Jack Benny
Born in Chicago, Illinois, United States — Feb 14 1894• Died Dec 26 1974
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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 tele…
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Jack Benny's Credits
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The Colgate Comedy Hour
Self
The Lucy Show
Harry Tuttle
Here's Lucy
Jack Benny
What's My Line?
Self
The Jack Benny Program
Jack Benny
Kraft Music Hall
Self
Checkmate
Jack Bowen
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
Jack Benny (uncredited)
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self
The Danny Kaye Show
Self
This Is Your Life
Self
Startime
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
Self
The George Gobel Show
Self
The Julie Andrews Hour
Self
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
Self
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Man in Car in Desert (uncredited)
Paper Moon
Crew
General Electric Theater
Tom Jones
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Self (archive footage)
Gypsy
Jack Benny (uncredited)
The DuPont Show of the Week
Self
To Be or Not to Be
Joseph Tura
That's Entertainment, Part II
(archive footage)
The Last Laugh
Self
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
Self (archive footage)
The All-Star Christmas Show
Self
The Liberace Show
Mike Wallace Is Here
(archive footage)
The Honey Pot
Violinist Outside Restaurant (uncredited)
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
Self (archive footage)
The Man
Jack Benny
The Horn Blows at Midnight
Athanael
Rock-a-Bye Baby
Carlos, the matador (uncredited)
Buck Benny Rides Again
Jack Benny
Artists and Models Abroad
Buck Boswell
Beau James
Jack Benny
Studio 54
Self (archive footage)
Who Was That Lady?
Mr. Cosgrove (uncredited)
Love Thy Neighbor
Jack Benny
Showbiz Goes to War
Self (archive footage)
Artists & Models
Mac Brewster
That's Entertainment! III
(archive footage)
College Holiday
J. Davis Bowster
A Guide for the Married Man
Technical Adviser (Ollie 'Sweet Lips')
The Slowest Gun in the West
Chicken Finsterwald
The Meanest Man in the World
Richard Clarke
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Goes to Town
Self
Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
Self (archive footage)
Without Reservations
Jack Benny (uncredited)
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
Self (uncredited)
The Automat
Self (archive footage)
The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
Self - Roastee (archive footage)
Broadway Melody of 1936
Bert Keeler
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
Self / Shower of Stars (archive footage)
Hollywood Canteen
Self
Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 6
Self
Show-Business at War
Self
It's in the Bag!
Jack Benny
Beatles: Big Beat Box
Self (archive footage)
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2
Self (archive footage)
Children of Pleasure
Radio Performer Jack (uncredited)
The Great Lover
Jack Benny (uncredited)
You Can Change The World
Self
Man About Town
Bob Temple
George Washington Slept Here
Bill Fuller
Chasing Rainbows
Eddie Rock
Swing Out, Sweet Land
Man Who Finds Silver Dollar
Charley's Aunt
Babbs Babberley
The Mouse That Jack Built
Jack (voice)
Is Everybody Listening?
Jack Benny - Jack Benny Radio Program
The Hollywood Revue of 1929
Self - Master of Ceremonies
The Big Broadcast of 1937
Jack Carson
Somebody Loves Me
Jack Benny
Lord Byron of Broadway
Voice on Radio
Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round
Chad Denby
Pioneers of Primetime
The Great Radio Comedians
Self
The Song Writers' Revue
Himself
It's in the Air
Calvin Churchill
The Rounder
Mr. Bartlett
Carnival Nights
Self
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1
Self (archive footage)
Kelsey Grammer Salutes Jack Benny
Self (Archived footage)
Jack Benny's Bag
Self
Jack Benny's 20th Anniversary TV Special
Self
Beatles Stories
Self
Mr. Broadway
Jack Benny
The Perry Como Christmas Show
Santa Claus (uncredited)
The Lucky Stiff
Production
Taxi Tangle
Man in taxi
The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians
Self (voice)
The George Burns Show
Jack Benny
TV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Classic Routines
Self
The Bing Crosby Show
Self
Jack Benny Christmas Show
Jack Benny
Honor America Day
Self
The Medicine Man
Dr. John H. Harvey
Bob Hope Christmas Show
Self
Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television
Self (archive footage)
Jack Benny Christmas Shopping Show
Jack Benny
Jack Benny: Comedy in Bloom
Himself
The Jack Benny Birthday Special
Self
Stars in the Eye
Himself
Three Of A Kind
Himself
General Foods Opening Night
The Jack Benny Hour
Jack Benny / Rosano
The Best of Johnny Carson
Self (archive footage)
Screen Snapshots: Memorial to Al Jolson
Self - Narrator
Bright Moments
Remembering Marilyn
A Broadway Romeo
Jack
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
Self (archive footage)
The Voice of Hollywood No. 13
Self
Tony Awards
Self - Host