Feeling | Joseph H. 'Joe' Doakes |
| 1940 | The Trouble with Husbands | Joe Doakes |
| 1939 | How to Eat | Lecturer / Joe Doakes |
| 1939 | An Hour for Lunch | Lecturer / Joe |
| 1939 | See Your Doctor | Lecturer / Joseph H. Doakes |
| 1939 | Home Early | Joe Doakes |
| 1939 | Dark Magic | Joe Doakes |
| 1939 | How to Sub-Let | Joe Doakes |
| 1939 | The Day of Rest | Joe Doakes |
| 1938 | Mental Poise | Psychoanalyst / Mr. Ostegraf |
| 1938 | How to Figure Income Tax | Joe Doakes |
| 1938 | How to Read | Lecturer |
| 1938 | How to Watch Football | Football Fan |
| 1938 | How to Raise a Baby | Lecturer Father |
| 1938 | The Courtship of the Newt | Zoology Lecturer |
| 1938 | An Evening Alone | Joe Doakes |
| 1938 | Opening Day | City Treasurer Benchley |
| 1938 | Music Made Simple | Robert Benchley |
| 1937 | Broadway Melody of 1938 | Duffy |
| 1937 | Sunday Night at the Trocadero | Robert Benchley |
| 1937 | Live, Love and Learn | Oscar |
| 1937 | A Night at the Movies | Husband |
| 1937 | How to Start the Day | Lecturer |
| 1937 | The Romance of Digestion | Joe Doakes |
| 1936 | Piccadilly Jim | Bill Macon |
| 1936 | How to Be a Detective | Mr. Benchley |
| 1936 | How to Behave | Mr. Benchley |
| 1936 | How to Train a Dog | Lecturer / Dog Owner |
| 1936 | How to Vote | Mr. Robert Benchley |
| 1936 | Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs | |
| 1935 | China Seas | Charlie McCaleb |
| 1935 | How to Break 90 at Croquet | Joe Doakes |
| 1935 | How to Sleep | Host / Narrator |
| 1935 | David O. Selznick: Your New Producer | Master of Ceremonies |
| 1934 | Social Register | Robert Benchley |
| 1933 | Dancing Lady | Ward King |
| 1933 | Rafter Romance | Hubbell |
| 1933 | Headline Shooter | Radio Announcer |
| 1933 | Your Technocracy and Mine | |
| 1932 | The Sport Parade | Radio Announcer |
| 1929 | Furnace Trouble | Robert Benchley |
| 1929 | Lesson No. 1 | Lecturer |
| 1929 | Stewed, Fried and Boiled | Lecturer |
| 1928 | The Spellbinder | Robert Benchley |
| 1928 | The Sex Life of the Polyp | Lecturer |
| 1928 | The Treasurer's Report | Treasurer |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
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