Acting
Robert Benchley
Born 14 September 1889 in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA ยท Died 21 November 1945
145 credits
Robert Benchley (September 15, 1889 - November 21, 1945) was an American humorist, a newspaper columnist and an actor.
Known for
Acting 100
- TBAThe Causes Of The DepressionFilmMr. Benchley
- 2007The Pixar StoryFilmRobert Benchley (archive footage)
- 2004Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6FilmRobert Benchley (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
- 1987The Ten-Year LunchFilmHimself (archive footage)
- 1982Showbiz Goes to WarFilm(archive footage)
- 1976That's Entertainment, Part IIFilm(archive footage)
- 1964The Big Parade of ComedyFilmJoseph Doakes in 'That Inferior Feeling' (archive footage)
- 1955MGM ParadeSeriesSelf
- 1946Road to UtopiaFilmNarrator (uncredited)
- 1946The Bride Wore BootsFilmUncle Todd Warren
- 1946Janie Gets MarriedFilmJohn Van Brunt
- 1945Week-End at the WaldorfFilmRandy Morton
- 1945The Stork ClubFilmTom P. Curtis
- 1945It's in the Bag!FilmParker
- 1945Hollywood Victory CaravanFilmRobert Benchley
- 1945Duffy's TavernFilmRobert Benchley
- 1945Pan-AmericanaFilmCharlie Corker
- 1945Kiss and TellFilmGeorge Archer
- 1945SnafuFilmBen Stevens
- 1945I'm a Civilian Here MyselfFilmJoe Doakes
- 1945Boogie WoogieFilmFrederick Stumplefinger
- 1944Song of RussiaFilmHank Higgins
- 1944Why Daddy?FilmJoseph A. Doakes
- 1944JanieFilmJohn Van Brunt
- 1944See Here, Private HargroveFilmMr. Holliday
- 1944Her Primitive ManFilmMartin Osborne
- 1944The National Barn DanceFilmJ.B. Mitcham
- 1944Important BusinessFilmJoseph A. Doakes
- 1944Practically YoursFilmJudge Robert Simpson
- 1943The Sky's the LimitFilmPhilip 'Phil' Harriman
- 1943Flesh and FantasyFilmDoakes
- 1943Young and WillingFilmArthur Kenny
- 1943Show-Business at WarFilmSelf
- 1943My TomatoFilmJoseph A. Doakes
- 1943No News Is Good NewsFilmAnswer Man
- 1942I Married a WitchFilmDr. Dudley White
- 1942The Major and the MinorFilmMr. Osborne
- 1942Take a Letter, DarlingFilmG.B. Atwater
- 1942SyncopationFilmDoakes (scenes deleted)
- 1942The WitnessFilmJoe Doakes
- 1942Nothing But NervesFilmMr. Benchley
- 1942Keeping in ShapeFilmJoe Doakes
- 1941The Reluctant DragonFilmRobert Benchley
- 1941You'll Never Get RichFilmMartin Cortland
- 1941Nice Girl?FilmProf. Oliver Wendel Holmes Dana
- 1941Bedtime StoryFilmEddie Turner
- 1941Three Girls About TownFilmWilburforce Puddle, hotel manager
- 1941Crime ControlFilmSgt. Benchley / Joe Doakes
- 1941How to Take a VacationFilmHusband
- 1941The Forgotten ManFilmJoe Doakes / Father
- 1941Waiting for BabyFilmJoe Doakes
- 1940Foreign CorrespondentFilmStebbins
- 1940That Inferior FeelingFilmJoseph H. 'Joe' Doakes
- 1940Hired WifeFilmRoger Van Horn
- 1940The Trouble with HusbandsFilmJoe Doakes
- 1940Home MoviesFilmJoe Doakes
- 1939Dark MagicFilmJoe Doakes
- 1939An Hour for LunchFilmLecturer / Joe
- 1939See Your DoctorFilmLecturer / Joseph H. Doakes
- 1939How to Sub-LetFilmJoe Doakes
- 1939The Day of RestFilmJoe Doakes
- 1939How to EatFilmLecturer / Joe Doakes
- 1939Home EarlyFilmJoe Doakes
- 1938How to ReadFilmLecturer
- 1938How to Watch FootballFilmFootball Fan
- 1938Mental PoiseFilmPsychoanalyst / Mr. Ostegraf
- 1938Opening DayFilmCity Treasurer Benchley
- 1938How to Raise a BabyFilmLecturer Father
- 1938An Evening AloneFilmJoe Doakes
- 1938How to Figure Income TaxFilmJoe Doakes
- 1938The Courtship of the NewtFilmZoology Lecturer
- 1938Music Made SimpleFilmRobert Benchley
- 1937Broadway Melody of 1938FilmDuffy
- 1937A Night at the MoviesFilmHusband
- 1937Sunday Night at the TrocaderoFilmRobert Benchley
- 1937Live, Love and LearnFilmOscar
- 1937How to Start the DayFilmLecturer
- 1937The Romance of DigestionFilmJoe Doakes
- 1936How to Be a DetectiveFilmMr. Benchley
- 1936Sunkist Stars at Palm SpringsFilm
- 1936How to VoteFilmMr. Robert Benchley
- 1936How to Train a DogFilmLecturer / Dog Owner
- 1936How to BehaveFilmMr. Benchley
- 1936Piccadilly JimFilmBill Macon
- 1935China SeasFilmCharlie McCaleb
- 1935How to SleepFilmHost / Narrator
- 1935David O. Selznick: Your New ProducerFilmMaster of Ceremonies
- 1935How to Break 90 at CroquetFilmJoe Doakes
- 1934Social RegisterFilmRobert Benchley
- 1933Dancing LadyFilmWard King
- 1933Rafter RomanceFilmHubbell
- 1933Headline ShooterFilmRadio Announcer
- 1933Your Technocracy and MineFilm
- 1932The Sport ParadeFilmRadio Announcer
- 1929Stewed, Fried and BoiledFilmLecturer
- 1929Lesson No. 1FilmLecturer
- 1929Furnace TroubleFilmRobert Benchley
- 1928The Sex Life of the PolypFilmLecturer
- 1928The Treasurer's ReportFilmTreasurer
- 1928The SpellbinderFilmRobert Benchley
Writing 40
- 1945I'm a Civilian Here MyselfFilmWriter
- 1945Boogie WoogieFilmWriter
- 1944Why Daddy?FilmStory, Writer
- 1944Important BusinessFilmOriginal Story, Screenplay
- 1943No News Is Good NewsFilmOriginal Story, Screenplay
- 1942The WitnessFilmWriter
- 1941Crime ControlFilmWriter
- 1941Waiting for BabyFilmWriter
- 1940Foreign CorrespondentFilmDialogue
- 1940That Inferior FeelingFilmWriter
- 1940The Trouble with HusbandsFilmWriter
- 1940Home MoviesFilmWriter
- 1939Dark MagicFilmWriter
- 1939See Your DoctorFilmScreenplay
- 1939How to Sub-LetFilmWriter
- 1939Home EarlyFilmScreenplay
- 1938How to ReadFilmWriter
- 1938How to Watch FootballFilmWriter
- 1938Mental PoiseFilmWriter
- 1938How to Raise a BabyFilmWriter
- 1938An Evening AloneFilmWriter
- 1938How to Figure Income TaxFilmWriter
- 1938The Courtship of the NewtFilmWriter
- 1938Music Made SimpleFilmWriter
- 1937A Night at the MoviesFilmWriter
- 1937The Romance of DigestionFilmWriter
- 1936How to Be a DetectiveFilmWriter
- 1936How to VoteFilmWriter
- 1936How to BehaveFilmWriter
- 1935Murder on a HoneymoonFilmScreenplay
- 1935How to Break 90 at CroquetFilmWriter
- 1933Your Technocracy and MineFilmWriter
- 1932Sky DevilsFilmWriter
- 1929Stewed, Fried and BoiledFilmWriter
- 1929Lesson No. 1FilmWriter
- 1929Furnace TroubleFilmWriter
- 1928The Sex Life of the PolypFilmWriter
- 1928The Treasurer's ReportFilmWriter
- 1928The SpellbinderFilmWriter
- 1926You'd Be SurprisedFilmDialogue
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Filmography from TMDB.