Biography
Robert Benchley (September 15, 1889 - November 21, 1945) was an American humorist, a newspaper columnist and an actor.
Robert Benchley
Acting
Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Born · Died
Movies
The Pixar Story· 2007
Robert Benchley (archive footage)
Showbiz Goes to War· 1982
(archive footage)
Janie Gets Married· 1946
John Van Brunt
Road to Utopia· 1946
Narrator
The Bride Wore Boots· 1946
Uncle Todd Warren
Kiss and Tell· 1945
George Archer
Pan-Americana· 1945
Charlie Corker
Snafu· 1945
Ben Stevens
The Stork Club· 1945
Tom P. Curtis
Week-End at the Waldorf· 1945
Randy Morton
Her Primitive Man· 1944
Martin Osborne
Important Business· 1944
Joseph A. Doakes
Janie· 1944
John Van Brunt
Practically Yours· 1944
Judge Robert Simpson
See Here, Private Hargrove· 1944
Mr. Holliday
Why Daddy?· 1944
Joseph A. Doakes
Flesh and Fantasy· 1943
Doakes
My Tomato· 1943
Joseph A. Doakes
The Sky's the Limit· 1943
Philip 'Phil' Harriman
Young and Willing· 1943
Arthur Kenny
I Married a Witch· 1942
Dr. Dudley White
Syncopation· 1942
Doakes (scenes deleted)
Take a Letter, Darling· 1942
G.B. Atwater
The Major and the Minor· 1942
Mr. Osborne
Bedtime Story· 1941
Eddie Turner
Nice Girl?· 1941
Prof. Oliver Wendel Holmes Dana
The Reluctant Dragon· 1941
Robert Benchley
Three Girls About Town· 1941
Wilburforce Puddle, hotel manager
You'll Never Get Rich· 1941
Martin Cortland
Foreign Correspondent· 1940
Stebbins
Hired Wife· 1940
Roger Van Horn
An Hour for Lunch· 1939
Lecturer / Joe
How to Eat· 1939
Lecturer / Joe Doakes
How to Figure Income Tax· 1938
Joe Doakes
Mental Poise· 1938
Psychoanalyst / Mr. Ostegraf
A Night at the Movies· 1937
Husband
Broadway Melody of 1938· 1937
Duffy
How to Start the Day· 1937
Lecturer
Live, Love and Learn· 1937
Oscar
Sunday Night at the Trocadero· 1937
Robert Benchley
The Romance of Digestion· 1937
Joe Doakes
How to Be a Detective· 1936
Mr. Benchley
How to Behave· 1936
Mr. Benchley
How to Train a Dog· 1936
Lecturer / Dog Owner
How to Vote· 1936
Mr. Robert Benchley
Piccadilly Jim· 1936
Bill Macon
China Seas· 1935
Charlie McCaleb
How to Break 90 at Croquet· 1935
Joe Doakes