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Overview
Mini Biography:
Although by his own account Benchley was not quite a writer and not quite... moreAwards:
1 win moreAlternate Names:
Bob BenchleyUS TV Schedule:
| Wed. July 23 | 5:45 AM | TCM | Live, Love and Learn |
Filmography
Actor:
- Janie Gets Married (1946) .... John Van Brunt
- The Bride Wore Boots (1946) .... Uncle Todd Warren
- Road to Utopia (1946) .... Narrator
- The Stork Club (1945) .... Tom P. Curtis (Bates' laywer)
- Snafu (1945) .... Ben Stevens
... aka Welcome Home (UK) - Week-End at the Waldorf (1945) .... Randy Morton
- Kiss and Tell (1945) .... Uncle George Archer
- Duffy's Tavern (1945) .... Robert Benchley
- Boogie Woogie (1945) .... Frederick Stumplefinger, Father
... aka Musical Parade: Boogie Woogie (USA: series title) - It's in the Bag! (1945) .... Parker
... aka The Fifth Chair (UK) - Pan-Americana (1945) .... Charlie Corker
- Practically Yours (1944) .... Judge Robert Simpson
- National Barn Dance (1944) .... Mr. Mitcham
- Janie (1944) .... John Van Brunt
- Why Daddy? (1944) .... Joseph A. Doakes
- Important Business (1944) .... Joseph A. Doakes
- Her Primitive Man (1944) .... Martin Osborne
- See Here, Private Hargrove (1944) .... Mr. Holliday
- Song of Russia (1944) .... Hank Higgins
- No News Is Good News (1943)
- My Tomato (1943) .... Joseph A. Doakes
- Flesh and Fantasy (1943) .... Doakes
... aka Six Destinies - The Sky's the Limit (1943) .... Phil Harriman
- Young and Willing (1943) .... Arthur Kenny
... aka Out of the Frying Pan - I Married a Witch (1942) .... Dr. Dudley White
- The Major and the Minor (1942) .... Albert Osborne
- The Man's Angle (1942) .... Joe Doakes
- Keeping in Shape (1942) .... Lecturer / Joe Doakes
- Syncopation (1942) (scenes deleted) .... Doakes
- Take a Letter, Darling (1942) .... G.B. Atwater
... aka Green-Eyed Woman (UK) - The Witness (1942) .... Joe Doakes
- Nothing But Nerves (1942) .... Mr. Benchley
- Bedtime Story (1941) .... Eddie Turner
- Three Girls About Town (1941) .... Wilburforce Puddle, hotel manager
- How to Take a Vacation (1941) .... The Husband
- You'll Never Get Rich (1941) .... Martin Cortland
- The Forgotten Man (1941)
- Crime Control (1941) .... Sgt. Benchley / Joe Doakes
- Nice Girl? (1941) .... Prof. Oliver Wendel Holmes Dana
- Waiting for Baby (1941) .... Joseph Doakes
- The Trouble with Husbands (1940) .... Joe Doakes
- Hired Wife (1940) .... Roger Van Horn
- Foreign Correspondent (1940) .... Stebbins
- Home Movies (1940)
- That Inferior Feeling (1940) .... Joseph H. 'Joe' Doakes
- See Your Doctor (1939) .... Lecturer / Joseph H. Doakes
- The Day of Rest (1939) .... Joe Doakes
- How to Eat (1939) .... Lecturer / Joe Doakes
- Home Early (1939) .... Joe
- Dark Magic (1939) .... Joseph A. Doakes
- An Hour for Lunch (1939) .... Lecturer/Joe
- How to Sub-Let (1939) .... Joseph A. Doakes
- Mental Poise (1938) .... Psychoanalyst/Mr. Ostegraf
- Opening Day (1938) .... City Treasurer Benchley
- How to Watch Football (1938) .... Football fan/voice of announcer
- How to Read (1938)
- The Courtship of the Newt (1938) .... Zoology professor
- How to Raise a Baby (1938) .... Lecturer/Father
- An Evening Alone (1938)
- Music Made Simple (1938) .... Lecturing Music Expert
- How to Figure Income Tax (1938)
- A Night at the Movies (1937) .... Husband
- Live, Love and Learn (1937) .... Oscar
- How to Start the Day (1937) .... Lecturer
- Broadway Melody of 1938 (1937) .... Duffy, Raleigh's P.R. Man
- The Romance of Digestion (1937)
- How to Be a Detective (1936) .... Mr. Benchley
- How to Vote (1936) .... Mr. Robert Benchley (the speaker)
- Piccadilly Jim (1936) .... Bill Macon
- How to Train a Dog (1936) .... Lecturer/Dog Owner
- How to Behave (1936) .... Mr. Benchley
- How to Sleep (1935)
- China Seas (1935) .... Charlie McCaleb
- How to Break 90 at Croquet (1935)
- David O. Selznick: 'Your New Producer' (1935) .... Master of Ceremonies
- Dancing Lady (1933) .... Ward King
- Headline Shooter (1933) .... Radio announcer
... aka Evidence in Camera (UK) - Rafter Romance (1933) .... H. Harrington Hubbell
- Your Technocracy and Mine (1933)
- The Sport Parade (1932) .... Radio Announcer
- Stewed, Fried and Boiled (1929)
- Lesson No. 1 (1929)
- Furnace Trouble (1929)
- The Spellbinder (1928/I)
- The Sex Life of the Polyp (1928) .... Lecturer
- The Treasurer's Report (1928) .... Treasurer
Writer:
- Robert Benchley and the Knights of the Algonquin (1998) (V) (writer)
- Boogie Woogie (1945) (story)
... aka Musical Parade: Boogie Woogie (USA: series title) - I'm a Civilian Here Myself (1945) (writer)
- Why Daddy? (1944) (story) (writer)
- Important Business (1944) (writer)
- No News Is Good News (1943) (writer)
- The Man's Angle (1942) (writer)
- Keeping in Shape (1942) (writer)
- The Witness (1942) (writer)
- Nothing But Nerves (1942) (writer)
- How to Take a Vacation (1941) (writer)
- The Reluctant Dragon (1941) (uncredited)
... aka A Day at Disneys (USA: TV title)
... aka Behind the Scenes at Walt Disney Studio - The Forgotten Man (1941) (writer)
- Crime Control (1941) (writer)
- Waiting for Baby (1941) (writer)
- The Trouble with Husbands (1940) (writer)
- Foreign Correspondent (1940) (dialogue)
- Home Movies (1940) (uncredited)
- That Inferior Feeling (1940) (uncredited)
- See Your Doctor (1939) (writer)
- How to Eat (1939) (uncredited)
- Home Early (1939) (screenplay)
- Dark Magic (1939) (writer)
- How to Sub-Let (1939) (uncredited)
- Mental Poise (1938) (uncredited)
- How to Watch Football (1938) (writer)
- How to Read (1938) (writer)
- The Courtship of the Newt (1938) (writer)
- An Evening Alone (1938) (writer)
- Music Made Simple (1938) (uncredited)
- How to Figure Income Tax (1938) (writer)
- A Night at the Movies (1937) (uncredited)
- Top of the Town (1937) (uncredited) (story)
- The Romance of Digestion (1937) (uncredited)
- How to Be a Detective (1936) (writer)
- How to Vote (1936) (uncredited)
- How to Behave (1936) (uncredited)
- How to Sleep (1935) (uncredited)
- Murder on a Honeymoon (1935) (writer)
- How to Break 90 at Croquet (1935) (writer)
- The Gay Divorcee (1934) (uncredited)
... aka The Gay Divorce (UK) - Dancing Lady (1933) (uncredited)
- After Tonight (1933) (uncredited)
... aka Sealed Lips (UK) - Blind Adventure (1933) (additional dialogue)
- Your Technocracy and Mine (1933) (writer)
- The Sport Parade (1932) (additional dialogue) (uncredited)
- Sky Devils (1932) (writer)
- Stewed, Fried and Boiled (1929) (writer)
- Lesson No. 1 (1929) (writer)
- Furnace Trouble (1929) (writer)
- The Spellbinder (1928/I) (writer)
- The Sex Life of the Polyp (1928) (writer)
- The Treasurer's Report (1928) (writer)
- You'd Be Surprised (1926) (titles)
- A Social Celebrity (1926) (titles) (uncredited)
- The American Venus (1926) (titles) (uncredited)
Soundtrack:
- Janie (1944) (performer: "Mademoiselle from Armentières", "They're Either Too Young or Too Old")
- You'll Never Get Rich (1941) ("Frühlingslied (Spring Song) Op.62 #6" (1842))
- China Seas (1935) ("Chopsticks" (uncredited))
Self:
- Hollywood Victory Caravan (1945) .... Himself
- I'm a Civilian Here Myself (1945) .... Himself
- Show Business at War (1943) .... Himself
... aka The March of Time Volume IX, Issue 10 - The Reluctant Dragon (1941) .... Himself
... aka A Day at Disneys (USA: TV title)
... aka Behind the Scenes at Walt Disney Studio - Screen Snapshots Series 19, No. 9: Sports in Hollywood (1940) .... Himself, Golf Fan
- Sunday Night at the Trocadero (1937) .... Himself
- Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs (1936) (as Bob Benchley) .... Himself
- The Social Register (1934) .... Himself
Archive Footage:
- Robert Benchley and the Knights of the Algonquin (1998) (V)
- The Ten-Year Lunch: The Wit and Legend of the Algonquin Round Table (1987) .... Himself
- That's Entertainment, Part II (1976) .... Film Clip
- The Big Parade of Comedy (1964)
- Light's Diamond Jubilee (1954) (TV) .... Himself
Additional Details
Other Works:
Twelve volumes of short stories collected. morePublicity Listings:
1 Biographical Movie | 1 Portrayal | 12 Print Biographies | 1 Article moreSTARmeter: 
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