Robert Benchley

Robert Benchley

🎂 14th September 1889 (136 yrs) 📍 Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Known For

I Married a Witch

Biography

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

Robert Benchley

Movies Featuring Robert Benchley

The Pixar Story

The Pixar Story (2007)

as Robert Benchley (archive footage)
Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6

Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6 (2004)

as Robert Benchley (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
The Ten-Year Lunch

The Ten-Year Lunch (1987)

as Himself (archive footage)
Showbiz Goes to War

Showbiz Goes to War (1982)

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

That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)

as (archive footage)
The Big Parade of Comedy

The Big Parade of Comedy (1964)

as Joseph Doakes in 'That Inferior Feeling' (archive footage)
Janie Gets Married

Janie Gets Married (1946)

as John Van Brunt
The Bride Wore Boots

The Bride Wore Boots (1946)

as Uncle Todd Warren
Road to Utopia

Road to Utopia (1946)

as Narrator
The Stork Club

The Stork Club (1945)

as Tom P. Curtis
Snafu

Snafu (1945)

as Ben Stevens
Week-End at the Waldorf

Week-End at the Waldorf (1945)

as Randy Morton
Kiss and Tell

Kiss and Tell (1945)

as George Archer
Hollywood Victory Caravan

Hollywood Victory Caravan (1945)

as Robert Benchley
Duffy's Tavern

Duffy's Tavern (1945)

as Robert Benchley
Boogie Woogie

Boogie Woogie (1945)

as Frederick Stumplefinger
It's in the Bag!

It's in the Bag! (1945)

as Parker
Pan-Americana

Pan-Americana (1945)

as Charlie Corker
I'm a Civilian Here Myself

I'm a Civilian Here Myself (1945)

as Joe Doakes
Practically Yours

Practically Yours (1944)

as Judge Robert Simpson
No Image

The National Barn Dance (1944)

as J.B. Mitcham
Janie

Janie (1944)

as John Van Brunt
Her Primitive Man

Her Primitive Man (1944)

as Martin Osborne
No Image

Why Daddy? (1944)

as Joseph A. Doakes
Important Business

Important Business (1944)

as Joseph A. Doakes
See Here, Private Hargrove

See Here, Private Hargrove (1944)

as Mr. Holliday
Song of Russia

Song of Russia (1944)

as Hank Higgins
No Image

No News Is Good News (1943)

as Answer Man
My Tomato

My Tomato (1943)

as Joseph A. Doakes
Flesh and Fantasy

Flesh and Fantasy (1943)

as Doakes
The Sky's the Limit

The Sky's the Limit (1943)

as Philip 'Phil' Harriman
Show-Business at War

Show-Business at War (1943)

as Self
Young and Willing

Young and Willing (1943)

as Arthur Kenny
I Married a Witch

I Married a Witch (1942)

as Dr. Dudley White
The Major and the Minor

The Major and the Minor (1942)

as Mr. Osborne
No Image

Keeping in Shape (1942)

as Joe Doakes
Syncopation

Syncopation (1942)

as Doakes (scenes deleted)
Take a Letter, Darling

Take a Letter, Darling (1942)

as G.B. Atwater
Nothing But Nerves

Nothing But Nerves (1942)

as Mr. Benchley
The Witness

The Witness (1942)

as Joe Doakes
Bedtime Story

Bedtime Story (1941)

as Eddie Turner
Three Girls About Town

Three Girls About Town (1941)

as Wilburforce Puddle, hotel manager
No Image

How to Take a Vacation (1941)

as Husband
You'll Never Get Rich

You'll Never Get Rich (1941)

as Martin Cortland
The Reluctant Dragon

The Reluctant Dragon (1941)

as Robert Benchley
The Forgotten Man

The Forgotten Man (1941)

as Joe Doakes / Father
Crime Control

Crime Control (1941)

as Sgt. Benchley / Joe Doakes
Nice Girl?

Nice Girl? (1941)

as Prof. Oliver Wendel Holmes Dana
Waiting for Baby

Waiting for Baby (1941)

as Joe Doakes
The Trouble with Husbands

The Trouble with Husbands (1940)

as Joe Doakes
Hired Wife

Hired Wife (1940)

as Roger Van Horn
Foreign Correspondent

Foreign Correspondent (1940)

as Stebbins
Home Movies

Home Movies (1940)

as Joe Doakes
That Inferior Feeling

That Inferior Feeling (1940)

as Joseph H. 'Joe' Doakes
See Your Doctor

See Your Doctor (1939)

as Lecturer / Joseph H. Doakes
The Day of Rest

The Day of Rest (1939)

as Joe Doakes
How to Eat

How to Eat (1939)

as Lecturer / Joe Doakes
Home Early

Home Early (1939)

as Joe Doakes
Dark Magic

Dark Magic (1939)

as Joe Doakes
An Hour for Lunch

An Hour for Lunch (1939)

as Lecturer / Joe
How to Sub-Let

How to Sub-Let (1939)

as Joe Doakes
Mental Poise

Mental Poise (1938)

as Psychoanalyst / Mr. Ostegraf
Opening Day

Opening Day (1938)

as City Treasurer Benchley
How to Watch Football

How to Watch Football (1938)

as Football Fan
How to Read

How to Read (1938)

as Lecturer
The Courtship of the Newt

The Courtship of the Newt (1938)

as Zoology Lecturer
How to Raise a Baby

How to Raise a Baby (1938)

as Lecturer Father
An Evening Alone

An Evening Alone (1938)

as Joe Doakes
Music Made Simple

Music Made Simple (1938)

as Robert Benchley
How to Figure Income Tax

How to Figure Income Tax (1938)

as Joe Doakes
How to Start the Day

How to Start the Day (1937)

as Lecturer
A Night at the Movies

A Night at the Movies (1937)

as Husband
Live, Love and Learn

Live, Love and Learn (1937)

as Oscar
Sunday Night at the Trocadero

Sunday Night at the Trocadero (1937)

as Robert Benchley
Broadway Melody of 1938

Broadway Melody of 1938 (1937)

as Duffy
The Romance of Digestion

The Romance of Digestion (1937)

as Joe Doakes
How to Be a Detective

How to Be a Detective (1936)

as Mr. Benchley
How to Vote

How to Vote (1936)

as Mr. Robert Benchley
Piccadilly Jim

Piccadilly Jim (1936)

as Bill Macon
How to Train a Dog

How to Train a Dog (1936)

as Lecturer / Dog Owner
How to Behave

How to Behave (1936)

as Mr. Benchley
Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs

Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs (1936)

How to Sleep

How to Sleep (1935)

as Host / Narrator
China Seas

China Seas (1935)

as Charlie McCaleb
No Image

How to Break 90 at Croquet (1935)

as Joe Doakes
No Image

David O. Selznick: Your New Producer (1935)

as Master of Ceremonies
Social Register

Social Register (1934)

as Robert Benchley
Dancing Lady

Dancing Lady (1933)

as Ward King
Rafter Romance

Rafter Romance (1933)

as Hubbell
Headline Shooter

Headline Shooter (1933)

as Radio Announcer
No Image

Your Technocracy and Mine (1933)

The Sport Parade

The Sport Parade (1932)

as Radio Announcer
No Image

Stewed, Fried and Boiled (1929)

as Lecturer
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Lesson No. 1 (1929)

as Lecturer
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Furnace Trouble (1929)

as Robert Benchley
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The Spellbinder (1928)

as Robert Benchley
The Sex Life of the Polyp

The Sex Life of the Polyp (1928)

as Lecturer
No Image

The Treasurer's Report (1928)

as Treasurer
No Image

The Causes Of The Depression (N/A)

as Mr. Benchley