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Jack Benny

Jack Benny

Acting February 14, 1894 (80 years old) December 26, 1974 Chicago, Illinois, United States

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." Description above from the Wikipedia article Jack Benny, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.    

Movies 95

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World 7.0

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

as Man in Car in Desert (uncredited)

1963
To Be or Not to Be 7.8

To Be or Not to Be

as Joseph Tura

1942
Broadway Melody of 1936 6.5

Broadway Melody of 1936

as Bert Keeler

1935
Gypsy 6.4

Gypsy

as Jack Benny (uncredited)

1962
That's Entertainment, Part II 7.0

That's Entertainment, Part II

as (archive footage)

1976
A Guide for the Married Man 6.0

A Guide for the Married Man

as Technical Adviser

1967
Rock-a-Bye Baby 6.9

Rock-a-Bye Baby

as Carlos, the matador (uncredited)

1958
That's Entertainment! III 7.1

That's Entertainment! III

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

1994
Hollywood Canteen 7.3

Hollywood Canteen

as Self

1944
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? 6.3

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

as Self (archive footage)

1975
Who Was That Lady? 6.4

Who Was That Lady?

as Mr. Cosgrove (uncredited)

1960
Studio 54 6.5

Studio 54

as Self (archive footage)

2018
Bob Hope's World of Comedy

Bob Hope's World of Comedy

as (archive footage)

1976
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life 6.5

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

as Self (archive footage)

1987
Hollywood Goes to Town 7.0

Hollywood Goes to Town

as Self

1938
Showbiz Goes to War 10.0

Showbiz Goes to War

as Self (archive footage)

1982
Show-Business at War 7.0

Show-Business at War

as Self

1943
The Hollywood Revue of 1929 5.7

The Hollywood Revue of 1929

as Self - Master of Ceremonies

1929
The Honey Pot 6.5

The Honey Pot

as Violinist Outside Restaurant (uncredited)

1967
The Rounder 5.8

The Rounder

as Mr. Bartlett

1930
The Last Laugh 7.0

The Last Laugh

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2016
Without Reservations 6.3

Without Reservations

as Jack Benny (uncredited)

1946
The Horn Blows at Midnight 5.9

The Horn Blows at Midnight

as Athanael

1945
The Jack Benny Birthday Special 9.0

The Jack Benny Birthday Special

as Self

1969
Beau James 5.4

Beau James

as Jack Benny

1957
The Man 6.5

The Man

as Jack Benny

1972
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers! 6.0

Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!

as Self (archive footage)

1982
Mike Wallace Is Here 6.5

Mike Wallace Is Here

as (archive footage)

2019
TV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Classic Routines

TV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Classic Routines

as Self

1986
It's in the Air 6.3

It's in the Air

as Calvin Churchill

1935
You Can Change The World 6.4

You Can Change The World

as Self

1950
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC 6.0

Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1988
The Meanest Man in the World 6.9

The Meanest Man in the World

as Richard Clarke

1943
Lord Byron of Broadway 4.7

Lord Byron of Broadway

as Voice on Radio

1930
The Best of Johnny Carson

The Best of Johnny Carson

as Self (archive footage)

2010
The Big Broadcast of 1937 6.2

The Big Broadcast of 1937

as Jack Carson

1936
Vaudeville 8.0

Vaudeville

as Self (archive footage)

1997
Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour 4.5

Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

as Self (archive footage)

2002
The Dean Martin Christmas Show 7.6

The Dean Martin Christmas Show

as Self (uncredited)

1968
Artists & Models 6.3

Artists & Models

as Mac Brewster

1937
The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians 6.0

The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians

as Self (voice)

1970
Beatles: Big Beat Box

Beatles: Big Beat Box

as Self (archive footage)

2001
The Great Lover 7.1

The Great Lover

as Jack Benny (uncredited)

1949
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration 6.3

Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration

as Self / Shower of Stars (archive footage)

2015
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2

The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2

as Self (archive footage)

2001
The Automat 6.8

The Automat

as Self (archive footage)

2021
It's in the Bag! 6.3

It's in the Bag!

as Jack Benny

1945
George Washington Slept Here 6.5

George Washington Slept Here

as Bill Fuller

1942
The Jack Benny Hour 8.0

The Jack Benny Hour

as Jack Benny / Rosano

1965
The Slowest Gun in the West 4.5

The Slowest Gun in the West

as Chicken Finsterwald

1960
Carnival Nights 7.0

Carnival Nights

as Self

1968
The All-Star Christmas Show 6.0

The All-Star Christmas Show

as Self

1958
Buck Benny Rides Again 5.0

Buck Benny Rides Again

as Jack Benny

1940
The Mouse That Jack Built 6.8

The Mouse That Jack Built

as Jack (voice)

1959
Somebody Loves Me 8.8

Somebody Loves Me

as Jack Benny

1952
Man About Town 4.5

Man About Town

as Bob Temple

1939
Elf: Christmas in Tinseltown

Elf: Christmas in Tinseltown

as Self (archive)

2004
The Bing Crosby Show 8.0

The Bing Crosby Show

as Self

1954
The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts 6.5

The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

as Self - Roastee (archive footage)

1998
Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 6

Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 6

as Self

1938
The Medicine Man 4.8

The Medicine Man

as Dr. John H. Harvey

1930
Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television

Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television

as Self (archive footage)

1975
Charley's Aunt 6.3

Charley's Aunt

as Babbs Babberley

1941
The Song Writers' Revue 5.0

The Song Writers' Revue

as Himself

1929
General Foods Opening Night

General Foods Opening Night

as Self

1963
Jack Benny: Comedy in Bloom 9.0

Jack Benny: Comedy in Bloom

as Himself

1992
Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round 4.6

Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round

as Chad Denby

1934
Three Of A Kind

Three Of A Kind

as Himself

1941
Mr. Broadway 9.0

Mr. Broadway

as Jack Benny

1933
Pioneers of Primetime

Pioneers of Primetime

2005
The Perry Como Christmas Show 6.5

The Perry Como Christmas Show

as Santa Claus (uncredited)

1974
Artists and Models Abroad 4.8

Artists and Models Abroad

as Buck Boswell

1938
Swing Out, Sweet Land 5.6

Swing Out, Sweet Land

as Man Who Finds Silver Dollar

1970
Jack Benny Christmas Show

Jack Benny Christmas Show

as Jack Benny

1960
College Holiday 5.7

College Holiday

as J. Davis Bowster

1936
Jack Benny's 20th Anniversary TV Special 7.0

Jack Benny's 20th Anniversary TV Special

as Self

1970
Jack Benny's Bag

Jack Benny's Bag

as Self

1968
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1

The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1

as Self (archive footage)

2001
Love Thy Neighbor 7.3

Love Thy Neighbor

as Jack Benny

1940
Bob Hope Christmas Show 7.0

Bob Hope Christmas Show

as Self

1965
Remembering Marilyn 9.0

Remembering Marilyn

as Self (archive footage)

1988
Stars in the Eye

Stars in the Eye

as Himself

1952
Is Everybody Listening? 6.5

Is Everybody Listening?

as Jack Benny - Jack Benny Radio Program

1947
Honor America Day

Honor America Day

as Self

1970
Kelsey Grammer Salutes Jack Benny 7.0

Kelsey Grammer Salutes Jack Benny

as Self (Archived footage)

1995
The Voice of Hollywood No. 13

The Voice of Hollywood No. 13

as Self

1930
Beatles Stories 7.2

Beatles Stories

as Self

2011
A Broadway Romeo 6.0

A Broadway Romeo

as Jack

1931
Jack Benny Christmas Shopping Show

Jack Benny Christmas Shopping Show

as Jack Benny

1957
Chasing Rainbows 6.0

Chasing Rainbows

as Eddie Rock

1930
Children of Pleasure 5.5

Children of Pleasure

as Radio Performer Jack (uncredited)

1930
Bright Moments

Bright Moments

1928
Screen Snapshots: Memorial to Al Jolson 7.0

Screen Snapshots: Memorial to Al Jolson

as Self - Narrator

1952
The Great Radio Comedians 8.0

The Great Radio Comedians

as Self

1971
Taxi Tangle 4.0

Taxi Tangle

as Man in taxi

1931

TV Shows 39

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 7.6

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

1962
The Mike Douglas Show 5.8

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self - Comedian (archive footage)

1961
The Merv Griffin Show 6.8

The Merv Griffin Show

as Self

1962
What's My Line? 7.1

What's My Line?

as Self

1950
The Dick Cavett Show 6.8

The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Guest

1968
Tony Awards

Tony Awards

as Self - Host

1956
Tony Awards

Tony Awards

as Self - Co-Host

1956
The Lucy Show 7.0

The Lucy Show

as Harry Tuttle

1962
The Lucy Show 7.0

The Lucy Show

as Jack Benny

1962
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre 5.9

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

1963
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre 5.9

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

as Self

1963
The Ed Sullivan Show 6.8

The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self

1948
The Colgate Comedy Hour 6.9

The Colgate Comedy Hour

as Self

1950
The Bob Hope Show 7.0

The Bob Hope Show

as Self

1950
The Bob Hope Show 7.0

The Bob Hope Show

as Self - Cameo

1950
The Bob Hope Show 7.0

The Bob Hope Show

as Self - Guest hosts

1950
Here's Lucy 6.7

Here's Lucy

as Jack Benny

1968
The Jack Benny Program 7.8

The Jack Benny Program

as Jack Benny

1950
Kraft Music Hall 5.4

Kraft Music Hall

as Self

1958
Kraft Music Hall 5.4

Kraft Music Hall

as Self - Host

1958
Omnibus 7.0

Omnibus

as Athanael

1952
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In 6.8

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

as Self

1968
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In 6.8

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

as Self (uncredited)

1968
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show 7.2

The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show

as Jack Benny (uncredited)

1950
The Danny Thomas Show 6.2

The Danny Thomas Show

as Jack Benny

1953
This Is Your Life 6.5

This Is Your Life

as Self

1952
The Danny Kaye Show 7.0

The Danny Kaye Show

as Self

1963
Checkmate 4.8

Checkmate

as Jack Bowen

1960
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour 6.8

The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour

as Self

1969
The George Gobel Show 7.8

The George Gobel Show

as Self

1954
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts 5.4

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

as Self

1973
Startime 6.8

Startime

as Self

1959
General Electric Theater 6.8

General Electric Theater

as Tom Jones

1953
General Electric Theater 6.8

General Electric Theater

as Sheldon Weeks

1953
General Electric Theater 6.8

General Electric Theater

as Harold Fenton

1953
The Julie Andrews Hour 8.0

The Julie Andrews Hour

as Self

1972
The DuPont Show of the Week 7.0

The DuPont Show of the Week

as Self

1961
The George Burns Show 10.0

The George Burns Show

as Jack Benny

1958
The Liberace Show 8.0

The Liberace Show

as Self

1952

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