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Robert Benchley

Robert Benchley

Acting·1889–1945·88 films

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

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As Actor

Foreign Correspondent
Foreign Correspondent (1940)Stebbins
The Pixar Story
The Pixar Story (2007)Robert Benchley (archive footage)
I Married a Witch
I Married a Witch (1942)Dr. Dudley White
The Reluctant Dragon
The Reluctant Dragon (1941)Robert Benchley
The Major and the Minor
The Major and the Minor (1942)Mr. Osborne
You'll Never Get Rich
You'll Never Get Rich (1941)Martin Cortland
Road to Utopia
Road to Utopia (1946)Narrator (uncredited)
Dancing Lady
Dancing Lady (1933)Ward King
That's Entertainment, Part II
That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)(archive footage)
China Seas
China Seas (1935)Charlie McCaleb
The Sky's the Limit
The Sky's the Limit (1943)Philip 'Phil' Harriman
Flesh and Fantasy
Flesh and Fantasy (1943)Doakes
How to Sleep
How to Sleep (1935)Host / Narrator
A Night at the Movies
A Night at the Movies (1937)Husband
Broadway Melody of 1938
Broadway Melody of 1938 (1937)Duffy
The Sex Life of the Polyp
The Sex Life of the Polyp (1928)Lecturer
Take a Letter, Darling
Take a Letter, Darling (1942)G.B. Atwater
Week-End at the Waldorf
Week-End at the Waldorf (1945)Randy Morton
Rafter Romance
Rafter Romance (1933)Hubbell
How to Read
How to Read (1938)Lecturer
The Stork Club
The Stork Club (1945)Tom P. Curtis
The Ten-Year Lunch
The Ten-Year Lunch (1987)Himself (archive footage)
Hollywood Victory Caravan
Hollywood Victory Caravan (1945)Robert Benchley
The Sport Parade
The Sport Parade (1932)Radio Announcer
The Bride Wore Boots
The Bride Wore Boots (1946)Uncle Todd Warren
Bedtime Story
Bedtime Story (1941)Eddie Turner
Duffy's Tavern
Duffy's Tavern (1945)Robert Benchley
Live, Love and Learn
Live, Love and Learn (1937)Oscar
Sunday Night at the Trocadero
Sunday Night at the Trocadero (1937)Robert Benchley
How to Be a Detective
How to Be a Detective (1936)Mr. Benchley
It's in the Bag!
It's in the Bag! (1945)Parker
Pan-Americana
Pan-Americana (1945)Charlie Corker
That Inferior Feeling
That Inferior Feeling (1940)Joseph H. 'Joe' Doakes
Syncopation
Syncopation (1942)Doakes (scenes deleted)
The Big Parade of Comedy
The Big Parade of Comedy (1964)Joseph Doakes in 'That Inferior Feeling' (archive footage)
Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6
Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6 (2004)Robert Benchley (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
Janie
Janie (1944)John Van Brunt
Headline Shooter
Headline Shooter (1933)Radio Announcer
Kiss and Tell
Kiss and Tell (1945)George Archer
Song of Russia
Song of Russia (1944)Hank Higgins
Crime Control
Crime Control (1941)Sgt. Benchley / Joe Doakes
The Trouble with Husbands
The Trouble with Husbands (1940)Joe Doakes
Young and Willing
Young and Willing (1943)Arthur Kenny
Hired Wife
Hired Wife (1940)Roger Van Horn
How to Watch Football
How to Watch Football (1938)Football Fan
See Your Doctor
See Your Doctor (1939)Lecturer / Joseph H. Doakes
The Witness
The Witness (1942)Joe Doakes
Three Girls About Town
Three Girls About Town (1941)Wilburforce Puddle, hotel manager
Show-Business at War
Show-Business at War (1943)Self
Nice Girl?
Nice Girl? (1941)Prof. Oliver Wendel Holmes Dana
Social Register
Social Register (1934)Robert Benchley
How to Start the Day
How to Start the Day (1937)Lecturer
How to Vote
How to Vote (1936)Mr. Robert Benchley
How to Behave
How to Behave (1936)Mr. Benchley
Opening Day
Opening Day (1938)City Treasurer Benchley
An Hour for Lunch
An Hour for Lunch (1939)Lecturer / Joe
Dark Magic
Dark Magic (1939)Joe Doakes
Home Movies
Home Movies (1940)Joe Doakes
My Tomato
My Tomato (1943)Joseph A. Doakes
An Evening Alone
An Evening Alone (1938)Joe Doakes
Janie Gets Married
Janie Gets Married (1946)John Van Brunt
How to Eat
How to Eat (1939)Lecturer / Joe Doakes
Mental Poise
Mental Poise (1938)Psychoanalyst / Mr. Ostegraf
The Day of Rest
The Day of Rest (1939)Joe Doakes
How to Sub-Let
How to Sub-Let (1939)Joe Doakes
How to Train a Dog
How to Train a Dog (1936)Lecturer / Dog Owner
See Here, Private Hargrove
See Here, Private Hargrove (1944)Mr. Holliday
Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs
Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs (1936)
Snafu
Snafu (1945)Ben Stevens
Her Primitive Man
Her Primitive Man (1944)Martin Osborne
Piccadilly Jim
Piccadilly Jim (1936)Bill Macon
The Romance of Digestion
The Romance of Digestion (1937)Joe Doakes
The Forgotten Man
The Forgotten Man (1941)Joe Doakes / Father
How to Raise a Baby
How to Raise a Baby (1938)Lecturer Father
How to Figure Income Tax
How to Figure Income Tax (1938)Joe Doakes
Nothing But Nerves
Nothing But Nerves (1942)Mr. Benchley
Showbiz Goes to War
Showbiz Goes to War (1982)(archive footage)
Home Early
Home Early (1939)Joe Doakes
Practically Yours
Practically Yours (1944)Judge Robert Simpson
Music Made Simple
Music Made Simple (1938)Robert Benchley
Boogie Woogie
Boogie Woogie (1945)Frederick Stumplefinger
Important Business
Important Business (1944)Joseph A. Doakes
I'm a Civilian Here Myself
I'm a Civilian Here Myself (1945)Joe Doakes
The Courtship of the Newt
The Courtship of the Newt (1938)Zoology Lecturer
Waiting for Baby
Waiting for Baby (1941)Joe Doakes

As Writer

Foreign Correspondent
Foreign Correspondent (1940)
A Night at the Movies
A Night at the Movies (1937)
The Sex Life of the Polyp
The Sex Life of the Polyp (1928)
Murder on a Honeymoon
Murder on a Honeymoon (1935)
How to Read
How to Read (1938)
How to Be a Detective
How to Be a Detective (1936)
That Inferior Feeling
That Inferior Feeling (1940)
Crime Control
Crime Control (1941)
The Trouble with Husbands
The Trouble with Husbands (1940)
You'd Be Surprised
You'd Be Surprised (1926)
How to Watch Football
How to Watch Football (1938)
See Your Doctor
See Your Doctor (1939)
The Witness
The Witness (1942)
Sky Devils
Sky Devils (1932)
How to Vote
How to Vote (1936)
How to Behave
How to Behave (1936)
Dark Magic
Dark Magic (1939)
Home Movies
Home Movies (1940)
An Evening Alone
An Evening Alone (1938)
Mental Poise
Mental Poise (1938)
How to Sub-Let
How to Sub-Let (1939)
The Romance of Digestion
The Romance of Digestion (1937)
How to Raise a Baby
How to Raise a Baby (1938)
How to Figure Income Tax
How to Figure Income Tax (1938)
Home Early
Home Early (1939)
Music Made Simple
Music Made Simple (1938)
Boogie Woogie
Boogie Woogie (1945)
Important Business
Important Business (1944)
I'm a Civilian Here Myself
I'm a Civilian Here Myself (1945)
The Courtship of the Newt
The Courtship of the Newt (1938)
Waiting for Baby
Waiting for Baby (1941)