Acting
Robert Benchley
Acting · Born 1889-09-14 · Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Robert Benchley (September 15, 1889 - November 21, 1945) was an American humorist, a newspaper columnist and an actor.
Credits · 104
FilmThe Pixar Story
2007 · Robert Benchley (archive footage)
FilmWalt Disney's Fables - Vol.6
2004 · Robert Benchley (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
FilmThe Ten-Year Lunch
1987 · Himself (archive footage)
FilmShowbiz Goes to War
1982 · (archive footage)
FilmThat's Entertainment, Part II
1976 · (archive footage)
FilmThe Big Parade of Comedy
1964 · Joseph Doakes in 'That Inferior Feeling' (archive footage)
MGM Parade
1955 · Self
FilmJanie Gets Married
1946 · John Van Brunt
FilmThe Bride Wore Boots
1946 · Uncle Todd Warren
FilmRoad to Utopia
1946 · Narrator (uncredited)
FilmThe Stork Club
1945 · Tom P. Curtis
FilmSnafu
1945 · Ben Stevens
FilmWeek-End at the Waldorf
1945 · Randy Morton
FilmKiss and Tell
1945 · George Archer
FilmHollywood Victory Caravan
1945 · Robert Benchley
FilmDuffy's Tavern
1945 · Robert Benchley
FilmBoogie Woogie
1945 · Frederick Stumplefinger
FilmIt's in the Bag!
1945 · Parker
FilmPan-Americana
1945 · Charlie Corker
FilmI'm a Civilian Here Myself
1945 · Joe Doakes
FilmPractically Yours
1944 · Judge Robert Simpson
The National Barn Dance
FilmThe National Barn Dance
1944 · J.B. Mitcham
FilmJanie
1944 · John Van Brunt
FilmHer Primitive Man
1944 · Martin Osborne
FilmWhy Daddy?
1944 · Joseph A. Doakes
FilmImportant Business
1944 · Joseph A. Doakes
FilmSee Here, Private Hargrove
1944 · Mr. Holliday
FilmSong of Russia
1944 · Hank Higgins
No News Is Good News
FilmNo News Is Good News
1943 · Answer Man
FilmMy Tomato
1943 · Joseph A. Doakes
FilmFlesh and Fantasy
1943 · Doakes
FilmThe Sky's the Limit
1943 · Philip 'Phil' Harriman
FilmShow-Business at War
1943 · Self
FilmYoung and Willing
1943 · Arthur Kenny
FilmI Married a Witch
1942 · Dr. Dudley White
FilmThe Major and the Minor
1942 · Mr. Osborne
Keeping in Shape
FilmKeeping in Shape
1942 · Joe Doakes
FilmSyncopation
1942 · Doakes (scenes deleted)
FilmTake a Letter, Darling
1942 · G.B. Atwater
FilmNothing But Nerves
1942 · Mr. Benchley
FilmThe Witness
1942 · Joe Doakes
FilmBedtime Story
1941 · Eddie Turner
FilmThree Girls About Town
1941 · Wilburforce Puddle, hotel manager
How to Take a Vacation
FilmHow to Take a Vacation
1941 · Husband
FilmYou'll Never Get Rich
1941 · Martin Cortland
FilmThe Reluctant Dragon
1941 · Robert Benchley
FilmThe Forgotten Man
1941 · Joe Doakes / Father
FilmCrime Control
1941 · Sgt. Benchley / Joe Doakes
FilmNice Girl?
1941 · Prof. Oliver Wendel Holmes Dana
FilmThe Trouble with Husbands
1940 · Joe Doakes
FilmHired Wife
1940 · Roger Van Horn
FilmForeign Correspondent
1940 · Stebbins
FilmHome Movies
1940 · Joe Doakes
FilmThat Inferior Feeling
1940 · Joseph H. 'Joe' Doakes
FilmSee Your Doctor
1939 · Lecturer / Joseph H. Doakes
FilmThe Day of Rest
1939 · Joe Doakes
FilmHow to Eat
1939 · Lecturer / Joe Doakes
FilmHome Early
1939 · Joe Doakes
FilmDark Magic
1939 · Joe Doakes
FilmAn Hour for Lunch
1939 · Lecturer / Joe
FilmHow to Sub-Let
1939 · Joe Doakes
FilmMental Poise
1938 · Psychoanalyst / Mr. Ostegraf
FilmOpening Day
1938 · City Treasurer Benchley
FilmHow to Watch Football
1938 · Football Fan
FilmHow to Read
1938 · Lecturer
FilmThe Courtship of the Newt
1938 · Zoology Lecturer
FilmHow to Raise a Baby
1938 · Lecturer Father
FilmAn Evening Alone
1938 · Joe Doakes
FilmMusic Made Simple
1938 · Robert Benchley
FilmHow to Figure Income Tax
1938 · Joe Doakes
FilmHow to Start the Day
1937 · Lecturer
FilmA Night at the Movies
1937 · Husband
FilmLive, Love and Learn
1937 · Oscar
FilmSunday Night at the Trocadero
1937 · Robert Benchley
FilmBroadway Melody of 1938
1937 · Duffy
FilmThe Romance of Digestion
1937 · Joe Doakes
FilmHow to Be a Detective
1936 · Mr. Benchley
FilmHow to Vote
1936 · Mr. Robert Benchley
FilmPiccadilly Jim
1936 · Bill Macon
FilmHow to Train a Dog
1936 · Lecturer / Dog Owner
FilmHow to Behave
1936 · Mr. Benchley
FilmSunkist Stars at Palm Springs
1936
FilmHow to Sleep
1935 · Host / Narrator
FilmChina Seas
1935 · Charlie McCaleb
How to Break 90 at Croquet
FilmHow to Break 90 at Croquet
1935 · Joe Doakes
FilmMurder on a Honeymoon
1935 · Screenplay
David O. Selznick: Your New Producer
FilmDavid O. Selznick: Your New Producer
1935 · Master of Ceremonies
FilmSocial Register
1934 · Robert Benchley
FilmDancing Lady
1933 · Ward King
FilmRafter Romance
1933 · Hubbell
FilmBlind Adventure
1933 · Additional Dialogue
FilmHeadline Shooter
1933 · Radio Announcer
Your Technocracy and Mine
FilmYour Technocracy and Mine
1933 · Writer
FilmThe Sport Parade
1932 · Radio Announcer
FilmSky Devils
1932 · Writer
Stewed, Fried and Boiled
FilmStewed, Fried and Boiled
1929 · Lecturer
Lesson No. 1
FilmLesson No. 1
1929 · Lecturer
Furnace Trouble
FilmFurnace Trouble
1929 · Robert Benchley
The Spellbinder
FilmThe Spellbinder
1928 · Robert Benchley
FilmThe Sex Life of the Polyp
1928 · Lecturer
The Treasurer's Report
FilmThe Treasurer's Report
1928 · Treasurer
FilmYou'd Be Surprised
1926 · Dialogue
FilmThe American Venus
1926 · Title Graphics
FilmSecond Youth
1924 · Title Designer