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Robert Benchley

Robert Benchley

1889-09-14 - 1945-11-21 Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Biography

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

Movies

Broadway Melody of 1938

Broadway Melody of 1938

1937 6.2

as Duffy
Foreign Correspondent

Foreign Correspondent

1940 7.0

as Stebbins
I Married a Witch

I Married a Witch

1942 6.8

as Dr. Dudley White
The Reluctant Dragon

The Reluctant Dragon

1941 6.6

as Robert Benchley
The Major and the Minor

The Major and the Minor

1942 7.0

as Albert Osborne
The Pixar Story

The Pixar Story

2007 7.5

as Robert Benchley (archive footage)
Dancing Lady

Dancing Lady

1933 6.9

as Ward King
The Big Parade of Comedy

The Big Parade of Comedy

1964 6.3

as Joseph Doakes in 'That Inferior Feeling' (archive footage)
Showbiz Goes to War

Showbiz Goes to War

1982 10.0

as (archive footage)
Road to Utopia

Road to Utopia

1946 6.6

as Narrator
Syncopation

Syncopation

1942 6.8

as Doakes (scenes deleted)
You'll Never Get Rich

You'll Never Get Rich

1941 6.6

as Martin Cortland
That's Entertainment, Part II

That's Entertainment, Part II

1976 6.9

as (archive footage)
Hired Wife

Hired Wife

1940 6.8

as Roger Van Horn
China Seas

China Seas

1935 6.3

as Charlie McCaleb
Pan-Americana

Pan-Americana

1945 3.6

as Charlie Corker
Nice Girl?

Nice Girl?

1941 5.3

as Prof. Oliver Wendel Holmes Dana
Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6

Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6

2004 8.8

as Robert Benchley (archive sound)
How to Figure Income Tax

How to Figure Income Tax

1938 6.0

as Joe Doakes
Home Early

Home Early

1939 0.0

as Joe Doakes
The Stork Club

The Stork Club

1945 5.5

as Tom P. Curtis
Bedtime Story

Bedtime Story

1941 5.9

as Eddie Turner
Live, Love and Learn

Live, Love and Learn

1937 5.8

as Oscar
Show-Business at War

Show-Business at War

1943 7.0

as Self
Home Movies

Home Movies

1940 6.0

as Joe Doakes
Hollywood: The Selznick Years

Hollywood: The Selznick Years

1961 3.3

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
How to Read

How to Read

1938 5.2

as Lecturer
Dark Magic

Dark Magic

1939 6.0

as Joe Doakes
Song of Russia

Song of Russia

1944 8.0

as Hank Higgins
Piccadilly Jim

Piccadilly Jim

1936 6.5

as Bill Macon
Why Daddy?

Why Daddy?

1944 5.2

as Joseph A. Doakes
Week-End at the Waldorf

Week-End at the Waldorf

1945 6.0

as Randy Morton
How to Train a Dog

How to Train a Dog

1936 7.0

as Lecturer / Dog Owner
It's in the Bag!

It's in the Bag!

1945 5.0

as Parker
An Hour for Lunch

An Hour for Lunch

1939 4.5

as Lecturer / Joe
See Here, Private Hargrove

See Here, Private Hargrove

1944 6.0

as Mr. Holliday
Three Girls About Town

Three Girls About Town

1941 5.3

as Wilburforce Puddle, hotel manager
Rafter Romance

Rafter Romance

1933 6.5

as Hubbell
Mental Poise

Mental Poise

1938 5.5

as Psychoanalyst / Mr. Ostegraf
A Night at the Movies

A Night at the Movies

1937 5.3

as Husband
The Bride Wore Boots

The Bride Wore Boots

1946 5.9

as Uncle Todd Warren
The Sky's the Limit

The Sky's the Limit

1943 6.2

as Philip 'Phil' Harriman
The Day of Rest

The Day of Rest

1939 4.5

as Joe Doakes
Duffy's Tavern

Duffy's Tavern

1945 6.1

as Robert Benchley
Sunday Night at the Trocadero

Sunday Night at the Trocadero

1937 3.8

as Robert Benchley
The Ten-Year Lunch

The Ten-Year Lunch

1987 6.4

as Himself (archive footage)
Hollywood Victory Caravan

Hollywood Victory Caravan

1945 5.2

as Robert Benchley
Take a Letter, Darling

Take a Letter, Darling

1942 6.5

as G.B. Atwater
Janie

Janie

1944 5.5

as John Van Brunt
Young and Willing

Young and Willing

1943 8.0

as Arthur Kenny
Kiss and Tell

Kiss and Tell

1945 5.6

as George Archer
Her Primitive Man

Her Primitive Man

1944 6.0

as Martin Osborne
Headline Shooter

Headline Shooter

1933 5.8

as Radio Announcer
See Your Doctor

See Your Doctor

1939 5.8

as Lecturer / Joseph H. Doakes
Boogie Woogie

Boogie Woogie

1945 0.0

as Frederick Stumplefinger
Flesh and Fantasy

Flesh and Fantasy

1943 6.7

as Doakes
How to Sub-Let

How to Sub-Let

1939 3.5

as Joe Doakes
How to Behave

How to Behave

1936 7.5

as Mr. Benchley
The Sport Parade

The Sport Parade

1932 5.3

as Radio Announcer
How to Sleep

How to Sleep

1935 6.4

as Host / Narrator
Practically Yours

Practically Yours

1944 0.0

as Judge Robert Simpson
How to Eat

How to Eat

1939 5.0

as Lecturer / Joe Doakes
Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs

Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs

1936 1.0
Music Made Simple

Music Made Simple

1938 0.0

as Robert Benchley
Janie Gets Married

Janie Gets Married

1946 6.0

as John Van Brunt
How to Be a Detective

How to Be a Detective

1936 6.6

as Mr. Benchley
Nothing But Nerves

Nothing But Nerves

1942 1.0

as Mr. Benchley
The Forgotten Man

The Forgotten Man

1941 9.0

as Joe Doakes / Father
Snafu

Snafu

1945 6.0

as Ben Stevens
An Evening Alone

An Evening Alone

1938 6.5

as Joe Doakes
The Romance of Digestion

The Romance of Digestion

1937 8.0

as Joe Doakes
How to Raise a Baby

How to Raise a Baby

1938 5.0

as Lecturer Father
Social Register

Social Register

1934 4.5

as Robert Benchley
Opening Day

Opening Day

1938 6.0

as City Treasurer Benchley
The Sex Life of the Polyp

The Sex Life of the Polyp

1928 4.6

as Lecturer
My Tomato

My Tomato

1943 7.0

as Joseph A. Doakes
How to Watch Football

How to Watch Football

1938 4.8

as Football Fan
How to Start the Day

How to Start the Day

1937 6.0

as Lecturer
How to Vote

How to Vote

1936 7.0

as Mr. Robert Benchley
The Trouble with Husbands

The Trouble with Husbands

1940 6.2

as Joe Doakes
Crime Control

Crime Control

1941 4.8

as Sgt. Benchley / Joe Doakes
That Inferior Feeling

That Inferior Feeling

1940 5.4

as Joseph H. 'Joe' Doakes
The Witness

The Witness

1942 6.5

as Joe Doakes
Waiting for Baby

Waiting for Baby

1941 0.0

as Joe Doakes
The Courtship of the Newt

The Courtship of the Newt

1938 0.0

as Zoology Lecturer
Important Business

Important Business

1944 0.0

as Joseph A. Doakes