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)
Kiss and Tell
as George Archer
(1945)
The Stork Club
as Tom P. Curtis
(1945)
Week-End at the Waldorf
as Randy Morton
(1945)
Boogie Woogie
as Frederick Stumplefinger
(1945)
It's in the Bag!
as Parker
(1945)
Snafu
as Ben Stevens
(1945)
Duffy's Tavern
as Robert Benchley
(1945)
Pan-Americana
as Charlie Corker
(1945)
Hollywood Victory Caravan
as Robert Benchley
(1944)
Practically Yours
as Judge Robert Simpson
(1944)
Song of Russia
as Hank Higgins
(1944)
Janie
as John Van Brunt
(1944)
Her Primitive Man
as Martin Osborne
(1944)
See Here, Private Hargrove
as Mr. Holliday
(1944)
Important Business
as Joseph A. Doakes
(1944)
The National Barn Dance
as J.B. Mitcham
(1944)
Why Daddy?
as Joseph A. Doakes
(1943)
Flesh and Fantasy
as Doakes
(1943)
The Sky's the Limit
as Philip 'Phil' Harriman
(1943)
Show-Business at War
as Self
(1943)
Young and Willing
as Arthur Kenny
(1943)
No News Is Good News
as Answer Man
(1943)
My Tomato
as Joseph A. Doakes
(1942)
I Married a Witch
as Dr. Dudley White
(1942)
The Major and the Minor
as Albert Osborne
(1942)
Take a Letter, Darling
as G.B. Atwater
(1942)
Syncopation
as Doakes (scenes deleted)
(1942)
The Witness
as Joe Doakes
(1942)
Nothing But Nerves
as Mr. Benchley
(1942)
Keeping in Shape
as Joe Doakes
(1941)
The Reluctant Dragon
as Robert Benchley
(1941)
You'll Never Get Rich
as Martin Cortland
(1941)
Nice Girl?
as Prof. Oliver Wendel Holmes Dana
(1941)
Bedtime Story
as Eddie Turner
(1941)
Three Girls About Town
as Wilburforce Puddle, hotel manager
(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)
The Trouble with Husbands
as Joe Doakes
(1940)
Hired Wife
as Roger Van Horn
(1940)
Home Movies
as Joe Doakes
(1940)
That Inferior Feeling
as Joseph H. 'Joe' Doakes
(1939)
Home Early
as Joe Doakes
(1939)
How to Eat
as Lecturer / Joe Doakes
(1939)
See Your Doctor
as Lecturer / Joseph H. Doakes
(1939)
An Hour for Lunch
as Lecturer / Joe
(1939)
How to Sub-Let
as Joe Doakes
(1939)
The Day of Rest
as Joe Doakes
(1939)
Dark Magic
as Joe Doakes
(1938)
An Evening Alone
as Joe Doakes
(1938)
How to Raise a Baby
as Lecturer Father
(1938)
How to Figure Income Tax
as Joe Doakes
(1938)
Music Made Simple
as Robert Benchley
(1938)
How to Watch Football
as Football Fan
(1938)
How to Read
as Lecturer
(1938)
Mental Poise
as Psychoanalyst / Mr. Ostegraf
(1938)
Opening Day
as City Treasurer Benchley
(1938)
The Courtship of the Newt
as Zoology Lecturer
(1937)
Broadway Melody of 1938
as Duffy
(1937)
Live, Love and Learn
as Oscar
(1937)
A Night at the Movies
as Husband
(1937)
Sunday Night at the Trocadero
as Robert Benchley
(1937)
The Romance of Digestion
as Joe Doakes
(1937)
How to Start the Day
as Lecturer
(1936)
Piccadilly Jim
as Bill Macon
(1936)
(1936)
How to Vote
as Mr. Robert Benchley
(1936)
How to Be a Detective
as Mr. Benchley
(1936)
How to Behave
as Mr. Benchley
(1936)
How to Train a Dog
as Lecturer / Dog Owner
(1935)
China Seas
as Charlie McCaleb
(1935)
How to Sleep
as Host / Narrator
(1935)
David O. Selznick: Your New Producer
as Master of Ceremonies
(1935)
How to Break 90 at Croquet
as Joe Doakes
(1934)
Social Register
as Robert Benchley
(1933)
Dancing Lady
as Ward King
(1933)
(1933)
Rafter Romance
as Hubbell
(1933)
Headline Shooter
as Radio Announcer
(1932)
The Sport Parade
as Radio Announcer
(1929)
Stewed, Fried and Boiled
as Lecturer
(1929)
Furnace Trouble
as Robert Benchley
(1929)
Lesson No. 1
as Lecturer
(1928)
The Treasurer's Report
as Treasurer
(1928)
The Sex Life of the Polyp
as Lecturer
(1928)
The Spellbinder
as Robert Benchley
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)
Home Movies
Writer
(1940)
That Inferior Feeling
Writer
(1940)
(1940)
Foreign Correspondent
Dialogue
(1939)
Dark Magic
Writer
(1939)
Home Early
Screenplay
(1939)
How to Sub-Let
Writer
(1939)
See Your Doctor
Producer, Screenplay
(1938)
An Evening Alone
Writer
(1938)
Music Made Simple
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)
Stewed, Fried and Boiled
Writer
(1929)
Lesson No. 1
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