Jack Benny
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 14, 1894
- Died
- December 26, 1974 (aged 80)
- Birthplace
- 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.
Known For
Photos
Filmography
The Automat
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Mike Wallace Is Here
Movie · as (archive footage)
Studio 54
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Last Laugh
Movie · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
Movie · as Self / Shower of Stars (archive footage)
Beatles Stories
Movie · as Self
The Best of Johnny Carson
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Pioneers of Primetime
Movie
Elf: Christmas in Tinseltown
Movie · as Self (archive)
Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Beatles: Big Beat Box
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
Movie · as Self - Roastee (archive footage)
Vaudeville
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Kelsey Grammer Salutes Jack Benny
Movie · as Self (Archived footage)
That's Entertainment! III
Movie · as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Jack Benny: Comedy in Bloom
Movie · as Himself
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
Movie · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Remembering Marilyn
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
TV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Classic Routines
Movie · as Self
Showbiz Goes to War
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
That's Entertainment, Part II
Movie · as (archive footage)
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
Movie · as (archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Perry Como Christmas Show
Movie · as Santa Claus (uncredited)
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
TV · as Self · 2 eps
The Man
Movie · as Jack Benny
The Julie Andrews Hour
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Great Radio Comedians
Movie · as Self
Jack Benny's 20th Anniversary TV Special
Movie · as Self
Swing Out, Sweet Land
Movie · as Man Who Finds Silver Dollar
The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians
Movie · as Self (voice)
Honor America Day
Movie · as Self
The Jack Benny Birthday Special
Movie · as Self
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
Movie · as Self (uncredited)
Jack Benny's Bag
Movie · as Self
Carnival Nights
Movie · as Self
Here's Lucy
TV · as Jack Benny · 4 eps
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
TV · as Self, Self (uncredited) · 3 eps
The Dick Cavett Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 3 eps
A Guide for the Married Man
Movie · as Technical Adviser
The Honey Pot
Movie · as Violinist Outside Restaurant (uncredited)
The Jack Benny Hour
Movie · as Jack Benny / Rosano
Bob Hope Christmas Show
Movie · as Self
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Movie · as Man in Car in Desert (uncredited)
General Foods Opening Night
Movie · as Self
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Danny Kaye Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Gypsy
Movie · as Jack Benny (uncredited)
The Lucy Show
TV · as Harry Tuttle, Jack Benny · 1 ep
The Merv Griffin Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV · as Self · 5 eps
The DuPont Show of the Week
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Mike Douglas Show
TV · as Self - Comedian (archive footage) · 1 ep
Who Was That Lady?
Movie · as Mr. Cosgrove (uncredited)
The Slowest Gun in the West
Movie · as Chicken Finsterwald
Jack Benny Christmas Show
Movie · as Jack Benny
Checkmate
TV · as Jack Bowen · 1 ep
The Mouse That Jack Built
Movie · as Jack (voice)
Startime
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Rock-a-Bye Baby
Movie · as Carlos, the matador (uncredited)
The All-Star Christmas Show
Movie · as Self
Kraft Music Hall
TV · as Self, Self - Host · 2 eps
The George Burns Show
TV · as Jack Benny · 1 ep
Jack Benny Christmas Shopping Show
Movie · as Jack Benny
Beau James
Movie · as Jack Benny
Tony Awards
TV · as Self - Host, Self - Co-Host · 1 ep
The Bing Crosby Show
Movie · as Self
The George Gobel Show
TV · as Self · 2 eps
General Electric Theater
TV · as Tom Jones, Sheldon Weeks, Harold Fenton · 2 eps
The Danny Thomas Show
TV · as Jack Benny · 1 ep
Somebody Loves Me
Movie · as Jack Benny
Screen Snapshots: Memorial to Al Jolson
Movie · as Self - Narrator
Stars in the Eye
Movie · as Himself
This Is Your Life
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Liberace Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Omnibus
TV · as Athanael · 1 ep
You Can Change The World
Movie · as Self
The Colgate Comedy Hour
TV · as Self · 2 eps
The Jack Benny Program
TV · as Jack Benny · 261 eps
The Bob Hope Show
TV · as Self, Self - Cameo, Self - Guest hosts · 9 eps
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
TV · as Jack Benny (uncredited) · 1 ep
What's My Line?
TV · as Self · 2 eps
The Great Lover
Movie · as Jack Benny (uncredited)
The Ed Sullivan Show
TV · as Self · 4 eps
Is Everybody Listening?
Movie · as Jack Benny - Jack Benny Radio Program
Without Reservations
Movie · as Jack Benny (uncredited)
The Horn Blows at Midnight
Movie · as Athanael
It's in the Bag!
Movie · as Jack Benny
Hollywood Canteen
Movie · as Self
The Meanest Man in the World
Movie · as Richard Clarke
Show-Business at War
Movie · as Self
To Be or Not to Be
Movie · as Joseph Tura
George Washington Slept Here
Movie · as Bill Fuller
Charley's Aunt
Movie · as Babbs Babberley
Three Of A Kind
Movie · as Himself
Buck Benny Rides Again
Movie · as Jack Benny
Love Thy Neighbor
Movie · as Jack Benny
Man About Town
Movie · as Bob Temple
Artists and Models Abroad
Movie · as Buck Boswell
Hollywood Goes to Town
Movie · as Self
Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 6
Movie · as Self
Artists & Models
Movie · as Mac Brewster
The Big Broadcast of 1937
Movie · as Jack Carson
College Holiday
Movie · as J. Davis Bowster
Broadway Melody of 1936
Movie · as Bert Keeler
It's in the Air
Movie · as Calvin Churchill
Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round
Movie · as Chad Denby
Mr. Broadway
Movie · as Jack Benny
Taxi Tangle
Movie · as Man in taxi
A Broadway Romeo
Movie · as Jack
Chasing Rainbows
Movie · as Eddie Rock
The Medicine Man
Movie · as Dr. John H. Harvey
Lord Byron of Broadway
Movie · as Voice on Radio
The Rounder
Movie · as Mr. Bartlett
Children of Pleasure
Movie · as Radio Performer Jack (uncredited)
The Voice of Hollywood No. 13
Movie · as Self
The Hollywood Revue of 1929
Movie · as Self - Master of Ceremonies
The Song Writers' Revue
Movie · as Himself
Bright Moments
Movie