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Robert Benchley

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderMale
Born / DiedSep 14, 1889 (Died at 56)
Zodiac Sign♍Virgo
Place of BirthWorcester, Massachusetts, USA
Career Span1924 – 1945
Known Credits93 Titles
Official Links
ActingPopularity Score 0.8

Robert Benchley

Also known as:Роберт БенчлиRobert Charles Benchley
Total Works

93

92 movies • 1 shows

Avg Rating

6.6 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

Biography

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

Signature Roles & Milestones

Foreign Correspondent
7.0
as Stebbins
The Pixar Story
7.5
The Pixar Story
2007•movie
as Robert Benchley (archive footage)
I Married a Witch
6.9
I Married a Witch
1942•movie
as Dr. Dudley White
The Reluctant Dragon
6.6
as Robert Benchley

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 93 titles featuring Robert Benchley

Foreign Correspondent
7.0

as Stebbins

The Pixar Story
7.5
The Pixar Story
2007•movie

as Robert Benchley (archive footage)

I Married a Witch
6.9
I Married a Witch
1942•movie

as Dr. Dudley White

The Reluctant Dragon
6.6

as Robert Benchley

The Major and the Minor
7.1

as Mr. Osborne

You'll Never Get Rich
6.5

as Martin Cortland

Road to Utopia
6.8
Road to Utopia
1946•movie

as Narrator (uncredited)

That's Entertainment, Part II
7.0

as (archive footage)

Dancing Lady
6.9
Dancing Lady
1933•movie

as Ward King

China Seas
6.3
China Seas
1935•movie

as Charlie McCaleb

The Sky's the Limit
6.3

as Philip 'Phil' Harriman

Flesh and Fantasy
7.1
Flesh and Fantasy
1943•movie

as Doakes

How to Sleep
6.6
How to Sleep
1935•movie

as Host / Narrator

A Night at the Movies
5.9

as Husband

The Sex Life of the Polyp
5.1

as Lecturer

Broadway Melody of 1938
6.6

as Duffy

Week-End at the Waldorf
6.5

as Randy Morton

Take a Letter, Darling
6.6

as G.B. Atwater

Rafter Romance
6.8
Rafter Romance
1933•movie

as Hubbell

How to Read
5.4
How to Read
1938•movie

as Lecturer

Murder on a Honeymoon
6.5

Role: Screenplay

The Stork Club
5.2
The Stork Club
1945•movie

as Tom P. Curtis

The Ten-Year Lunch
6.5
The Ten-Year Lunch
1987•movie

as Himself (archive footage)

Hollywood Victory Caravan
5.6

as Robert Benchley

The Bride Wore Boots
6.1

as Uncle Todd Warren

The Sport Parade
5.3
The Sport Parade
1932•movie

as Radio Announcer

Bedtime Story
5.8
Bedtime Story
1941•movie

as Eddie Turner

Sunday Night at the Trocadero
4.5

as Robert Benchley

How to Be a Detective
6.9

as Mr. Benchley

Live, Love and Learn
5.6

as Oscar

Why Daddy?
5.5
Why Daddy?
1944•movie

as Joseph A. Doakes

That Inferior Feeling
6.1

as Joseph H. 'Joe' Doakes

Duffy's Tavern
6.4
Duffy's Tavern
1945•movie

as Robert Benchley

Pan-Americana
4.1
Pan-Americana
1945•movie

as Charlie Corker

It's in the Bag!
6.3
It's in the Bag!
1945•movie

as Parker

Syncopation
6.8
Syncopation
1942•movie

as Doakes (scenes deleted)

Hired Wife
6.8
Hired Wife
1940•movie

as Roger Van Horn

Young and Willing
5.2
Young and Willing
1943•movie

as Arthur Kenny

Headline Shooter
6.3
Headline Shooter
1933•movie

as Radio Announcer

Janie
6.0
Janie
1944•movie

as John Van Brunt

Kiss and Tell
6.3
Kiss and Tell
1945•movie

as George Archer

See Your Doctor
6.5
See Your Doctor
1939•movie

as Lecturer / Joseph H. Doakes

Song of Russia
6.2
Song of Russia
1944•movie

as Hank Higgins

How to Watch Football
5.7

as Football Fan

The Trouble with Husbands
6.3

as Joe Doakes

Crime Control
5.5
Crime Control
1941•movie

as Sgt. Benchley / Joe Doakes

Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6
8.8

as Robert Benchley (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)

The Big Parade of Comedy
7.2

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

Blind Adventure
6.2
Blind Adventure
1933•movie

Role: Additional Dialogue

Nice Girl?
6.4
Nice Girl?
1941•movie

as Prof. Oliver Wendel Holmes Dana

How to Start the Day
6.6

as Lecturer

The Witness
6.6
The Witness
1942•movie

as Joe Doakes

You'd Be Surprised
7.0
You'd Be Surprised
1926•movie

Role: Dialogue

Three Girls About Town
6.5

as Wilburforce Puddle, hotel manager

Social Register
5.0
Social Register
1934•movie

as Robert Benchley

How to Eat
6.2
How to Eat
1939•movie

as Lecturer / Joe Doakes

How to Behave
7.8
How to Behave
1936•movie

as Mr. Benchley

My Tomato
7.5
My Tomato
1943•movie

as Joseph A. Doakes

How to Train a Dog
7.5
How to Train a Dog
1936•movie

as Lecturer / Dog Owner

Mental Poise
6.5
Mental Poise
1938•movie

as Psychoanalyst / Mr. Ostegraf

An Hour for Lunch
6.2
An Hour for Lunch
1939•movie

as Lecturer / Joe

How to Vote
6.8
How to Vote
1936•movie

as Mr. Robert Benchley

Dark Magic
6.8
Dark Magic
1939•movie

as Joe Doakes

How to Sub-Let
5.8
How to Sub-Let
1939•movie

as Joe Doakes

Opening Day
6.5
Opening Day
1938•movie

as City Treasurer Benchley

The Day of Rest
5.8
The Day of Rest
1939•movie

as Joe Doakes

Show-Business at War
7.0

as Self

Sky Devils
5.0
Sky Devils
1932•movie

Role: Writer

Janie Gets Married
7.3
Janie Gets Married
1946•movie

as John Van Brunt

The Romance of Digestion
7.0

as Joe Doakes

How to Figure Income Tax
7.0

as Joe Doakes

Home Movies
7.0
Home Movies
1940•movie

as Joe Doakes

How to Raise a Baby
7.3

as Lecturer Father

An Evening Alone
7.3
An Evening Alone
1938•movie

as Joe Doakes

See Here, Private Hargrove
6.5

as Mr. Holliday

Piccadilly Jim
6.8
Piccadilly Jim
1936•movie

as Bill Macon

Important Business
8.0
Important Business
1944•movie

as Joseph A. Doakes

Snafu
7.0
Snafu
1945•movie

as Ben Stevens

Her Primitive Man
7.5
Her Primitive Man
1944•movie

as Martin Osborne

Nothing But Nerves
4.5
Nothing But Nerves
1942•movie

as Mr. Benchley

Home Early
8.0
Home Early
1939•movie

as Joe Doakes

The Forgotten Man
9.0
The Forgotten Man
1941•movie

as Joe Doakes / Father

The Courtship of the Newt
7.0

as Zoology Lecturer

Music Made Simple
6.5
Music Made Simple
1938•movie

as Robert Benchley

MGM Parade
7.5
4 eps
MGM Parade
1955•series

as Self

Showbiz Goes to War
10.0

as (archive footage)

Practically Yours
7.0
Practically Yours
1944•movie

as Judge Robert Simpson

Boogie Woogie
10.0
Boogie Woogie
1945•movie

as Frederick Stumplefinger

I'm a Civilian Here Myself
10.0

as Joe Doakes

The American Venus
8.0
The American Venus
1926•movie

Role: Title Graphics

Second Youth
10.0
Second Youth
1924•movie

Role: Title Designer

Waiting for Baby
Waiting for Baby
1941•movie

as Joe Doakes