Jack Benny

Birthday:
02/14/1894
Place of birth:
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.    

Credits

The Automat (2021)
as Self (archive footage)
Mike Wallace Is Here (2019)
as (archive footage)
Studio 54 (2018)
as Self (archive footage)
The Last Laugh (2016)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration (2015)
as Self / Shower of Stars (archive footage)
Beatles Stories (2011)
as Self
The Best of Johnny Carson (2010)
as Self (archive footage)
Pioneers of Primetime (2005)
Elf: Christmas in Tinseltown (2004)
as Self (archive)
Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (2002)
as Self (archive footage)
Beatles: Big Beat Box (2001)
as Self (archive footage)
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1 (2001)
as Self (archive footage)
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2 (2001)
as Self (archive footage)
The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts (1998)
as Self - Roastee (archive footage)
Vaudeville (1997)
as Self (archive footage)
Kelsey Grammer Salutes Jack Benny (1995)
as Self (Archived footage)
That's Entertainment! III (1994)
as (archive footage)
Jack Benny: Comedy in Bloom (1992)
as Himself
Remembering Marilyn (1988)
as Self (archive footage)
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC (1988)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life (1987)
as Self (archive footage)
TV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Classic Routines (1986)
as Self
Showbiz Goes to War (1982)
as Self (archive footage)
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers! (1982)
as Self (archive footage)
Bob Hope's World of Comedy (1976)
as Self (archive footage)
That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)
as (archive footage)
Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television (1975)
as Self (archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975)
as Self (archive footage)
The Perry Como Christmas Show (1974)
as Santa Claus (uncredited)
The Man (1972)
as Jack Benny
The Great Radio Comedians (1971)
as Self
Jack Benny's 20th Anniversary TV Special (1970)
as Self
Honor America Day (1970)
as Self
The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians (1970)
as Self (voice)
Swing Out, Sweet Land (1970)
as Man Who Finds Silver Dollar
The Jack Benny Birthday Special (1969)
as Self
The Dean Martin Christmas Show (1968)
as Self (uncredited)
Jack Benny's Bag (1968)
as Self
Carnival Nights (1968)
as Self
A Guide for the Married Man (1967)
as Technical Adviser
The Honey Pot (1967)
as Violinist Outside Restaurant (uncredited)
Bob Hope Christmas Show (1965)
as Self
The Jack Benny Hour (1965)
as Jack Benny / Rosano
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
as Man in Car in Desert (uncredited)
General Foods Opening Night (1963)
Gypsy (1962)
as Jack Benny (uncredited)
Jack Benny Christmas Show (1960)
as Jack Benny
The Slowest Gun in the West (1960)
as Chicken Finsterwald
Who Was That Lady? (1960)
as Mr. Cosgrove
Who Was That Lady? (1960)
as Mr. Cosgrove (uncredited)
The Mouse That Jack Built (1959)
as Jack (voice)
The All-Star Christmas Show (1958)
as Self
Rock-a-Bye Baby (1958)
as Carlos, the matador (uncredited)
Jack Benny Christmas Shopping Show (1957)
as Jack Benny
Beau James (1957)
as Jack Benny
The Bing Crosby Show (1954)
as Self
Stars in the Eye (1952)
as Himself
Somebody Loves Me (1952)
as Jack Benny
Screen Snapshots: Memorial to Al Jolson (1952)
as Self - Narrator
You Can Change The World (1950)
as Self
The Great Lover (1949)
as Jack Benny (uncredited)
Is Everybody Listening? (1947)
as Jack Benny - Jack Benny Radio Program
Without Reservations (1946)
as Jack Benny (uncredited)
The Horn Blows at Midnight (1945)
as Athanael
It's in the Bag! (1945)
as Jack Benny
Hollywood Canteen (1944)
as Self
Show-Business at War (1943)
as Self
The Meanest Man in the World (1943)
as Richard Clarke
George Washington Slept Here (1942)
as Bill Fuller
To Be or Not to Be (1942)
as Joseph Tura
Three Of A Kind (1941)
as Himself
Charley's Aunt (1941)
as Babbs Babberley
Love Thy Neighbor (1940)
as Jack Benny
Buck Benny Rides Again (1940)
as Jack Benny
Man About Town (1939)
as Bob Temple
Artists and Models Abroad (1938)
as Buck Boswell
Hollywood Goes to Town (1938)
as Self
Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 6 (1938)
as Self
Artists & Models (1937)
as Mac Brewster
College Holiday (1936)
as J. Davis Bowster
The Big Broadcast of 1937 (1936)
as Jack Carson
It's in the Air (1935)
as Calvin Churchill
Broadway Melody of 1936 (1935)
as Bert Keeler
Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round (1934)
as Chad Denby
Mr. Broadway (1933)
as Jack Benny
Taxi Tangle (1931)
as Man in taxi
A Broadway Romeo (1931)
as Jack
The Voice of Hollywood No. 13 (1930)
as Self
The Medicine Man (1930)
as Dr. John H. Harvey
Children of Pleasure (1930)
as Radio Performer Jack (uncredited)
Lord Byron of Broadway (1930)
as Voice on Radio
The Rounder (1930)
as Mr. Bartlett
Chasing Rainbows (1930)
as Eddie Rock
The Song Writers' Revue (1929)
as Himself
The Hollywood Revue of 1929 (1929)
as Self - Master of Ceremonies
Bright Moments (1928)
Paper Moon
Thanks
The Lucky Stiff
Producer

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