Jack Benny
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."
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Acting (77 movies)
To Be or Not to Be
1942
A Guide for the Married Man
1967
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
1963
The Hollywood Revue of 1929
1929
George Washington Slept Here
1942
Beatles: Big Beat Box
2001
Charley's Aunt
1941
Broadway Melody of 1936
1935
Hollywood Canteen
1944
The Horn Blows at Midnight
1945
Mr. Broadway
1933
Showbiz Goes to War
1982
Buck Benny Rides Again
1940
The Mouse That Jack Built
1959
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
1988
Beatles Stories
2011
Artists & Models
1937
Chasing Rainbows
1930
The Medicine Man
1930
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
1982
Love Thy Neighbor
1940
Somebody Loves Me
1952
The Last Laugh
2016
The Song Writers' Revue
1929
The Big Broadcast of 1937
1936
College Holiday
1936
Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round
1934
Artists and Models Abroad
1938
Man About Town
1939
Who Was That Lady?
1960
The Slowest Gun in the West
1960
The Man
1972
Lord Byron of Broadway
1930
Three Of A Kind
1941
Jack Benny Christmas Shopping Show
1957
It's in the Air
1935
The Meanest Man in the World
1943
The Bing Crosby Show
1954
Gypsy
1962
Mike Wallace Is Here
2019
The Jack Benny Hour
1965
It's in the Bag!
1945
TV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Classic Routines
1986
The Rounder
1930
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
2015
That's Entertainment! III
1994
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
1968
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975
Swing Out, Sweet Land
1970
Children of Pleasure
1930
Show-Business at War
1943
Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
2002
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
You Can Change The World
1950
Hollywood Goes to Town
1938
The Perry Como Christmas Show
1974
Beau James
1957
The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians
1970
Studio 54
2018
Jack Benny: Comedy in Bloom
1992
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987
Without Reservations
1946
Who Was That Lady?
1960
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1
2001
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2
2001
The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
1998
Honor America Day
1970
The Honey Pot
1967
Rock-a-Bye Baby
1958
The Great Lover
1949
Pioneers of Primetime
2005
Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 6
1938
A Broadway Romeo
1931
The Best of Johnny Carson
2010
The All-Star Christmas Show
1958
Carnival Nights
1968
The Automat
2021
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| The Lucky Stiff | 1949 | Producer |