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Overview
Date of Death:
26 December 1974, Holmby Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA (pancreatic cancer) moreMini Biography:
The son of a saloonkeeper, Jack Benny (born Benny Kubelsky) began to study... moreAwards:
Won Golden Globe. Another 4 wins & 3 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(8 articles)
Peculiar List of 50 Greatest TV Icons (From Studio Briefing. 14 November 2007)
WGA President Demands FCC Act on Integrated Ads (From Studio Briefing. 21 September 2007)
US TV Schedule:
| Wed. July 23 | 11:15 PM | TCM | Hollywood Canteen | |||
| Tue. July 29 | 10:30 PM | TCM | Gypsy |
Filmography
Actor:
- The Man (1972) .... Cameo appearance
- "Kraft Music Hall Presents: The Des O'Connor Show" (1 episode, 1971)
... aka The Des O'Connor Show (UK) (USA: second season title)
- Episode dated 26 June 1971 (1971) TV episode - Swing Out, Sweet Land (1970) (TV) .... Man who finds silver dollar
... aka John Wayne's Tribute to America (USA: DVD box title) - The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians (1970) (TV) (voice)
- "The Kraft Music Hall" .... Guest of Honor (1 episode, 1970)
- Friars Club Roast of Jack Benny (1970) TV episode .... Guest of Honor - "The Lucy Show" .... Jack Benny (3 episodes, 1964-1967)
... aka The Lucille Ball Show (USA: alternative title)
- Lucy Gets Jack Benny's Account (1967) TV episode .... Jack Benny
- Lucy with George Burns (1966) TV episode (voice) (uncredited) .... Jack Benny
- Lucy and the Plumber (1964) TV episode - A Guide for the Married Man (1967) .... Technical Adviser (Ollie 'Sweet Lips')
- All About People (1967) .... Narrator
- "The Jack Benny Program" .... Jack Benny / ... (244 episodes, 1950-1965)
... aka The Jack Benny Show
- Smothers Brothers Show (1965) TV episode .... Jack Benny
- Jack Has Dog Trouble (1965) TV episode .... Jack Benny
- Jack Appears on a Panel Show (1965) TV episode .... Jack Benny
- Dennis Opens a Bank Account (1965) TV episode .... Jack Benny
- Jack's Navy Buddy Returns (1965) TV episode .... Jack Benny
(239 more) - It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963) (uncredited) .... Man in car in desert
- "Checkmate" .... Jack Bowen (1 episode, 1962)
- A Funny Thing Happened on My Way to the Game (1962) TV episode .... Jack Bowen - The Slowest Gun in the West (1960) (TV) .... Chicken Finsterwald
- Who Was That Lady? (1960) (uncredited) .... Mr. Cosgrove
- The Mouse That Jack Built (1959) (voice) .... Jack
- "Make Room for Daddy" (2 episodes, 1957-1958)
... aka The Danny Thomas Show (USA: new title)
- Jack Benny Takes Danny's Job (1958) TV episode
- Lose Me in Las Vegas (1957) TV episode - "The George Burns Show" .... Jack Benny (1 episode, 1958)
- Jack Benny Comes Over (1958) TV episode .... Jack Benny - "Shower of Stars" .... Howard Carroll (10 episodes, 1955-1958)
... aka Chrysler Shower of Stars
- Episode #4.7 (1958) TV episode
- Episode #4.6 (1958) TV episode
- Episode #4.4 (1958) TV episode
- Skits & Sketches (1957) TV episode
- Cloak and Dagger (1957) TV episode
(5 more) - "General Electric Theater" .... Tom Jones / ... (4 episodes, 1953-1957)
... aka G.E. Theater (USA: informal short title)
... aka G.E. True Theater (USA: new title)
- The Fenton Touch (1957) TV episode .... Harold Fenton
- The Honest Man (1956) TV episode .... Sheldon Weeks
- The Face Is Familiar (1954) TV episode .... Tom Jones
- The Marriage Fix (1953) TV episode .... Tom Jones - "The Jackie Gleason Show" .... Landlord (1 episode, 1955)
- The Honeymooners: Principle of the Thing (1955) TV episode .... Landlord - "Omnibus" (1 episode, 1953)
- The Horn Blows at Midnight (1953) TV episode - The Horn Blows at Midnight (1945) .... Athanael
- The Meanest Man in the World (1943) .... Richard Clarke
- George Washington Slept Here (1942) .... Bill Fuller
- To Be or Not to Be (1942) .... Joseph Tura
- Charley's Aunt (1941) .... Babbs Babberley
... aka Charley's American Aunt (UK) - Love Thy Neighbor (1940) .... Jack Benny
- Buck Benny Rides Again (1940) .... Jack Benny
- Man About Town (1939) .... Bob Temple
- Artists and Models Abroad (1938) .... Buck Boswell
... aka Stranded in Paris (UK) - Artists & Models (1937) .... Mac Brewster
- College Holiday (1936) .... J. Davis Bowster
- The Big Broadcast of 1937 (1936) .... Jack Carson
- It's in the Air (1935) .... Calvin Churchill
- Broadway Melody of 1936 (1935) .... Bert Keeler
- Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round (1934) .... Chad Denby
... aka Keep 'Em Laughing (USA: reissue title) - Taxi Tangle (1931) .... Jack Benny
- Cab Waiting (1931) .... Jack Benny
- A Broadway Romeo (1931) .... Jack Benny
- The Medicine Man (1930) .... Dr. John Harvey
- Lord Byron of Broadway (1930) (uncredited) .... Voice on Radio
... aka What Price Melody? - The Rounder (1930) .... Mr. Bartlett
- Chasing Rainbows (1930) .... Eddie
... aka Road Show
Soundtrack:
- That's Entertainment! III (1994) (performer: "Singin' in the Rain")
- That's Entertainment, Part II (1976) (performer: "Song Writers' Revue of 1929")
- Hollywood Canteen (1944) (performer: "The Bee" (violin duet))
- George Washington Slept Here (1942) ("I'll Never Smile Again" (1939))
- Malibu Beach Party (1940) ("Kinderszenen, Op.15, No.7 'Träumerei'" (1838))
- Man About Town (1939) ("LOVE IN BLOOM")
- Artists and Models Abroad (1938) (performer: "What Have You Got That Gets Me")
... aka Stranded in Paris (UK)
Producer:
- "The Jack Benny Program" (executive producer) (1 episode, 1965)
... aka The Jack Benny Show
- Jack Goes to the Monkey's House (1965) TV episode (executive producer) - The Lucky Stiff (1949) (producer)
Thanks:
- Paper Moon (1973) (special thanks)
Self:
- "Biography" .... Himself (1 episode, 1994)
- Jack Benny: Now Cut That Out! (1994) TV episode .... Himself - The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Lucille Ball (1975) (TV) .... Himself
- Annie and the Hoods (1974) (TV) .... Himself
- "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" .... Himself (14 episodes, 1970-1974)
... aka The Best of Carson (USA: rerun title)
- Episode dated 21 August 1974 (1974) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 24 June 1974 (1974) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 23 January 1974 (1974) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 10 December 1973 (1973) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 20 July 1973 (1973) TV episode .... Himself
(9 more) - "The Dean Martin Show" .... Himself (3 episodes, 1973-1974)
... aka The Dean Martin Comedy Hour (USA: new title)
- Celebrity Roast: Jack Benny (1974) TV episode .... Himself
- Celebrity Roast: Johnny Carson (1973) TV episode .... Himself
- Celebrity Roast: Ronald Reagan (1973) TV episode .... Himself - Jack Benny's Second Farewell Special (1974) (TV) .... Himself
- "Parkinson" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1973-1974)
- Episode #3.17 (1974) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode #3.16 (1973) TV episode .... Himself - Jack Benny's First Farewell Special (1973) (TV) .... Himself
- "The Flip Wilson Show" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1972-1973)
- Episode #3.15 (1973) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode #2.27 (1972) TV episode .... Himself - "ABC's Wide World of Entertainment" .... Himself (1 episode, 1973)
... aka ABC Late Night (USA: new title)
- Warner Bros. Movies: A 50 Year Salute (1973) TV episode .... Himself - "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In" .... Himself / ... (9 episodes, 1968-1972)
... aka Laugh-In
- Episode #6.9 (1972) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode #6.6 (1972) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode #3.20 (1970) TV episode .... Himself - Guest Performer
- Episode #3.19 (1970) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode #3.12 (1969) TV episode .... Himself
(4 more) - The Great Radio Comedians (1972) (TV) .... Himself
- "Here's Lucy" .... Himself (4 episodes, 1968-1971)
- Lucy and the Celebrities (1971) TV episode .... Himself
- Lucy and Carol Burnett (1971) TV episode .... Himself
- Lucy and Jack Benny's Biography (1970) TV episode .... Himself
- Lucy Visits Jack Benny (1968) TV episode .... Himself - Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Jack Benny But Were Afraid to Ask (1971) (TV) .... Himself
- "The Bob Hope Show" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1962-1970)
- The Bob Hope Christmas Special: 1970 (1970) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 29 November 1962 (1962) TV episode .... Himself - Jack Benny's Twentieth Anniversary Special (1970) (TV) .... Himself
- "Dinah's Place" .... Himself (1 episode, 1970)
- Episode dated 3 August 1970 (1970) TV episode .... Himself - "The Jackie Gleason Show" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1969-1970)
... aka The Color Honeymooners (USA: rerun title)
- Episode #4.16 (1970) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode #3.19 (1969) TV episode .... Himself - Jack Benny's New Look (1969) (TV) .... Himself
- "The Kraft Music Hall" .... Himself (1 episode, 1967-1969)
- Friars Club Roast of Milton Berle (1969) TV episode .... Himself - "The Liberace Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1969)
- Episode #1.4 (1969) TV episode .... Himself - An Evening with Jack Benny (1969) (TV) .... Himself
- Jack Benny's Birthday Special (1969) (TV) .... Himself
- The Ann-Margret Show (1968) (TV) .... Himself
- Jack Benny's Bag (1968) (TV) .... Himself
- The 22nd Annual Tony Awards (1968) (TV) .... Himself - Co-Host
- Carnival Nights (1968) (TV) .... Himself
... aka Jack Benny's Carnival Nights (USA: complete title) - "The Hollywood Palace" .... Himself - Host / ... (2 episodes, 1967-1968)
- Episode #5.18 (1968) TV episode .... Himself - Host/Violinist
- Episode #4.19 (1967) TV episode .... Himself - Host/Violinist - "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1967)
- Episode #2.15 (1967) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode #1.3 (1967) TV episode .... Himself - "The London Palladium Show" (1 episode, 1967)
- Episode dated 14 May 1967 (1967) TV episode - "Toast of the Town" .... Himself / ... (6 episodes, 1954-1967)
... aka The Ed Sullivan Show (USA: new title)
- Episode #20.34 (1967) TV episode .... Comedian
- Episode #15.41 (1962) TV episode .... Comedian
- Episode #14.32 (1961) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode #12.40 (1959) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode #8.21 (1955) TV episode .... Himself
(1 more) - The Jack Benny Hour (1966) (TV) .... Himself
- "What's My Line?" .... Mystery Guest (3 episodes, 1953-1966)
- Episode dated 5 June 1966 (1966) TV episode .... Mystery Guest
- Episode dated 21 June 1959 (1959) TV episode .... Mystery Guest
- Episode dated 8 February 1953 (1953) TV episode .... Mystery Guest - Bob Hope Christmas Show (1965) (TV) .... Himself
- The Jack Benny Hour (1965) (TV) .... Himself
- "The Jack Benny Program" .... Himself (1 episode, 1965)
... aka The Jack Benny Show
- Jack Goes to the Monkey's House (1965) TV episode .... Himself - "Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre" .... Himself (1 episode, 1964)
... aka The Chrysler Theater
... aka Universal Star Time (syndication title)
- Have Girls, Will Travel (1964) TV episode .... Himself - "The Andy Williams Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1964)
- Episode dated 5 October 1964 (1964) TV episode .... Himself - The Tennessee Ernie Ford Hour (1964) (TV) .... Himself
- Bob Hope Comedy Special (1963) (TV) .... Himself
- "I've Got a Secret" .... Himself (1 episode, 1963)
- Episode dated 4 February 1963 (1963) TV episode .... Himself - Gypsy (1962) (uncredited) .... Himself
- "The Red Skelton Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1962)
... aka The Red Skelton Hour (USA: new title)
- Episode dated 25 September 1962 (1962) TV episode .... Himself - "Password" .... Panelist (1 episode, 1962)
... aka Password All-Stars (USA: new title)
- Joan Benny vs. Jack Benny (1962) TV episode .... Panelist - "The Milton Berle Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1962)
... aka Kraft Music Hall starring Milton Berle (USA: alternative title)
- Episode dated 9 March 1962 (1962) TV episode .... Himself - President Kennedy's Birthday Salute (1962) (TV) .... Himself
- "The DuPont Show of the Week" .... Himself (1 episode, 1961)
- USO - Wherever They Go! (1961) TV episode .... Himself - Carnegie Hall Salutes Jack Benny (1961) (TV) .... Himself
- "This Is Your Life" .... Himself (3 episodes, 1955-1960)
- Mervyn LeRoy (1960) TV episode .... Himself
- Phil Harris (1957) TV episode .... Himself
- George Burns (1955) TV episode .... Himself - "Make Room for Daddy" .... Himself (1 episode, 1960)
... aka The Danny Thomas Show (USA: new title)
- That Ol' Devil Jack Benny (1960) TV episode .... Himself - "Startime" .... Himself (1 episode, 1959)
... aka Ford Startime
... aka Lincoln-Mercury Startime
- George Burns in the Big Time (1959) TV episode .... Himself - The Jack Benny Hour (1959/II) (TV) .... Himself
- The Jack Benny Hour (1959/I) (TV) .... Himself
- "Bachelor Father" .... Himself (1 episode, 1958)
- Bentley, the Homemaker (1958) TV episode .... Himself - Beau James (1957) (uncredited) .... Himself, Jack Benny
- Screen Snapshots: The Walter Winchell Party (1957) .... Himself
- "Climax!" .... Himself (1 episode, 1956)
... aka Climax Mystery Theater (USA)
- The Louella Parsons Story (1956) TV episode .... Himself - "The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show" .... Himself (4 episodes, 1951-1956)
... aka The Burns and Allen Show
- Ronnie Gets an Agent (1956) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode #3.16 (1953) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode #2.16 (1952) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode #1.8 (1951) TV episode .... Himself - "Shower of Stars" .... Himself, Jack Benny (1 episode, 1955)
... aka Chrysler Shower of Stars
- Auto Show (1955) TV episode .... Himself, Jack Benny - "The George Gobel Show" .... Himself - Comedian (1 episode, 1955)
- Episode dated 14 May 1955 (1955) TV episode .... Himself - Comedian - Screen Snapshots: Hollywood Beauty (1955) .... Himself
- "Four Star Playhouse" .... Himself (1 episode, 1955)
... aka Best in Mystery (USA: syndication title)
... aka Four Star Theatre (UK: new title)
... aka Singer Playhouse (USA: syndication title)
... aka Star Performance (USA: rerun title)
- The House Always Wins (1955) TV episode .... Himself - "The Colgate Comedy Hour" .... Himself - Comic Actor (2 episodes, 1953-1954)
... aka Colgate Summer Comedy Hour (USA: summer title)
... aka Colgate Variety Hour (USA: sixth season title)
... aka Michael Todd Revue (USA: subtitle)
- Episode #5.11 (1954) TV episode .... Himself - Comic Actor
- Episode #4.3 (1953) TV episode .... Himself - Comic Actor - The Bing Crosby Show (1954) (TV) .... Himself
- Screen Snapshots: Hollywood's Great Entertainers (1953) .... Himself
- Screen Snapshots: Hollywood's Pair of Jacks (1953) .... Himself
- Somebody Loves Me (1952) .... Himself (at a benefit)
- Screen Snapshots: Memorial to Al Jolson (1952) .... Himself - Narrator
- "The Frank Sinatra Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1951)
- Episode #2.6 (1951) TV episode .... Himself - "This Is Show Business" .... Himself (1 episode, 1951)
... aka This Is Broadway (first episodes title)
- Episode dated 11 November 1951 (1951) TV episode .... Himself - You Can Change the World (1951) .... Himself
- Screen Snapshots: The Great Showman (1950) .... Himself
- The Great Lover (1949) (uncredited) .... Himself - Cameo appearance
- The Jack Benny Program (1949) (TV) .... Himself
- Screen Snapshots 9860: Hollywood Friars Honor George Jessel (1948) .... Himself - Toastmaster
- Screen Snapshots: Photoplay Gold Medal Awards (1948) .... Himself - M.C.
- Is Everybody Listening? (1947) .... Himself - Jack Benny Radio Program
... aka March of Time Volume 14, No. 1: Is Everybody Listening? (USA: series title) - Without Reservations (1946) (uncredited) .... Himself
... aka Thanks God, I'll Take It from Here - It's in the Bag! (1945) .... Himself
... aka The Fifth Chair (UK) - Hollywood Canteen (1944) .... Himself
- Show Business at War (1943) .... Himself
... aka The March of Time Volume IX, Issue 10 - Hollywood Goes to Town (1938) .... Himself
- Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 6 (1938) .... Himself
- The March of Time Volume IV, Issue 5 (1937) .... Himself
- Paramount Headliner: Broadway Highlights No. 1 (1935) .... Himself
- Mr. Broadway (1933) .... Himself
- The Voice of Hollywood No. 13 (1930) (uncredited) .... Himself
- Children of Pleasure (1930) (uncredited) .... Himself, Cameo Appearance
- The Song Writers' Revue (1930) .... Himself
- The Hollywood Revue of 1929 (1929) .... Himself - Master of Ceremonies
... aka The Hollywood Revue
Archive Footage:
- Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project (2007) (uncredited) .... Himself
- The Legendary Crooners (2007) (V) .... Himself
-
"The Best of the Royal Variety"
- The Comedians (2006) TV episode - The Kingston Trio: 50 Years of Havin' Fun (2006) (V)
- Cavett Remembers the Comic Legends (2006) (V) .... Himself
- Funny Already: A History of Jewish Comedy (2004) (TV) .... Himself
- Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust (2004)
- "Comedy Central Presents: 100 Greatest Stand-Ups of All Time" (2004) .... Himself #28
- Christmas in Tinseltown (2004) (V) .... Himself
- Bob Hope at 100 (2003) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself
- Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (2002) (TV) .... Himself
- The Nightclub Years (2001) (TV) .... Himself
- Liberace: Too Much of a Good Thing Is Wonderful (2000) (TV) .... Himself
- Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American Dream (1998) (TV) .... Himself
- The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts (1998) (TV) .... Himself - Roastee(Guest of Honor)
- Classic Stand-Up Comedy of Television (1996) (TV) .... Himself
- We Remember Marilyn (1996) (V) .... Himself
- Kelsey Grammer Salutes Jack Benny (1995) (TV) .... Himself
- Television's Christmas Classics (1994) (TV) .... Himself
- Entertaining the Troops (1994) .... Himself
- That's Entertainment! III (1994) (uncredited) .... Himself (clip from "Hollywood Revue")
- Kirk Douglas: Video Scrapbook (1994) (V) .... Himself
- Bob Hope's Bag Full of Christmas Memories (1993) .... Himself
- Laugh-In Past Christmas Present (1993) (TV) .... Himself
- Mo' Funny: Black Comedy in America (1993) (TV) .... Himself
- The Unknown Marx Brothers (1993) (TV)
- Jack Benny: Comedy in Bloom (1992) (TV) .... Himself
- The Very Best of the Ed Sullivan Show 2 (1991) (TV) .... Himself
- Frank Sinatra: The Voice of Our Time (1990) (TV) .... Himself
- Stars and Stripes (1990) .... Himself
- The Best of Gleason 2 (1988) (TV) .... Himself
- The Beach Boys: An American Band (1985) .... Himself
- Unrehearsed Antics of the Stars (1984) (TV) .... Himself
- TV's Funniest Game Show Moments (1984) (TV) .... Himself
- The Great Standups (1984) (TV) .... Himself
- A Love Letter to Jack Benny (1981) (TV) .... Himself
- Bob Hope's Overseas Christmas Tours: Around the World with the Troops - 1941-1972 (1980) (TV) .... Himself
- Has Anybody Here Seen Canada? A History of Canadian Movies 1939-1953 (1979) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself (at Oscar dinner, 1942)
- CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years (1976) (TV) .... Himself
- That's Entertainment, Part II (1976) .... Clip from 'Song Writers' Revue
- Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975) .... Himself
- Paper Moon (1973) (voice) (uncredited) .... Himself (on his radio show)
-
"The Hollywood Palace"
- Episode #7.17 (1970) TV episode .... Himself -
"Wayne and Shuster Take an Affectionate Look At..."
- Jack Benny (1965) TV episode .... Himself
- The Westerns (1965) TV episode -
"Hollywood and the Stars"
- Hollywood Goes to War (1964) TV episode .... Himself -
"Toast of the Town"
- Episode #16.38 (1963) TV episode .... Comedian
- Episode #11.39 (1958) TV episode .... Himself -
"The DuPont Show of the Week"
- Laughter USA (1961) TV episode .... Himself - Screen Snapshots 7855: Pennies from Hollywood (1955) .... Himself
- Screen Snapshots: Memories of Famous Hollywood Comedians (1952) .... Himself
- Cassino to Korea (1950) .... Jack Benny - USO Show
Additional Details
Other Works:
Late 1960s: TV commercial for Texaco. He appeared with his famous Maxwell automobile and, in keeping with his miserly image, usually bought only one gallon of gas at a time. morePublicity Listings:
6 Biographical Movies | 9 Portrayals | 4 Print Biographies | 1 Article moreSTARmeter: 
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