Jack Benny
- Teen actor
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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Acted in
Mike Wallace Is Here
2019
as (archive footage)
Studio 54
2018
as Self (archive footage)
The Last Laugh
2016
as Self
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
2015
as Self / Shower of Stars (archive footage)
Beatles Stories
2011
as Self
Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
2002
as Self (archive footage)
Beatles: Big Beat Box
2001
as Self (archive footage)
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1
2001
as Self (archive footage)
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2
2001
as Self (archive footage)
The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
1998
as Self - Roastee (archive footage)
Kelsey Grammer Salutes Jack Benny
1995
as Self (Archived footage)
That's Entertainment! III
1994
as (archive footage)
Jack Benny: Comedy in Bloom
1992
as Himself
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1988
as Self (archive footage)
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
1988
as Self (archive footage)
TV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Classic Routines
1986
as Self
Showbiz Goes to War
1982
as (archive footage)
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
1982
as Self (archive footage)
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
as (archive footage)
Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television
1975
as Self (archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975
as Self (archive footage)
The Perry Como Christmas Show
1974
as Santa Claus (uncredited)
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
1973
as Self
The Julie Andrews Hour
1972
as Self
The Man
1972
as Jack Benny
The Great Radio Comedians
1971
as Self
Jack Benny's 20th Anniversary TV Special
1970
as Self
Honor America Day
1970
as Self
The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians
1970
as Self (voice)
Swing Out, Sweet Land
1970
as Man Who Finds Silver Dollar
The Jack Benny Birthday Special
1969
as Self
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
1969
as Self
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
1968
as Self (uncredited)
Jack Benny's Bag
1968
as Self
Here's Lucy
1968
as Jack Benny
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1967
as Self
A Guide for the Married Man
1967
as Technical Adviser (Ollie 'Sweet Lips')
The Honey Pot
1967
as Violinist Outside Restaurant (uncredited)
Best of The Dean Martin Variety Show
1966
Bob Hope Christmas Show
1965
as Self
The Jack Benny Hour
1965
as Jack Benny / Rosano
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
1963
as Man in Car in Desert (uncredited)
The Danny Kaye Show
1963
as Self
General Foods Opening Night
1963
Gypsy
1962
as Jack Benny (uncredited)
The Lucy Show
1962
as Harry Tuttle
The Lucy Show
1962
as Jack Benny
The DuPont Show of the Week
1961
as Self
Jack Benny Christmas Show
1960
as Jack Benny
Checkmate
1960
as Jack Bowen
The Slowest Gun in the West
1960
as Chicken Finsterwald
Who Was That Lady?
1960
as Mr. Cosgrove (uncredited)
Who Was That Lady?
1960
as Mr. Cosgrove
Startime
1959
The Mouse That Jack Built
1959
as Jack (voice)
The George Burns Show
1958
as Jack Benny
Kraft Music Hall
1958
as Self
Kraft Music Hall
1958
as Self - Host
Jack Benny Christmas Shopping Show
1957
as Jack Benny
Beau James
1957
as Jack Benny
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Co-Host
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Host
The George Gobel Show
1954
as Self
The Bing Crosby Show
1954
as Self
General Electric Theater
1953
as Tom Jones
General Electric Theater
1953
as Sheldon Weeks
Stars in the Eye
1952
as Himself
This Is Your Life
1952
as Self
Somebody Loves Me
1952
as Jack Benny
Screen Snapshots: Memorial to Al Jolson
1952
as Self - Narrator
The Liberace Show
1952
The Jack Benny Program
1950
as Jack Benny
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
1950
as Jack Benny (uncredited)
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
as Self
You Can Change The World
1950
as Self
What's My Line?
1950
as Self - Mystery Guest
Is Everybody Listening?
1947
as Jack Benny - Jack Benny Radio Program
Without Reservations
1946
as Jack Benny (uncredited)
The Horn Blows at Midnight
1945
as Athanael
It's in the Bag!
1945
as Jack Benny
Hollywood Canteen
1944
as Self
Show-Business at War
1943
as Self
The Meanest Man in the World
1943
as Richard Clarke
George Washington Slept Here
1942
as Bill Fuller
To Be or Not to Be
1942
as Joseph Tura
Charley's Aunt
1941
as Babbs Babberley
Three Of A Kind
1941
as Himself
Love Thy Neighbor
1940
as Jack Benny
Buck Benny Rides Again
1940
as Jack Benny
Man About Town
1939
as Bob Temple
Artists and Models Abroad
1938
as Buck Boswell
Hollywood Goes to Town
1938
as Self
Artists & Models
1937
as Mac Brewster
College Holiday
1936
as J. Davis Bowster
The Big Broadcast of 1937
1936
as Jack Carson
It's in the Air
1935
as Calvin Churchill
Broadway Melody of 1936
1935
as Bert Keeler
Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round
1934
as Chad Denby
Mr. Broadway
1933
as Jack Benny
Taxi Tangle
1931
as Man in taxi
The Medicine Man
1930
as Dr. John H. Harvey
Children of Pleasure
1930
as Radio Performer Jack (uncredited)
Lord Byron of Broadway
1930
as Voice on Radio
The Rounder
1930
as Mr. Bartlett
Chasing Rainbows
1930
as Eddie Rock
The Song Writers' Revue
1929
as Himself
The Hollywood Revue of 1929
1929
as Self - Master of Ceremonies
Bright Moments
1928