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Robert Benchley

Acting

Robert Benchley

Born September 14, 1889 · Worcester, Massachusetts, USA · Died November 21, 1945

Biography

Robert Benchley (September 15, 1889 - November 21, 1945) was an American humorist, a newspaper columnist and an actor.

Known for

Foreign Correspondent

IMDb7.4

Foreign Correspondent

Stebbins, Dialogue

The Pixar Story

IMDb7.7

The Pixar Story

Robert Benchley (archive footage)

I Married a Witch

IMDb7.1

I Married a Witch

Dr. Dudley White

The Reluctant Dragon

IMDb6.7

The Reluctant Dragon

Robert Benchley

The Major and the Minor

IMDb7.3

The Major and the Minor

Mr. Osborne

You'll Never Get Rich

IMDb6.7

You'll Never Get Rich

Martin Cortland

Road to Utopia

IMDb7.1

Road to Utopia

Narrator (uncredited)

That's Entertainment, Part II

IMDb7.3

That's Entertainment, Part II

(archive footage)

Dancing Lady

IMDb6.8

Dancing Lady

Ward King

China Seas

IMDb6.9

China Seas

Charlie McCaleb

The Sky's the Limit

IMDb6.3

The Sky's the Limit

Philip 'Phil' Harriman

Flesh and Fantasy

IMDb6.9

Flesh and Fantasy

Doakes

How to Sleep

6.6 TMDB

How to Sleep

Host / Narrator

A Night at the Movies

IMDb6.2

A Night at the Movies

Husband, Writer

The Sex Life of the Polyp

5.1 TMDB

The Sex Life of the Polyp

Lecturer, Writer

Broadway Melody of 1938

IMDb6.7

Broadway Melody of 1938

Duffy

Week-End at the Waldorf

IMDb6.6

Week-End at the Waldorf

Randy Morton

Take a Letter, Darling

IMDb6.8

Take a Letter, Darling

G.B. Atwater

Rafter Romance

IMDb6.7

Rafter Romance

Hubbell

How to Read

5.4 TMDB

How to Read

Lecturer, Writer

Filmography

  1. 2007The Pixar StoryRobert Benchley (archive footage)Movie
  2. 2004Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6Robert Benchley (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)Movie
  3. 1987The Ten-Year LunchHimself (archive footage)Movie
  4. 1982Showbiz Goes to War(archive footage)Movie
  5. 1976That's Entertainment, Part II(archive footage)Movie
  6. 1964The Big Parade of ComedyJoseph Doakes in 'That Inferior Feeling' (archive footage)Movie
  7. 1955MGM ParadeSelfSeries
  8. 1946Janie Gets MarriedJohn Van BruntMovie
  9. 1946The Bride Wore BootsUncle Todd WarrenMovie
  10. 1946Road to UtopiaNarrator (uncredited)Movie
  11. 1945The Stork ClubTom P. CurtisMovie
  12. 1945SnafuBen StevensMovie
  13. 1945Week-End at the WaldorfRandy MortonMovie
  14. 1945Kiss and TellGeorge ArcherMovie
  15. 1945Hollywood Victory CaravanRobert BenchleyMovie
  16. 1945Duffy's TavernRobert BenchleyMovie
  17. 1945Boogie WoogieFrederick Stumplefinger, WriterMovie
  18. 1945It's in the Bag!ParkerMovie
  19. 1945Pan-AmericanaCharlie CorkerMovie
  20. 1945I'm a Civilian Here MyselfJoe Doakes, WriterMovie
  21. 1944Practically YoursJudge Robert SimpsonMovie
  22. 1944The National Barn DanceJ.B. MitchamMovie
  23. 1944JanieJohn Van BruntMovie
  24. 1944Her Primitive ManMartin OsborneMovie
  25. 1944Why Daddy?Joseph A. Doakes, Story, WriterMovie
  26. 1944Important BusinessJoseph A. Doakes, Original Story, ScreenplayMovie
  27. 1944See Here, Private HargroveMr. HollidayMovie
  28. 1944Song of RussiaHank HigginsMovie
  29. 1943No News Is Good NewsAnswer Man, Original Story, ScreenplayMovie
  30. 1943My TomatoJoseph A. DoakesMovie
  31. 1943Flesh and FantasyDoakesMovie
  32. 1943The Sky's the LimitPhilip 'Phil' HarrimanMovie
  33. 1943Show-Business at WarSelfMovie
  34. 1943Young and WillingArthur KennyMovie
  35. 1942I Married a WitchDr. Dudley WhiteMovie
  36. 1942The Major and the MinorMr. OsborneMovie
  37. 1942Keeping in ShapeJoe DoakesMovie
  38. 1942SyncopationDoakes (scenes deleted)Movie
  39. 1942Take a Letter, DarlingG.B. AtwaterMovie
  40. 1942Nothing But NervesMr. BenchleyMovie
  41. 1942The WitnessJoe Doakes, WriterMovie
  42. 1941Bedtime StoryEddie TurnerMovie
  43. 1941Three Girls About TownWilburforce Puddle, hotel managerMovie
  44. 1941How to Take a VacationHusbandMovie
  45. 1941You'll Never Get RichMartin CortlandMovie
  46. 1941The Reluctant DragonRobert BenchleyMovie
  47. 1941The Forgotten ManJoe Doakes / FatherMovie
  48. 1941Crime ControlSgt. Benchley / Joe Doakes, WriterMovie
  49. 1941Nice Girl?Prof. Oliver Wendel Holmes DanaMovie
  50. 1941Waiting for BabyJoe Doakes, WriterMovie
  51. 1940The Trouble with HusbandsJoe Doakes, WriterMovie
  52. 1940Hired WifeRoger Van HornMovie
  53. 1940Foreign CorrespondentStebbins, DialogueMovie
  54. 1940Home MoviesJoe Doakes, WriterMovie
  55. 1940That Inferior FeelingJoseph H. 'Joe' Doakes, WriterMovie
  56. 1939See Your DoctorLecturer / Joseph H. Doakes, Screenplay, ProducerMovie
  57. 1939The Day of RestJoe DoakesMovie
  58. 1939How to EatLecturer / Joe DoakesMovie
  59. 1939Home EarlyJoe Doakes, ScreenplayMovie
  60. 1939Dark MagicJoe Doakes, WriterMovie
  61. 1939An Hour for LunchLecturer / JoeMovie
  62. 1939How to Sub-LetJoe Doakes, WriterMovie
  63. 1938Mental PoisePsychoanalyst / Mr. Ostegraf, WriterMovie
  64. 1938Opening DayCity Treasurer BenchleyMovie
  65. 1938How to Watch FootballFootball Fan, WriterMovie
  66. 1938How to ReadLecturer, WriterMovie
  67. 1938The Courtship of the NewtZoology Lecturer, WriterMovie
  68. 1938How to Raise a BabyLecturer Father, WriterMovie
  69. 1938An Evening AloneJoe Doakes, WriterMovie
  70. 1938Music Made SimpleRobert Benchley, WriterMovie
  71. 1938How to Figure Income TaxJoe Doakes, WriterMovie
  72. 1937How to Start the DayLecturerMovie
  73. 1937A Night at the MoviesHusband, WriterMovie
  74. 1937Live, Love and LearnOscarMovie
  75. 1937Sunday Night at the TrocaderoRobert BenchleyMovie
  76. 1937Broadway Melody of 1938DuffyMovie
  77. 1937The Romance of DigestionJoe Doakes, WriterMovie
  78. 1936How to Be a DetectiveMr. Benchley, WriterMovie
  79. 1936How to VoteMr. Robert Benchley, WriterMovie
  80. 1936Piccadilly JimBill MaconMovie
  81. 1936How to Train a DogLecturer / Dog OwnerMovie
  82. 1936How to BehaveMr. Benchley, WriterMovie
  83. 1936Sunkist Stars at Palm SpringsMovie
  84. 1935How to SleepHost / NarratorMovie
  85. 1935China SeasCharlie McCalebMovie
  86. 1935How to Break 90 at CroquetJoe Doakes, WriterMovie
  87. 1935Murder on a HoneymoonScreenplayMovie
  88. 1935David O. Selznick: Your New ProducerMaster of CeremoniesMovie
  89. 1934Social RegisterRobert BenchleyMovie
  90. 1933Dancing LadyWard KingMovie
  91. 1933Rafter RomanceHubbellMovie
  92. 1933Blind AdventureAdditional DialogueMovie
  93. 1933Headline ShooterRadio AnnouncerMovie
  94. 1933Your Technocracy and MineMovie
  95. 1932The Sport ParadeRadio Announcer, Additional DialogueMovie
  96. 1932Sky DevilsWriterMovie
  97. 1929Stewed, Fried and BoiledLecturer, WriterMovie
  98. 1929Lesson No. 1Lecturer, WriterMovie
  99. 1929Furnace TroubleRobert Benchley, WriterMovie
  100. 1928The SpellbinderRobert Benchley, WriterMovie
  101. 1928The Sex Life of the PolypLecturer, WriterMovie
  102. 1928The Treasurer's ReportTreasurer, WriterMovie
  103. 1926You'd Be SurprisedDialogueMovie
  104. 1926The American VenusTitle GraphicsMovie
  105. 1924Second YouthTitle DesignerMovie
  106. —The Causes Of The DepressionMr. BenchleyMovie