Robert Benchley

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Known For Acting

Known Credits 103

Gender Male

Birthday September 14, 1889

Day of Death November 21, 1945 (56 years old)

Place of Birth Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Also Known As

Роберт Бенчли
Robert Charles Benchley

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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

as Robert Benchley (archive footage)

2004

as Robert Benchley (archive sound)

1987

as Himself (archive footage)

1982

as (archive footage)

1976

as (archive footage)

1964

as Joseph Doakes in 'That Inferior Feeling' (archive footage)

1961

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1946		Janie Gets Married as John Van Brunt
1946		The Bride Wore Boots as Uncle Todd Warren
1946		Road to Utopia as Narrator

1945		The Stork Club as Tom P. Curtis
1945		Snafu as Ben Stevens
1945		Kiss and Tell as George Archer
1945		Week-End at the Waldorf as Randy Morton
1945		Hollywood Victory Caravan as Robert Benchley
1945		Duffy's Tavern as Robert Benchley
1945		Boogie Woogie as Frederick Stumplefinger
1945		It's in the Bag! as Parker
1945		Pan-Americana as Charlie Corker

1944		Practically Yours as Judge Robert Simpson
1944		The National Barn Dance as J.B. Mitcham
1944		Janie as John Van Brunt
1944		Her Primitive Man as Martin Osborne
1944		Why Daddy? as Joseph A. Doakes
1944		Important Business as Joseph A. Doakes
1944		See Here, Private Hargrove as Mr. Holliday
1944		Song of Russia as Hank Higgins

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		Show-Business at War as Self
1943		Young and Willing as Arthur Kenny

1942		I Married a Witch as Dr. Dudley White
1942		The Major and the Minor as Albert Osborne
1942		Keeping in Shape as Joe Doakes
1942		Syncopation as Doakes (scenes deleted)
1942		Take a Letter, Darling as G.B. Atwater
1942		Nothing But Nerves as Mr. Benchley
1942		The Witness as Joe Doakes

1941		Bedtime Story as Eddie Turner
1941		Three Girls About Town as Wilburforce Puddle, hotel manager
1941		How to Take a Vacation as Husband
1941		You'll Never Get Rich as Martin Cortland
1941		The Reluctant Dragon as Robert Benchley
1941		The Forgotten Man as Joe Doakes / Father
1941		Crime Control as Sgt. Benchley / Joe Doakes
1941		Nice Girl? as Prof. Oliver Wendel Holmes Dana
1941		Waiting for Baby as Joe Doakes

1940		The Trouble with Husbands as Joe Doakes
1940		Hired Wife as Roger Van Horn
1940		Foreign Correspondent as Stebbins
1940		Home Movies as Joe Doakes
1940		That Inferior Feeling as Joseph H. 'Joe' Doakes

1939		See Your Doctor as Lecturer / Joseph H. Doakes
1939		The Day of Rest as Joe Doakes
1939		How to Eat as Lecturer / Joe Doakes
1939		Home Early as Joe Doakes
1939		Dark Magic as Joe Doakes
1939		An Hour for Lunch as Lecturer / Joe
1939		How to Sub-Let as Joe Doakes

1938		Mental Poise as Psychoanalyst / Mr. Ostegraf
1938		Opening Day as City Treasurer Benchley
1938		How to Watch Football as Football Fan
1938		How to Read as Lecturer
1938		The Courtship of the Newt as Zoology Lecturer
1938		How to Raise a Baby as Lecturer Father
1938		An Evening Alone as Joe Doakes
1938		Music Made Simple as Robert Benchley
1938		How to Figure Income Tax as Joe Doakes

1937		How to Start the Day as Lecturer
1937		A Night at the Movies as Husband
1937		Live, Love and Learn as Oscar
1937		Sunday Night at the Trocadero as Robert Benchley
1937		Broadway Melody of 1938 as Duffy
1937		The Romance of Digestion as Joe Doakes

1936		How to Be a Detective as Mr. Benchley
1936		How to Vote as Mr. Robert Benchley
1936		Piccadilly Jim as Bill Macon
1936		Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs
1936		How to Train a Dog as Lecturer / Dog Owner
1936		How to Behave as Mr. Benchley

1935		How to Sleep as Host / Narrator
1935		China Seas as Charlie McCaleb
1935		How to Break 90 at Croquet as Joe Doakes
1935		David O. Selznick: Your New Producer as Master of Ceremonies

1934

as Robert Benchley

1933		Dancing Lady as Ward King
1933		Rafter Romance as Hubbell
1933		Headline Shooter as Radio Announcer
1933		Your Technocracy and Mine

1932

as Radio Announcer

1929		Stewed, Fried and Boiled as Lecturer
1929		Lesson No. 1 as Lecturer
1929		Furnace Trouble as Robert Benchley

1928		The Spellbinder as Robert Benchley
1928		The Sex Life of the Polyp as Lecturer
1928		The Treasurer's Report as Treasurer

Writing

2004

… Writer

1945

… Writer

1944

… Writer … Story

1943

… Writer

1942

… Writer

1941		Crime Control … Writer
1941		Waiting for Baby … Writer

1940		The Trouble with Husbands … Writer
1940		Foreign Correspondent … Dialogue
1940		Home Movies … Writer
1940		That Inferior Feeling … Writer

1939		See Your Doctor … Screenplay
1939		Home Early … Screenplay
1939		Dark Magic … Writer
1939		How to Sub-Let … Writer

1938		Mental Poise … Writer
1938		How to Watch Football … Writer
1938		How to Read … Writer
1938		The Courtship of the Newt … Writer
1938		How to Raise a Baby … Writer
1938		An Evening Alone … Writer
1938		Music Made Simple … Writer
1938		How to Figure Income Tax … Writer

1937		A Night at the Movies … Writer
1937		The Romance of Digestion … Writer

1936		How to Be a Detective … Writer
1936		How to Vote … Writer
1936		How to Behave … Writer

1935		How to Break 90 at Croquet … Writer
1935		Murder on a Honeymoon … Screenplay

1933

… Writer

1932

… Writer

1929		Stewed, Fried and Boiled … Writer
1929		Lesson No. 1 … Writer
1929		Furnace Trouble … Writer

1928		The Spellbinder … Writer
1928		The Sex Life of the Polyp … Writer
1928		The Treasurer's Report … Writer

Crew

1933

… Additional Dialogue

1932

… Additional Dialogue

1926

… Title Graphics

Production

1939

… Producer

Art

1924

… Title Designer

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