Robert Benchley

Robert Benchley

Known for

Acting

Born

September 14, 1889

Birthplace

Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Died

November 21, 1945 (aged 56)

Biography

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

Best known work

Foreign Correspondent

Foreign Correspondent

1940

The Pixar Story

The Pixar Story

2007

I Married a Witch

I Married a Witch

1942

The Reluctant Dragon

The Reluctant Dragon

1941

The Major and the Minor

The Major and the Minor

1942

You'll Never Get Rich

You'll Never Get Rich

1941

Road to Utopia

Road to Utopia

1946

That's Entertainment, Part II

That's Entertainment, Part II

1976

Dancing Lady

Dancing Lady

1933

China Seas

China Seas

1935

Filmography

TBA
The Causes Of The Depression
as Mr. Benchley
2007
The Pixar Story
as Robert Benchley (archive footage)
2004
Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6
as Robert Benchley (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
1987
The Ten-Year Lunch
as Himself (archive footage)
1982
Showbiz Goes to War
as (archive footage)
1976
That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage)
1964
The Big Parade of Comedy
as Joseph Doakes in 'That Inferior Feeling' (archive footage)
1955
MGM ParadeTV
as Self (4 episodes)
1946
Janie Gets Married
as John Van Brunt
1946
The Bride Wore Boots
as Uncle Todd Warren
1946
Road to Utopia
as Narrator (uncredited)
1945
The Stork Club
as Tom P. Curtis
1945
Snafu
as Ben Stevens
1945
Week-End at the Waldorf
as Randy Morton
1945
Kiss and Tell
as George Archer
1945
Hollywood Victory Caravan
as Robert Benchley
1945
Duffy's Tavern
as Robert Benchley
1945
Boogie Woogie
as Frederick Stumplefinger, Writer
1945
It's in the Bag!
as Parker
1945
Pan-Americana
as Charlie Corker
1945
I'm a Civilian Here Myself
as Joe Doakes, Writer
1944
Practically Yours
as Judge Robert Simpson
1944
The National Barn Dance
as J.B. Mitcham
1944
Janie
as John Van Brunt
1944
Her Primitive Man
as Martin Osborne