
Robert Benchley
Known for Acting · 101 credits
- Born
- 1889-09-14
- Died
- 1945-11-21
- Place of birth
- Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
- Also known as
- Роберт Бенчли · Robert Charles Benchley
Biography
Robert Benchley (September 15, 1889 - November 21, 1945) was an American humorist, a newspaper columnist and an actor.
Known For
TV Shows (1)
Movies (100)

Foreign Correspondent
1940
as Stebbins

The Pixar Story
2007
as Robert Benchley (archive footage)

Three Girls About Town
1941
as Wilburforce Puddle, hotel manager

Piccadilly Jim
1936
as Bill Macon

China Seas
1935
as Charlie McCaleb

The Reluctant Dragon
1941
as Robert Benchley

I Married a Witch
1942
as Dr. Dudley White

Song of Russia
1944
as Hank Higgins

Bedtime Story
1941
as Eddie Turner

That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
as (archive footage)

Dancing Lady
1933
as Ward King

Showbiz Goes to War
1982
as (archive footage)

The Major and the Minor
1942
as Mr. Osborne

You'll Never Get Rich
1941
as Martin Cortland

Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6
2004
as Robert Benchley (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)

It's in the Bag!
1945
as Parker

The Big Parade of Comedy
1964
as Joseph Doakes in 'That Inferior Feeling' (archive footage)

Flesh and Fantasy
1943
as Doakes

Syncopation
1942
as Doakes (scenes deleted)

Broadway Melody of 1938
1937
as Duffy

Week-End at the Waldorf
1945
as Randy Morton

Headline Shooter
1933
as Radio Announcer

See Here, Private Hargrove
1944
as Mr. Holliday

The Bride Wore Boots
1946
as Uncle Todd Warren

Road to Utopia
1946
as Narrator (uncredited)

Pan-Americana
1945
as Charlie Corker

Snafu
1945
as Ben Stevens

Take a Letter, Darling
1942
as G.B. Atwater

Show-Business at War
1943
as Self

Live, Love and Learn
1937
as Oscar
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
1976
as Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)

Sunday Night at the Trocadero
1937
as Robert Benchley

The Ten-Year Lunch
1987
as Himself (archive footage)

Kiss and Tell
1945
as George Archer

Young and Willing
1943
as Arthur Kenny

Hollywood Victory Caravan
1945
as Robert Benchley

Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs
1936

Mental Poise
1938
as Psychoanalyst / Mr. Ostegraf

How to Be a Detective
1936
as Mr. Benchley

The Sky's the Limit
1943
as Philip 'Phil' Harriman

Nice Girl?
1941
as Prof. Oliver Wendel Holmes Dana

The Stork Club
1945
as Tom P. Curtis

The Witness
1942
as Joe Doakes

Duffy's Tavern
1945
as Robert Benchley

Social Register
1934
as Robert Benchley

A Night at the Movies
1937
as Husband

An Hour for Lunch
1939
as Lecturer / Joe

Hired Wife
1940
as Roger Van Horn

Janie
1944
as John Van Brunt

Practically Yours
1944
as Judge Robert Simpson

Her Primitive Man
1944
as Martin Osborne

How to Vote
1936
as Mr. Robert Benchley

Rafter Romance
1933
as Hubbell

See Your Doctor
1939
as Lecturer / Joseph H. Doakes

Home Early
1939
as Joe Doakes
Why Daddy?
1944
as Joseph A. Doakes

How to Sleep
1935
as Host / Narrator

The Sex Life of the Polyp
1928
as Lecturer

Opening Day
1938
as City Treasurer Benchley

The Sport Parade
1932
as Radio Announcer

How to Read
1938
as Lecturer

That Inferior Feeling
1940
as Joseph H. 'Joe' Doakes

Janie Gets Married
1946
as John Van Brunt

How to Behave
1936
as Mr. Benchley

Dark Magic
1939
as Joe Doakes

How to Train a Dog
1936
as Lecturer / Dog Owner

The Romance of Digestion
1937
as Joe Doakes

Music Made Simple
1938
as Robert Benchley

My Tomato
1943
as Joseph A. Doakes

How to Eat
1939
as Lecturer / Joe Doakes
Lesson No. 1
1929
as Lecturer

Home Movies
1940
as Joe Doakes
David O. Selznick: Your New Producer
1935
as Master of Ceremonies

How to Start the Day
1937
as Lecturer
Furnace Trouble
1929
as Robert Benchley

How to Sub-Let
1939
as Joe Doakes

The Forgotten Man
1941
as Joe Doakes / Father
The National Barn Dance
1944
as J.B. Mitcham
How to Break 90 at Croquet
1935
as Joe Doakes

How to Raise a Baby
1938
as Lecturer Father
The Spellbinder
1928
as Robert Benchley

Important Business
1944
as Joseph A. Doakes

How to Watch Football
1938
as Football Fan

I'm a Civilian Here Myself
1945
as Joe Doakes

The Trouble with Husbands
1940
as Joe Doakes

Boogie Woogie
1945
as Frederick Stumplefinger
The Treasurer's Report
1928
as Treasurer

Waiting for Baby
1941
as Joe Doakes

How to Figure Income Tax
1938
as Joe Doakes
Stewed, Fried and Boiled
1929
as Lecturer
How to Take a Vacation
1941
as Husband

The Day of Rest
1939
as Joe Doakes

An Evening Alone
1938
as Joe Doakes

Crime Control
1941
as Sgt. Benchley / Joe Doakes
No News Is Good News
1943
as Answer Man
Keeping in Shape
1942
as Joe Doakes

Nothing But Nerves
1942
as Mr. Benchley

The Courtship of the Newt
1938
as Zoology Lecturer
Your Technocracy and Mine
1933
The Causes Of The Depression
as Mr. Benchley
About Robert Benchley
Robert Benchley (September 15, 1889 - November 21, 1945) was an American humorist, a newspaper columnist and an actor. With 101 credits spanning from 1928 to 2007, Robert Benchley has appeared in 100 films and 1 TV show.
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Most Popular Robert Benchley Movies
- Foreign Correspondent (1940) — as Stebbins
- The Pixar Story (2007) — as Robert Benchley (archive footage)
- Three Girls About Town (1941) — as Wilburforce Puddle, hotel manager
- Piccadilly Jim (1936) — as Bill Macon
- China Seas (1935) — as Charlie McCaleb
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