Robert Benchley
Known for
Acting
Life
1889 – 1945 (aged 56)
Born in
Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Credits
View on IMDb97 acting credits
Biography
Robert Benchley (September 15, 1889 - November 21, 1945) was an American humorist, a newspaper columnist and an actor.
Known For
Foreign Correspondent
16 Aug 1940
The Pixar Story
28 Aug 2007
I Married a Witch
30 Oct 1942
The Reluctant Dragon
19 Jun 1941
The Major and the Minor
16 Sep 1942
You'll Never Get Rich
25 Sep 1941
Road to Utopia
27 Feb 1946
Dancing Lady
24 Nov 1933
Photos
Filmography
2007
- The Pixar Storyas Robert Benchley (archive footage)
2004
- Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6as Robert Benchley (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
1982
- Showbiz Goes to Waras (archive footage)
1976
- That's Entertainment, Part IIas (archive footage)
1964
- The Big Parade of Comedyas Joseph Doakes in 'That Inferior Feeling' (archive footage)
1946
- Janie Gets Marriedas John Van Brunt
- The Bride Wore Bootsas Uncle Todd Warren
- Road to Utopiaas Narrator (uncredited)
1945
- The Stork Clubas Tom P. Curtis
- Snafuas Ben Stevens
- Week-End at the Waldorfas Randy Morton
- Kiss and Tellas George Archer
- Hollywood Victory Caravanas Robert Benchley
- Duffy's Tavernas Robert Benchley
- Boogie Woogieas Frederick Stumplefinger
- It's in the Bag!as Parker
- Pan-Americanaas Charlie Corker
- I'm a Civilian Here Myselfas Joe Doakes
1944
- Practically Yoursas Judge Robert Simpson
- The National Barn Danceas J.B. Mitcham
- Janieas John Van Brunt
- Her Primitive Manas Martin Osborne
- Why Daddy?as Joseph A. Doakes
- Important Businessas Joseph A. Doakes
- See Here, Private Hargroveas Mr. Holliday
- Song of Russiaas Hank Higgins
1943
- No News Is Good Newsas Answer Man
- My Tomatoas Joseph A. Doakes
- Flesh and Fantasyas Doakes
- The Sky's the Limitas Philip 'Phil' Harriman
- Young and Willingas Arthur Kenny
1942
- I Married a Witchas Dr. Dudley White
- The Major and the Minoras Mr. Osborne
- Keeping in Shapeas Joe Doakes
- Syncopationas Doakes (scenes deleted)
- Take a Letter, Darlingas G.B. Atwater
- Nothing But Nervesas Mr. Benchley
- The Witnessas Joe Doakes
1941
- Bedtime Storyas Eddie Turner
- Three Girls About Townas Wilburforce Puddle, hotel manager
- How to Take a Vacationas Husband
- You'll Never Get Richas Martin Cortland
- The Reluctant Dragonas Robert Benchley
- The Forgotten Manas Joe Doakes
- Crime Controlas Sgt. Benchley
- Nice Girl?as Prof. Oliver Wendel Holmes Dana
- Waiting for Babyas Joe Doakes
1940
- The Trouble with Husbandsas Joe Doakes
- Hired Wifeas Roger Van Horn
- Foreign Correspondentas Stebbins
- Home Moviesas Joe Doakes
- That Inferior Feelingas Joseph H. 'Joe' Doakes
1939
- See Your Doctoras Lecturer
- The Day of Restas Joe Doakes
- How to Eatas Lecturer
- Home Earlyas Joe Doakes
- Dark Magicas Joe Doakes
- An Hour for Lunchas Lecturer
- How to Sub-Letas Joe Doakes
1938
- Mental Poiseas Psychoanalyst
- Opening Dayas City Treasurer Benchley
- How to Watch Footballas Football Fan
- How to Readas Lecturer
- The Courtship of the Newtas Zoology Lecturer
- How to Raise a Babyas Lecturer Father
- An Evening Aloneas Joe Doakes
- Music Made Simpleas Robert Benchley
- How to Figure Income Taxas Joe Doakes
1937
- How to Start the Dayas Lecturer
- A Night at the Moviesas Husband
- Live, Love and Learnas Oscar
- Sunday Night at the Trocaderoas Robert Benchley
- Broadway Melody of 1938as Duffy
- The Romance of Digestionas Joe Doakes
1936
- How to Be a Detectiveas Mr. Benchley
- How to Voteas Mr. Robert Benchley
- Piccadilly Jimas Bill Macon
- How to Train a Dogas Lecturer
- How to Behaveas Mr. Benchley
- Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs
1935
- How to Sleepas Host
- China Seasas Charlie McCaleb
- How to Break 90 at Croquetas Joe Doakes
- David O. Selznick: Your New Produceras Master of Ceremonies
1934
- Social Registeras Robert Benchley
1933
- Dancing Ladyas Ward King
- Rafter Romanceas Hubbell
- Headline Shooteras Radio Announcer
- Your Technocracy and Mine
1932
- The Sport Paradeas Radio Announcer
1929
- Stewed, Fried and Boiledas Lecturer
- Lesson No. 1as Lecturer
- Furnace Troubleas Robert Benchley
1928
- The Spellbinderas Robert Benchley
- The Sex Life of the Polypas Lecturer
- The Treasurer's Reportas Treasurer