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
The Causes Of The Depression
as Mr. Benchley
(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)
(1946)
Road to Utopia
as Narrator
(1946)
Janie Gets Married
as John Van Brunt
(1946)
The Bride Wore Boots
as Uncle Todd Warren
(1945)
Duffy's Tavern
as Robert Benchley
(1945)
Snafu
as Ben Stevens
(1945)
Pan-Americana
as Charlie Corker
(1945)
Kiss and Tell
as George Archer
(1945)
The Stork Club
as Tom P. Curtis
(1945)
It's in the Bag!
as Parker
(1945)
Hollywood Victory Caravan
as Robert Benchley
(1945)
Week-End at the Waldorf
as Randy Morton
(1945)
Boogie Woogie
as Frederick Stumplefinger
(1944)
The National Barn Dance
as J.B. Mitcham
(1944)
Janie
as John Van Brunt
(1944)
Practically Yours
as Judge Robert Simpson
(1944)
Why Daddy?
as Joseph A. Doakes
(1944)
Her Primitive Man
as Martin Osborne
(1944)
Song of Russia
as Hank Higgins
(1944)
See Here, Private Hargrove
as Mr. Holliday
(1944)
Important Business
as Joseph A. Doakes
(1943)
No News Is Good News
as Answer Man
(1943)
My Tomato
as Joseph A. Doakes
(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
(1942)
Keeping in Shape
as Joe Doakes
(1942)
Syncopation
as Doakes (scenes deleted)
(1942)
The Witness
as Joe Doakes
(1942)
The Major and the Minor
as Albert Osborne
(1942)
I Married a Witch
as Dr. Dudley White
(1942)
Take a Letter, Darling
as G.B. Atwater
(1942)
Nothing But Nerves
as Mr. Benchley
(1941)
Bedtime Story
as Eddie Turner
(1941)
The Reluctant Dragon
as Robert Benchley
(1941)
How to Take a Vacation
as Husband
(1941)
The Forgotten Man
as Joe Doakes / Father
(1941)
Crime Control
as Sgt. Benchley / Joe Doakes
(1941)
Three Girls About Town
as Wilburforce Puddle, hotel manager
(1941)
You'll Never Get Rich
as Martin Cortland
(1941)
Nice Girl?
as Prof. Oliver Wendel Holmes Dana
(1941)
Waiting for Baby
as Joe Doakes
(1940)
Foreign Correspondent
as Stebbins
(1940)
The Trouble with Husbands
as Joe Doakes
(1940)
That Inferior Feeling
as Joseph H. 'Joe' Doakes
(1940)
Hired Wife
as Roger Van Horn
(1940)
Home Movies
as Joe Doakes
(1939)
How to Eat
as Lecturer / Joe Doakes
(1939)
Dark Magic
as Joe Doakes
(1939)
Home Early
as Joe Doakes
(1939)
See Your Doctor
as Lecturer / Joseph H. 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
(1938)
Opening Day
as City Treasurer Benchley
(1938)
How to Raise a Baby
as Lecturer Father
(1938)
How to Watch Football
as Football Fan
(1938)
How to Figure Income Tax
as Joe Doakes
(1938)
Mental Poise
as Psychoanalyst / Mr. Ostegraf
(1938)
How to Read
as Lecturer
(1938)
Music Made Simple
as Robert Benchley
(1938)
The Courtship of the Newt
as Zoology Lecturer
(1938)
An Evening Alone
as Joe Doakes
(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)
How to Start the Day
as Lecturer
(1937)
The Romance of Digestion
as Joe Doakes
(1936)
Piccadilly Jim
as Bill Macon
(1936)
(1936)
How to Behave
as Mr. Benchley
(1936)
How to Be a Detective
as Mr. Benchley
(1936)
How to Vote
as Mr. Robert 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)
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)
Headline Shooter
as Radio Announcer
(1933)
Rafter Romance
as Hubbell
(1933)
Dancing Lady
as Ward King
(1933)
(1932)
The Sport Parade
as Radio Announcer
(1929)
Furnace Trouble
as Robert Benchley
(1929)
Stewed, Fried and Boiled
as Lecturer
(1929)
Lesson No. 1
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
(1944)
Important Business
Original Story, Screenplay
(1943)
No News Is Good News
Original Story, Screenplay
(1942)
The Witness
Writer
(1941)
Crime Control
Writer
(1941)
Waiting for Baby
Writer
(1940)
(1940)
That Inferior Feeling
Writer
(1940)
Home Movies
Writer
(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)
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 Vote
Writer
(1936)
How to Behave
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