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Jack Benny

Jack Benny

Actor · Born 1894-02-14 · Chicago, Illinois, United States

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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.

Movies & TV Shows

  1. To Be or Not to Be (1942) — Joseph Tura
  2. It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963) — Man in Car in Desert (uncredited)
  3. The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) — Self
  4. Studio 54 (2018) — Self (archive footage)
  5. Rock-a-Bye Baby (1958) — Carlos, the matador (uncredited)
  6. Gypsy (1962) — Jack Benny (uncredited)
  7. The Honey Pot (1967) — Violinist Outside Restaurant (uncredited)
  8. The Lucy Show (1962) — Harry Tuttle
  9. A Guide for the Married Man (1967) — Technical Adviser
  10. That's Entertainment, Part II (1976) — (archive footage)
  11. That's Entertainment! III (1994) — (archive footage)
  12. Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1968) — Self
  13. The Hollywood Revue of 1929 (1929) — Self - Master of Ceremonies
  14. Here's Lucy (1968) — Jack Benny
  15. Who Was That Lady? (1960) — Mr. Cosgrove (uncredited)
  16. Hollywood Canteen (1944) — Self
  17. What's My Line? (1950) — Self
  18. Broadway Melody of 1936 (1935) — Bert Keeler
  19. The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) — Self
  20. The Horn Blows at Midnight (1945) — Athanael
  21. The Automat (2021) — Self (archive footage)
  22. The Dick Cavett Show (1968) — Self - Guest
  23. The Last Laugh (2016) — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
  24. Without Reservations (1946) — Jack Benny (uncredited)
  25. The Mouse That Jack Built (1959) — Jack (voice)
  26. The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (1950) — Jack Benny (uncredited)
  27. George Washington Slept Here (1942) — Bill Fuller
  28. The Jack Benny Program (1950) — Jack Benny
  29. The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950) — Self
  30. This Is Your Life (1952) — Self
  31. The Medicine Man (1930) — Dr. John H. Harvey
  32. Mike Wallace Is Here (2019) — (archive footage)
  33. Charley's Aunt (1941) — Babbs Babberley
  34. The Merv Griffin Show (1962) — Self
  35. The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts (1973) — Self
  36. The Mike Douglas Show (1961) — Self - Comedian (archive footage)
  37. Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975) — Self (archive footage)
  38. Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round (1934) — Chad Denby
  39. Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963)
  40. Checkmate (1960) — Jack Bowen