Robert Benchley
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1889-09-14
Day of Death
1945-11-21 (56 years old)
Place of Birth
Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Robert Benchley
Biography
Robert Benchley (September 15, 1889 - November 21, 1945) was an American humorist, a newspaper columnist and an actor.
Known For
Acting
(2007)
The Pixar Story
as Robert Benchley (archive footage)
(2004)
Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6
as Robert Benchley (archive sound)
(1987)
The Ten-Year Lunch
as Himself (archive footage)
(1982)
Showbiz Goes to War
as (archive footage)
(1976)
That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage)
(1964)
The Big Parade of Comedy
as Joseph Doakes in 'That Inferior Feeling' (archive footage)
(1961)
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1946)
Road to Utopia
as Narrator
(1946)
The Bride Wore Boots
as Uncle Todd Warren
(1946)
Janie Gets Married
as John Van Brunt
(1945)
The Stork Club
as Tom P. Curtis
(1945)
Week-End at the Waldorf
as Randy Morton
(1945)
Kiss and Tell
as George Archer
(1945)
Duffy's Tavern
as Robert Benchley
(1945)
Hollywood Victory Caravan
as Robert Benchley
(1945)
Snafu
as Ben Stevens
(1945)
It's in the Bag!
as Parker
(1945)
Pan-Americana
as Charlie Corker
(1945)
Boogie Woogie
as Frederick Stumplefinger
(1944)
Song of Russia
as Hank Higgins
(1944)
Janie
as John Van Brunt
(1944)
See Here, Private Hargrove
as Mr. Holliday
(1944)
Practically Yours
as Judge Robert Simpson
(1944)
Her Primitive Man
as Martin Osborne
(1944)
Why Daddy?
as Joseph A. Doakes
(1944)
Important Business
as Joseph A. Doakes
(1944)
The National Barn Dance
as J.B. Mitcham
(1943)
Flesh and Fantasy
as Doakes
(1943)
The Sky's the Limit
as Philip 'Phil' Harriman
(1943)
Young and Willing
as Arthur Kenny
(1943)
Show-Business at War
as Self
(1943)
My Tomato
as Joseph A. Doakes
(1943)
No News Is Good News
as Answer Man
(1942)
The Major and the Minor
as Albert Osborne
(1942)
I Married a Witch
as Dr. Dudley White
(1942)
Syncopation
as Doakes (scenes deleted)
(1942)
Take a Letter, Darling
as G.B. Atwater
(1942)
Keeping in Shape
as Joe Doakes
(1942)
The Witness
as Joe Doakes
(1942)
Nothing But Nerves
as Mr. Benchley
(1941)
The Reluctant Dragon
as Robert Benchley
(1941)
You'll Never Get Rich
as Martin Cortland
(1941)
Three Girls About Town
as Wilburforce Puddle, hotel manager
(1941)
Bedtime Story
as Eddie Turner
(1941)
Nice Girl?
as Prof. Oliver Wendel Holmes Dana
(1941)
Waiting for Baby
as Joe Doakes
(1941)
The Forgotten Man
as Joe Doakes / Father
(1941)
Crime Control
as Sgt. Benchley / Joe Doakes
(1941)
How to Take a Vacation
as Husband
(1940)
Foreign Correspondent
as Stebbins
(1940)
Hired Wife
as Roger Van Horn
(1940)
Home Movies
as Joe Doakes
(1940)
That Inferior Feeling
as Joseph H. 'Joe' Doakes
(1940)
The Trouble with Husbands
as Joe Doakes
(1939)
See Your Doctor
as Lecturer / Joseph H. Doakes
(1939)
How to Eat
as Lecturer / Joe Doakes
(1939)
How to Sub-Let
as Joe Doakes
(1939)
An Hour for Lunch
as Lecturer / Joe
(1939)
The Day of Rest
as Joe Doakes
(1939)
Home Early
as Joe Doakes
(1939)
Dark Magic
as Joe Doakes
(1938)
How to Read
as Lecturer
(1938)
How to Figure Income Tax
as Joe Doakes
(1938)
Opening Day
as City Treasurer Benchley
(1938)
How to Watch Football
as Football Fan
(1938)
How to Raise a Baby
as Lecturer Father
(1938)
Mental Poise
as Psychoanalyst / Mr. Ostegraf
(1938)
An Evening Alone
as Joe Doakes
(1938)
Music Made Simple
as Robert Benchley
(1938)
The Courtship of the Newt
as Zoology Lecturer
(1937)
Live, Love and Learn
as Oscar
(1937)
Broadway Melody of 1938
as Duffy
(1937)
Sunday Night at the Trocadero
as Robert Benchley
(1937)
A Night at the Movies
as Husband
(1937)
How to Start the Day
as Lecturer
(1937)
The Romance of Digestion
as Joe Doakes
(1936)
(1936)
Piccadilly Jim
as Bill Macon
(1936)
How to Behave
as Mr. Benchley
(1936)
How to Train a Dog
as Lecturer / Dog Owner
(1936)
How to Vote
as Mr. Robert Benchley
(1936)
How to Be a Detective
as Mr. Benchley
(1935)
China Seas
as Charlie McCaleb
(1935)
How to Sleep
as Host / Narrator
(1935)
How to Break 90 at Croquet
as Joe Doakes
(1935)
David O. Selznick: Your New Producer
as Master of Ceremonies
(1934)
Social Register
as Robert Benchley
(1933)
Dancing Lady
as Ward King
(1933)
Headline Shooter
as Radio Announcer
(1933)
Rafter Romance
as Hubbell
(1933)
(1932)
The Sport Parade
as Radio Announcer
(1929)
Furnace Trouble
as Robert Benchley
(1929)
Lesson No. 1
as Lecturer
(1929)
Stewed, Fried and Boiled
as Lecturer
(1928)
The Spellbinder
as Robert Benchley
(1928)
The Sex Life of the Polyp
as Lecturer
(1928)
The Treasurer's Report
as Treasurer
Crew
(2004)
(1945)
Boogie Woogie
Writer
(1944)
Why Daddy?
Story, Writer
(1943)
No News Is Good News
Writer
(1942)
The Witness
Writer
(1941)
Waiting for Baby
Writer
(1941)
Crime Control
Writer
(1940)
That Inferior Feeling
Writer
(1940)
Home Movies
Writer
(1940)
(1940)
Foreign Correspondent
Dialogue
(1939)
Dark Magic
Writer
(1939)
Home Early
Screenplay
(1939)
How to Sub-Let
Writer
(1939)
See Your Doctor
Screenplay, Producer
(1938)
Music Made Simple
Writer
(1938)
An Evening Alone
Writer
(1938)
(1938)
How to Raise a Baby
Writer
(1938)
How to Figure Income Tax
Writer
(1938)
How to Read
Writer
(1938)
How to Watch Football
Writer
(1938)
Mental Poise
Writer
(1937)
A Night at the Movies
Writer
(1937)
The Romance of Digestion
Writer
(1936)
How to Behave
Writer
(1936)
How to Vote
Writer
(1936)
How to Be a Detective
Writer
(1935)
(1935)
Murder on a Honeymoon
Screenplay
(1933)
Blind Adventure
Additional Dialogue
(1933)
(1932)
Sky Devils
Writer
(1932)
The Sport Parade
Additional Dialogue
(1929)
Furnace Trouble
Writer
(1929)
Lesson No. 1
Writer
(1929)
Stewed, Fried and Boiled
Writer
(1928)
The Treasurer's Report
Writer
(1928)
The Spellbinder
Writer
(1928)
(1926)
The American Venus
Title Graphics
(1926)
You'd Be Surprised
Dialogue
(1924)
Second Youth
Title Designer