Jack Benny
Actor
Born February 14, 1894 in Chicago, Illinois, United States
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."
Filmography
The Automat
Self (archive footage)
Mike Wallace Is Here
(archive footage)
Studio 54
Self (archive footage)
The Last Laugh
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
Self / Shower of Stars (archive footage)
Beatles Stories
Self
The Best of Johnny Carson
Self (archive footage)
Pioneers of Primetime
Elf: Christmas in Tinseltown
Self (archive)
Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
Self (archive footage)
Beatles: Big Beat Box
Self (archive footage)
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2
Self (archive footage)
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1
Self (archive footage)
The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
Self - Roastee (archive footage)
Vaudeville
Self (archive footage)
That's Entertainment! III
(archive footage)
Jack Benny: Comedy in Bloom
Himself
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Self (archive footage)
TV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Classic Routines
Self
Showbiz Goes to War
Self (archive footage)
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
Self (archive footage)
That's Entertainment, Part II
(archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Self (archive footage)
The Perry Como Christmas Show
Santa Claus (uncredited)
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
Self
Paper Moon
The Julie Andrews Hour
Self
The Man
Jack Benny
Honor America Day
Self
The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians
Self (voice)
Swing Out, Sweet Land
Man Who Finds Silver Dollar
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
Self
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
Self (uncredited)
Here's Lucy
Jack Benny
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
Carnival Nights
Self
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self
A Guide for the Married Man
Technical Adviser
The Honey Pot
Violinist Outside Restaurant (uncredited)
The Jack Benny Hour
Jack Benny / Rosano
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Man in Car in Desert (uncredited)
The Danny Kaye Show
Self
Gypsy
Jack Benny (uncredited)
The Lucy Show
Harry Tuttle
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
The Mike Douglas Show
Self - Comedian (archive footage)
The DuPont Show of the Week
Self
Checkmate
Jack Bowen
The Slowest Gun in the West
Chicken Finsterwald
Who Was That Lady?
Mr. Cosgrove (uncredited)
Startime
Self
The Mouse That Jack Built
Jack (voice)
The All-Star Christmas Show
Self
Kraft Music Hall
Self
Rock-a-Bye Baby
Carlos, the matador (uncredited)
Jack Benny Christmas Shopping Show
Jack Benny
Beau James
Jack Benny
Tony Awards
Self - Host
The Bing Crosby Show
Self
General Electric Theater
Tom Jones
Omnibus
Athanael
This Is Your Life
Self
Somebody Loves Me
Jack Benny
Screen Snapshots: Memorial to Al Jolson
Self - Narrator
The Jack Benny Program
Jack Benny
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
Jack Benny (uncredited)
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Self
The Bob Hope Show
Self
You Can Change The World
Self
What's My Line?
Self
The Great Lover
Jack Benny (uncredited)
The Lucky Stiff
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
Without Reservations
Jack Benny (uncredited)
The Horn Blows at Midnight
Athanael
It's in the Bag!
Jack Benny
Hollywood Canteen
Self
Show-Business at War
Self
The Meanest Man in the World
Richard Clarke
George Washington Slept Here
Bill Fuller
To Be or Not to Be
Joseph Tura
Charley's Aunt
Babbs Babberley
Three Of A Kind
Himself
Love Thy Neighbor
Jack Benny
Buck Benny Rides Again
Jack Benny
Man About Town
Bob Temple
Artists and Models Abroad
Buck Boswell
Hollywood Goes to Town
Self
Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 6
Self
Artists & Models
Mac Brewster
College Holiday
J. Davis Bowster
The Big Broadcast of 1937
Jack Carson
It's in the Air
Calvin Churchill
Broadway Melody of 1936
Bert Keeler
Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round
Chad Denby
Mr. Broadway
Jack Benny
A Broadway Romeo
Jack
The Medicine Man
Dr. John H. Harvey
Children of Pleasure
Radio Performer Jack (uncredited)
Lord Byron of Broadway
Voice on Radio
The Rounder
Mr. Bartlett
Chasing Rainbows
Eddie Rock
The Song Writers' Revue
Himself
The Hollywood Revue of 1929
Self - Master of Ceremonies