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Robert Benchley
Acting

Robert Benchley

Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.

Profession

Acting

Birthday

14 Sep 1889

Age

137 Years

Born In

Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Total Projects

101

Years Active

79 Yrs

Avg Rating

6.9 ★

Overview

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

Filmography

The Pixar Story

movie

The Pixar Story

2007

The Pixar Story

as Robert Benchley (archive footage)

Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6

movie

Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6

2004

Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6

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

The Ten-Year Lunch

movie

The Ten-Year Lunch

1987

The Ten-Year Lunch

as Himself (archive footage)

Showbiz Goes to War

movie

Showbiz Goes to War

1982

Showbiz Goes to War

as (archive footage)

CineRaya

movie

Bob Hope's World of Comedy

1976

Bob Hope's World of Comedy

as Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)

That's Entertainment, Part II

movie

That's Entertainment, Part II

1976

That's Entertainment, Part II

as (archive footage)

The Big Parade of Comedy

movie

The Big Parade of Comedy

1964

The Big Parade of Comedy

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

MGM Parade

tv

MGM Parade

1955

MGM Parade

as Self

Janie Gets Married

movie

Janie Gets Married

1946

Janie Gets Married

as John Van Brunt

The Bride Wore Boots

movie

The Bride Wore Boots

1946

The Bride Wore Boots

as Uncle Todd Warren

Road to Utopia

movie

Road to Utopia

1946

Road to Utopia

as Narrator

The Stork Club

movie

The Stork Club

1945

The Stork Club

as Tom P. Curtis

Snafu

movie

Snafu

1945

Snafu

as Ben Stevens

Week-End at the Waldorf

movie

Week-End at the Waldorf

1945

Week-End at the Waldorf

as Randy Morton

Kiss and Tell

movie

Kiss and Tell

1945

Kiss and Tell

as George Archer

Hollywood Victory Caravan

movie

Hollywood Victory Caravan

1945

Hollywood Victory Caravan

as Robert Benchley

Duffy's Tavern

movie

Duffy's Tavern

1945

Duffy's Tavern

as Robert Benchley

Boogie Woogie

movie

Boogie Woogie

1945

Boogie Woogie

as Frederick Stumplefinger

It's in the Bag!

movie

It's in the Bag!

1945

It's in the Bag!

as Parker

Pan-Americana

movie

Pan-Americana

1945

Pan-Americana

as Charlie Corker

I'm a Civilian Here Myself

movie

I'm a Civilian Here Myself

1945

I'm a Civilian Here Myself

as Joe Doakes

Practically Yours

movie

Practically Yours

1944

Practically Yours

as Judge Robert Simpson

CineRaya

movie

The National Barn Dance

1944

The National Barn Dance

as J.B. Mitcham

Janie

movie

Janie

1944

Janie

as John Van Brunt

Her Primitive Man

movie

Her Primitive Man

1944

Her Primitive Man

as Martin Osborne

CineRaya

movie

Why Daddy?

1944

Why Daddy?

as Joseph A. Doakes

Important Business

movie

Important Business

1944

Important Business

as Joseph A. Doakes

See Here, Private Hargrove

movie

See Here, Private Hargrove

1944

See Here, Private Hargrove

as Mr. Holliday

Song of Russia

movie

Song of Russia

1944

Song of Russia

as Hank Higgins

CineRaya

movie

No News Is Good News

1943

No News Is Good News

as Answer Man

My Tomato

movie

My Tomato

1943

My Tomato

as Joseph A. Doakes

Flesh and Fantasy

movie

Flesh and Fantasy

1943

Flesh and Fantasy

as Doakes

The Sky's the Limit

movie

The Sky's the Limit

1943

The Sky's the Limit

as Philip 'Phil' Harriman

Show-Business at War

movie

Show-Business at War

1943

Show-Business at War

as Self

Young and Willing

movie

Young and Willing

1943

Young and Willing

as Arthur Kenny

I Married a Witch

movie

I Married a Witch

1942

I Married a Witch

as Dr. Dudley White

The Major and the Minor

movie

The Major and the Minor

1942

The Major and the Minor

as Mr. Osborne

CineRaya

movie

Keeping in Shape

1942

Keeping in Shape

as Joe Doakes

Syncopation

movie

Syncopation

1942

Syncopation

as Doakes (scenes deleted)

Take a Letter, Darling

movie

Take a Letter, Darling

1942

Take a Letter, Darling

as G.B. Atwater

Nothing But Nerves

movie

Nothing But Nerves

1942

Nothing But Nerves

as Mr. Benchley

The Witness

movie

The Witness

1942

The Witness

as Joe Doakes

Bedtime Story

movie

Bedtime Story

1941

Bedtime Story

as Eddie Turner

Three Girls About Town

movie

Three Girls About Town

1941

Three Girls About Town

as Wilburforce Puddle, hotel manager

CineRaya

movie

How to Take a Vacation

1941

How to Take a Vacation

as Husband

You'll Never Get Rich

movie

You'll Never Get Rich

1941

You'll Never Get Rich

as Martin Cortland

The Reluctant Dragon

movie

The Reluctant Dragon

1941

The Reluctant Dragon

as Robert Benchley

The Forgotten Man

movie

The Forgotten Man

1941

The Forgotten Man

as Joe Doakes / Father

Crime Control

movie

Crime Control

1941

Crime Control

as Sgt. Benchley / Joe Doakes

Nice Girl?

movie

Nice Girl?

1941

Nice Girl?

as Prof. Oliver Wendel Holmes Dana

Waiting for Baby

movie

Waiting for Baby

1941

Waiting for Baby

as Joe Doakes

The Trouble with Husbands

movie

The Trouble with Husbands

1940

The Trouble with Husbands

as Joe Doakes

Hired Wife

movie

Hired Wife

1940

Hired Wife

as Roger Van Horn

Foreign Correspondent

movie

Foreign Correspondent

1940

Foreign Correspondent

as Stebbins

Home Movies

movie

Home Movies

1940

Home Movies

as Joe Doakes

That Inferior Feeling

movie

That Inferior Feeling

1940

That Inferior Feeling

as Joseph H. 'Joe' Doakes

See Your Doctor

movie

See Your Doctor

1939

See Your Doctor

as Lecturer / Joseph H. Doakes

The Day of Rest

movie

The Day of Rest

1939

The Day of Rest

as Joe Doakes

How to Eat

movie

How to Eat

1939

How to Eat

as Lecturer / Joe Doakes

Home Early

movie

Home Early

1939

Home Early

as Joe Doakes

Dark Magic

movie

Dark Magic

1939

Dark Magic

as Joe Doakes

An Hour for Lunch

movie

An Hour for Lunch

1939

An Hour for Lunch

as Lecturer / Joe

How to Sub-Let

movie

How to Sub-Let

1939

How to Sub-Let

as Joe Doakes

Mental Poise

movie

Mental Poise

1938

Mental Poise

as Psychoanalyst / Mr. Ostegraf

Opening Day

movie

Opening Day

1938

Opening Day

as City Treasurer Benchley

How to Watch Football

movie

How to Watch Football

1938

How to Watch Football

as Football Fan

How to Read

movie

How to Read

1938

How to Read

as Lecturer

The Courtship of the Newt

movie

The Courtship of the Newt

1938

The Courtship of the Newt

as Zoology Lecturer

How to Raise a Baby

movie

How to Raise a Baby

1938

How to Raise a Baby

as Lecturer Father

An Evening Alone

movie

An Evening Alone

1938

An Evening Alone

as Joe Doakes

Music Made Simple

movie

Music Made Simple

1938

Music Made Simple

as Robert Benchley

How to Figure Income Tax

movie

How to Figure Income Tax

1938

How to Figure Income Tax

as Joe Doakes

How to Start the Day

movie

How to Start the Day

1937

How to Start the Day

as Lecturer

A Night at the Movies

movie

A Night at the Movies

1937

A Night at the Movies

as Husband

Live, Love and Learn

movie

Live, Love and Learn

1937

Live, Love and Learn

as Oscar

Sunday Night at the Trocadero

movie

Sunday Night at the Trocadero

1937

Sunday Night at the Trocadero

as Robert Benchley

Broadway Melody of 1938

movie

Broadway Melody of 1938

1937

Broadway Melody of 1938

as Duffy

The Romance of Digestion

movie

The Romance of Digestion

1937

The Romance of Digestion

as Joe Doakes

How to Be a Detective

movie

How to Be a Detective

1936

How to Be a Detective

as Mr. Benchley

How to Vote

movie

How to Vote

1936

How to Vote

as Mr. Robert Benchley

Piccadilly Jim

movie

Piccadilly Jim

1936

Piccadilly Jim

as Bill Macon

How to Train a Dog

movie

How to Train a Dog

1936

How to Train a Dog

as Lecturer / Dog Owner

How to Behave

movie

How to Behave

1936

How to Behave

as Mr. Benchley

Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs

movie

Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs

1936

Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs

How to Sleep

movie

How to Sleep

1935

How to Sleep

as Host / Narrator

China Seas

movie

China Seas

1935

China Seas

as Charlie McCaleb

CineRaya

movie

How to Break 90 at Croquet

1935

How to Break 90 at Croquet

as Joe Doakes

CineRaya

movie

David O. Selznick: Your New Producer

1935

David O. Selznick: Your New Producer

as Master of Ceremonies

Social Register

movie

Social Register

1934

Social Register

as Robert Benchley

Dancing Lady

movie

Dancing Lady

1933

Dancing Lady

as Ward King

Rafter Romance

movie

Rafter Romance

1933

Rafter Romance

as Hubbell

Headline Shooter

movie

Headline Shooter

1933

Headline Shooter

as Radio Announcer

CineRaya

movie

Your Technocracy and Mine

1933

Your Technocracy and Mine

The Sport Parade

movie

The Sport Parade

1932

The Sport Parade

as Radio Announcer

CineRaya

movie

Stewed, Fried and Boiled

1929

Stewed, Fried and Boiled

as Lecturer

CineRaya

movie

Lesson No. 1

1929

Lesson No. 1

as Lecturer

CineRaya

movie

Furnace Trouble

1929

Furnace Trouble

as Robert Benchley

CineRaya

movie

The Spellbinder

1928

The Spellbinder

as Robert Benchley

The Sex Life of the Polyp

movie

The Sex Life of the Polyp

1928

The Sex Life of the Polyp

as Lecturer

CineRaya

movie

The Treasurer's Report

1928

The Treasurer's Report

as Treasurer

CineRaya

movie

The Causes Of The Depression

TBA

The Causes Of The Depression

as Mr. Benchley

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