Robert Benchley
Biography
Robert Benchley (September 15, 1889 - November 21, 1945) was an American humorist, a newspaper columnist and an actor.
Known For
Foreign Correspondent
Stebbins
The Pixar Story
Robert Benchley (archive footage)
I Married a Witch
Dr. Dudley White
The Major and the Minor
Mr. Osborne
The Reluctant Dragon
Robert Benchley
You'll Never Get Rich
Martin Cortland
Road to Utopia
Narrator
That's Entertainment, Part II
(archive footage)
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Filmography
Acting (99)
Movies (98)
The Pixar Story
2007as Robert Benchley (archive footage)
Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6
2004as Robert Benchley (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
The Ten-Year Lunch
1987as Himself (archive footage)
Showbiz Goes to War
1982as (archive footage)
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976as (archive footage)
The Big Parade of Comedy
1964as Joseph Doakes in 'That Inferior Feeling' (archive footage)
Road to Utopia
1946as Narrator
The Bride Wore Boots
1946as Uncle Todd Warren
Janie Gets Married
1946as John Van Brunt
Week-End at the Waldorf
1945as Randy Morton
Hollywood Victory Caravan
1945as Robert Benchley
Snafu
1945as Ben Stevens
The Stork Club
1945as Tom P. Curtis
Kiss and Tell
1945as George Archer
Boogie Woogie
1945as Frederick Stumplefinger
Duffy's Tavern
1945as Robert Benchley
Pan-Americana
1945as Charlie Corker
It's in the Bag!
1945as Parker
Practically Yours
1944as Judge Robert Simpson
Her Primitive Man
1944as Martin Osborne
Song of Russia
1944as Hank Higgins
See Here, Private Hargrove
1944as Mr. Holliday
The National Barn Dance
1944as J.B. Mitcham
Janie
1944as John Van Brunt
Important Business
1944as Joseph A. Doakes
Why Daddy?
1944as Joseph A. Doakes
Show-Business at War
1943as Self
Flesh and Fantasy
1943as Doakes
Young and Willing
1943as Arthur Kenny
My Tomato
1943as Joseph A. Doakes
The Sky's the Limit
1943as Philip 'Phil' Harriman
No News Is Good News
1943as Answer Man
Keeping in Shape
1942as Joe Doakes
Syncopation
1942as Doakes (scenes deleted)
I Married a Witch
1942as Dr. Dudley White
The Major and the Minor
1942as Mr. Osborne
Take a Letter, Darling
1942as G.B. Atwater
The Witness
1942as Joe Doakes
Nothing But Nerves
1942as Mr. Benchley
How to Take a Vacation
1941as Husband
The Forgotten Man
1941as Joe Doakes / Father
Nice Girl?
1941as Prof. Oliver Wendel Holmes Dana
The Reluctant Dragon
1941as Robert Benchley
Waiting for Baby
1941as Joe Doakes
Three Girls About Town
1941as Wilburforce Puddle, hotel manager
You'll Never Get Rich
1941as Martin Cortland
Bedtime Story
1941as Eddie Turner
Crime Control
1941as Sgt. Benchley / Joe Doakes
The Trouble with Husbands
1940as Joe Doakes
Foreign Correspondent
1940as Stebbins
Hired Wife
1940as Roger Van Horn
That Inferior Feeling
1940as Joseph H. 'Joe' Doakes
Home Movies
1940as Joe Doakes
How to Sub-Let
1939as Joe Doakes
Dark Magic
1939as Joe Doakes
Home Early
1939as Joe Doakes
See Your Doctor
1939as Lecturer / Joseph H. Doakes
An Hour for Lunch
1939as Lecturer / Joe
How to Eat
1939as Lecturer / Joe Doakes
The Day of Rest
1939as Joe Doakes
How to Watch Football
1938as Football Fan
The Courtship of the Newt
1938as Zoology Lecturer
Opening Day
1938as City Treasurer Benchley
Mental Poise
1938as Psychoanalyst / Mr. Ostegraf
An Evening Alone
1938as Joe Doakes
How to Figure Income Tax
1938as Joe Doakes
Music Made Simple
1938as Robert Benchley
How to Raise a Baby
1938as Lecturer Father
How to Read
1938as Lecturer
Live, Love and Learn
1937as Oscar
The Romance of Digestion
1937as Joe Doakes
Broadway Melody of 1938
1937as Duffy
Sunday Night at the Trocadero
1937as Robert Benchley
A Night at the Movies
1937as Husband
How to Start the Day
1937as Lecturer
How to Vote
1936as Mr. Robert Benchley
How to Train a Dog
1936as Lecturer / Dog Owner
Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs
1936
Piccadilly Jim
1936as Bill Macon
How to Be a Detective
1936as Mr. Benchley
How to Behave
1936as Mr. Benchley
How to Sleep
1935as Host / Narrator
How to Break 90 at Croquet
1935as Joe Doakes
China Seas
1935as Charlie McCaleb
David O. Selznick: Your New Producer
1935as Master of Ceremonies
Social Register
1934as Robert Benchley
Rafter Romance
1933as Hubbell
Dancing Lady
1933as Ward King
Your Technocracy and Mine
1933
Headline Shooter
1933as Radio Announcer
The Sport Parade
1932as Radio Announcer
Stewed, Fried and Boiled
1929as Lecturer
Lesson No. 1
1929as Lecturer
Furnace Trouble
1929as Robert Benchley
The Treasurer's Report
1928as Treasurer
The Spellbinder
1928as Robert Benchley
The Sex Life of the Polyp
1928as Lecturer
The Causes Of The Depression
as Mr. Benchley
Television (1)
Crew (47)
Movies (47)
Boogie Woogie
1945Writer
Important Business
1944Original Story
Important Business
1944Screenplay
Why Daddy?
1944Story
Why Daddy?
1944Writer
No News Is Good News
1943Original Story
No News Is Good News
1943Screenplay
The Witness
1942Writer
Waiting for Baby
1941Writer
Crime Control
1941Writer
The Trouble with Husbands
1940Writer
Foreign Correspondent
1940Dialogue
That Inferior Feeling
1940Writer
Home Movies
1940Writer
How to Sub-Let
1939Writer
Dark Magic
1939Writer
Home Early
1939Screenplay
See Your Doctor
1939Producer
See Your Doctor
1939Screenplay
How to Watch Football
1938Writer
The Courtship of the Newt
1938Writer
Mental Poise
1938Writer
An Evening Alone
1938Writer
How to Figure Income Tax
1938Writer
Music Made Simple
1938Writer
How to Raise a Baby
1938Writer
How to Read
1938Writer
The Romance of Digestion
1937Writer
A Night at the Movies
1937Writer
How to Vote
1936Writer
How to Be a Detective
1936Writer
How to Behave
1936Writer
How to Break 90 at Croquet
1935Writer
Murder on a Honeymoon
1935Screenplay
Blind Adventure
1933Additional Dialogue
Your Technocracy and Mine
1933Writer
Sky Devils
1932Writer
The Sport Parade
1932Additional Dialogue
Stewed, Fried and Boiled
1929Writer
Lesson No. 1
1929Writer
Furnace Trouble
1929Writer
The Treasurer's Report
1928Writer
The Spellbinder
1928Writer
The Sex Life of the Polyp
1928Writer
You'd Be Surprised
1926Dialogue
The American Venus
1926Title Graphics
Second Youth
1924Title Designer
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