Robert Benchley
Actor · Writer · ProducerRobert Benchley (September 15, 1889 - November 21, 1945) was an American humorist, a newspaper columnist and an actor.
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KNOWN FOR
FILMOGRAPHY
ACTOR100
The Pixar Story
2007
Robert Benchley (archive footage)
Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6
2004
Robert Benchley (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
The Ten-Year Lunch
1987
Himself (archive footage)
Showbiz Goes to War
1982
(archive footage)
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
(archive footage)
- Bob Hope's World of Comedy
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
1976
Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)
The Big Parade of Comedy
1964
Joseph Doakes in 'That Inferior Feeling' (archive footage)
Road to Utopia
1946
Narrator (uncredited)
The Bride Wore Boots
1946
Uncle Todd Warren
Janie Gets Married
1946
John Van Brunt
Week-End at the Waldorf
1945
Randy Morton
The Stork Club
1945
Tom P. Curtis
Kiss and Tell
1945
George Archer
Pan-Americana
1945
Charlie Corker
Snafu
1945
Ben Stevens
It's in the Bag!
1945
Parker
Boogie Woogie
1945
Frederick Stumplefinger
Hollywood Victory Caravan
1945
Robert Benchley
Duffy's Tavern
1945
Robert Benchley
I'm a Civilian Here Myself
1945
Joe Doakes
See Here, Private Hargrove
1944
Mr. Holliday
Practically Yours
1944
Judge Robert Simpson
Janie
1944
John Van Brunt
Important Business
1944
Joseph A. Doakes
- Why Daddy?
Why Daddy?
1944
Joseph A. Doakes
Her Primitive Man
1944
Martin Osborne
- The National Barn Dance
The National Barn Dance
1944
J.B. Mitcham
Song of Russia
1944
Hank Higgins
The Sky's the Limit
1943
Philip 'Phil' Harriman
Young and Willing
1943
Arthur Kenny
Flesh and Fantasy
1943
Doakes
My Tomato
1943
Joseph A. Doakes
- No News Is Good News
No News Is Good News
1943
Answer Man
Show-Business at War
1943
Self
I Married a Witch
1942
Dr. Dudley White
The Major and the Minor
1942
Mr. Osborne
Syncopation
1942
Doakes (scenes deleted)
Take a Letter, Darling
1942
G.B. Atwater
Nothing But Nerves
1942
Mr. Benchley
- Keeping in Shape
Keeping in Shape
1942
Joe Doakes
The Witness
1942
Joe Doakes
The Reluctant Dragon
1941
Robert Benchley
Nice Girl?
1941
Prof. Oliver Wendel Holmes Dana
You'll Never Get Rich
1941
Martin Cortland
Bedtime Story
1941
Eddie Turner
Three Girls About Town
1941
Wilburforce Puddle, hotel manager
The Forgotten Man
1941
Joe Doakes / Father
- How to Take a Vacation
How to Take a Vacation
1941
Husband
Waiting for Baby
1941
Joe Doakes
Crime Control
1941
Sgt. Benchley / Joe Doakes
Hired Wife
1940
Roger Van Horn
Foreign Correspondent
1940
Stebbins
Home Movies
1940
Joe Doakes
That Inferior Feeling
1940
Joseph H. 'Joe' Doakes
The Trouble with Husbands
1940
Joe Doakes
How to Eat
1939
Lecturer / Joe Doakes
An Hour for Lunch
1939
Lecturer / Joe
See Your Doctor
1939
Lecturer / Joseph H. Doakes
Home Early
1939
Joe Doakes
The Day of Rest
1939
Joe Doakes
How to Sub-Let
1939
Joe Doakes
Dark Magic
1939
Joe Doakes
Mental Poise
1938
Psychoanalyst / Mr. Ostegraf
How to Figure Income Tax
1938
Joe Doakes
How to Read
1938
Lecturer
How to Watch Football
1938
Football Fan
How to Raise a Baby
1938
Lecturer Father
The Courtship of the Newt
1938
Zoology Lecturer
An Evening Alone
1938
Joe Doakes
Opening Day
1938
City Treasurer Benchley
Music Made Simple
1938
Robert Benchley
Broadway Melody of 1938
1937
Duffy
Sunday Night at the Trocadero
1937
Robert Benchley
Live, Love and Learn
1937
Oscar
A Night at the Movies
1937
Husband
How to Start the Day
1937
Lecturer
The Romance of Digestion
1937
Joe Doakes
Piccadilly Jim
1936
Bill Macon
How to Be a Detective
1936
Mr. Benchley
How to Behave
1936
Mr. Benchley
How to Train a Dog
1936
Lecturer / Dog Owner
How to Vote
1936
Mr. Robert Benchley
Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs
1936
China Seas
1935
Charlie McCaleb
- How to Break 90 at Croquet
How to Break 90 at Croquet
1935
Joe Doakes
How to Sleep
1935
Host / Narrator
- David O. Selznick: Your New Producer
David O. Selznick: Your New Producer
1935
Master of Ceremonies
Social Register
1934
Robert Benchley
Dancing Lady
1933
Ward King
Rafter Romance
1933
Hubbell
Headline Shooter
1933
Radio Announcer
- Your Technocracy and Mine
Your Technocracy and Mine
1933
The Sport Parade
1932
Radio Announcer
- Lesson No. 1
Lesson No. 1
1929
Lecturer
- Furnace Trouble
Furnace Trouble
1929
Robert Benchley
- Stewed, Fried and Boiled
Stewed, Fried and Boiled
1929
Lecturer
- The Spellbinder
The Spellbinder
1928
Robert Benchley
The Sex Life of the Polyp
1928
Lecturer
- The Treasurer's Report
The Treasurer's Report
1928
Treasurer
- The Causes Of The Depression
The Causes Of The Depression
Mr. Benchley
WRITER40
Boogie Woogie
1945
Writer
I'm a Civilian Here Myself
1945
Writer
- Why Daddy?
Why Daddy?
1944
Story, Writer
Important Business
1944
Original Story, Screenplay
- No News Is Good News
No News Is Good News
1943
Original Story, Screenplay
The Witness
1942
Writer
Waiting for Baby
1941
Writer
Crime Control
1941
Writer
Home Movies
1940
Writer
That Inferior Feeling
1940
Writer
The Trouble with Husbands
1940
Writer
Foreign Correspondent
1940
Dialogue
Dark Magic
1939
Writer
Home Early
1939
Screenplay
How to Sub-Let
1939
Writer
See Your Doctor
1939
Screenplay
An Evening Alone
1938
Writer
Music Made Simple
1938
Writer
The Courtship of the Newt
1938
Writer
How to Raise a Baby
1938
Writer
How to Figure Income Tax
1938
Writer
How to Read
1938
Writer
How to Watch Football
1938
Writer
Mental Poise
1938
Writer
A Night at the Movies
1937
Writer
The Romance of Digestion
1937
Writer
How to Behave
1936
Writer
How to Vote
1936
Writer
How to Be a Detective
1936
Writer
- How to Break 90 at Croquet
How to Break 90 at Croquet
1935
Writer
Murder on a Honeymoon
1935
Screenplay
- Your Technocracy and Mine
Your Technocracy and Mine
1933
Writer
Sky Devils
1932
Writer
- Furnace Trouble
Furnace Trouble
1929
Writer
- Stewed, Fried and Boiled
Stewed, Fried and Boiled
1929
Writer
- Lesson No. 1
Lesson No. 1
1929
Writer
- The Treasurer's Report
The Treasurer's Report
1928
Writer
- The Spellbinder
The Spellbinder
1928
Writer
The Sex Life of the Polyp
1928
Writer
You'd Be Surprised
1926
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