Robert Benchley

Robert Benchley

Acting

Born September 14, 1889 · Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

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

Known for

MGM Parade

MGM Parade

1955

Hollywood Victory Caravan

Hollywood Victory Caravan

1945

Opening Day

Opening Day

1938

Flesh and Fantasy

Flesh and Fantasy

1943

See Here, Private Hargrove

See Here, Private Hargrove

1944

Foreign Correspondent

Foreign Correspondent

1940

Song of Russia

Song of Russia

1944

That's Entertainment, Part II

That's Entertainment, Part II

1976

Acting(101)

2007The Pixar StoryRobert Benchley (archive footage)

2004Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6Robert Benchley (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)

1987The Ten-Year LunchHimself (archive footage)

Robert Benchley — Watchpile | Watchpile

1982Showbiz Goes to War(archive footage)

1976Bob Hope's World of ComedySelf - Tribute Montage (archive footage)

1976That's Entertainment, Part II(archive footage)

1964The Big Parade of ComedyJoseph Doakes in 'That Inferior Feeling' (archive footage)

1955MGM ParadeSelf

1946Janie Gets MarriedJohn Van Brunt

1946The Bride Wore BootsUncle Todd Warren

1946Road to UtopiaNarrator (uncredited)

1945The Stork ClubTom P. Curtis

1945SnafuBen Stevens

1945Week-End at the WaldorfRandy Morton

1945Kiss and TellGeorge Archer

1945Hollywood Victory CaravanRobert Benchley

1945Duffy's TavernRobert Benchley

1945Boogie WoogieFrederick Stumplefinger

1945It's in the Bag!Parker

1945Pan-AmericanaCharlie Corker

1945I'm a Civilian Here MyselfJoe Doakes

1944Practically YoursJudge Robert Simpson

1944The National Barn DanceJ.B. Mitcham

1944JanieJohn Van Brunt

1944Her Primitive ManMartin Osborne

1944Why Daddy?Joseph A. Doakes

1944Important BusinessJoseph A. Doakes

1944See Here, Private HargroveMr. Holliday

1944Song of RussiaHank Higgins

1943No News Is Good NewsAnswer Man

1943My TomatoJoseph A. Doakes

1943Flesh and FantasyDoakes

1943The Sky's the LimitPhilip 'Phil' Harriman

1943Show-Business at WarSelf

1943Young and WillingArthur Kenny

1942I Married a WitchDr. Dudley White

1942The Major and the MinorMr. Osborne

1942Keeping in ShapeJoe Doakes

1942SyncopationDoakes (scenes deleted)

1942Take a Letter, DarlingG.B. Atwater

1942Nothing But NervesMr. Benchley

1942The WitnessJoe Doakes

1941Bedtime StoryEddie Turner

1941Three Girls About TownWilburforce Puddle, hotel manager

1941How to Take a VacationHusband

1941You'll Never Get RichMartin Cortland

1941The Reluctant DragonRobert Benchley

1941The Forgotten ManJoe Doakes / Father

1941Crime ControlSgt. Benchley / Joe Doakes

1941Nice Girl?Prof. Oliver Wendel Holmes Dana

1941Waiting for BabyJoe Doakes

1940The Trouble with HusbandsJoe Doakes

1940Hired WifeRoger Van Horn

1940Foreign CorrespondentStebbins

1940Home MoviesJoe Doakes

1940That Inferior FeelingJoseph H. 'Joe' Doakes

1939See Your DoctorLecturer / Joseph H. Doakes

1939The Day of RestJoe Doakes

1939How to EatLecturer / Joe Doakes

1939Home EarlyJoe Doakes

1939Dark MagicJoe Doakes

1939An Hour for LunchLecturer / Joe

1939How to Sub-LetJoe Doakes

1938Mental PoisePsychoanalyst / Mr. Ostegraf

1938Opening DayCity Treasurer Benchley

1938How to Watch FootballFootball Fan

1938How to ReadLecturer

1938The Courtship of the NewtZoology Lecturer

1938How to Raise a BabyLecturer Father

1938An Evening AloneJoe Doakes

1938Music Made SimpleRobert Benchley

1938How to Figure Income TaxJoe Doakes

1937How to Start the DayLecturer

1937A Night at the MoviesHusband

1937Live, Love and LearnOscar

1937Sunday Night at the TrocaderoRobert Benchley

1937Broadway Melody of 1938Duffy

1937The Romance of DigestionJoe Doakes

1936How to Be a DetectiveMr. Benchley

1936How to VoteMr. Robert Benchley

1936Piccadilly JimBill Macon

1936How to Train a DogLecturer / Dog Owner

1936How to BehaveMr. Benchley

1936Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs

1935How to SleepHost / Narrator

1935China SeasCharlie McCaleb

1935How to Break 90 at CroquetJoe Doakes

1935David O. Selznick: Your New ProducerMaster of Ceremonies

1934Social RegisterRobert Benchley

1933Dancing LadyWard King

1933Rafter RomanceHubbell

1933Headline ShooterRadio Announcer

1933Your Technocracy and Mine

1932The Sport ParadeRadio Announcer

1929Stewed, Fried and BoiledLecturer

1929Lesson No. 1Lecturer

1929Furnace TroubleRobert Benchley

1928The SpellbinderRobert Benchley

1928The Sex Life of the PolypLecturer

1928The Treasurer's ReportTreasurer

The Causes Of The DepressionMr. Benchley