Jack Benny
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1894-02-14
Day of Death
1974-12-26 (80 years old)
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Jack Benny
Biography
Jack Benny (February 14, 1894 – December 26, 1974) was an American comedian, vaudevillian, and actor for radio, television, and film. Widely recognized as one of the leading American entertainers of the 20th century, Benny played the role of the comic penny-pinching miser, insisting on remaining 39 years old on stage despite his actual age, and often playing the violin badly.
Benny was known for his comic timing and his ability to get laughs with either a pregnant pause or a single expression, such as his signature exasperated "Well!" His radio and television programs, tremendously popular from the 1930s to the 1960s, were a foundational influence on the situation comedy genre. Dean Martin, on the celebrity roast for Johnny Carson in November 1973, introduced Benny as "the Satchel Paige of the world of comedy."
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Known For
Acting
(2019)
Mike Wallace Is Here
as (archive footage)
(2018)
Studio 54
as Self (archive footage)
(2016)
The Last Laugh
as Self
(2015)
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
as Self / Shower of Stars (archive footage)
(2011)
Beatles Stories
as Self
(2005)
(2002)
Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
as Self (archive footage)
(2001)
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1
as Self (archive footage)
(2001)
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2
as Self (archive footage)
(2001)
Beatles: Big Beat Box
as Self (archive footage)
(1998)
The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
as Self - Roastee (archive footage)
(1995)
Kelsey Grammer Salutes Jack Benny
as Self (Archived footage)
(1994)
That's Entertainment! III
as (archive footage)
(1992)
Jack Benny: Comedy in Bloom
as Himself
(1988)
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
as Self (archive footage)
(1988)
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
as Self (archive footage)
(1986)
(1982)
Showbiz Goes to War
as (archive footage)
(1982)
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
as Self (archive footage)
(1976)
That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage)
(1975)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)
(1975)
Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television
as Self (archive footage)
(1974)
The Perry Como Christmas Show
as Santa Claus (uncredited)
(1972)
The Man
as Jack Benny
(1971)
The Great Radio Comedians
as Self
(1970)
(1970)
Swing Out, Sweet Land
as Man Who Finds Silver Dollar
(1970)
The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians
as Self (voice)
(1970)
Honor America Day
as Self
(1969)
(1968)
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
as Self (uncredited)
(1968)
Jack Benny's Bag
as Self
(1967)
A Guide for the Married Man
as Technical Adviser (Ollie 'Sweet Lips')
(1967)
The Honey Pot
as Violinist Outside Restaurant (uncredited)
(1965)
The Jack Benny Hour
as Jack Benny / Rosano
(1965)
Bob Hope Christmas Show
as Self
(1963)
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
as Man in Car in Desert (uncredited)
(1963)
(1962)
Gypsy
as Jack Benny (uncredited)
(1960)
Who Was That Lady?
as Mr. Cosgrove (uncredited)
(1960)
Who Was That Lady?
as Mr. Cosgrove
(1960)
The Slowest Gun in the West
as Chicken Finsterwald
(1960)
Jack Benny Christmas Show
as Jack Benny
(1959)
The Mouse That Jack Built
as Jack (voice)
(1958)
Rock-a-Bye Baby
as Carlos, the matador (uncredited)
(1957)
Beau James
as Jack Benny
(1957)
Jack Benny Christmas Shopping Show
as Jack Benny
(1954)
The Bing Crosby Show
as Self
(1952)
Somebody Loves Me
as Jack Benny
(1952)
Stars in the Eye
as Himself
(1952)
Screen Snapshots: Memorial to Al Jolson
as Self - Narrator
(1950)
You Can Change The World
as Self
(1949)
The Great Lover
as Jack Benny (uncredited)
(1947)
Is Everybody Listening?
as Jack Benny - Jack Benny Radio Program
(1946)
Without Reservations
as Jack Benny (uncredited)
(1945)
The Horn Blows at Midnight
as Athanael
(1945)
It's in the Bag!
as Jack Benny
(1944)
Hollywood Canteen
as Self
(1943)
Show-Business at War
as Self
(1943)
The Meanest Man in the World
as Richard Clarke
(1942)
To Be or Not to Be
as Joseph Tura
(1942)
George Washington Slept Here
as Bill Fuller
(1941)
Charley's Aunt
as Babbs Babberley
(1941)
Three Of A Kind
as Himself
(1940)
Buck Benny Rides Again
as Jack Benny
(1940)
Love Thy Neighbor
as Jack Benny
(1939)
Man About Town
as Bob Temple
(1938)
Artists and Models Abroad
as Buck Boswell
(1938)
Hollywood Goes to Town
as Self
(1938)
(1937)
Artists & Models
as Mac Brewster
(1936)
The Big Broadcast of 1937
as Jack Carson
(1936)
College Holiday
as J. Davis Bowster
(1935)
Broadway Melody of 1936
as Bert Keeler
(1935)
It's in the Air
as Calvin Churchill
(1934)
Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round
as Chad Denby
(1933)
Mr. Broadway
as Jack Benny
(1931)
Taxi Tangle
as Man in taxi
(1930)
The Medicine Man
as Dr. John H. Harvey
(1930)
Lord Byron of Broadway
as Voice on Radio
(1930)
Chasing Rainbows
as Eddie Rock
(1930)
Children of Pleasure
as Radio Performer Jack (uncredited)
(1930)
The Rounder
as Mr. Bartlett
(1929)
The Hollywood Revue of 1929
as Self - Master of Ceremonies
(1929)
The Song Writers' Revue
as Himself
(1928)
Crew
(1973)
Paper Moon
Thanks
(1949)
The Lucky Stiff
Producer