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.
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."
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Filmography (Movies)
The Automat
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:02/09/2021
Mike Wallace Is Here
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:26/07/2019
Studio 54
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:15/06/2018
The Last Laugh
Character:Self
Release Date:18/04/2016
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
Character:Self / Shower of Stars (archive footage)
Release Date:13/10/2015
Beatles Stories
Character:Self
Release Date:11/11/2011
The Best of Johnny Carson
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/2010
Pioneers of Primetime
Character:
Release Date:09/11/2005
Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:04/12/2002
Beatles: Big Beat Box
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:03/12/2001
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:22/02/2001
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:22/02/2001
The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
Character:Self - Roastee (archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/1998
Kelsey Grammer Salutes Jack Benny
Character:Self (Archived footage)
Release Date:30/11/1995
That's Entertainment! III
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:01/07/1994
Jack Benny: Comedy in Bloom
Character:Himself
Release Date:05/10/1992
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:16/05/1988
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:13/03/1987
TV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Classic Routines
Character:Self
Release Date:16/04/1986
Showbiz Goes to War
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:31/12/1982
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/1982
That's Entertainment, Part II
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:16/05/1976
Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:24/10/1975
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:06/08/1975
The Perry Como Christmas Show
Character:Santa Claus (uncredited)
Release Date:17/12/1974
The Man
Character:Jack Benny
Release Date:19/07/1972
The Great Radio Comedians
Character:Self
Release Date:11/05/1971
Jack Benny's 20th Anniversary TV Special
Character:Self
Release Date:16/11/1970
Honor America Day
Character:Self
Release Date:04/07/1970
The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians
Character:Self (voice)
Release Date:07/04/1970
Swing Out, Sweet Land
Character:Man Who Finds Silver Dollar
Release Date:01/01/1970
The Jack Benny Birthday Special
Character:Self
Release Date:17/02/1969
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
Character:Self (uncredited)
Release Date:19/12/1968
Jack Benny's Bag
Character:Self
Release Date:16/11/1968
Carnival Nights
Character:Self
Release Date:20/03/1968
A Guide for the Married Man
Character:Technical Adviser (Ollie 'Sweet Lips')
Release Date:25/05/1967
The Honey Pot
Character:Violinist Outside Restaurant (uncredited)
Release Date:21/05/1967
Bob Hope Christmas Show
Character:Self
Release Date:15/12/1965
The Jack Benny Hour
Character:Jack Benny / Rosano
Release Date:03/11/1965
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Character:Man in Car in Desert (uncredited)
Release Date:07/11/1963
General Foods Opening Night
Character:
Release Date:22/09/1963
Gypsy
Character:Jack Benny (uncredited)
Release Date:01/11/1962
Jack Benny Christmas Show
Character:Jack Benny
Release Date:18/12/1960
The Slowest Gun in the West
Character:Chicken Finsterwald
Release Date:07/05/1960
Who Was That Lady?
Character:Mr. Cosgrove (uncredited)
Release Date:08/04/1960
Who Was That Lady?
Character:Mr. Cosgrove
Release Date:08/04/1960
The Mouse That Jack Built
Character:Jack (voice)
Release Date:03/04/1959
The All-Star Christmas Show
Character:Self
Release Date:01/12/1958
Rock-a-Bye Baby
Character:Carlos, the matador (uncredited)
Release Date:23/07/1958
Jack Benny Christmas Shopping Show
Character:Jack Benny
Release Date:15/12/1957
Beau James
Character:Jack Benny
Release Date:07/06/1957
The Bing Crosby Show
Character:Self
Release Date:03/01/1954
Stars in the Eye
Character:Himself
Release Date:15/11/1952
Somebody Loves Me
Character:Jack Benny
Release Date:24/09/1952
Screen Snapshots: Memorial to Al Jolson
Character:Self - Narrator
Release Date:24/07/1952
You Can Change The World
Character:Self
Release Date:25/02/1950
The Great Lover
Character:Jack Benny (uncredited)
Release Date:23/11/1949
Is Everybody Listening?
Character:Jack Benny - Jack Benny Radio Program
Release Date:05/09/1947
Without Reservations
Character:Jack Benny (uncredited)
Release Date:13/05/1946
The Horn Blows at Midnight
Character:Athanael
Release Date:28/04/1945
It's in the Bag!
Character:Jack Benny
Release Date:21/04/1945
Hollywood Canteen
Character:Self
Release Date:15/12/1944
Show-Business at War
Character:Self
Release Date:21/05/1943
The Meanest Man in the World
Character:Richard Clarke
Release Date:12/02/1943
George Washington Slept Here
Character:Bill Fuller
Release Date:30/10/1942
To Be or Not to Be
Character:Joseph Tura
Release Date:06/03/1942
Charley's Aunt
Character:Babbs Babberley
Release Date:01/08/1941
Three Of A Kind
Character:Himself
Release Date:01/08/1941
Love Thy Neighbor
Character:Jack Benny
Release Date:27/12/1940
Buck Benny Rides Again
Character:Jack Benny
Release Date:31/05/1940
Man About Town
Character:Bob Temple
Release Date:29/06/1939
Artists and Models Abroad
Character:Buck Boswell
Release Date:20/12/1938
Hollywood Goes to Town
Character:Self
Release Date:07/07/1938
Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 6
Character:Self
Release Date:04/02/1938
Artists & Models
Character:Mac Brewster
Release Date:04/08/1937
College Holiday
Character:J. Davis Bowster
Release Date:19/12/1936
The Big Broadcast of 1937
Character:Jack Carson
Release Date:05/10/1936
It's in the Air
Character:Calvin Churchill
Release Date:10/10/1935
Broadway Melody of 1936
Character:Bert Keeler
Release Date:18/09/1935
Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round
Character:Chad Denby
Release Date:02/11/1934
Mr. Broadway
Character:Jack Benny
Release Date:12/09/1933
Taxi Tangle
Character:Man in taxi
Release Date:18/12/1931
A Broadway Romeo
Character:Jack
Release Date:28/03/1931
The Medicine Man
Character:Dr. John H. Harvey
Release Date:14/06/1930
Children of Pleasure
Character:Radio Performer Jack (uncredited)
Release Date:26/04/1930
Lord Byron of Broadway
Character:Voice on Radio
Release Date:28/02/1930
The Rounder
Character:Mr. Bartlett
Release Date:18/01/1930
Chasing Rainbows
Character:Eddie Rock
Release Date:10/01/1930
The Song Writers' Revue
Character:Himself
Release Date:27/11/1929
The Hollywood Revue of 1929
Character:Self - Master of Ceremonies
Release Date:23/11/1929
Bright Moments
Character:
Release Date:30/07/1928
Television Appearances
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
Character:Self
The Julie Andrews Hour
Character:Self
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
Character:Self
Here's Lucy
Character:Jack Benny
The Dick Cavett Show
Character:Self - Guest
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Character:Self
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Character:Self (uncredited)
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Character:
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Character:Self
The Danny Kaye Show
Character:Self
The Lucy Show
Character:Harry Tuttle
The Merv Griffin Show
Character:Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Character:Self
The Lucy Show
Character:Jack Benny
The Mike Douglas Show
Character:Self - Comedian (archive footage)
The DuPont Show of the Week
Character:Self
Checkmate
Character:Jack Bowen
Startime
Character:
The George Burns Show
Character:Jack Benny
Kraft Music Hall
Character:Self
Kraft Music Hall
Character:Self - Host
Tony Awards
Character:Self - Co-Host
Tony Awards
Character:Self - Host
The George Gobel Show
Character:Self
General Electric Theater
Character:Tom Jones
General Electric Theater
Character:Sheldon Weeks
Omnibus
Character:Athanael
This Is Your Life
Character:Self
The Liberace Show
Character:
The Jack Benny Program
Character:Jack Benny
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
Character:Jack Benny (uncredited)
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Character:Self
The Bob Hope Show
Character:Self
The Bob Hope Show
Character:Self - Cameo
The Bob Hope Show
Character:Self - Guest hosts
What's My Line?
Character:Self
The Ed Sullivan Show
Character:Self
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