Jack Benny
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Feb 14, 1894
- Died
- Dec 26, 1974 (aged 80)
- Place of birth
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Credits
- 125
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."
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Known for
To Be or Not to Be
1942Movie
Joseph Tura
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
1963Movie
Man in Car in Desert (uncredited)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962TV
Self
Studio 54
2018Movie
Self (archive footage)
Rock-a-Bye Baby
1958Movie
Carlos, the matador (uncredited)
Gypsy
1962Movie
Jack Benny (uncredited)
Filmography
The Automat
2021Movie
Self (archive footage)
Mike Wallace Is Here
2019Movie
(archive footage)
Studio 54
2018Movie
Self (archive footage)
The Last Laugh
2016Movie
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
2015Movie
Self / Shower of Stars (archive footage)
Beatles Stories
2011Movie
Self
The Best of Johnny Carson
2010Movie
Self (archive footage)
Pioneers of Primetime
2005Movie
Elf: Christmas in Tinseltown
2004Movie
Self (archive)
Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
2002Movie
Self (archive footage)
Beatles: Big Beat Box
2001Movie
Self (archive footage)
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1
2001Movie
Self (archive footage)
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2
2001Movie
Self (archive footage)
The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
1998Movie
Self - Roastee (archive footage)
Vaudeville
1997Movie
Self (archive footage)
Kelsey Grammer Salutes Jack Benny
1995Movie
Self (Archived footage)
That's Entertainment! III
1994Movie
(archive footage) (uncredited)
Jack Benny: Comedy in Bloom
1992Movie
Himself
Remembering Marilyn
1988Movie
Self (archive footage)
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
1988Movie
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987Movie
Self (archive footage)
TV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Classic Routines
1986Movie
Self
Showbiz Goes to War
1982Movie
Self (archive footage)
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
1982Movie
Self (archive footage)
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
1976Movie
(archive footage)
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976Movie
(archive footage)
Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television
1975Movie
Self (archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975Movie
Self (archive footage)
The Perry Como Christmas Show
1974Movie
Santa Claus (uncredited)
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
1973TV
Self
The Julie Andrews Hour
1972TV
Self
The Man
1972Movie
Jack Benny
The Great Radio Comedians
1971Movie
Self
Jack Benny's 20th Anniversary TV Special
1970Movie
Self
Honor America Day
1970Movie
Self
The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians
1970Movie
Self (voice)
Swing Out, Sweet Land
1970Movie
Man Who Finds Silver Dollar
The Jack Benny Birthday Special
1969Movie
Self
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
1969TV
Self
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
1968Movie
Self (uncredited)
Jack Benny's Bag
1968Movie
Self
Here's Lucy
1968TV
Jack Benny
The Dick Cavett Show
1968TV
Self - Guest
Carnival Nights
1968Movie
Self
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968TV
Self, Self (uncredited)
A Guide for the Married Man
1967Movie
Technical Adviser
The Honey Pot
1967Movie
Violinist Outside Restaurant (uncredited)
Bob Hope Christmas Show
1965Movie
Self
The Jack Benny Hour
1965Movie
Jack Benny / Rosano
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
1963Movie
Man in Car in Desert (uncredited)
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963TV
Self
The Danny Kaye Show
1963TV
Self
General Foods Opening Night
1963Movie
Self
Gypsy
1962Movie
Jack Benny (uncredited)
The Lucy Show
1962TV
Harry Tuttle, Jack Benny
The Merv Griffin Show
1962TV
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962TV
Self
The Mike Douglas Show
1961TV
Self - Comedian (archive footage)
The DuPont Show of the Week
1961TV
Self
Jack Benny Christmas Show
1960Movie
Jack Benny
Checkmate
1960TV
Jack Bowen
The Slowest Gun in the West
1960Movie
Chicken Finsterwald
Who Was That Lady?
1960Movie
Mr. Cosgrove (uncredited), Mr. Cosgrove
Startime
1959TV
Self
The Mouse That Jack Built
1959Movie
Jack (voice)
The All-Star Christmas Show
1958Movie
Self
The George Burns Show
1958TV
Jack Benny
Kraft Music Hall
1958TV
Self, Self - Host
Rock-a-Bye Baby
1958Movie
Carlos, the matador (uncredited)
Jack Benny Christmas Shopping Show
1957Movie
Jack Benny
Beau James
1957Movie
Jack Benny
Tony Awards
1956TV
Self - Host, Self - Co-Host
The George Gobel Show
1954TV
Self
The Bing Crosby Show
1954Movie
Self
The Danny Thomas Show
1953TV
Jack Benny
General Electric Theater
1953TV
Tom Jones, Sheldon Weeks, Harold Fenton
Stars in the Eye
1952Movie
Himself
Omnibus
1952TV
Athanael
This Is Your Life
1952TV
Self
Somebody Loves Me
1952Movie
Jack Benny
Screen Snapshots: Memorial to Al Jolson
1952Movie
Self - Narrator
The Liberace Show
1952TV
Self
The Jack Benny Program
1950TV
Jack Benny
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
1950TV
Jack Benny (uncredited)
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950TV
Self
The Bob Hope Show
1950TV
Self, Self - Cameo, Self - Guest hosts
You Can Change The World
1950Movie
Self
What's My Line?
1950TV
Self
The Great Lover
1949Movie
Jack Benny (uncredited)
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948TV
Self
Is Everybody Listening?
1947Movie
Jack Benny - Jack Benny Radio Program
Without Reservations
1946Movie
Jack Benny (uncredited)
The Horn Blows at Midnight
1945Movie
Athanael
It's in the Bag!
1945Movie
Jack Benny
Hollywood Canteen
1944Movie
Self
Show-Business at War
1943Movie
Self
The Meanest Man in the World
1943Movie
Richard Clarke
George Washington Slept Here
1942Movie
Bill Fuller
To Be or Not to Be
1942Movie
Joseph Tura
Charley's Aunt
1941Movie
Babbs Babberley
Three Of A Kind
1941Movie
Himself
Love Thy Neighbor
1940Movie
Jack Benny
Buck Benny Rides Again
1940Movie
Jack Benny
Man About Town
1939Movie
Bob Temple
Artists and Models Abroad
1938Movie
Buck Boswell
Hollywood Goes to Town
1938Movie
Self
Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 6
1938Movie
Self
Artists & Models
1937Movie
Mac Brewster
College Holiday
1936Movie
J. Davis Bowster
The Big Broadcast of 1937
1936Movie
Jack Carson
It's in the Air
1935Movie
Calvin Churchill
Broadway Melody of 1936
1935Movie
Bert Keeler
Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round
1934Movie
Chad Denby
Mr. Broadway
1933Movie
Jack Benny
Taxi Tangle
1931Movie
Man in taxi
A Broadway Romeo
1931Movie
Jack
The Voice of Hollywood No. 13
1930Movie
Self
The Medicine Man
1930Movie
Dr. John H. Harvey
Children of Pleasure
1930Movie
Radio Performer Jack (uncredited)
Lord Byron of Broadway
1930Movie
Voice on Radio
The Rounder
1930Movie
Mr. Bartlett
Chasing Rainbows
1930Movie
Eddie Rock
The Song Writers' Revue
1929Movie
Himself
The Hollywood Revue of 1929
1929Movie
Self - Master of Ceremonies
Bright Moments
1928Movie