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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

146

Gender

Male

Birthday

1889-09-14

Day of Death

1945-11-21 (56 years old)

Place of Birth

Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Also Known As

Роберт Бенчли

Robert Charles Benchley

Robert Benchley

Biography

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

Known For

Showbiz Goes to War

Showbiz Goes to War

The Pixar Story

The Pixar Story

How to Behave

How to Behave

The Romance of Digestion

The Romance of Digestion

Song of Russia

Song of Russia

The Forgotten Man

The Forgotten Man

How to Take a Vacation

How to Take a Vacation

Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6

Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6

Acting

The Reluctant Dragon

1941

The Reluctant Dragon

as

Robert Benchley

I Married a Witch

1942

I Married a Witch

as

Dr. Dudley White

Nice Girl?

1941

Nice Girl?

as

Prof. Oliver Wendel Holmes Dana

You'll Never Get Rich

1941

You'll Never Get Rich

as

Martin Cortland

Road to Utopia

1946

Road to Utopia

as

Narrator

The Sky's the Limit

1943

The Sky's the Limit

as

Philip 'Phil' Harriman

Dancing Lady

1933

Dancing Lady

as

Ward King

Broadway Melody of 1938

1937

Broadway Melody of 1938

as

Duffy

The Major and the Minor

1942

The Major and the Minor

as

Albert Osborne

Bedtime Story

1941

Bedtime Story

as

Eddie Turner

China Seas

1935

China Seas

as

Charlie McCaleb

Showbiz Goes to War

1982

Showbiz Goes to War

as

(archive footage)

See Here, Private Hargrove

1944

See Here, Private Hargrove

as

Mr. Holliday

Week-End at the Waldorf

1945

Week-End at the Waldorf

as

Randy Morton

Three Girls About Town

1941

Three Girls About Town

as

Wilburforce Puddle, hotel manager

Syncopation

1942

Syncopation

as

Doakes (scenes deleted)

Hired Wife

1940

Hired Wife

as

Roger Van Horn

Take a Letter, Darling

1942

Take a Letter, Darling

as

G.B. Atwater

Young and Willing

1943

Young and Willing

as

Arthur Kenny

The Spellbinder

1928

The Spellbinder

as

Robert Benchley

Lesson No. 1

1929

Lesson No. 1

as

Lecturer

Furnace Trouble

1929

Furnace Trouble

as

Robert Benchley

Stewed, Fried and Boiled

1929

Stewed, Fried and Boiled

as

Lecturer

How to Break 90 at Croquet

1935

How to Break 90 at Croquet

as

Joe Doakes

Sunday Night at the Trocadero

1937

Sunday Night at the Trocadero

as

Robert Benchley

Rafter Romance

1933

Rafter Romance

as

Hubbell

The Stork Club

1945

The Stork Club

as

Tom P. Curtis

Flesh and Fantasy

1943

Flesh and Fantasy

as

Doakes

The Sex Life of the Polyp

1928

The Sex Life of the Polyp

as

Lecturer

Piccadilly Jim

1936

Piccadilly Jim

as

Bill Macon

How to Be a Detective

1936

How to Be a Detective

as

Mr. Benchley

Headline Shooter

1933

Headline Shooter

as

Radio Announcer

Practically Yours

1944

Practically Yours

as

Judge Robert Simpson

Live, Love and Learn

1937

Live, Love and Learn

as

Oscar

How to Sleep

1935

How to Sleep

as

Host / Narrator

A Night at the Movies

1937

A Night at the Movies

as

Husband

The Bride Wore Boots

1946

The Bride Wore Boots

as

Uncle Todd Warren

The Treasurer's Report

1928

The Treasurer's Report

as

Treasurer

Janie

1944

Janie

as

John Van Brunt

Janie Gets Married

1946

Janie Gets Married

as

John Van Brunt

How to Start the Day

1937

How to Start the Day

as

Lecturer

Foreign Correspondent

1940

Foreign Correspondent

as

Stebbins

Kiss and Tell

1945

Kiss and Tell

as

George Archer

Pan-Americana

1945

Pan-Americana

as

Charlie Corker

The Pixar Story

2007

The Pixar Story

as

Robert Benchley (archive footage)

The Sport Parade

1932

The Sport Parade

as

Radio Announcer

Social Register

1934

Social Register

as

Robert Benchley

How to Eat

1939

How to Eat

as

Lecturer / Joe Doakes

Important Business

1944

Important Business

as

Joseph A. Doakes

How to Behave

1936

How to Behave

as

Mr. Benchley

My Tomato

1943

My Tomato

as

Joseph A. Doakes

How to Train a Dog

1936

How to Train a Dog

as

Lecturer / Dog Owner

Mental Poise

1938

Mental Poise

as

Psychoanalyst / Mr. Ostegraf

The Romance of Digestion

1937

The Romance of Digestion

as

Joe Doakes

Snafu

1945

Snafu

as

Ben Stevens

An Hour for Lunch

1939

An Hour for Lunch

as

Lecturer / Joe

How to Figure Income Tax

1938

How to Figure Income Tax

as

Joe Doakes

How to Vote

1936

How to Vote

as

Mr. Robert Benchley

Why Daddy?

1944

Why Daddy?

as

Joseph A. Doakes

Her Primitive Man

1944

Her Primitive Man

as

Martin Osborne

See Your Doctor

1939

See Your Doctor

as

Lecturer / Joseph H. Doakes

Home Movies

1940

Home Movies

as

Joe Doakes

It's in the Bag!

1945

It's in the Bag!

as

Parker

Nothing But Nerves

1942

Nothing But Nerves

as

Mr. Benchley

How to Read

1938

How to Read

as

Lecturer

The National Barn Dance

1944

The National Barn Dance

as

J.B. Mitcham

Song of Russia

1944

Song of Russia

as

Hank Higgins

Boogie Woogie

1945

Boogie Woogie

as

Frederick Stumplefinger

That Inferior Feeling

1940

That Inferior Feeling

as

Joseph H. 'Joe' Doakes

How to Watch Football

1938

How to Watch Football

as

Football Fan

Home Early

1939

Home Early

as

Joe Doakes

Hollywood Victory Caravan

1945

Hollywood Victory Caravan

as

Robert Benchley

Duffy's Tavern

1945

Duffy's Tavern

as

Robert Benchley

Your Technocracy and Mine

1933

Your Technocracy and Mine

as

How to Raise a Baby

1938

How to Raise a Baby

as

Lecturer Father

The Forgotten Man

1941

The Forgotten Man

as

Joe Doakes / Father

David O. Selznick: Your New Producer

1935

David O. Selznick: Your New Producer

as

Master of Ceremonies

Keeping in Shape

1942

Keeping in Shape

as

Joe Doakes

How to Take a Vacation

1941

How to Take a Vacation

as

Husband

Waiting for Baby

1941

Waiting for Baby

as

Joe Doakes

The Courtship of the Newt

1938

The Courtship of the Newt

as

Zoology Lecturer

An Evening Alone

1938

An Evening Alone

as

Joe Doakes

Opening Day

1938

Opening Day

as

City Treasurer Benchley

The Day of Rest

1939

The Day of Rest

as

Joe Doakes

No News Is Good News

1943

No News Is Good News

as

Answer Man

How to Sub-Let

1939

How to Sub-Let

as

Joe Doakes

Dark Magic

1939

Dark Magic

as

Joe Doakes

Show-Business at War

1943

Show-Business at War

as

Self

That's Entertainment, Part II

1976

That's Entertainment, Part II

as

(archive footage)

The Witness

1942

The Witness

as

Joe Doakes

The Trouble with Husbands

1940

The Trouble with Husbands

as

Joe Doakes

Crime Control

1941

Crime Control

as

Sgt. Benchley / Joe Doakes

Music Made Simple

1938

Music Made Simple

as

Robert Benchley

The Ten-Year Lunch

1987

The Ten-Year Lunch

as

Himself (archive footage)

Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6

2004

Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6

as

Robert Benchley (archive sound)

The Big Parade of Comedy

1964

The Big Parade of Comedy

as

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

Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs

1936

Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs

as

The Causes Of The Depression

The Causes Of The Depression

as

Mr. Benchley

Production

See Your Doctor

1939

See Your Doctor

as

Crew

The Sport Parade

1932

The Sport Parade

as

Blind Adventure

1933

Blind Adventure

as

The American Venus

1926

The American Venus

as

Directing