- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- September 14, 1889
- Place of Birth
- Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
- Died
- November 21, 1945
Robert Benchley
Robert Benchley (September 15, 1889 - November 21, 1945) was an American humorist, a newspaper columnist and an actor.
Filmography
movieThe Pixar Story
2007 · Robert Benchley (archive footage)
movieWalt Disney's Fables - Vol.6
2004 · Robert Benchley (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
movieThe Ten-Year Lunch
1987 · Himself (archive footage)
movieShowbiz Goes to War
1982 · (archive footage)
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
1976 · Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)
movieThat's Entertainment, Part II
1976 · (archive footage)
movieThe Big Parade of Comedy
1964 · Joseph Doakes in 'That Inferior Feeling' (archive footage)
tvMGM Parade
1955 · Self
movieJanie Gets Married
1946 · John Van Brunt
movieThe Bride Wore Boots
1946 · Uncle Todd Warren
movieRoad to Utopia
1946 · Narrator (uncredited)
movieThe Stork Club
1945 · Tom P. Curtis
movieSnafu
1945 · Ben Stevens
movieWeek-End at the Waldorf
1945 · Randy Morton
movieKiss and Tell
1945 · George Archer
movieHollywood Victory Caravan
1945 · Robert Benchley
movieDuffy's Tavern
1945 · Robert Benchley
movieBoogie Woogie
1945 · Frederick Stumplefinger, Writer
movieIt's in the Bag!
1945 · Parker
moviePan-Americana
1945 · Charlie Corker
movieI'm a Civilian Here Myself
1945 · Joe Doakes, Writer
moviePractically Yours
1944 · Judge Robert Simpson
The National Barn Dance
1944 · J.B. Mitcham
movieJanie
1944 · John Van Brunt
movieHer Primitive Man
1944 · Martin Osborne
Why Daddy?
1944 · Joseph A. Doakes, Story, Writer
movieImportant Business
1944 · Joseph A. Doakes, Original Story, Screenplay
movieSee Here, Private Hargrove
1944 · Mr. Holliday
movieSong of Russia
1944 · Hank Higgins
No News Is Good News
1943 · Answer Man, Original Story, Screenplay
movieMy Tomato
1943 · Joseph A. Doakes
movieFlesh and Fantasy
1943 · Doakes
movieThe Sky's the Limit
1943 · Philip 'Phil' Harriman
movieShow-Business at War
1943 · Self
movieYoung and Willing
1943 · Arthur Kenny
movieI Married a Witch
1942 · Dr. Dudley White
movieThe Major and the Minor
1942 · Mr. Osborne
Keeping in Shape
1942 · Joe Doakes
movieSyncopation
1942 · Doakes (scenes deleted)
movieTake a Letter, Darling
1942 · G.B. Atwater
movieNothing But Nerves
1942 · Mr. Benchley
movieThe Witness
1942 · Joe Doakes, Writer
movieBedtime Story
1941 · Eddie Turner
movieThree Girls About Town
1941 · Wilburforce Puddle, hotel manager
How to Take a Vacation
1941 · Husband
movieYou'll Never Get Rich
1941 · Martin Cortland
movieThe Reluctant Dragon
1941 · Robert Benchley
movieThe Forgotten Man
1941 · Joe Doakes / Father
movieCrime Control
1941 · Sgt. Benchley / Joe Doakes, Writer
movieNice Girl?
1941 · Prof. Oliver Wendel Holmes Dana
movieWaiting for Baby
1941 · Joe Doakes, Writer
movieThe Trouble with Husbands
1940 · Joe Doakes, Writer
movieHired Wife
1940 · Roger Van Horn
movieForeign Correspondent
1940 · Stebbins, Dialogue
movieHome Movies
1940 · Joe Doakes, Writer
movieThat Inferior Feeling
1940 · Joseph H. 'Joe' Doakes, Writer
movieSee Your Doctor
1939 · Lecturer / Joseph H. Doakes, Screenplay, Producer
movieThe Day of Rest
1939 · Joe Doakes
movieHow to Eat
1939 · Lecturer / Joe Doakes
movieHome Early
1939 · Joe Doakes, Screenplay
movieDark Magic
1939 · Joe Doakes, Writer
movieAn Hour for Lunch
1939 · Lecturer / Joe
movieHow to Sub-Let
1939 · Joe Doakes, Writer
movieMental Poise
1938 · Psychoanalyst / Mr. Ostegraf, Writer
movieOpening Day
1938 · City Treasurer Benchley
movieHow to Watch Football
1938 · Football Fan, Writer
movieHow to Read
1938 · Lecturer, Writer
movieThe Courtship of the Newt
1938 · Zoology Lecturer, Writer
movieHow to Raise a Baby
1938 · Lecturer Father, Writer
movieAn Evening Alone
1938 · Joe Doakes, Writer
movieMusic Made Simple
1938 · Robert Benchley, Writer
movieHow to Figure Income Tax
1938 · Joe Doakes, Writer
movieHow to Start the Day
1937 · Lecturer
movieA Night at the Movies
1937 · Husband, Writer
movieLive, Love and Learn
1937 · Oscar
movieSunday Night at the Trocadero
1937 · Robert Benchley
movieBroadway Melody of 1938
1937 · Duffy
movieThe Romance of Digestion
1937 · Joe Doakes, Writer
movieHow to Be a Detective
1936 · Mr. Benchley, Writer
movieHow to Vote
1936 · Mr. Robert Benchley, Writer
moviePiccadilly Jim
1936 · Bill Macon
movieHow to Train a Dog
1936 · Lecturer / Dog Owner
movieHow to Behave
1936 · Mr. Benchley, Writer
movieSunkist Stars at Palm Springs
1936
movieHow to Sleep
1935 · Host / Narrator
movieChina Seas
1935 · Charlie McCaleb
How to Break 90 at Croquet
1935 · Joe Doakes, Writer
movieMurder on a Honeymoon
1935 · Screenplay
David O. Selznick: Your New Producer
1935 · Master of Ceremonies
movieSocial Register
1934 · Robert Benchley
movieDancing Lady
1933 · Ward King
movieRafter Romance
1933 · Hubbell
movieBlind Adventure
1933 · Additional Dialogue
movieHeadline Shooter
1933 · Radio Announcer
Your Technocracy and Mine
1933 · , Writer
movieThe Sport Parade
1932 · Radio Announcer, Additional Dialogue
movieSky Devils
1932 · Writer
Stewed, Fried and Boiled
1929 · Lecturer, Writer
Lesson No. 1
1929 · Lecturer, Writer
Furnace Trouble
1929 · Robert Benchley, Writer
The Spellbinder
1928 · Robert Benchley, Writer
movieThe Sex Life of the Polyp
1928 · Lecturer, Writer
The Treasurer's Report
1928 · Treasurer, Writer
movieYou'd Be Surprised
1926 · Dialogue
movieThe American Venus
1926 · Title Graphics
movieSecond Youth
1924 · Title Designer
The Causes Of The Depression
— · Mr. Benchley