About

Known credits:
85
Birthday:
1894-02-14
Place of birth:
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Jack Benny

Overview

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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Known for

Acting

2019 Mike Wallace Is Here Actor (archive footage) 59
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2018 Studio 54 Actor Self (archive footage) 59
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2016 The Last Laugh Actor Self 59
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2015 Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration Actor Self / Shower of Stars (archive footage) 59
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2011 Beatles Stories Actor Self 59
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2002 Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour Actor Self (archive footage) 58
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2001 Beatles: Big Beat Box Actor Self (archive footage) N/A
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2001 The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2 Actor Self (archive footage) N/A
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2001 The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1 Actor Self (archive footage) N/A
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1998 The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts Actor Self - Roastee (archive footage) 59
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1994 That's Entertainment! III Actor (archive footage) 59
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1992 Jack Benny: Comedy in Bloom Actor Himself N/A
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1988 James Stewart: A Wonderful Life Actor Self (archive footage) 59
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1988 Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC Actor Self (archive footage) 59
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1986 TV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Classic Routines Actor Self N/A
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1982 Showbiz Goes to War Actor (archive footage) N/A
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1982 Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers! Actor Self (archive footage) 59
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1976 That's Entertainment, Part II Actor (archive footage) 59
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1975 Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television Actor Self (archive footage) N/A
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1975 Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? Actor Self (archive footage) 59
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1974 The Perry Como Christmas Show Actor Santa Claus (uncredited) 59
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1972 The Man Actor Jack Benny 58
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1971 The Great Radio Comedians Actor Self 59
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1970 Jack Benny's 20th Anniversary TV Special Actor Self N/A
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1970 Honor America Day Actor Self N/A
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1970 The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians Actor Self (voice) 59
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1970 Swing Out, Sweet Land Actor Man Who Finds Silver Dollar 59
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1969 The Jack Benny Birthday Special Actor Self N/A
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1968 The Dean Martin Christmas Show Actor Self (uncredited) 59
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1968 Jack Benny's Bag Actor Self N/A
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1967 A Guide for the Married Man Actor Technical Adviser (Ollie 'Sweet Lips') 58
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1967 The Honey Pot Actor Violinist Outside Restaurant (uncredited) 59
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1965 Bob Hope Christmas Show Actor Self N/A
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1965 The Jack Benny Hour Actor Jack Benny / Rosano N/A
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1963 It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World Actor Man in Car in Desert (uncredited) 64
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1963 General Foods Opening Night Actor N/A
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1962 Gypsy Actor Jack Benny (uncredited) 59
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1960 Jack Benny Christmas Show Actor Jack Benny N/A
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1960 The Slowest Gun in the West Actor Chicken Finsterwald 58
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1960 Who Was That Lady? Actor Mr. Cosgrove 59
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1960 Who Was That Lady? Actor Mr. Cosgrove (uncredited) 59
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1959 The Mouse That Jack Built Actor Jack (voice) 59
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1958 The George Burns Show Actor Jack Benny N/A
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1957 Jack Benny Christmas Shopping Show Actor Jack Benny N/A
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1957 Beau James Actor Jack Benny 59
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1954 The Bing Crosby Show Actor Self N/A
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1952 Stars in the Eye Actor Himself N/A
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1952 Somebody Loves Me Actor Jack Benny 59
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1952 Screen Snapshots: Memorial to Al Jolson Actor Self - Narrator N/A
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1950 The Jack Benny Program Actor Jack Benny 70
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1950 You Can Change The World Actor Self 58
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1947 Is Everybody Listening? Actor Jack Benny - Jack Benny Radio Program 59
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1946 Without Reservations Actor Jack Benny (uncredited) 58
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1945 The Horn Blows at Midnight Actor Athanael 58
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1945 It's in the Bag! Actor Jack Benny 58
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1944 Hollywood Canteen Actor Self 59
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1943 Show-Business at War Actor Self 59
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1943 The Meanest Man in the World Actor Richard Clarke 59
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1942 George Washington Slept Here Actor Bill Fuller 59
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1942 To Be or Not to Be Actor Joseph Tura 70
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1941 Three Of A Kind Actor Himself N/A
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1941 Charley's Aunt Actor Babbs Babberley 59
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1940 Love Thy Neighbor Actor Jack Benny 59
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1940 Buck Benny Rides Again Actor Jack Benny N/A
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1939 Man About Town Actor Bob Temple 58
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1938 Artists and Models Abroad Actor Buck Boswell 58
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1938 Hollywood Goes to Town Actor Self 59
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1937 Artists & Models Actor Mac Brewster 58
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1936 College Holiday Actor J. Davis Bowster 59
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1936 The Big Broadcast of 1937 Actor Jack Carson 58
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1935 It's in the Air Actor Calvin Churchill 58
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1935 Broadway Melody of 1936 Actor Bert Keeler 59
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1934 Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round Actor Chad Denby 58
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1933 Mr. Broadway Actor Jack Benny N/A
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1931 Taxi Tangle Actor Man in taxi 58
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1930 The Medicine Man Actor Dr. John H. Harvey 58
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1930 Children of Pleasure Actor Radio Performer Jack (uncredited) 58
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1930 Lord Byron of Broadway Actor Voice on Radio 58
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1930 The Rounder Actor Mr. Bartlett 59
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1930 Chasing Rainbows Actor Eddie Rock 58
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1929 The Song Writers' Revue Actor Himself 58
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1929 The Hollywood Revue of 1929 Actor Self - Master of Ceremonies 58
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1928 Bright Moments Actor N/A
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Production

1949 The Lucky Stiff Production Producer 58
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Crew

1973 Paper Moon Crew Thanks 70
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