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Jack Benny

Acting 80 (deceased) years old Chicago, Illinois, United States ★ 0.9
Born: February 14, 1894
Died: December 26, 1974

Biography

Jack Benny (February 14, 1894 – December 26, 1974) was an American comedian, vaudevillian, and actor for radio, television, and film. Widely recognized as one of the leading American entertainers of the 20th century, Benny played the role of the comic penny-pinching miser, insisting on remaining 39 years old on stage despite his actual age, and often playing the violin badly.

Benny was known for his comic timing and his ability to get laughs with either a pregnant pause or a single expression, such as his signature exasperated "Well!" His radio and television programs, tremendously popular from the 1930s to the 1960s, were a foundational influence on the situation comedy genre. Dean Martin, on the celebrity roast for Johnny Carson in November 1973, introduced Benny as "the Satchel Paige of the world of comedy."

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Filmography

Acting Credits (127)

The Automat
The Automat Self (archive footage) 2021
Mike Wallace Is Here
Mike Wallace Is Here (archive footage) 2019
Studio 54
Studio 54 Self (archive footage) 2018
The Last Laugh
The Last Laugh Self 2016
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration Self / Shower of Stars (archive footage) 2015
Beatles Stories
Beatles Stories Self 2011
The Best of Johnny Carson
The Best of Johnny Carson Self (archive footage) 2010
Pioneers of Primetime
Pioneers of Primetime 2005
Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour Self (archive footage) 2002
Beatles: Big Beat Box
Beatles: Big Beat Box Self (archive footage) 2001
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1 Self (archive footage) 2001
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2 Self (archive footage) 2001
The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts Self - Roastee (archive footage) 1998
Kelsey Grammer Salutes Jack Benny
Kelsey Grammer Salutes Jack Benny Self (Archived footage) 1995
That's Entertainment! III
That's Entertainment! III (archive footage) 1994
Jack Benny: Comedy in Bloom
Jack Benny: Comedy in Bloom Himself 1992
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC Self (archive footage) 1988
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life Self (archive footage) 1987
TV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Classic Routines
TV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Classic Routines Self 1986
Showbiz Goes to War
Showbiz Goes to War (archive footage) 1982
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers! Self (archive footage) 1982
That's Entertainment, Part II
That's Entertainment, Part II (archive footage) 1976
Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television
Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television Self (archive footage) 1975
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? Self (archive footage) 1975
The Perry Como Christmas Show
The Perry Como Christmas Show Santa Claus (uncredited) 1974
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts Self 1973
The Julie Andrews Hour
The Julie Andrews Hour Self 1972
The Man
The Man Jack Benny 1972
The Great Radio Comedians
The Great Radio Comedians Self 1971
Jack Benny's 20th Anniversary TV Special
Jack Benny's 20th Anniversary TV Special Self 1970
Honor America Day
Honor America Day Self 1970
The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians
The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians Self (voice) 1970
Swing Out, Sweet Land
Swing Out, Sweet Land Man Who Finds Silver Dollar 1970
The Jack Benny Birthday Special
The Jack Benny Birthday Special Self 1969
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour Self 1969
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
The Dean Martin Christmas Show Self (uncredited) 1968
Jack Benny's Bag
Jack Benny's Bag Self 1968
Here's Lucy
Here's Lucy Jack Benny 1968
The Dick Cavett Show
The Dick Cavett Show Self - Guest 1968
Carnival Nights
Carnival Nights Self 1968
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In Self 1968
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In Self (uncredited) 1968
A Guide for the Married Man
A Guide for the Married Man Technical Adviser (Ollie 'Sweet Lips') 1967
The Honey Pot
The Honey Pot Violinist Outside Restaurant (uncredited) 1967
Bob Hope Christmas Show
Bob Hope Christmas Show Self 1965
The Jack Benny Hour
The Jack Benny Hour Jack Benny / Rosano 1965
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World Man in Car in Desert (uncredited) 1963
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre 1963
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre Self 1963
The Danny Kaye Show
The Danny Kaye Show Self 1963
General Foods Opening Night
General Foods Opening Night 1963
Gypsy
Gypsy Jack Benny (uncredited) 1962
The Lucy Show
The Lucy Show Harry Tuttle 1962
The Merv Griffin Show
The Merv Griffin Show Self 1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson Self 1962
The Lucy Show
The Lucy Show Jack Benny 1962
The Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas Show Self - Comedian (archive footage) 1961
The DuPont Show of the Week
The DuPont Show of the Week Self 1961
Jack Benny Christmas Show
Jack Benny Christmas Show Jack Benny 1960
Checkmate
Checkmate Jack Bowen 1960
The Slowest Gun in the West
The Slowest Gun in the West Chicken Finsterwald 1960
Who Was That Lady?
Who Was That Lady? Mr. Cosgrove (uncredited) 1960
Who Was That Lady?
Who Was That Lady? Mr. Cosgrove 1960
Startime
Startime 1959
The Mouse That Jack Built
The Mouse That Jack Built Jack (voice) 1959
The All-Star Christmas Show
The All-Star Christmas Show Self 1958
The George Burns Show
The George Burns Show Jack Benny 1958
Kraft Music Hall
Kraft Music Hall Self 1958
Kraft Music Hall
Kraft Music Hall Self - Host 1958
Rock-a-Bye Baby
Rock-a-Bye Baby Carlos, the matador (uncredited) 1958
Jack Benny Christmas Shopping Show
Jack Benny Christmas Shopping Show Jack Benny 1957
Beau James
Beau James Jack Benny 1957
The George Gobel Show
The George Gobel Show Self 1954
The Bing Crosby Show
The Bing Crosby Show Self 1954
General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater Tom Jones 1953
General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater Sheldon Weeks 1953
Stars in the Eye
Stars in the Eye Himself 1952
Omnibus
Omnibus Athanael 1952
This Is Your Life
This Is Your Life Self 1952
Somebody Loves Me
Somebody Loves Me Jack Benny 1952
Screen Snapshots: Memorial to Al Jolson
Screen Snapshots: Memorial to Al Jolson Self - Narrator 1952
The Liberace Show
The Liberace Show 1952
The Jack Benny Program
The Jack Benny Program Jack Benny 1950
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show Jack Benny (uncredited) 1950
The Colgate Comedy Hour
The Colgate Comedy Hour Self 1950
The Bob Hope Show
The Bob Hope Show Self 1950
The Bob Hope Show
The Bob Hope Show Self - Cameo 1950
The Bob Hope Show
The Bob Hope Show Self - Guest hosts 1950
You Can Change The World
You Can Change The World Self 1950
What's My Line?
What's My Line? Self 1950
The Great Lover
The Great Lover Jack Benny (uncredited) 1949
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Ed Sullivan Show Self 1948
Is Everybody Listening?
Is Everybody Listening? Jack Benny - Jack Benny Radio Program 1947
Without Reservations
Without Reservations Jack Benny (uncredited) 1946
The Horn Blows at Midnight
The Horn Blows at Midnight Athanael 1945
It's in the Bag!
It's in the Bag! Jack Benny 1945
Hollywood Canteen
Hollywood Canteen Self 1944
Show-Business at War
Show-Business at War Self 1943
The Meanest Man in the World
The Meanest Man in the World Richard Clarke 1943
George Washington Slept Here
George Washington Slept Here Bill Fuller 1942
To Be or Not to Be
To Be or Not to Be Joseph Tura 1942
Charley's Aunt
Charley's Aunt Babbs Babberley 1941
Three Of A Kind
Three Of A Kind Himself 1941
Love Thy Neighbor
Love Thy Neighbor Jack Benny 1940
Buck Benny Rides Again
Buck Benny Rides Again Jack Benny 1940
Man About Town
Man About Town Bob Temple 1939
Artists and Models Abroad
Artists and Models Abroad Buck Boswell 1938
Hollywood Goes to Town
Hollywood Goes to Town Self 1938
Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 6
Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 6 Self 1938
Artists & Models
Artists & Models Mac Brewster 1937
College Holiday
College Holiday J. Davis Bowster 1936
The Big Broadcast of 1937
The Big Broadcast of 1937 Jack Carson 1936
It's in the Air
It's in the Air Calvin Churchill 1935
Broadway Melody of 1936
Broadway Melody of 1936 Bert Keeler 1935
Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round
Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round Chad Denby 1934
Mr. Broadway
Mr. Broadway Jack Benny 1933
Taxi Tangle
Taxi Tangle Man in taxi 1931
A Broadway Romeo
A Broadway Romeo Jack 1931
The Voice of Hollywood No. 13
The Voice of Hollywood No. 13 Self 1930
The Medicine Man
The Medicine Man Dr. John H. Harvey 1930
Children of Pleasure
Children of Pleasure Radio Performer Jack (uncredited) 1930
Lord Byron of Broadway
Lord Byron of Broadway Voice on Radio 1930
The Rounder
The Rounder Mr. Bartlett 1930
Chasing Rainbows
Chasing Rainbows Eddie Rock 1930
The Song Writers' Revue
The Song Writers' Revue Himself 1929
The Hollywood Revue of 1929
The Hollywood Revue of 1929 Self - Master of Ceremonies 1929
Bright Moments
Bright Moments 1928

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