Robert Benchley

Robert Benchley

Birthday: September 14, 1889 in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Deathday: November 21, 1945
Robert Benchley (September 15, 1889 - November 21, 1945) was an American humorist, a newspaper columnist and an actor.

Known For

The Reluctant Dragon

The Reluctant Dragon

Movie | 1941
I Married a Witch

I Married a Witch

Movie | 1942
Foreign Correspondent

Foreign Correspondent

Movie | 1940
The Pixar Story

The Pixar Story

Movie | 2007
Robert Benchley (archive footage)
Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6

Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6

Movie | 2004
Robert Benchley (archive sound)
The Ten-Year Lunch

The Ten-Year Lunch

Movie | 1987
Himself (archive footage)
Showbiz Goes to War

Showbiz Goes to War

Movie | 1982
(archive footage)
That's Entertainment, Part II

That's Entertainment, Part II

Movie | 1976
(archive footage)
The Big Parade of Comedy

The Big Parade of Comedy

Movie | 1964
Joseph Doakes in 'That Inferior Feeling' (archive footage)
Road to Utopia

Road to Utopia

Movie | 1946
Narrator
The Bride Wore Boots

The Bride Wore Boots

Movie | 1946
Uncle Todd Warren
Janie Gets Married

Janie Gets Married

Movie | 1946
John Van Brunt
Week-End at the Waldorf

Week-End at the Waldorf

Movie | 1945
Randy Morton
The Stork Club

The Stork Club

Movie | 1945
Tom P. Curtis
Kiss and Tell

Kiss and Tell

Movie | 1945
George Archer
Pan-Americana

Pan-Americana

Movie | 1945
Charlie Corker
Snafu

Snafu

Movie | 1945
Ben Stevens
It's in the Bag!

It's in the Bag!

Movie | 1945
Parker
Boogie Woogie

Boogie Woogie

Movie | 1945
Frederick Stumplefinger
Hollywood Victory Caravan

Hollywood Victory Caravan

Movie | 1945
Robert Benchley
Duffy's Tavern

Duffy's Tavern

Movie | 1945
Robert Benchley
See Here, Private Hargrove

See Here, Private Hargrove

Movie | 1944
Mr. Holliday
Practically Yours

Practically Yours

Movie | 1944
Judge Robert Simpson
Janie

Janie

Movie | 1944
John Van Brunt
Important Business

Important Business

Movie | 1944
Joseph A. Doakes
Why Daddy?

Why Daddy?

Movie | 1944
Joseph A. Doakes
Her Primitive Man

Her Primitive Man

Movie | 1944
Martin Osborne
The National Barn Dance

The National Barn Dance

Movie | 1944
J.B. Mitcham
Song of Russia

Song of Russia

Movie | 1944
Hank Higgins
The Sky's the Limit

The Sky's the Limit

Movie | 1943
Philip 'Phil' Harriman
Young and Willing

Young and Willing

Movie | 1943
Arthur Kenny
Flesh and Fantasy

Flesh and Fantasy

Movie | 1943
Doakes
My Tomato

My Tomato

Movie | 1943
Joseph A. Doakes
No News Is Good News

No News Is Good News

Movie | 1943
Answer Man
Show-Business at War

Show-Business at War

Movie | 1943
Self
I Married a Witch

I Married a Witch

Movie | 1942
Dr. Dudley White
The Major and the Minor

The Major and the Minor

Movie | 1942
Albert Osborne
Syncopation

Syncopation

Movie | 1942
Doakes (scenes deleted)
Take a Letter, Darling

Take a Letter, Darling

Movie | 1942
G.B. Atwater
Nothing But Nerves

Nothing But Nerves

Movie | 1942
Mr. Benchley
Keeping in Shape

Keeping in Shape

Movie | 1942
Joe Doakes
The Witness

The Witness

Movie | 1942
Joe Doakes
The Reluctant Dragon

The Reluctant Dragon

Movie | 1941
Robert Benchley
Nice Girl?

Nice Girl?

Movie | 1941
Prof. Oliver Wendel Holmes Dana
You'll Never Get Rich

You'll Never Get Rich

Movie | 1941
Martin Cortland
Bedtime Story

Bedtime Story

Movie | 1941
Eddie Turner
Three Girls About Town

Three Girls About Town

Movie | 1941
Wilburforce Puddle, hotel manager
How to Take a Vacation

How to Take a Vacation

Movie | 1941
Husband
The Forgotten Man

The Forgotten Man

Movie | 1941
Joe Doakes / Father
Waiting for Baby

Waiting for Baby

Movie | 1941
Joe Doakes
Crime Control

Crime Control

Movie | 1941
Sgt. Benchley / Joe Doakes
Hired Wife

Hired Wife

Movie | 1940
Roger Van Horn
Foreign Correspondent

Foreign Correspondent

Movie | 1940
Stebbins
Home Movies

Home Movies

Movie | 1940
Joe Doakes
That Inferior Feeling

That Inferior Feeling

Movie | 1940
Joseph H. 'Joe' Doakes
The Trouble with Husbands

The Trouble with Husbands

Movie | 1940
Joe Doakes
How to Eat

How to Eat

Movie | 1939
Lecturer / Joe Doakes
An Hour for Lunch

An Hour for Lunch

Movie | 1939
Lecturer / Joe
See Your Doctor

See Your Doctor

Movie | 1939
Lecturer / Joseph H. Doakes
Home Early

Home Early

Movie | 1939
Joe Doakes
The Day of Rest

The Day of Rest

Movie | 1939
Joe Doakes
How to Sub-Let

How to Sub-Let

Movie | 1939
Joe Doakes
Dark Magic

Dark Magic

Movie | 1939
Joe Doakes
Mental Poise

Mental Poise

Movie | 1938
Psychoanalyst / Mr. Ostegraf
How to Figure Income Tax

How to Figure Income Tax

Movie | 1938
Joe Doakes
How to Read

How to Read

Movie | 1938
Lecturer
How to Watch Football

How to Watch Football

Movie | 1938
Football Fan
How to Raise a Baby

How to Raise a Baby

Movie | 1938
Lecturer Father
Opening Day

Opening Day

Movie | 1938
City Treasurer Benchley
The Courtship of the Newt

The Courtship of the Newt

Movie | 1938
Zoology Lecturer
An Evening Alone

An Evening Alone

Movie | 1938
Joe Doakes
Music Made Simple

Music Made Simple

Movie | 1938
Robert Benchley
Broadway Melody of 1938

Broadway Melody of 1938

Movie | 1937
Duffy
Sunday Night at the Trocadero

Sunday Night at the Trocadero

Movie | 1937
Robert Benchley
Live, Love and Learn

Live, Love and Learn

Movie | 1937
Oscar
A Night at the Movies

A Night at the Movies

Movie | 1937
Husband
How to Start the Day

How to Start the Day

Movie | 1937
Lecturer
The Romance of Digestion

The Romance of Digestion

Movie | 1937
Joe Doakes
Piccadilly Jim

Piccadilly Jim

Movie | 1936
Bill Macon
How to Be a Detective

How to Be a Detective

Movie | 1936
Mr. Benchley
How to Behave

How to Behave

Movie | 1936
Mr. Benchley
How to Train a Dog

How to Train a Dog

Movie | 1936
Lecturer / Dog Owner
How to Vote

How to Vote

Movie | 1936
Mr. Robert Benchley
Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs

Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs

Movie | 1936
China Seas

China Seas

Movie | 1935
Charlie McCaleb
How to Break 90 at Croquet

How to Break 90 at Croquet

Movie | 1935
Joe Doakes
How to Sleep

How to Sleep

Movie | 1935
Host / Narrator
David O. Selznick: Your New Producer

David O. Selznick: Your New Producer

Movie | 1935
Master of Ceremonies
Social Register

Social Register

Movie | 1934
Robert Benchley
Dancing Lady

Dancing Lady

Movie | 1933
Ward King
Rafter Romance

Rafter Romance

Movie | 1933
Hubbell
Headline Shooter

Headline Shooter

Movie | 1933
Radio Announcer
Your Technocracy and Mine

Your Technocracy and Mine

Movie | 1933
The Sport Parade

The Sport Parade

Movie | 1932
Radio Announcer
Stewed, Fried and Boiled

Stewed, Fried and Boiled

Movie | 1929
Lecturer
Furnace Trouble

Furnace Trouble

Movie | 1929
Robert Benchley
Lesson No. 1

Lesson No. 1

Movie | 1929
Lecturer
The Spellbinder

The Spellbinder

Movie | 1928
Robert Benchley
The Sex Life of the Polyp

The Sex Life of the Polyp

Movie | 1928
Lecturer
The Treasurer's Report

The Treasurer's Report

Movie | 1928
Treasurer
The Causes Of The Depression

The Causes Of The Depression

Movie
Mr. Benchley
The Pixar Story

The Pixar Story

Movie | 2007
Robert Benchley (archive footage)
Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6

Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6

Movie | 2004
Robert Benchley (archive sound)
The Ten-Year Lunch

The Ten-Year Lunch

Movie | 1987
Himself (archive footage)
Showbiz Goes to War

Showbiz Goes to War

Movie | 1982
(archive footage)
That's Entertainment, Part II

That's Entertainment, Part II

Movie | 1976
(archive footage)
The Big Parade of Comedy

The Big Parade of Comedy

Movie | 1964
Joseph Doakes in 'That Inferior Feeling' (archive footage)
Road to Utopia

Road to Utopia

Movie | 1946
Narrator
The Bride Wore Boots

The Bride Wore Boots

Movie | 1946
Uncle Todd Warren
Janie Gets Married

Janie Gets Married

Movie | 1946
John Van Brunt
Week-End at the Waldorf

Week-End at the Waldorf

Movie | 1945
Randy Morton
The Stork Club

The Stork Club

Movie | 1945
Tom P. Curtis
Kiss and Tell

Kiss and Tell

Movie | 1945
George Archer
Pan-Americana

Pan-Americana

Movie | 1945
Charlie Corker
Snafu

Snafu

Movie | 1945
Ben Stevens
It's in the Bag!

It's in the Bag!

Movie | 1945
Parker
Boogie Woogie

Boogie Woogie

Movie | 1945
Frederick Stumplefinger
Hollywood Victory Caravan

Hollywood Victory Caravan

Movie | 1945
Robert Benchley
Duffy's Tavern

Duffy's Tavern

Movie | 1945
Robert Benchley
See Here, Private Hargrove

See Here, Private Hargrove

Movie | 1944
Mr. Holliday
Practically Yours

Practically Yours

Movie | 1944
Judge Robert Simpson
Janie

Janie

Movie | 1944
John Van Brunt
Important Business

Important Business

Movie | 1944
Joseph A. Doakes
Why Daddy?

Why Daddy?

Movie | 1944
Joseph A. Doakes
Her Primitive Man

Her Primitive Man

Movie | 1944
Martin Osborne
The National Barn Dance

The National Barn Dance

Movie | 1944
J.B. Mitcham
Song of Russia

Song of Russia

Movie | 1944
Hank Higgins
The Sky's the Limit

The Sky's the Limit

Movie | 1943
Philip 'Phil' Harriman
Young and Willing

Young and Willing

Movie | 1943
Arthur Kenny
Flesh and Fantasy

Flesh and Fantasy

Movie | 1943
Doakes
My Tomato

My Tomato

Movie | 1943
Joseph A. Doakes
No News Is Good News

No News Is Good News

Movie | 1943
Answer Man
Show-Business at War

Show-Business at War

Movie | 1943
Self
I Married a Witch

I Married a Witch

Movie | 1942
Dr. Dudley White
The Major and the Minor

The Major and the Minor

Movie | 1942
Albert Osborne
Syncopation

Syncopation

Movie | 1942
Doakes (scenes deleted)
Take a Letter, Darling

Take a Letter, Darling

Movie | 1942
G.B. Atwater
Nothing But Nerves

Nothing But Nerves

Movie | 1942
Mr. Benchley
Keeping in Shape

Keeping in Shape

Movie | 1942
Joe Doakes
The Witness

The Witness

Movie | 1942
Joe Doakes
The Reluctant Dragon

The Reluctant Dragon

Movie | 1941
Robert Benchley
Nice Girl?

Nice Girl?

Movie | 1941
Prof. Oliver Wendel Holmes Dana
You'll Never Get Rich

You'll Never Get Rich

Movie | 1941
Martin Cortland
Bedtime Story

Bedtime Story

Movie | 1941
Eddie Turner
Three Girls About Town

Three Girls About Town

Movie | 1941
Wilburforce Puddle, hotel manager
How to Take a Vacation

How to Take a Vacation

Movie | 1941
Husband
The Forgotten Man

The Forgotten Man

Movie | 1941
Joe Doakes / Father
Waiting for Baby

Waiting for Baby

Movie | 1941
Joe Doakes
Crime Control

Crime Control

Movie | 1941
Sgt. Benchley / Joe Doakes
Hired Wife

Hired Wife

Movie | 1940
Roger Van Horn
Foreign Correspondent

Foreign Correspondent

Movie | 1940
Stebbins
Home Movies

Home Movies

Movie | 1940
Joe Doakes
That Inferior Feeling

That Inferior Feeling

Movie | 1940
Joseph H. 'Joe' Doakes
The Trouble with Husbands

The Trouble with Husbands

Movie | 1940
Joe Doakes
How to Eat

How to Eat

Movie | 1939
Lecturer / Joe Doakes
An Hour for Lunch

An Hour for Lunch

Movie | 1939
Lecturer / Joe
See Your Doctor

See Your Doctor

Movie | 1939
Lecturer / Joseph H. Doakes
Home Early

Home Early

Movie | 1939
Joe Doakes
The Day of Rest

The Day of Rest

Movie | 1939
Joe Doakes
How to Sub-Let

How to Sub-Let

Movie | 1939
Joe Doakes
Dark Magic

Dark Magic

Movie | 1939
Joe Doakes
Mental Poise

Mental Poise

Movie | 1938
Psychoanalyst / Mr. Ostegraf
How to Figure Income Tax

How to Figure Income Tax

Movie | 1938
Joe Doakes
How to Read

How to Read

Movie | 1938
Lecturer
How to Watch Football

How to Watch Football

Movie | 1938
Football Fan
How to Raise a Baby

How to Raise a Baby

Movie | 1938
Lecturer Father
Opening Day

Opening Day

Movie | 1938
City Treasurer Benchley
The Courtship of the Newt

The Courtship of the Newt

Movie | 1938
Zoology Lecturer
An Evening Alone

An Evening Alone

Movie | 1938
Joe Doakes
Music Made Simple

Music Made Simple

Movie | 1938
Robert Benchley
Broadway Melody of 1938

Broadway Melody of 1938

Movie | 1937
Duffy
Sunday Night at the Trocadero

Sunday Night at the Trocadero

Movie | 1937
Robert Benchley
Live, Love and Learn

Live, Love and Learn

Movie | 1937
Oscar
A Night at the Movies

A Night at the Movies

Movie | 1937
Husband
How to Start the Day

How to Start the Day

Movie | 1937
Lecturer
The Romance of Digestion

The Romance of Digestion

Movie | 1937
Joe Doakes
Piccadilly Jim

Piccadilly Jim

Movie | 1936
Bill Macon
How to Be a Detective

How to Be a Detective

Movie | 1936
Mr. Benchley
How to Behave

How to Behave

Movie | 1936
Mr. Benchley
How to Train a Dog

How to Train a Dog

Movie | 1936
Lecturer / Dog Owner
How to Vote

How to Vote

Movie | 1936
Mr. Robert Benchley
Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs

Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs

Movie | 1936
China Seas

China Seas

Movie | 1935
Charlie McCaleb
How to Break 90 at Croquet

How to Break 90 at Croquet

Movie | 1935
Joe Doakes
How to Sleep

How to Sleep

Movie | 1935
Host / Narrator
David O. Selznick: Your New Producer

David O. Selznick: Your New Producer

Movie | 1935
Master of Ceremonies
Social Register

Social Register

Movie | 1934
Robert Benchley
Dancing Lady

Dancing Lady

Movie | 1933
Ward King
Rafter Romance

Rafter Romance

Movie | 1933
Hubbell
Headline Shooter

Headline Shooter

Movie | 1933
Radio Announcer
Your Technocracy and Mine

Your Technocracy and Mine

Movie | 1933
The Sport Parade

The Sport Parade

Movie | 1932
Radio Announcer
Stewed, Fried and Boiled

Stewed, Fried and Boiled

Movie | 1929
Lecturer
Furnace Trouble

Furnace Trouble

Movie | 1929
Robert Benchley
Lesson No. 1

Lesson No. 1

Movie | 1929
Lecturer
The Spellbinder

The Spellbinder

Movie | 1928
Robert Benchley
The Sex Life of the Polyp

The Sex Life of the Polyp

Movie | 1928
Lecturer
The Treasurer's Report

The Treasurer's Report

Movie | 1928
Treasurer
The Causes Of The Depression

The Causes Of The Depression

Movie
Mr. Benchley