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Robert Benchley

Robert Benchley

Acting

Born: September 14, 1889Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

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

Known For
Filmography
The Pixar Story

The Pixar Story

Robert Benchley (archive footage)

2007
Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6

Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6

Robert Benchley (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)

2004
The Ten-Year Lunch

The Ten-Year Lunch

Himself (archive footage)

1987
Showbiz Goes to War

Showbiz Goes to War

(archive footage)

1982
That's Entertainment, Part II

That's Entertainment, Part II

(archive footage)

1976
The Big Parade of Comedy

The Big Parade of Comedy

Joseph Doakes in 'That Inferior Feeling' (archive footage)

1964
Janie Gets Married

Janie Gets Married

John Van Brunt

1946
The Bride Wore Boots

The Bride Wore Boots

Uncle Todd Warren

1946
Road to Utopia

Road to Utopia

Narrator

1946
The Stork Club

The Stork Club

Tom P. Curtis

1945
Snafu

Snafu

Ben Stevens

1945
Kiss and Tell

Kiss and Tell

George Archer

1945
Week-End at the Waldorf

Week-End at the Waldorf

Randy Morton

1945
Hollywood Victory Caravan

Hollywood Victory Caravan

Robert Benchley

1945
Duffy's Tavern

Duffy's Tavern

Robert Benchley

1945
Boogie Woogie

Boogie Woogie

Frederick Stumplefinger

1945
It's in the Bag!

It's in the Bag!

Parker

1945
Pan-Americana

Pan-Americana

Charlie Corker

1945
I'm a Civilian Here Myself

I'm a Civilian Here Myself

Joe Doakes

1945
Practically Yours

Practically Yours

Judge Robert Simpson

1944

The National Barn Dance

J.B. Mitcham

1944
Janie

Janie

John Van Brunt

1944
Her Primitive Man

Her Primitive Man

Martin Osborne

1944

Why Daddy?

Joseph A. Doakes

1944
Important Business

Important Business

Joseph A. Doakes

1944
See Here, Private Hargrove

See Here, Private Hargrove

Mr. Holliday

1944
Song of Russia

Song of Russia

Hank Higgins

1944

No News Is Good News

Answer Man

1943
My Tomato

My Tomato

Joseph A. Doakes

1943
Flesh and Fantasy

Flesh and Fantasy

Doakes

1943
The Sky's the Limit

The Sky's the Limit

Philip 'Phil' Harriman

1943
Show-Business at War

Show-Business at War

Self

1943
Young and Willing

Young and Willing

Arthur Kenny

1943
I Married a Witch

I Married a Witch

Dr. Dudley White

1942
The Major and the Minor

The Major and the Minor

Mr. Osborne

1942

Keeping in Shape

Joe Doakes

1942
Syncopation

Syncopation

Doakes (scenes deleted)

1942
Take a Letter, Darling

Take a Letter, Darling

G.B. Atwater

1942
Nothing But Nerves

Nothing But Nerves

Mr. Benchley

1942
The Witness

The Witness

Joe Doakes

1942
Bedtime Story

Bedtime Story

Eddie Turner

1941
Three Girls About Town

Three Girls About Town

Wilburforce Puddle, hotel manager

1941

How to Take a Vacation

Husband

1941
You'll Never Get Rich

You'll Never Get Rich

Martin Cortland

1941
The Reluctant Dragon

The Reluctant Dragon

Robert Benchley

1941
The Forgotten Man

The Forgotten Man

Joe Doakes / Father

1941
Crime Control

Crime Control

Sgt. Benchley / Joe Doakes

1941
Nice Girl?

Nice Girl?

Prof. Oliver Wendel Holmes Dana

1941
Waiting for Baby

Waiting for Baby

Joe Doakes

1941
The Trouble with Husbands

The Trouble with Husbands

Joe Doakes

1940
Hired Wife

Hired Wife

Roger Van Horn

1940
Foreign Correspondent

Foreign Correspondent

Stebbins

1940
Home Movies

Home Movies

Joe Doakes

1940
That Inferior Feeling

That Inferior Feeling

Joseph H. 'Joe' Doakes

1940
See Your Doctor

See Your Doctor

Lecturer / Joseph H. Doakes

1939
The Day of Rest

The Day of Rest

Joe Doakes

1939
How to Eat

How to Eat

Lecturer / Joe Doakes

1939
Home Early

Home Early

Joe Doakes

1939
Dark Magic

Dark Magic

Joe Doakes

1939
An Hour for Lunch

An Hour for Lunch

Lecturer / Joe

1939
How to Sub-Let

How to Sub-Let

Joe Doakes

1939
Mental Poise

Mental Poise

Psychoanalyst / Mr. Ostegraf

1938
Opening Day

Opening Day

City Treasurer Benchley

1938
How to Watch Football

How to Watch Football

Football Fan

1938
How to Read

How to Read

Lecturer

1938
The Courtship of the Newt

The Courtship of the Newt

Zoology Lecturer

1938
How to Raise a Baby

How to Raise a Baby

Lecturer Father

1938
An Evening Alone

An Evening Alone

Joe Doakes

1938
Music Made Simple

Music Made Simple

Robert Benchley

1938
How to Figure Income Tax

How to Figure Income Tax

Joe Doakes

1938
How to Start the Day

How to Start the Day

Lecturer

1937
A Night at the Movies

A Night at the Movies

Husband

1937
Live, Love and Learn

Live, Love and Learn

Oscar

1937
Sunday Night at the Trocadero

Sunday Night at the Trocadero

Robert Benchley

1937
Broadway Melody of 1938

Broadway Melody of 1938

Duffy

1937
The Romance of Digestion

The Romance of Digestion

Joe Doakes

1937
How to Be a Detective

How to Be a Detective

Mr. Benchley

1936
How to Vote

How to Vote

Mr. Robert Benchley

1936
Piccadilly Jim

Piccadilly Jim

Bill Macon

1936
How to Train a Dog

How to Train a Dog

Lecturer / Dog Owner

1936
How to Behave

How to Behave

Mr. Benchley

1936
Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs

Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs

1936
How to Sleep

How to Sleep

Host / Narrator

1935
China Seas

China Seas

Charlie McCaleb

1935

How to Break 90 at Croquet

Joe Doakes

1935

David O. Selznick: Your New Producer

Master of Ceremonies

1935
Social Register

Social Register

Robert Benchley

1934
Dancing Lady

Dancing Lady

Ward King

1933
Rafter Romance

Rafter Romance

Hubbell

1933
Headline Shooter

Headline Shooter

Radio Announcer

1933

Your Technocracy and Mine

1933
The Sport Parade

The Sport Parade

Radio Announcer

1932

Stewed, Fried and Boiled

Lecturer

1929

Lesson No. 1

Lecturer

1929

Furnace Trouble

Robert Benchley

1929

The Spellbinder

Robert Benchley

1928
The Sex Life of the Polyp

The Sex Life of the Polyp

Lecturer

1928

The Treasurer's Report

Treasurer

1928