Robert Benchley

ACTING

1889-09-14

1945-11-21

Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Biography

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

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Biography

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

Best known for:

Filmography:

Second Youth(1924)

work as

Title Designer

You'd Be Surprised(1926)

work as

Dialogue

The American Venus(1926)

work as

Title Graphics

The Sex Life of the Polyp(1928)

apperead as

Lecturer

work as

Writer

The Sport Parade(1932)

apperead as

Radio Announcer

work as

Additional Dialogue

Sky Devils(1932)

work as

Writer

Dancing Lady(1933)

5.5

apperead as

Ward King

Rafter Romance(1933)

apperead as

Hubbell

Blind Adventure(1933)

work as

Additional Dialogue

Headline Shooter(1933)

apperead as

Radio Announcer

Social Register(1934)

apperead as

Robert Benchley

China Seas(1935)

apperead as

Charlie McCaleb

Murder on a Honeymoon(1935)

work as

Screenplay

How to Sleep(1935)

apperead as

Host / Narrator

Piccadilly Jim(1936)

apperead as

Bill Macon

How to Be a Detective(1936)

apperead as

Mr. Benchley

work as

Writer

How to Vote(1936)

apperead as

Mr. Robert Benchley

work as

Writer

How to Behave(1936)

apperead as

Mr. Benchley

work as

Writer

How to Train a Dog(1936)

apperead as

Lecturer / Dog Owner

Broadway Melody of 1938(1937)

apperead as

Duffy

Live, Love and Learn(1937)

apperead as

Oscar

A Night at the Movies(1937)

apperead as

Husband

work as

Writer

How to Start the Day(1937)

apperead as

Lecturer

The Romance of Digestion(1937)

apperead as

Joe Doakes

work as

Writer

Sunday Night at the Trocadero(1937)

apperead as

Robert Benchley

Mental Poise(1938)

apperead as

Psychoanalyst / Mr. Ostegraf

work as

Writer

How to Read(1938)

apperead as

Lecturer

work as

Writer

How to Watch Football(1938)

apperead as

Football Fan

work as

Writer

Music Made Simple(1938)

apperead as

Robert Benchley

work as

Writer

How to Figure Income Tax(1938)

apperead as

Joe Doakes

work as

Writer

How to Raise a Baby(1938)

apperead as

Lecturer Father

work as

Writer

The Courtship of the Newt(1938)

apperead as

Zoology Lecturer

work as

Writer

An Evening Alone(1938)

apperead as

Joe Doakes

work as

Writer

Opening Day(1938)

apperead as

City Treasurer Benchley

How to Eat(1939)

apperead as

Lecturer / Joe Doakes

An Hour for Lunch(1939)

apperead as

Lecturer / Joe

See Your Doctor(1939)

apperead as

Lecturer / Joseph H. Doakes

work as

Producer, Screenplay

Home Early(1939)

apperead as

Joe Doakes

work as

Screenplay

Dark Magic(1939)

apperead as

Joe Doakes

work as

Writer

How to Sub-Let(1939)

apperead as

Joe Doakes

work as

Writer

The Day of Rest(1939)

apperead as

Joe Doakes

Foreign Correspondent(1940)

5.7

apperead as

Stebbins

work as

Dialogue

Hired Wife(1940)

apperead as

Roger Van Horn

Home Movies(1940)

apperead as

Joe Doakes

work as

Writer

The Trouble with Husbands(1940)

apperead as

Joe Doakes

work as

Writer

That Inferior Feeling(1940)

apperead as

Joseph H. 'Joe' Doakes

work as

Writer

The Reluctant Dragon(1941)

5.3

apperead as

Robert Benchley

You'll Never Get Rich(1941)

5.1

apperead as

Martin Cortland

Nice Girl?(1941)

apperead as

Prof. Oliver Wendel Holmes Dana

Bedtime Story(1941)

apperead as

Eddie Turner

Three Girls About Town(1941)

apperead as

Wilburforce Puddle, hotel manager

Crime Control(1941)

apperead as

Sgt. Benchley / Joe Doakes

work as

Writer

The Forgotten Man(1941)

apperead as

Joe Doakes / Father

Waiting for Baby(1941)

apperead as

Joe Doakes

work as

Writer

I Married a Witch(1942)

5.6

apperead as

Dr. Dudley White

The Major and the Minor(1942)

5.8

apperead as

Mr. Osborne

Syncopation(1942)

apperead as

Doakes (scenes deleted)

Take a Letter, Darling(1942)

apperead as

G.B. Atwater

Nothing But Nerves(1942)

apperead as

Mr. Benchley

The Witness(1942)

apperead as

Joe Doakes

work as

Writer

The Sky's the Limit(1943)

apperead as

Philip 'Phil' Harriman

Young and Willing(1943)

apperead as

Arthur Kenny

Flesh and Fantasy(1943)

apperead as

Doakes

My Tomato(1943)

apperead as

Joseph A. Doakes

See Here, Private Hargrove(1944)

apperead as

Mr. Holliday

Song of Russia(1944)

apperead as

Hank Higgins

Practically Yours(1944)

apperead as

Judge Robert Simpson

Janie(1944)

apperead as

John Van Brunt

Important Business(1944)

apperead as

Joseph A. Doakes

work as

Original Story, Screenplay

Her Primitive Man(1944)

apperead as

Martin Osborne

Week-End at the Waldorf(1945)

apperead as

Randy Morton

It's in the Bag!(1945)

apperead as

Parker

The Stork Club(1945)

apperead as

Tom P. Curtis

Kiss and Tell(1945)

apperead as

George Archer

Pan-Americana(1945)

apperead as

Charlie Corker

Hollywood Victory Caravan(1945)

apperead as

Robert Benchley

Duffy's Tavern(1945)

apperead as

Robert Benchley

Snafu(1945)

apperead as

Ben Stevens

I'm a Civilian Here Myself(1945)

apperead as

Joe Doakes

work as

Writer

Boogie Woogie(1945)

apperead as

Frederick Stumplefinger

work as

Writer

Road to Utopia(1946)

5.4

apperead as

Narrator

The Bride Wore Boots(1946)

apperead as

Uncle Todd Warren

Janie Gets Married(1946)

apperead as

John Van Brunt

The Big Parade of Comedy(1964)

apperead as

Joseph Doakes in 'That Inferior Feeling' (archive footage)

That's Entertainment, Part II(1976)

apperead as

(archive footage)

Showbiz Goes to War(1982)

apperead as

(archive footage)

Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6(2004)

apperead as

Robert Benchley (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)

The Pixar Story(2007)

6.4

apperead as

Robert Benchley (archive footage)