Robert Benchley

Acting

Robert Benchley

Born 14 September 1889 · Worcester, Massachusetts, USA · Died 21 November 1945 at 56

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

Known for

Highlights

Foreign Correspondent1940 · Film · Stebbins
I Married a Witch1942 · Film · Dr. Dudley White
The Major and the Minor1942 · Film · Mr. Osborne
The Reluctant Dragon1941 · Film · Robert Benchley
You'll Never Get Rich1941 · Film · Martin Cortland
Dancing Lady1933 · Film · Ward King

Filmography

Movies

80 films

Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.62004 · Film · Robert Benchley (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
Janie Gets Married1946 · Film · John Van Brunt
The Bride Wore Boots1946 · Film · Uncle Todd Warren
The Stork Club1945 · Film · Tom P. Curtis
Snafu1945 · Film · Ben Stevens
Week-End at the Waldorf1945 · Film · Randy Morton
Kiss and Tell1945 · Film · George Archer
Hollywood Victory Caravan1945 · Film · Robert Benchley
Duffy's Tavern1945 · Film · Robert Benchley
Boogie Woogie1945 · Film · Frederick Stumplefinger
It's in the Bag!1945 · Film · Parker
Pan-Americana1945 · Film · Charlie Corker
I'm a Civilian Here Myself1945 · Film · Joe Doakes
Practically Yours1944 · Film · Judge Robert Simpson
Janie1944 · Film · John Van Brunt
Her Primitive Man1944 · Film · Martin Osborne
Why Daddy?1944 · Film · Joseph A. Doakes
Important Business1944 · Film · Joseph A. Doakes
See Here, Private Hargrove1944 · Film · Mr. Holliday
Song of Russia1944 · Film · Hank Higgins
My Tomato1943 · Film · Joseph A. Doakes
Flesh and Fantasy1943 · Film · Doakes
The Sky's the Limit1943 · Film · Philip 'Phil' Harriman
Young and Willing1943 · Film · Arthur Kenny
I Married a Witch1942 · Film · Dr. Dudley White
The Major and the Minor1942 · Film · Mr. Osborne
Syncopation1942 · Film · Doakes (scenes deleted)
Take a Letter, Darling1942 · Film · G.B. Atwater
Nothing But Nerves1942 · Film · Mr. Benchley
The Witness1942 · Film · Joe Doakes
Bedtime Story1941 · Film · Eddie Turner
Three Girls About Town1941 · Film · Wilburforce Puddle, hotel manager
You'll Never Get Rich1941 · Film · Martin Cortland
The Reluctant Dragon1941 · Film · Robert Benchley
The Forgotten Man1941 · Film · Joe Doakes / Father
Crime Control1941 · Film · Sgt. Benchley / Joe Doakes
Nice Girl?1941 · Film · Prof. Oliver Wendel Holmes Dana
Waiting for Baby1941 · Film · Joe Doakes
The Trouble with Husbands1940 · Film · Joe Doakes
Hired Wife1940 · Film · Roger Van Horn
Foreign Correspondent1940 · Film · Stebbins
Home Movies1940 · Film · Joe Doakes
That Inferior Feeling1940 · Film · Joseph H. 'Joe' Doakes
See Your Doctor1939 · Film · Lecturer / Joseph H. Doakes
The Day of Rest1939 · Film · Joe Doakes
How to Eat1939 · Film · Lecturer / Joe Doakes
Home Early1939 · Film · Joe Doakes
Dark Magic1939 · Film · Joe Doakes
An Hour for Lunch1939 · Film · Lecturer / Joe
How to Sub-Let1939 · Film · Joe Doakes
Mental Poise1938 · Film · Psychoanalyst / Mr. Ostegraf
Opening Day1938 · Film · City Treasurer Benchley
How to Watch Football1938 · Film · Football Fan
How to Read1938 · Film · Lecturer
The Courtship of the Newt1938 · Film · Zoology Lecturer
How to Raise a Baby1938 · Film · Lecturer Father
An Evening Alone1938 · Film · Joe Doakes
Music Made Simple1938 · Film · Robert Benchley
How to Figure Income Tax1938 · Film · Joe Doakes
How to Start the Day1937 · Film · Lecturer
A Night at the Movies1937 · Film · Husband
Live, Love and Learn1937 · Film · Oscar
Sunday Night at the Trocadero1937 · Film · Robert Benchley
Broadway Melody of 19381937 · Film · Duffy
The Romance of Digestion1937 · Film · Joe Doakes
How to Be a Detective1936 · Film · Mr. Benchley
How to Vote1936 · Film · Mr. Robert Benchley
Piccadilly Jim1936 · Film · Bill Macon
How to Train a Dog1936 · Film · Lecturer / Dog Owner
How to Behave1936 · Film · Mr. Benchley
Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs1936 · Film
China Seas1935 · Film · Charlie McCaleb
Murder on a Honeymoon1935 · Film · Screenplay
Social Register1934 · Film · Robert Benchley
Dancing Lady1933 · Film · Ward King
Rafter Romance1933 · Film · Hubbell
Headline Shooter1933 · Film · Radio Announcer
The Sport Parade1932 · Film · Radio Announcer
Sky Devils1932 · Film · Writer
The Sex Life of the Polyp1928 · Film · Lecturer