Robert Benchley

Actor:

• 1940s
• 1930s
• 1920s

1. Janie Gets Married (1946) .... John Van Brunt
2. The Bride Wore Boots (1946) .... Uncle Todd Warren
3. Road to Utopia (1946) .... Narrator
4. The Stork Club (1945) .... Tom P. Curtis (Bates' laywer)
5. Snafu (1945) .... Ben Stevens
   ... aka Welcome Home (UK)
6. Week-End at the Waldorf (1945) .... Randy Morton
7. Kiss and Tell (1945) .... Uncle George Archer
8. Duffy's Tavern (1945) .... Robert Benchley
9. Boogie Woogie (1945) .... Frederick Stumplefinger, Father
   ... aka Musical Parade: Boogie Woogie (USA: series title)
10. It's in the Bag! (1945) .... Parker
    ... aka The Fifth Chair (UK)
11. Pan-Americana (1945) .... Charlie Corker
12. Practically Yours (1944) .... Judge Robert Simpson
13. National Barn Dance (1944) .... Mr. Mitcham
14. Janie (1944) .... John Van Brunt
15. Why Daddy? (1944) .... Joseph A. Doakes
16. Important Business (1944) .... Joseph A. Doakes
17. Her Primitive Man (1944) .... Martin Osborne
18. See Here, Private Hargrove (1944) .... Mr. Holliday
19. Song of Russia (1944) .... Hank Higgins
20. No News Is Good News (1943)
21. My Tomato (1943) .... Joseph A. Doakes
22. Flesh and Fantasy (1943) .... Doakes
    ... aka Six Destinies
23. The Sky's the Limit (1943) .... Phil Harriman
24. Young and Willing (1943) .... Arthur Kenny
    ... aka Out of the Frying Pan
25. I Married a Witch (1942) .... Dr. Dudley White
26. The Major and the Minor (1942) .... Albert Osborne
27. The Man's Angle (1942) .... Joe Doakes
28. Keeping in Shape (1942) .... Lecturer / Joe Doakes
29. Syncopation (1942) (scenes deleted) .... Doakes
30. Take a Letter, Darling (1942) .... G.B. Atwater
    ... aka Green-Eyed Woman (UK)
31. The Witness (1942) .... Joe Doakes
32. Nothing But Nerves (1942) .... Mr. Benchley
33. Bedtime Story (1941) .... Eddie Turner
34. Three Girls About Town (1941) .... Wilburforce Puddle, hotel manager
35. How to Take a Vacation (1941) .... The Husband
36. You'll Never Get Rich (1941) .... Martin Cortland
37. The Forgotten Man (1941)
38. Crime Control (1941) .... Sgt. Benchley / Joe Doakes
39. Nice Girl? (1941) .... Prof. Oliver Wendel Holmes Dana
40. Waiting for Baby (1941) .... Joseph Doakes
41. The Trouble with Husbands (1940) .... Joe Doakes
42. Hired Wife (1940) .... Roger Van Horn
43. Foreign Correspondent (1940) .... Stebbins
44. Home Movies (1940)
45. That Inferior Feeling (1940) .... Joseph H. 'Joe' Doakes
    
    
46. See Your Doctor (1939) .... Lecturer / Joseph H. Doakes
47. The Day of Rest (1939) .... Joe Doakes
48. How to Eat (1939) .... Lecturer / Joe Doakes
49. Home Early (1939) .... Joe
50. Dark Magic (1939) .... Joseph A. Doakes
51. An Hour for Lunch (1939) .... Lecturer/Joe
52. How to Sub-Let (1939) .... Joseph A. Doakes
53. Mental Poise (1938) .... Psychoanalyst/Mr. Ostegraf
54. Opening Day (1938) .... City Treasurer Benchley
55. How to Watch Football (1938) .... Football fan/voice of announcer
56. How to Read (1938)
57. The Courtship of the Newt (1938) .... Zoology professor
58. How to Raise a Baby (1938) .... Lecturer/Father
59. An Evening Alone (1938)
60. Music Made Simple (1938) .... Lecturing Music Expert
61. How to Figure Income Tax (1938)
62. A Night at the Movies (1937) .... Husband
63. Live, Love and Learn (1937) .... Oscar
64. How to Start the Day (1937) .... Lecturer
65. Broadway Melody of 1938 (1937) .... Duffy, Raleigh's P.R. Man
66. The Romance of Digestion (1937)
67. How to Be a Detective (1936) .... Mr. Benchley
68. How to Vote (1936) .... Mr. Robert Benchley (the speaker)
69. Piccadilly Jim (1936) .... Bill Macon
70. How to Train a Dog (1936) .... Lecturer/Dog Owner
71. How to Behave (1936) .... Mr. Benchley
72. How to Sleep (1935)
73. China Seas (1935) .... Charlie McCaleb
74. How to Break 90 at Croquet (1935)
75. David O. Selznick: 'Your New Producer' (1935) .... Master of Ceremonies
76. Dancing Lady (1933) .... Ward King
77. Headline Shooter (1933) .... Radio announcer
    ... aka Evidence in Camera (UK)
78. Rafter Romance (1933) .... H. Harrington Hubbell
79. Your Technocracy and Mine (1933)
80. The Sport Parade (1932) .... Radio Announcer
    
    
81. Stewed, Fried and Boiled (1929)
82. Lesson No. 1 (1929)
83. Furnace Trouble (1929)
84. The Spellbinder (1928/I)
85. The Sex Life of the Polyp (1928) .... Lecturer
86. The Treasurer's Report (1928) .... Treasurer
    

Writer:

• 1990s
• 1940s
• 1930s
• 1920s

1. Robert Benchley and the Knights of the Algonquin (1998) (V) (writer)
   
   
2. Boogie Woogie (1945) (story)
   ... aka Musical Parade: Boogie Woogie (USA: series title)
3. I'm a Civilian Here Myself (1945) (writer)
4. Why Daddy? (1944) (story) (writer)
5. Important Business (1944) (writer)
6. No News Is Good News (1943) (writer)
7. The Man's Angle (1942) (writer)
8. Keeping in Shape (1942) (writer)
9. The Witness (1942) (writer)
10. Nothing But Nerves (1942) (writer)
11. How to Take a Vacation (1941) (writer)
12. The Reluctant Dragon (1941) (uncredited)
    ... aka A Day at Disneys (USA: TV title)
    ... aka Behind the Scenes at Walt Disney Studio
13. The Forgotten Man (1941) (writer)
14. Crime Control (1941) (writer)
15. Waiting for Baby (1941) (writer)
16. The Trouble with Husbands (1940) (writer)
17. Foreign Correspondent (1940) (dialogue)
18. Home Movies (1940) (uncredited)
19. That Inferior Feeling (1940) (uncredited)
    
    
20. See Your Doctor (1939) (writer)
21. How to Eat (1939) (uncredited)
22. Home Early (1939) (screenplay)
23. Dark Magic (1939) (writer)
24. How to Sub-Let (1939) (uncredited)
25. Mental Poise (1938) (uncredited)
26. How to Watch Football (1938) (writer)
27. How to Read (1938) (writer)
28. The Courtship of the Newt (1938) (writer)
29. An Evening Alone (1938) (writer)
30. Music Made Simple (1938) (uncredited)
31. How to Figure Income Tax (1938) (writer)
32. A Night at the Movies (1937) (uncredited)
33. Top of the Town (1937) (uncredited) (story)
34. The Romance of Digestion (1937) (uncredited)
35. How to Be a Detective (1936) (writer)
36. How to Vote (1936) (uncredited)
37. How to Behave (1936) (uncredited)
38. How to Sleep (1935) (uncredited)
39. Murder on a Honeymoon (1935) (writer)
40. How to Break 90 at Croquet (1935) (writer)
41. The Gay Divorcee (1934) (uncredited)
    ... aka The Gay Divorce (UK)
42. Dancing Lady (1933) (uncredited)
43. After Tonight (1933) (uncredited)
    ... aka Sealed Lips (UK)
44. Blind Adventure (1933) (additional dialogue)
45. Your Technocracy and Mine (1933) (writer)
46. The Sport Parade (1932) (additional dialogue) (uncredited)
47. Sky Devils (1932) (writer)
    
    
48. Stewed, Fried and Boiled (1929) (writer)
49. Lesson No. 1 (1929) (writer)
50. Furnace Trouble (1929) (writer)
51. The Spellbinder (1928/I) (writer)
52. The Sex Life of the Polyp (1928) (writer)
53. The Treasurer's Report (1928) (writer)
54. You'd Be Surprised (1926) (titles)
55. A Social Celebrity (1926) (titles) (uncredited)
56. The American Venus (1926) (titles) (uncredited)
    

Soundtrack:

• 1940s
• 1930s

1. Janie (1944) (performer: "Mademoiselle from Armentières", "They're Either Too Young or Too Old")
2. You'll Never Get Rich (1941) ("Frühlingslied (Spring Song) Op.62 #6" (1842))
   
   
3. China Seas (1935) ("Chopsticks" (uncredited))
   

Self:

• 1940s
• 1930s

1. Hollywood Victory Caravan (1945) .... Himself
2. I'm a Civilian Here Myself (1945) .... Himself
3. Show Business at War (1943) .... Himself
   ... aka The March of Time Volume IX, Issue 10
4. The Reluctant Dragon (1941) .... Himself
   ... aka A Day at Disneys (USA: TV title)
   ... aka Behind the Scenes at Walt Disney Studio
5. Screen Snapshots Series 19, No. 9: Sports in Hollywood (1940) .... Himself, Golf Fan
   
   
6. Sunday Night at the Trocadero (1937) .... Himself
7. Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs (1936) (as Bob Benchley) .... Himself
8. The Social Register (1934) .... Himself
   

Archive Footage:

1. Robert Benchley and the Knights of the Algonquin (1998) (V)
2. The Ten-Year Lunch: The Wit and Legend of the Algonquin Round Table (1987) .... Himself
3. That's Entertainment, Part II (1976) .... Film Clip
4. The Big Parade of Comedy (1964)
5. Light's Diamond Jubilee (1954) (TV) .... Himself