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Robert Benchley

Robert Benchley

Acting September 14, 1889 (56 years old) November 21, 1945 Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Biography

Robert Benchley (September 15, 1889 - November 21, 1945) was an American humorist, a newspaper columnist and an actor.

Movies 99

The Pixar Story 7.6

The Pixar Story

as Robert Benchley (archive footage)

2007
I Married a Witch 6.9

I Married a Witch

as Dr. Dudley White

1942
Kiss and Tell 6.3

Kiss and Tell

as George Archer

1945
Foreign Correspondent 7.0

Foreign Correspondent

as Stebbins

1940
The Reluctant Dragon 6.6

The Reluctant Dragon

as Robert Benchley

1941
The Major and the Minor 7.1

The Major and the Minor

as Mr. Osborne

1942
You'll Never Get Rich 6.5

You'll Never Get Rich

as Martin Cortland

1941
China Seas 6.3

China Seas

as Charlie McCaleb

1935
That's Entertainment, Part II 7.0

That's Entertainment, Part II

as (archive footage)

1976
Flesh and Fantasy 7.1

Flesh and Fantasy

as Doakes

1943
Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6 8.8

Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6

as Robert Benchley (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)

2004
Week-End at the Waldorf 6.5

Week-End at the Waldorf

as Randy Morton

1945
The Big Parade of Comedy 7.2

The Big Parade of Comedy

as Joseph Doakes in 'That Inferior Feeling' (archive footage)

1964
The Ten-Year Lunch 6.5

The Ten-Year Lunch

as Himself (archive footage)

1987
Dancing Lady 6.9

Dancing Lady

as Ward King

1933
Broadway Melody of 1938 6.6

Broadway Melody of 1938

as Duffy

1937
Live, Love and Learn 5.6

Live, Love and Learn

as Oscar

1937
Show-Business at War 7.0

Show-Business at War

as Self

1943
The Bride Wore Boots 6.1

The Bride Wore Boots

as Uncle Todd Warren

1946
It's in the Bag! 6.3

It's in the Bag!

as Parker

1945
Take a Letter, Darling 6.6

Take a Letter, Darling

as G.B. Atwater

1942
See Here, Private Hargrove 6.5

See Here, Private Hargrove

as Mr. Holliday

1944
The Sky's the Limit 6.3

The Sky's the Limit

as Philip 'Phil' Harriman

1943
The Stork Club 5.2

The Stork Club

as Tom P. Curtis

1945
I'm a Civilian Here Myself 10.0

I'm a Civilian Here Myself

as Joe Doakes

1945
Sunday Night at the Trocadero 4.5

Sunday Night at the Trocadero

as Robert Benchley

1937
Road to Utopia 6.8

Road to Utopia

as Narrator (uncredited)

1946
Showbiz Goes to War 10.0

Showbiz Goes to War

as (archive footage)

1982
Hollywood Victory Caravan 5.6

Hollywood Victory Caravan

as Robert Benchley

1945
Nice Girl? 6.4

Nice Girl?

as Prof. Oliver Wendel Holmes Dana

1941
How to Be a Detective 6.9

How to Be a Detective

as Mr. Benchley

1936
Hired Wife 6.8

Hired Wife

as Roger Van Horn

1940
Three Girls About Town 6.5

Three Girls About Town

as Wilburforce Puddle, hotel manager

1941
Young and Willing 5.2

Young and Willing

as Arthur Kenny

1943
Opening Day 6.5

Opening Day

as City Treasurer Benchley

1938
The Romance of Digestion 7.0

The Romance of Digestion

as Joe Doakes

1937
Piccadilly Jim 6.8

Piccadilly Jim

as Bill Macon

1936
A Night at the Movies 5.9

A Night at the Movies

as Husband

1937
The National Barn Dance 7.0

The National Barn Dance

as J.B. Mitcham

1944
Boogie Woogie 10.0

Boogie Woogie

as Frederick Stumplefinger

1945
Bedtime Story 5.8

Bedtime Story

as Eddie Turner

1941
Dark Magic 6.8

Dark Magic

as Joe Doakes

1939
Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs 4.7

Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs

1936
Mental Poise 6.5

Mental Poise

as Psychoanalyst / Mr. Ostegraf

1938
Song of Russia 6.2

Song of Russia

as Hank Higgins

1944
An Hour for Lunch 6.2

An Hour for Lunch

as Lecturer / Joe

1939
Syncopation 6.8

Syncopation

as Doakes (scenes deleted)

1942
The Sport Parade 5.4

The Sport Parade

as Radio Announcer

1932
The Day of Rest 5.8

The Day of Rest

as Joe Doakes

1939
Janie 6.0

Janie

as John Van Brunt

1944
How to Vote 6.8

How to Vote

as Mr. Robert Benchley

1936
How to Watch Football 5.7

How to Watch Football

as Football Fan

1938
Practically Yours 7.0

Practically Yours

as Judge Robert Simpson

1944
How to Figure Income Tax 7.0

How to Figure Income Tax

as Joe Doakes

1938
Rafter Romance 6.8

Rafter Romance

as Hubbell

1933
How to Train a Dog 7.5

How to Train a Dog

as Lecturer / Dog Owner

1936
Duffy's Tavern 6.4

Duffy's Tavern

as Robert Benchley

1945
Headline Shooter 6.3

Headline Shooter

as Radio Announcer

1933
Snafu 7.0

Snafu

as Ben Stevens

1945
How to Behave 7.8

How to Behave

as Mr. Benchley

1936
Pan-Americana 4.1

Pan-Americana

as Charlie Corker

1945
Her Primitive Man 7.5

Her Primitive Man

as Martin Osborne

1944
Janie Gets Married 7.3

Janie Gets Married

as John Van Brunt

1946
The Sex Life of the Polyp 5.1

The Sex Life of the Polyp

as Lecturer

1928
How to Start the Day 6.6

How to Start the Day

as Lecturer

1937
The Trouble with Husbands 6.3

The Trouble with Husbands

as Joe Doakes

1940
How to Sub-Let 5.4

How to Sub-Let

as Joe Doakes

1939
Waiting for Baby

Waiting for Baby

as Joe Doakes

1941
Stewed, Fried and Boiled 7.0

Stewed, Fried and Boiled

as Lecturer

1929
No News Is Good News 6.7

No News Is Good News

as Answer Man

1943
The Forgotten Man 9.0

The Forgotten Man

as Joe Doakes / Father

1941
How to Read 5.4

How to Read

as Lecturer

1938
David O. Selznick: Your New Producer 10.0

David O. Selznick: Your New Producer

as Master of Ceremonies

1935
The Courtship of the Newt 7.0

The Courtship of the Newt

as Zoology Lecturer

1938
How to Eat 6.2

How to Eat

as Lecturer / Joe Doakes

1939
How to Raise a Baby 7.3

How to Raise a Baby

as Lecturer Father

1938
Home Movies 7.0

Home Movies

as Joe Doakes

1940
Lesson No. 1 9.0

Lesson No. 1

as Lecturer

1929
See Your Doctor 6.5

See Your Doctor

as Lecturer / Joseph H. Doakes

1939
An Evening Alone 7.3

An Evening Alone

as Joe Doakes

1938
That Inferior Feeling 6.1

That Inferior Feeling

as Joseph H. 'Joe' Doakes

1940
Furnace Trouble 10.0

Furnace Trouble

as Robert Benchley

1929
How to Break 90 at Croquet 10.0

How to Break 90 at Croquet

as Joe Doakes

1935
Crime Control 5.5

Crime Control

as Sgt. Benchley / Joe Doakes

1941
How to Take a Vacation 8.3

How to Take a Vacation

as Husband

1941
The Spellbinder 10.0

The Spellbinder

as Robert Benchley

1928
Nothing But Nerves 4.5

Nothing But Nerves

as Mr. Benchley

1942
My Tomato 7.5

My Tomato

as Joseph A. Doakes

1943
Important Business 8.0

Important Business

as Joseph A. Doakes

1944
Your Technocracy and Mine 10.0

Your Technocracy and Mine

1933
The Treasurer's Report 5.5

The Treasurer's Report

as Treasurer

1928
Why Daddy? 5.5

Why Daddy?

as Joseph A. Doakes

1944
The Witness 6.6

The Witness

as Joe Doakes

1942
Keeping in Shape 4.5

Keeping in Shape

as Joe Doakes

1942
Home Early 8.0

Home Early

as Joe Doakes

1939
How to Sleep 6.6

How to Sleep

as Host / Narrator

1935
The Causes Of The Depression

The Causes Of The Depression

as Mr. Benchley

Social Register 5.0

Social Register

as Robert Benchley

1934
Music Made Simple 6.5

Music Made Simple

as Robert Benchley

1938

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