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Actor

Robert Benchley

Popular films

Foreign Correspondent1940
The Pixar Story2007
I Married a Witch1942
The Reluctant Dragon1941

About Robert Benchley

Known for: Acting
Born: September 14, 1889
Died: November 21, 1945 (age 56)
Birthplace: Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

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

Also credited as

Роберт Бенчли, Robert Charles Benchley

Filmography

The Pixar Story2007as Robert Benchley (archive footage)

The Ten-Year Lunch1987as Himself (archive footage)
Showbiz Goes to War1982as (archive footage)
That's Entertainment, Part II1976as (archive footage)
The Big Parade of Comedy1964as Joseph Doakes in 'That Inferior Feeling' (archive footage)
Janie Gets Married1946as John Van Brunt
The Bride Wore Boots1946as Uncle Todd Warren
Road to Utopia1946as Narrator (uncredited)
The Stork Club1945as Tom P. Curtis
Snafu1945as Ben Stevens
Kiss and Tell1945as George Archer
Week-End at the Waldorf1945as Randy Morton
Hollywood Victory Caravan1945as Robert Benchley
Duffy's Tavern1945as Robert Benchley
Boogie Woogie1945as Frederick Stumplefinger
It's in the Bag!1945as Parker
Pan-Americana1945as Charlie Corker
I'm a Civilian Here Myself1945as Joe Doakes
Practically Yours1944as Judge Robert Simpson
The National Barn Dance1944as J.B. Mitcham
Janie1944as John Van Brunt
Her Primitive Man1944as Martin Osborne
Why Daddy?1944as Joseph A. Doakes
Important Business1944as Joseph A. Doakes
See Here, Private Hargrove1944as Mr. Holliday
Song of Russia1944as Hank Higgins
No News Is Good News1943as Answer Man
My Tomato1943as Joseph A. Doakes
Flesh and Fantasy1943as Doakes
The Sky's the Limit1943as Philip 'Phil' Harriman
Show-Business at War1943as Self
Young and Willing1943as Arthur Kenny
I Married a Witch1942as Dr. Dudley White
The Major and the Minor1942as Mr. Osborne
Keeping in Shape1942as Joe Doakes
Syncopation1942as Doakes (scenes deleted)
Take a Letter, Darling1942as G.B. Atwater
Nothing But Nerves1942as Mr. Benchley
The Witness1942as Joe Doakes
Bedtime Story1941as Eddie Turner
Three Girls About Town1941as Wilburforce Puddle, hotel manager
How to Take a Vacation1941as Husband
You'll Never Get Rich1941as Martin Cortland
The Reluctant Dragon1941as Robert Benchley
The Forgotten Man1941as Joe Doakes / Father
Crime Control1941as Sgt. Benchley / Joe Doakes
Nice Girl?1941as Prof. Oliver Wendel Holmes Dana
Waiting for Baby1941as Joe Doakes
The Trouble with Husbands1940as Joe Doakes
Hired Wife1940as Roger Van Horn
Foreign Correspondent1940as Stebbins
Home Movies1940as Joe Doakes
That Inferior Feeling1940as Joseph H. 'Joe' Doakes
See Your Doctor1939as Lecturer / Joseph H. Doakes
The Day of Rest1939as Joe Doakes
How to Eat1939as Lecturer / Joe Doakes
Home Early1939as Joe Doakes
Dark Magic1939as Joe Doakes
An Hour for Lunch1939as Lecturer / Joe
How to Sub-Let1939as Joe Doakes
Mental Poise1938as Psychoanalyst / Mr. Ostegraf
Opening Day1938as City Treasurer Benchley
How to Watch Football1938as Football Fan
How to Read1938as Lecturer
The Courtship of the Newt1938as Zoology Lecturer
How to Raise a Baby1938as Lecturer Father
An Evening Alone1938as Joe Doakes
Music Made Simple1938as Robert Benchley
How to Figure Income Tax1938as Joe Doakes
How to Start the Day1937as Lecturer
A Night at the Movies1937as Husband
Live, Love and Learn1937as Oscar
Sunday Night at the Trocadero1937as Robert Benchley
Broadway Melody of 19381937as Duffy
The Romance of Digestion1937as Joe Doakes
How to Be a Detective1936as Mr. Benchley
How to Vote1936as Mr. Robert Benchley
Piccadilly Jim1936as Bill Macon
How to Train a Dog1936as Lecturer / Dog Owner
How to Behave1936as Mr. Benchley
Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs1936
How to Sleep1935as Host / Narrator
China Seas1935as Charlie McCaleb
How to Break 90 at Croquet1935as Joe Doakes
David O. Selznick: Your New Producer1935as Master of Ceremonies
Social Register1934as Robert Benchley
Dancing Lady1933as Ward King
Rafter Romance1933as Hubbell
Headline Shooter1933as Radio Announcer
Your Technocracy and Mine1933
The Sport Parade1932as Radio Announcer
Stewed, Fried and Boiled1929as Lecturer
Lesson No. 11929as Lecturer
Furnace Trouble1929as Robert Benchley
The Spellbinder1928as Robert Benchley
The Sex Life of the Polyp1928as Lecturer
The Treasurer's Report1928as Treasurer
The Causes Of The DepressionYear unavailableas Mr. Benchley

Boogie Woogie1945Writer

I'm a Civilian Here Myself1945Writer
Why Daddy?1944Story / Writer
Important Business1944Original Story / Screenplay
No News Is Good News1943Original Story / Screenplay
The Witness1942Writer
Crime Control1941Writer
Waiting for Baby1941Writer
The Trouble with Husbands1940Writer
Foreign Correspondent1940Dialogue
Home Movies1940Writer
That Inferior Feeling1940Writer
See Your Doctor1939Screenplay
Home Early1939Screenplay
Dark Magic1939Writer
How to Sub-Let1939Writer
Mental Poise1938Writer
How to Watch Football1938Writer
How to Read1938Writer
The Courtship of the Newt1938Writer
How to Raise a Baby1938Writer
An Evening Alone1938Writer
Music Made Simple1938Writer
How to Figure Income Tax1938Writer
A Night at the Movies1937Writer
The Romance of Digestion1937Writer
How to Be a Detective1936Writer
How to Vote1936Writer
How to Behave1936Writer
How to Break 90 at Croquet1935Writer
Murder on a Honeymoon1935Screenplay
Your Technocracy and Mine1933Writer
Sky Devils1932Writer
Stewed, Fried and Boiled1929Writer
Lesson No. 11929Writer
Furnace Trouble1929Writer
The Spellbinder1928Writer
The Sex Life of the Polyp1928Writer
The Treasurer's Report1928Writer
You'd Be Surprised1926Dialogue

See Your Doctor1939Producer

Second Youth1924Title Designer

Blind Adventure1933Additional Dialogue

The Sport Parade1932Additional Dialogue
The American Venus1926Title Graphics