Portrait of Robert Benchley

Robert Benchley

Acting

Biography

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

Born: September 14, 1889

Place of Birth: Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Filmography

2007
The Pixar Story

as Robert Benchley (archive footage)

2004
Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6

as Robert Benchley (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)

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
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
1945
Kiss and Tell

as George Archer

1945
Hollywood Victory Caravan

as Robert Benchley

1945
Duffy's Tavern

as Robert Benchley

1945
Boogie Woogie

as Frederick Stumplefinger

1945
1945
Pan-Americana

as Charlie Corker

1944
Practically Yours

as Judge Robert Simpson

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
1944
Song of Russia

as Hank Higgins

1943
My Tomato

as Joseph A. Doakes

1943
1943
The Sky's the Limit

as Philip 'Phil' Harriman

1943
Young and Willing

as Arthur Kenny

1942
I Married a Witch

as Dr. Dudley White

1942
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
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
1940
Hired Wife

as Roger Van Horn

1940
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
1937
1937
1937
1937
1936
How to Be a Detective

as Mr. Benchley

1936
How to Vote

as Mr. Robert Benchley

1936
Piccadilly Jim

as Bill Macon

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

1934
Social Register

as Robert Benchley

1933
Dancing Lady

as Ward King

1933
Rafter Romance

as Hubbell

1933
Headline Shooter

as Radio Announcer

1932
The Sport Parade

as Radio Announcer