Robert Benchley
Known for Acting · 101 credits
- Born
- 1889-09-14
- Died
- 1945-11-21
- Place of birth
- Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
- Also known as
- Роберт Бенчли · Robert Charles Benchley
Biography
Robert Benchley (September 15, 1889 - November 21, 1945) was an American humorist, a newspaper columnist and an actor.
Known For
TV Shows (1)
Movies (100)
Foreign Correspondent
1940
as Stebbins
China Seas
1935
as Charlie McCaleb
Piccadilly Jim
1936
as Bill Macon
The Pixar Story
2007
as Robert Benchley (archive footage)
The Witness
1942
as Joe Doakes
Social Register
1934
as Robert Benchley
I Married a Witch
1942
as Dr. Dudley White
Three Girls About Town
1941
as Wilburforce Puddle, hotel manager
Dancing Lady
1933
as Ward King
The Reluctant Dragon
1941
as Robert Benchley
Bedtime Story
1941
as Eddie Turner
Song of Russia
1944
as Hank Higgins
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
as (archive footage)
Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6
2004
as Robert Benchley (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
Showbiz Goes to War
1982
as (archive footage)
The Major and the Minor
1942
as Mr. Osborne
Broadway Melody of 1938
1937
as Duffy
You'll Never Get Rich
1941
as Martin Cortland
It's in the Bag!
1945
as Parker
Road to Utopia
1946
as Narrator (uncredited)
Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs
1936
Rafter Romance
1933
as Hubbell
Week-End at the Waldorf
1945
as Randy Morton
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
1976
as Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)
Pan-Americana
1945
as Charlie Corker
Take a Letter, Darling
1942
as G.B. Atwater
The Big Parade of Comedy
1964
as Joseph Doakes in 'That Inferior Feeling' (archive footage)
Flesh and Fantasy
1943
as Doakes
Show-Business at War
1943
as Self
The Stork Club
1945
as Tom P. Curtis
Syncopation
1942
as Doakes (scenes deleted)
Snafu
1945
as Ben Stevens
The Ten-Year Lunch
1987
as Himself (archive footage)
See Here, Private Hargrove
1944
as Mr. Holliday
The Sky's the Limit
1943
as Philip 'Phil' Harriman
Young and Willing
1943
as Arthur Kenny
Headline Shooter
1933
as Radio Announcer
Live, Love and Learn
1937
as Oscar
See Your Doctor
1939
as Lecturer / Joseph H. Doakes
Sunday Night at the Trocadero
1937
as Robert Benchley
Hollywood Victory Caravan
1945
as Robert Benchley
Janie Gets Married
1946
as John Van Brunt
Kiss and Tell
1945
as George Archer
Duffy's Tavern
1945
as Robert Benchley
Janie
1944
as John Van Brunt
Nice Girl?
1941
as Prof. Oliver Wendel Holmes Dana
An Hour for Lunch
1939
as Lecturer / Joe
How to Eat
1939
as Lecturer / Joe Doakes
Hired Wife
1940
as Roger Van Horn
Mental Poise
1938
as Psychoanalyst / Mr. Ostegraf
How to Be a Detective
1936
as Mr. Benchley
Opening Day
1938
as City Treasurer Benchley
How to Sub-Let
1939
as Joe Doakes
The Bride Wore Boots
1946
as Uncle Todd Warren
A Night at the Movies
1937
as Husband
Her Primitive Man
1944
as Martin Osborne
My Tomato
1943
as Joseph A. Doakes
How to Vote
1936
as Mr. Robert Benchley
How to Read
1938
as Lecturer
Home Early
1939
as Joe Doakes
How to Behave
1936
as Mr. Benchley
How to Train a Dog
1936
as Lecturer / Dog Owner
How to Figure Income Tax
1938
as Joe Doakes
Practically Yours
1944
as Judge Robert Simpson
No News Is Good News
1943
as Answer Man
Why Daddy?
1944
as Joseph A. Doakes
How to Sleep
1935
as Host / Narrator
Dark Magic
1939
as Joe Doakes
That Inferior Feeling
1940
as Joseph H. 'Joe' Doakes
The National Barn Dance
1944
as J.B. Mitcham
The Sport Parade
1932
as Radio Announcer
The Treasurer's Report
1928
as Treasurer
Music Made Simple
1938
as Robert Benchley
The Romance of Digestion
1937
as Joe Doakes
Lesson No. 1
1929
as Lecturer
How to Start the Day
1937
as Lecturer
The Forgotten Man
1941
as Joe Doakes / Father
Important Business
1944
as Joseph A. Doakes
The Sex Life of the Polyp
1928
as Lecturer
David O. Selznick: Your New Producer
1935
as Master of Ceremonies
How to Raise a Baby
1938
as Lecturer Father
I'm a Civilian Here Myself
1945
as Joe Doakes
The Spellbinder
1928
as Robert Benchley
Home Movies
1940
as Joe Doakes
Furnace Trouble
1929
as Robert Benchley
The Trouble with Husbands
1940
as Joe Doakes
How to Watch Football
1938
as Football Fan
How to Break 90 at Croquet
1935
as Joe Doakes
Stewed, Fried and Boiled
1929
as Lecturer
Boogie Woogie
1945
as Frederick Stumplefinger
The Day of Rest
1939
as Joe Doakes
Crime Control
1941
as Sgt. Benchley / Joe Doakes
Waiting for Baby
1941
as Joe Doakes
An Evening Alone
1938
as Joe Doakes
How to Take a Vacation
1941
as Husband
Keeping in Shape
1942
as Joe Doakes
Nothing But Nerves
1942
as Mr. Benchley
The Courtship of the Newt
1938
as Zoology Lecturer
Your Technocracy and Mine
1933
The Causes Of The Depression
as Mr. Benchley
About Robert Benchley
Robert Benchley (September 15, 1889 - November 21, 1945) was an American humorist, a newspaper columnist and an actor. With 101 credits spanning from 1928 to 2007, Robert Benchley has appeared in 100 films and 1 TV show.
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Most Popular Robert Benchley Movies
- Foreign Correspondent (1940) — as Stebbins
- China Seas (1935) — as Charlie McCaleb
- Piccadilly Jim (1936) — as Bill Macon
- The Pixar Story (2007) — as Robert Benchley (archive footage)
- The Witness (1942) — as Joe Doakes
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