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Robert Benchley

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Date of birth
Sep 14, 1889
Date of death
Nov 21, 1945(aged 56)
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Robert Benchley

Biography of Robert Benchley:

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

Robert Benchley has acted in:

The Pixar Story(2007) ... as Robert Benchley (archive footage)
Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6(2004) ... as Robert Benchley (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
The Ten-Year Lunch(1987) ... as Himself (archive footage)
Showbiz Goes to War(1982) ... as (archive footage)
Bob Hope's World of Comedy(1976) ... as Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)
That's Entertainment, Part II(1976) ... as (archive footage)
The Big Parade of Comedy(1964) ... as Joseph Doakes in 'That Inferior Feeling' (archive footage)
Janie Gets Married(1946) ... as John Van Brunt
The Bride Wore Boots(1946) ... as Uncle Todd Warren
Road to Utopia(1946) ... as Narrator (uncredited)
The Stork Club(1945) ... as Tom P. Curtis
Snafu(1945) ... as Ben Stevens
Week-End at the Waldorf(1945) ... as Randy Morton
Kiss and Tell(1945) ... as George Archer
Hollywood Victory Caravan(1945) ... as Robert Benchley
Duffy's Tavern(1945) ... as Robert Benchley
Boogie Woogie(1945) ... as Frederick Stumplefinger
It's in the Bag!(1945) ... as Parker
Pan-Americana(1945) ... as Charlie Corker
I'm a Civilian Here Myself(1945) ... as Joe Doakes
Practically Yours(1944) ... as Judge Robert Simpson
The National Barn Dance(1944) ... as J.B. Mitcham
Janie(1944) ... as John Van Brunt
Her Primitive Man(1944) ... as Martin Osborne
Why Daddy?(1944) ... as Joseph A. Doakes
Important Business(1944) ... as Joseph A. Doakes
See Here, Private Hargrove(1944) ... as Mr. Holliday
Song of Russia(1944) ... as Hank Higgins
No News Is Good News(1943) ... as Answer Man
My Tomato(1943) ... as Joseph A. Doakes
Flesh and Fantasy(1943) ... as Doakes
The Sky's the Limit(1943) ... as Philip 'Phil' Harriman
Show-Business at War(1943) ... as Self
Young and Willing(1943) ... as Arthur Kenny
I Married a Witch(1942) ... as Dr. Dudley White
The Major and the Minor(1942) ... as Mr. Osborne
Keeping in Shape(1942) ... as Joe Doakes
Syncopation(1942) ... as Doakes (scenes deleted)
Take a Letter, Darling(1942) ... as G.B. Atwater
Nothing But Nerves(1942) ... as Mr. Benchley
The Witness(1942) ... as Joe Doakes
Bedtime Story(1941) ... as Eddie Turner
Three Girls About Town(1941) ... as Wilburforce Puddle, hotel manager
How to Take a Vacation(1941) ... as Husband
You'll Never Get Rich(1941) ... as Martin Cortland
The Reluctant Dragon(1941) ... as Robert Benchley
The Forgotten Man(1941) ... as Joe Doakes / Father
Crime Control(1941) ... as Sgt. Benchley / Joe Doakes
Nice Girl?(1941) ... as Prof. Oliver Wendel Holmes Dana
Waiting for Baby(1941) ... as Joe Doakes
The Trouble with Husbands(1940) ... as Joe Doakes
Hired Wife(1940) ... as Roger Van Horn
Foreign Correspondent(1940) ... as Stebbins
Home Movies(1940) ... as Joe Doakes
That Inferior Feeling(1940) ... as Joseph H. 'Joe' Doakes
See Your Doctor(1939) ... as Lecturer / Joseph H. Doakes
The Day of Rest(1939) ... as Joe Doakes
How to Eat(1939) ... as Lecturer / Joe Doakes
Home Early(1939) ... as Joe Doakes
Dark Magic(1939) ... as Joe Doakes
An Hour for Lunch(1939) ... as Lecturer / Joe
How to Sub-Let(1939) ... as Joe Doakes
Mental Poise(1938) ... as Psychoanalyst / Mr. Ostegraf
Opening Day(1938) ... as City Treasurer Benchley
How to Watch Football(1938) ... as Football Fan
How to Read(1938) ... as Lecturer
The Courtship of the Newt(1938) ... as Zoology Lecturer
How to Raise a Baby(1938) ... as Lecturer Father
An Evening Alone(1938) ... as Joe Doakes
Music Made Simple(1938) ... as Robert Benchley
How to Figure Income Tax(1938) ... as Joe Doakes
How to Start the Day(1937) ... as Lecturer
A Night at the Movies(1937) ... as Husband
Live, Love and Learn(1937) ... as Oscar
Sunday Night at the Trocadero(1937) ... as Robert Benchley
Broadway Melody of 1938(1937) ... as Duffy
The Romance of Digestion(1937) ... as Joe Doakes
How to Be a Detective(1936) ... as Mr. Benchley
How to Vote(1936) ... as Mr. Robert Benchley
Piccadilly Jim(1936) ... as Bill Macon
How to Train a Dog(1936) ... as Lecturer / Dog Owner
How to Behave(1936) ... as Mr. Benchley
Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs(1936)
How to Sleep(1935) ... as Host / Narrator
China Seas(1935) ... as Charlie McCaleb
How to Break 90 at Croquet(1935) ... as Joe Doakes
David O. Selznick: Your New Producer(1935) ... as Master of Ceremonies
Social Register(1934) ... as Robert Benchley
Dancing Lady(1933) ... as Ward King
Rafter Romance(1933) ... as Hubbell
Headline Shooter(1933) ... as Radio Announcer
Your Technocracy and Mine(1933)
The Sport Parade(1932) ... as Radio Announcer
Stewed, Fried and Boiled(1929) ... as Lecturer
Lesson No. 1(1929) ... as Lecturer
Furnace Trouble(1929) ... as Robert Benchley
The Spellbinder(1928) ... as Robert Benchley
The Sex Life of the Polyp(1928) ... as Lecturer
The Treasurer's Report(1928) ... as Treasurer
The Causes Of The Depression ... as Mr. Benchley

Additional credits for Robert Benchley:

Boogie Woogie(1945)(Writer)
I'm a Civilian Here Myself(1945)(Writer)
Why Daddy?(1944)(Story)
Important Business(1944)(Original Story)
No News Is Good News(1943)(Original Story)
The Witness(1942)(Writer)
Crime Control(1941)(Writer)
Waiting for Baby(1941)(Writer)
The Trouble with Husbands(1940)(Writer)
Foreign Correspondent(1940)(Dialogue)
Home Movies(1940)(Writer)
That Inferior Feeling(1940)(Writer)
See Your Doctor(1939)(Producer)
Home Early(1939)(Screenplay)
Dark Magic(1939)(Writer)
How to Sub-Let(1939)(Writer)
Mental Poise(1938)(Writer)
How to Watch Football(1938)(Writer)
How to Read(1938)(Writer)
The Courtship of the Newt(1938)(Writer)
How to Raise a Baby(1938)(Writer)
An Evening Alone(1938)(Writer)
Music Made Simple(1938)(Writer)
How to Figure Income Tax(1938)(Writer)
A Night at the Movies(1937)(Writer)
The Romance of Digestion(1937)(Writer)
How to Be a Detective(1936)(Writer)
How to Vote(1936)(Writer)
How to Behave(1936)(Writer)
How to Break 90 at Croquet(1935)(Writer)
Murder on a Honeymoon(1935)(Screenplay)
Blind Adventure(1933)(Additional Dialogue)
Your Technocracy and Mine(1933)(Writer)
The Sport Parade(1932)(Additional Dialogue)
Sky Devils(1932)(Writer)
Stewed, Fried and Boiled(1929)(Writer)
Lesson No. 1(1929)(Writer)
Furnace Trouble(1929)(Writer)
The Spellbinder(1928)(Writer)
The Sex Life of the Polyp(1928)(Writer)
The Treasurer's Report(1928)(Writer)
You'd Be Surprised(1926)(Dialogue)
The American Venus(1926)(Title Graphics)
Second Youth(1924)(Title Designer)

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