Jack Benny
Acting
Born: February 14, 1894 · Chicago, Illinois, United States
Died: December 26, 1974 (aged 80)
Highest Rated
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
To Be or Not to Be
1942
Paper Moon
1973
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
1963
Studio 54
2018
Rock-a-Bye Baby
1958
Gypsy
1962
The Honey Pot
1967
The Lucy Show
1962
A Guide for the Married Man
1967
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
That's Entertainment! III
1994
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968
Photos (3)
Movies (45)
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Man in Car in Desert (uncredited)
To Be or Not to Be
Joseph Tura
That's Entertainment! III
(archive footage) (uncredited)
Swing Out, Sweet Land
Man Who Finds Silver Dollar
Gypsy
Jack Benny (uncredited)
A Guide for the Married Man
Technical Adviser
Rock-a-Bye Baby
Carlos, the matador (uncredited)
The Honey Pot
Violinist Outside Restaurant (uncredited)
The Rounder
Mr. Bartlett
Without Reservations
Jack Benny (uncredited)
The Man
Jack Benny
Who Was That Lady?
Mr. Cosgrove (uncredited)
Who Was That Lady?
Mr. Cosgrove
That's Entertainment, Part II
(archive footage)
Mike Wallace Is Here
(archive footage)
Lord Byron of Broadway
Voice on Radio
Somebody Loves Me
Jack Benny
Charley's Aunt
Babbs Babberley
George Washington Slept Here
Bill Fuller
The Medicine Man
Dr. John H. Harvey
Buck Benny Rides Again
Jack Benny
Broadway Melody of 1936
Bert Keeler
It's in the Bag!
Jack Benny
The Horn Blows at Midnight
Athanael
Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round
Chad Denby
Pioneers of Primetime
2005
The Slowest Gun in the West
Chicken Finsterwald
The Great Lover
Jack Benny (uncredited)
It's in the Air
Calvin Churchill
Mr. Broadway
Jack Benny
College Holiday
J. Davis Bowster
Beau James
Jack Benny
Chasing Rainbows
Eddie Rock
Children of Pleasure
Radio Performer Jack (uncredited)
Love Thy Neighbor
Jack Benny
Artists and Models Abroad
Buck Boswell
Artists & Models
Mac Brewster
Man About Town
Bob Temple
A Broadway Romeo
Jack
The Meanest Man in the World
Richard Clarke
The Big Broadcast of 1937
Jack Carson
The Mouse That Jack Built
Jack (voice)
The Jack Benny Hour
Jack Benny / Rosano
Jack Benny Christmas Shopping Show
Jack Benny
The Perry Como Christmas Show
Santa Claus (uncredited)
TV Shows (11)
The Lucy Show
Harry Tuttle · 1 eps
The Lucy Show
Jack Benny · 1 eps
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
Jack Benny (uncredited) · 1 eps
Here's Lucy
Jack Benny · 4 eps
Omnibus
Athanael · 1 eps
The Jack Benny Program
Jack Benny · 261 eps
The Danny Thomas Show
Jack Benny · 1 eps
Checkmate
Jack Bowen · 1 eps
General Electric Theater
Tom Jones · 2 eps
General Electric Theater
Sheldon Weeks · 1 eps
General Electric Theater
Harold Fenton · 1 eps
Self / Appearances (58)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · 5 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
Self - Comedian (archive footage) · 1 eps
Tony Awards
Self - Host · 1 eps
Tony Awards
Self - Co-Host · 1 eps
The Merv Griffin Show
Self · 1 eps
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest · 3 eps
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Self · 2 eps
What's My Line?
Self · 2 eps
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self · 4 eps
The Bob Hope Show
Self · 9 eps
The Bob Hope Show
Self - Cameo · 1 eps
The Bob Hope Show
Self - Guest hosts · 1 eps
This Is Your Life
Self · 1 eps
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self · 3 eps
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self (uncredited) · 7 eps
Kraft Music Hall
Self · 2 eps
Kraft Music Hall
Self - Host · 1 eps
The Danny Kaye Show
Self · 1 eps
Startime
Self · 1 eps
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
Self · 2 eps
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
Self · 1 eps
The DuPont Show of the Week
Self · 1 eps
The Julie Andrews Hour
Self · 1 eps
Studio 54
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Canteen
Self
The Last Laugh
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Vaudeville
Self (archive footage)
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Hollywood Revue of 1929
Self - Master of Ceremonies
Carnival Nights
Self
Beatles: Big Beat Box
Self (archive footage)
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Self (archive footage)
The All-Star Christmas Show
Self
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Goes to Town
Self
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Self (archive footage)
The Automat
Self (archive footage)
The Best of Johnny Carson
Self (archive footage)
Show-Business at War
Self
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2
Self (archive footage)
You Can Change The World
Self
Showbiz Goes to War
Self (archive footage)
Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
Self (archive footage)
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
Self (uncredited)
Elf: Christmas in Tinseltown
Self (archive)
The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians
Self (voice)
The Song Writers' Revue
Himself
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
Self / Shower of Stars (archive footage)
The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
Self - Roastee (archive footage)
Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 6
Self
Honor America Day
Self
Beatles Stories
Self
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1
Self (archive footage)
TV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Classic Routines
Self
Jack Benny: Comedy in Bloom
Himself
The Bing Crosby Show
Self
Three Of A Kind
Himself
Screen Snapshots: Memorial to Al Jolson
Self - Narrator
