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Robert Benchley

Acting
Known For

56 Years Old

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

Born

Worcester, Massachusetts, USA on 14th September 1889

Died

21st November 1945

All Credits

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