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Robert Benchley
Acting
Born: September 14, 1889
in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Died: November 21, 1945
Robert Benchley (September 15, 1889 - November 21, 1945) was an American humorist, a newspaper columnist and an actor.
Acting (101)
Production (48)
Movie
Disney Plus
Amazon Video
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The Pixar Story
2007
Documentary
as Robert Benchley (archive footage)
Movie
Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6
2004
Animation
as Robert Benchley (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
Movie
The Ten-Year Lunch
1987
Documentary
as Himself (archive footage)
Movie
Showbiz Goes to War
1982
Documentary
as (archive footage)
Poster
Movie
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
1976
Comedy
as Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)
Movie
Amazon Video
Apple TV Store
+3 More
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
Documentary
as (archive footage)
Movie
The Big Parade of Comedy
1964
Comedy
as Joseph Doakes in 'That Inferior Feeling' (archive footage)
TV
MGM Parade
1955
Unknown
as Self
Movie
TCM
Janie Gets Married
1946
Comedy
as John Van Brunt
Movie
The Bride Wore Boots
1946
Comedy
as Uncle Todd Warren
Movie
Amazon Video
Apple TV Store
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Road to Utopia
1946
Adventure
as Narrator (uncredited)
Movie
Amazon Video
fuboTV
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The Stork Club
1945
Comedy
as Tom P. Curtis
Movie
Snafu
1945
Comedy
as Ben Stevens
Movie
Week-End at the Waldorf
1945
Comedy
as Randy Morton
Movie
Kiss and Tell
1945
Comedy
as George Archer
Movie
Hollywood Victory Caravan
1945
Music
as Robert Benchley
Movie
Duffy's Tavern
1945
Comedy
as Robert Benchley
Movie
Boogie Woogie
1945
Comedy
as Frederick Stumplefinger
Movie
It's in the Bag!
1945
Comedy
as Parker
Movie
TCM
Pan-Americana
1945
Music
as Charlie Corker
Movie
I'm a Civilian Here Myself
1945
Comedy
as Joe Doakes
Movie
Practically Yours
1944
Comedy
as Judge Robert Simpson
Poster
Movie
The National Barn Dance
1944
Music
as J.B. Mitcham
Movie
Janie
1944
Comedy
as John Van Brunt
Movie
Her Primitive Man
1944
Comedy
as Martin Osborne
Poster
Movie
Why Daddy?
1944
Comedy
as Joseph A. Doakes
Movie
Important Business
1944
Comedy
as Joseph A. Doakes
Movie
See Here, Private Hargrove
1944
Comedy
as Mr. Holliday
Movie
Song of Russia
1944
Drama
as Hank Higgins
Poster
Movie
No News Is Good News
1943
Comedy
as Answer Man
Movie
My Tomato
1943
Comedy
as Joseph A. Doakes
Movie
Flesh and Fantasy
1943
Mystery
as Doakes
Movie
The Sky's the Limit
1943
Comedy
as Philip 'Phil' Harriman
Movie
Show-Business at War
1943
Documentary
as Self
Movie
Amazon Video
Shout! Factory Amazon Channel
Young and Willing
1943
Drama
as Arthur Kenny
Movie
Amazon Video
Apple TV Store
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I Married a Witch
1942
Romance
as Dr. Dudley White
Movie
Amazon Video
Apple TV Store
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The Major and the Minor
1942
Comedy
as Mr. Osborne
Poster
Movie
Keeping in Shape
1942
Unknown
as Joe Doakes
Movie
Syncopation
1942
Music
as Doakes (scenes deleted)
Movie
Take a Letter, Darling
1942
Comedy
as G.B. Atwater
Movie
Nothing But Nerves
1942
Unknown
as Mr. Benchley
Movie
The Witness
1942
Comedy
as Joe Doakes
Movie
Bedtime Story
1941
Comedy
as Eddie Turner
Movie
Three Girls About Town
1941
Adventure
as Wilburforce Puddle, hotel manager
Poster
Movie
How to Take a Vacation
1941
Comedy
as Husband
Movie
You'll Never Get Rich
1941
Comedy
as Martin Cortland
Movie
Disney Plus
Amazon Video
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The Reluctant Dragon
1941
Animation
as Robert Benchley
Movie
The Forgotten Man
1941
Comedy
as Joe Doakes / Father
Movie
Crime Control
1941
Comedy
as Sgt. Benchley / Joe Doakes
Movie
Nice Girl?
1941
Comedy
as Prof. Oliver Wendel Holmes Dana
Movie
Waiting for Baby
1941
Comedy
as Joe Doakes
Movie
The Trouble with Husbands
1940
Comedy
as Joe Doakes
Movie
Hired Wife
1940
Comedy
as Roger Van Horn
Movie
Amazon Video
Apple TV Store
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Foreign Correspondent
1940
Thriller
as Stebbins
Movie
Home Movies
1940
Comedy
as Joe Doakes
Movie
That Inferior Feeling
1940
Comedy
as Joseph H. 'Joe' Doakes
Movie
See Your Doctor
1939
Comedy
as Lecturer / Joseph H. Doakes
Movie
The Day of Rest
1939
Comedy
as Joe Doakes
Movie
How to Eat
1939
Comedy
as Lecturer / Joe Doakes
Movie
Home Early
1939
Comedy
as Joe Doakes
Movie
Dark Magic
1939
Comedy
as Joe Doakes
Movie
An Hour for Lunch
1939
Comedy
as Lecturer / Joe
Movie
How to Sub-Let
1939
Comedy
as Joe Doakes
Movie
Mental Poise
1938
Comedy
as Psychoanalyst / Mr. Ostegraf
Movie
TCM
Opening Day
1938
Comedy
as City Treasurer Benchley
Movie
How to Watch Football
1938
Comedy
as Football Fan
Movie
How to Read
1938
Comedy
as Lecturer
Movie
The Courtship of the Newt
1938
Comedy
as Zoology Lecturer
Movie
How to Raise a Baby
1938
Comedy
as Lecturer Father
Movie
An Evening Alone
1938
Comedy
as Joe Doakes
Movie
Music Made Simple
1938
Comedy
as Robert Benchley
Movie
How to Figure Income Tax
1938
Comedy
as Joe Doakes
Movie
How to Start the Day
1937
Comedy
as Lecturer
Movie
A Night at the Movies
1937
Comedy
as Husband
Movie
Live, Love and Learn
1937
Comedy
as Oscar
Movie
Sunday Night at the Trocadero
1937
Music
as Robert Benchley
Movie
Amazon Video
Apple TV Store
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Broadway Melody of 1938
1937
Music
as Duffy
Movie
The Romance of Digestion
1937
Comedy
as Joe Doakes
Movie
How to Be a Detective
1936
Comedy
as Mr. Benchley
Movie
How to Vote
1936
Comedy
as Mr. Robert Benchley
Movie
Piccadilly Jim
1936
Comedy
as Bill Macon
Movie
How to Train a Dog
1936
Comedy
as Lecturer / Dog Owner
Movie
How to Behave
1936
Comedy
as Mr. Benchley
Movie
Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs
1936
Music
as Unknown
Movie
How to Sleep
1935
Comedy
as Host / Narrator
Movie
Amazon Video
Apple TV Store
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China Seas
1935
Adventure
as Charlie McCaleb
Poster
Movie
How to Break 90 at Croquet
1935
Comedy
as Joe Doakes
Poster
Movie
David O. Selznick: Your New Producer
1935
Documentary
as Master of Ceremonies
Movie
Social Register
1934
Comedy
as Robert Benchley
Movie
Amazon Video
Apple TV Store
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Dancing Lady
1933
Comedy
as Ward King
Movie
Rafter Romance
1933
Comedy
as Hubbell
Movie
Headline Shooter
1933
Adventure
as Radio Announcer
Poster
Movie
Your Technocracy and Mine
1933
Comedy
as Unknown
Movie
The Sport Parade
1932
Drama
as Radio Announcer
Poster
Movie
Stewed, Fried and Boiled
1929
Comedy
as Lecturer
Poster
Movie
Lesson No. 1
1929
Comedy
as Lecturer
Poster
Movie
Furnace Trouble
1929
Comedy
as Robert Benchley
Poster
Movie
The Spellbinder
1928
Comedy
as Robert Benchley
Movie
The Sex Life of the Polyp
1928
Comedy
as Lecturer
Poster
Movie
The Treasurer's Report
1928
Comedy
as Treasurer
Poster
Movie
The Causes Of The Depression
Unknown
as Mr. Benchley
