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Jack Benny
Jack Benny

Jack Benny

ActingBorn February 14, 1894Died December 26, 1974 (age 80)Chicago, Illinois, United States

Biography

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

2021
The Automat

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
2019
Mike Wallace Is Here

as (archive footage)

Movie
2018
Studio 54

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
2016
The Last Laugh

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Movie
2015
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration

as Self / Shower of Stars (archive footage)

Movie
2011Movie
2010
The Best of Johnny Carson

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
2001
Beatles: Big Beat Box

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
1998
The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

as Self - Roastee (archive footage)

Movie
1997
Vaudeville

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
1995
Kelsey Grammer Salutes Jack Benny

as Self (Archived footage)

Movie
1994
That's Entertainment! III

as (archive footage)

Movie
1992Movie
1988
Remembering Marilyn

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
1988Movie
1987
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
1982
Showbiz Goes to War

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
1982
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
1976
Bob Hope's World of Comedy

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
1976
That's Entertainment, Part II

as (archive footage)

Movie
1975
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
1974
The Perry Como Christmas Show

as Santa Claus (uncredited)

Movie
1972
The Man

as Jack Benny

Movie
1970Movie
1970Movie
1970
Swing Out, Sweet Land

as Man Who Finds Silver Dollar

Movie
1968
The Dean Martin Christmas Show

as Self (uncredited)

Movie
1968Movie
1968
Here's Lucy

as Jack Benny

TV
1968
The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Guest

TV
1968Movie
1968
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

as Self (uncredited)

TV
1967
A Guide for the Married Man

as Technical Adviser (Ollie 'Sweet Lips')

Movie
1967
The Honey Pot

as Violinist Outside Restaurant (uncredited)

Movie
1965Movie
1965
The Jack Benny Hour

as Jack Benny / Rosano

Movie
1963
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

as Man in Car in Desert (uncredited)

Movie
1963TV
1962
Gypsy

as Jack Benny (uncredited)

Movie
1962
The Lucy Show

as Harry Tuttle

TV
1962
The Lucy Show

as Jack Benny

TV
1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

TV
1961
The Mike Douglas Show

as Self - Comedian (archive footage)

TV
1960Movie
1960
Checkmate

as Jack Bowen

TV
1960
The Slowest Gun in the West

as Chicken Finsterwald

Movie
1960
Who Was That Lady?

as Mr. Cosgrove (uncredited)

Movie
1960
Who Was That Lady?

as Mr. Cosgrove

Movie
1959
Startime

as Self

TV
1959Movie
1958TV
1958TV
1958
Kraft Music Hall

as Self - Host

TV
1958
Rock-a-Bye Baby

as Carlos, the matador (uncredited)

Movie
1957
Beau James

as Jack Benny

Movie
1956
Tony Awards

as Self - Host

TV
1956
Tony Awards

as Self - Co-Host

TV
1954Movie
1953TV
1953
General Electric Theater

as Sheldon Weeks

TV
1953
General Electric Theater

as Harold Fenton

TV
1952Movie
1952
Omnibus

as Athanael

TV
1952TV
1952
Somebody Loves Me

as Jack Benny

Movie
1952Movie
1950TV
1950
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show

as Jack Benny (uncredited)

TV
1950TV
1950
The Bob Hope Show

as Self - Cameo

TV
1950
The Bob Hope Show

as Self - Guest hosts

TV
1950Movie
1950TV
1949
The Great Lover

as Jack Benny (uncredited)

Movie
1947
Is Everybody Listening?

as Jack Benny - Jack Benny Radio Program

Movie
1946
Without Reservations

as Jack Benny (uncredited)

Movie
1945Movie
1945
It's in the Bag!

as Jack Benny

Movie
1944Movie
1943Movie
1943Movie
1942Movie
1942
To Be or Not to Be

as Joseph Tura

Movie
1941
Charley's Aunt

as Babbs Babberley

Movie
1941
Three Of A Kind

as Himself

Movie
1940
Love Thy Neighbor

as Jack Benny

Movie
1940Movie
1939
Man About Town

as Bob Temple

Movie
1938Movie
1938Movie
1937
Artists & Models

as Mac Brewster

Movie
1936
College Holiday

as J. Davis Bowster

Movie
1936Movie
1935
It's in the Air

as Calvin Churchill

Movie
1935Movie
1934Movie
1933
Mr. Broadway

as Jack Benny

Movie
1931
Taxi Tangle

as Man in taxi

Movie
1931Movie
1930
The Medicine Man

as Dr. John H. Harvey

Movie
1930
Children of Pleasure

as Radio Performer Jack (uncredited)

Movie
1930
Lord Byron of Broadway

as Voice on Radio

Movie
1930
The Rounder

as Mr. Bartlett

Movie
1930
Chasing Rainbows

as Eddie Rock

Movie
1929Movie
1929
The Hollywood Revue of 1929

as Self - Master of Ceremonies

Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayFebruary 14, 1894
Day of DeathDecember 26, 1974
Place of BirthChicago, Illinois, United States
Popularity0.7
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