- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- February 14, 1894
- Place of Birth
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Died
- December 26, 1974
Jack Benny
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-…
Filmography
movieThe Automat
2021 · Self (archive footage)
movieMike Wallace Is Here
2019 · (archive footage)
movieStudio 54
2018 · Self (archive footage)
movieThe Last Laugh
2016 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieMary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
2015 · Self / Shower of Stars (archive footage)
movieBeatles Stories
2011 · Self
movieThe Best of Johnny Carson
2010 · Self (archive footage)
moviePioneers of Primetime
2005
movieElf: Christmas in Tinseltown
2004 · Self (archive)
movieSmothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
2002 · Self (archive footage)
movieBeatles: Big Beat Box
2001 · Self (archive footage)
movieThe Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1
2001 · Self (archive footage)
movieThe Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2
2001 · Self (archive footage)
movieThe Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
1998 · Self - Roastee (archive footage)
movieVaudeville
1997 · Self (archive footage)
Kelsey Grammer Salutes Jack Benny
1995 · Self (Archived footage)
movieThat's Entertainment! III
1994 · (archive footage)
movieJack Benny: Comedy in Bloom
1992 · Himself
Remembering Marilyn
1988 · Self (archive footage)
movieHappy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
1988 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieJames Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987 · Self (archive footage)
movieTV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Classic Routines
1986 · Self
movieShowbiz Goes to War
1982 · Self (archive footage)
movieOops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
1982 · Self (archive footage)
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
1976 · Self (archive footage)
movieThat's Entertainment, Part II
1976 · (archive footage)
Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television
1975 · Self (archive footage)
movieBrother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975 · Self (archive footage)
movieThe Perry Como Christmas Show
1974 · Santa Claus (uncredited)
tvThe Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
1973 · Self
moviePaper Moon
1973 · Thanks
tvThe Julie Andrews Hour
1972 · Self
movieThe Man
1972 · Jack Benny
The Great Radio Comedians
1971 · Self
Jack Benny's 20th Anniversary TV Special
1970 · Self
movieHonor America Day
1970 · Self
movieThe Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians
1970 · Self (voice)
movieSwing Out, Sweet Land
1970 · Man Who Finds Silver Dollar
The Jack Benny Birthday Special
1969 · Self
tvThe Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
1969 · Self
movieThe Dean Martin Christmas Show
1968 · Self (uncredited)
Jack Benny's Bag
1968 · Self
tvHere's Lucy
1968 · Jack Benny
tvThe Dick Cavett Show
1968 · Self - Guest
movieCarnival Nights
1968 · Self
tvRowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968 · Self, Self (uncredited)
movieA Guide for the Married Man
1967 · Technical Adviser
movieThe Honey Pot
1967 · Violinist Outside Restaurant (uncredited)
Bob Hope Christmas Show
1965 · Self
movieThe Jack Benny Hour
1965 · Jack Benny / Rosano
movieIt's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
1963 · Man in Car in Desert (uncredited)
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963 · , Self
tvThe Danny Kaye Show
1963 · Self
General Foods Opening Night
1963
movieGypsy
1962 · Jack Benny (uncredited)
tvThe Lucy Show
1962 · Harry Tuttle, Jack Benny
tvThe Merv Griffin Show
1962 · Self
tvThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · Self, Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
tvThe Mike Douglas Show
1961 · Self - Comedian (archive footage)
tvThe DuPont Show of the Week
1961 · Self
Jack Benny Christmas Show
1960 · Jack Benny
tvCheckmate
1960 · Jack Bowen
movieThe Slowest Gun in the West
1960 · Chicken Finsterwald
movieWho Was That Lady?
1960 · Mr. Cosgrove (uncredited)
tvStartime
1959 · Self
movieThe Mouse That Jack Built
1959 · Jack (voice)
movieThe All-Star Christmas Show
1958 · Self
The George Burns Show
1958 · Jack Benny
tvKraft Music Hall
1958 · Self, Self - Host
movieRock-a-Bye Baby
1958 · Carlos, the matador (uncredited)
movieJack Benny Christmas Shopping Show
1957 · Jack Benny
movieBeau James
1957 · Jack Benny
tvTony Awards
1956 · Self - Host, Self - Co-Host
The George Gobel Show
1954 · Self
movieThe Bing Crosby Show
1954 · Self
tvGeneral Electric Theater
1953 · Tom Jones, Sheldon Weeks, Harold Fenton
Stars in the Eye
1952 · Himself
tvOmnibus
1952 · Athanael
tvThis Is Your Life
1952 · Self
movieSomebody Loves Me
1952 · Jack Benny
movieScreen Snapshots: Memorial to Al Jolson
1952 · Self - Narrator
The Liberace Show
1952 · Self
tvThe Jack Benny Program
1950 · Jack Benny
tvThe George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
1950 · Jack Benny (uncredited)
tvThe Colgate Comedy Hour
1950 · Self
tvThe Bob Hope Show
1950 · Self, Self - Cameo, Self - Guest hosts
movieYou Can Change The World
1950 · Self
tvWhat's My Line?
1950 · Self
movieThe Great Lover
1949 · Jack Benny (uncredited)
movieThe Lucky Stiff
1949 · Producer
tvThe Ed Sullivan Show
1948 · Self
Is Everybody Listening?
1947 · Jack Benny - Jack Benny Radio Program
movieWithout Reservations
1946 · Jack Benny (uncredited)
movieThe Horn Blows at Midnight
1945 · Athanael
movieIt's in the Bag!
1945 · Jack Benny
movieHollywood Canteen
1944 · Self
movieShow-Business at War
1943 · Self
movieThe Meanest Man in the World
1943 · Richard Clarke
movieGeorge Washington Slept Here
1942 · Bill Fuller
movieTo Be or Not to Be
1942 · Joseph Tura
movieCharley's Aunt
1941 · Babbs Babberley
movieThree Of A Kind
1941 · Himself
movieLove Thy Neighbor
1940 · Jack Benny
movieBuck Benny Rides Again
1940 · Jack Benny
movieMan About Town
1939 · Bob Temple
movieArtists and Models Abroad
1938 · Buck Boswell
movieHollywood Goes to Town
1938 · Self
movieScreen Snapshots Series 17, No. 6
1938 · Self
movieArtists & Models
1937 · Mac Brewster
movieCollege Holiday
1936 · J. Davis Bowster
movieThe Big Broadcast of 1937
1936 · Jack Carson
movieIt's in the Air
1935 · Calvin Churchill
movieBroadway Melody of 1936
1935 · Bert Keeler
movieTransatlantic Merry-Go-Round
1934 · Chad Denby
movieMr. Broadway
1933 · Jack Benny
Taxi Tangle
1931 · Man in taxi
movieA Broadway Romeo
1931 · Jack
The Voice of Hollywood No. 13
1930 · Self
movieThe Medicine Man
1930 · Dr. John H. Harvey
movieChildren of Pleasure
1930 · Radio Performer Jack (uncredited)
movieLord Byron of Broadway
1930 · Voice on Radio
movieThe Rounder
1930 · Mr. Bartlett
movieChasing Rainbows
1930 · Eddie Rock
movieThe Song Writers' Revue
1929 · Himself
movieThe Hollywood Revue of 1929
1929 · Self - Master of Ceremonies
Bright Moments
1928