Jack Benny
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 14, 1894
- Died
- December 26, 1974
- Birthplace
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
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." Description above from the Wikipedia article Jack Benny, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
The Automat 2021
as Self (archive footage)
Mike Wallace Is Here 2019
as (archive footage)
Studio 54 2018
as Self (archive footage)
The Last Laugh 2016
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration 2015
as Self / Shower of Stars (archive footage)
Beatles Stories 2011
as Self
The Best of Johnny Carson 2010
as Self (archive footage)
Pioneers of Primetime 2005
Actor
Elf: Christmas in Tinseltown 2004
as Self (archive)
Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour 2002
as Self (archive footage)
Beatles: Big Beat Box 2001
as Self (archive footage)
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1 2001
as Self (archive footage)
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2 2001
as Self (archive footage)
The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts 1998
as Self - Roastee (archive footage)
Vaudeville 1997
as Self (archive footage)
- Kelsey Grammer Salutes Jack Benny
Kelsey Grammer Salutes Jack Benny 1995
as Self (Archived footage)
That's Entertainment! III 1994
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Jack Benny: Comedy in Bloom 1992
as Himself
- Remembering Marilyn
Remembering Marilyn 1988
as Self (archive footage)
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC 1988
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life 1987
as Self (archive footage)
TV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Classic Routines 1986
as Self
Showbiz Goes to War 1982
as Self (archive footage)
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers! 1982
as Self (archive footage)
- Bob Hope's World of Comedy
Bob Hope's World of Comedy 1976
as (archive footage)
That's Entertainment, Part II 1976
as (archive footage)
- Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television
Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television 1975
as Self (archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? 1975
as Self (archive footage)
The Perry Como Christmas Show 1974
as Santa Claus (uncredited)
Paper Moon 1973
Thanks
The Man 1972
as Jack Benny
- The Great Radio Comedians
The Great Radio Comedians 1971
as Self
- Jack Benny's 20th Anniversary TV Special
Jack Benny's 20th Anniversary TV Special 1970
as Self
Honor America Day 1970
as Self
The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians 1970
as Self (voice)
Swing Out, Sweet Land 1970
as Man Who Finds Silver Dollar
- The Jack Benny Birthday Special
The Jack Benny Birthday Special 1969
as Self
The Dean Martin Christmas Show 1968
as Self (uncredited)
Jack Benny's Bag 1968
as Self
Carnival Nights 1968
as Self
A Guide for the Married Man 1967
as Technical Adviser
The Honey Pot 1967
as Violinist Outside Restaurant (uncredited)
Bob Hope Christmas Show 1965
as Self
The Jack Benny Hour 1965
as Jack Benny / Rosano
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World 1963
as Man in Car in Desert (uncredited)
General Foods Opening Night 1963
as Self
Gypsy 1962
as Jack Benny (uncredited)
- Jack Benny Christmas Show
Jack Benny Christmas Show 1960
as Jack Benny
The Slowest Gun in the West 1960
as Chicken Finsterwald
Who Was That Lady? 1960
as Mr. Cosgrove (uncredited)
The Mouse That Jack Built 1959
as Jack (voice)
The All-Star Christmas Show 1958
as Self
Rock-a-Bye Baby 1958
as Carlos, the matador (uncredited)
Jack Benny Christmas Shopping Show 1957
as Jack Benny
Beau James 1957
as Jack Benny
The Bing Crosby Show 1954
as Self
- Stars in the Eye
Stars in the Eye 1952
as Himself
Somebody Loves Me 1952
as Jack Benny
Screen Snapshots: Memorial to Al Jolson 1952
as Self - Narrator
You Can Change The World 1950
as Self
The Great Lover 1949
as Jack Benny (uncredited)
The Lucky Stiff 1949
Producer
- Is Everybody Listening?
Is Everybody Listening? 1947
as Jack Benny - Jack Benny Radio Program
Without Reservations 1946
as Jack Benny (uncredited)
The Horn Blows at Midnight 1945
as Athanael
It's in the Bag! 1945
as Jack Benny
Hollywood Canteen 1944
as Self
Show-Business at War 1943
as Self
The Meanest Man in the World 1943
as Richard Clarke
George Washington Slept Here 1942
as Bill Fuller
To Be or Not to Be 1942
as Joseph Tura
Three Of A Kind 1941
as Himself
Charley's Aunt 1941
as Babbs Babberley
Love Thy Neighbor 1940
as Jack Benny
Buck Benny Rides Again 1940
as Jack Benny
Man About Town 1939
as Bob Temple
Artists and Models Abroad 1938
as Buck Boswell
Hollywood Goes to Town 1938
as Self
Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 6 1938
as Self
Artists & Models 1937
as Mac Brewster
College Holiday 1936
as J. Davis Bowster
The Big Broadcast of 1937 1936
as Jack Carson
It's in the Air 1935
as Calvin Churchill
Broadway Melody of 1936 1935
as Bert Keeler
Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round 1934
as Chad Denby
Mr. Broadway 1933
as Jack Benny
- Taxi Tangle
Taxi Tangle 1931
as Man in taxi
A Broadway Romeo 1931
as Jack
- The Voice of Hollywood No. 13
The Voice of Hollywood No. 13 1930
as Self
The Medicine Man 1930
as Dr. John H. Harvey
Children of Pleasure 1930
as Radio Performer Jack (uncredited)
Lord Byron of Broadway 1930
as Voice on Radio
The Rounder 1930
as Mr. Bartlett
Chasing Rainbows 1930
as Eddie Rock
The Song Writers' Revue 1929
as Himself
The Hollywood Revue of 1929 1929
as Self - Master of Ceremonies
- Bright Moments
Bright Moments 1928
Actor
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