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Jack Benny
Actor, Producer
Born February 14, 1894Died December 26, 1974 (80 years)
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 television programs, tremendously popular from the 1930s to the 1960s, were a foundational influence on the situation comedy genre. Dean Martin, on the celebrity roast for Johnny Carson in November 1973, introduced Benny as "the Satchel Paige of the world of comedy."
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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 television programs, tremendously popular from the 1930s to the 1960s, were a foundational influence on the situation comedy genre. Dean Martin, on the celebrity roast for Johnny Carson in November 1973, introduced Benny as "the Satchel Paige of the world of comedy."
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Jack Benny Filmography
| 2019 | Mike Wallace Is Here · as (archive Footage) |
| 2008 | Warner at War · as Cast |
| 2004 | |
| 1997 | |
| 1994 | That's Entertainment! III · as (archive Footage) |
| 1982 | Showbiz Goes to War · as (archive Footage) |
| 1982 | Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter · as Actor - Unidentified Film |
| 1976 | That's Entertainment, Part II · as (archive Footage) |
| 1974 | The Perry Como Christmas Show · as Santa Claus (uncredited) |
| 1971 | The Funny Side of... (TV Series) · as Special Guest Host |
| 1970 | Swing Out, Sweet Land · as Man Who Finds Silver Dollar |
| 1967 | A Guide for the Married Man · as Technical Adviser (ollie 'sweet Lips') |
| 1967 | The Honey Pot · as Violinist Outside Restaurant (uncredited) |
| 1965 | The Jack Benny Hour · as Jack Benny / Rosano |
| 1963 | It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World · as Man In Car In Desert (uncredited) |
| 1962 | Gypsy · as Jack Benny (uncredited) |
| 1962 | The Lucy Show (TV Series) · as Harry Tuttle |
| 1960 | Checkmate (TV Series) · as Jack Bowen |
| 1960 | The Slowest Gun in the West · as Chicken Finsterwald |
| 1960 | Who Was That Lady? · as Mr. Cosgrove |
| 1959 | Ford Startime (TV Series) |
| 1959 | The Mouse That Jack Built · as Jack (voice) |
| 1958 | Rock-a-Bye Baby · as Carlos, The Matador (uncredited) |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater (TV Series) · as Tom Jones |
| 1952 | Omnibus (TV Series) · as Athanael |
| 1952 | Four Star Playhouse (TV Series) · as Cautious Gambler |
| 1952 | The Jackie Gleason Show (TV Series) · as Landlord |
| 1952 | The Liberace Show (TV Series) |
| 1950 | The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (TV Series) · as Jack Benny (uncredited) |
| 1949 | The Great Lover · as Jack Benny (uncredited) |
| 1947 | The March of Time, Vol. 14, No. 1: Is Everybody Listening? · as Jack Benny - Jack Benny Radio Program |
| 1946 | Without Reservations · as Jack Benny (uncredited) |
| 1945 | The Horn Blows at Midnight · as Athanael |
| 1943 | The Meanest Man in the World · as Richard Clarke |
| 1942 | George Washington Slept Here · as Bill Fuller |
| 1942 | To Be or Not to Be · as Joseph Tura |
| 1941 | Charley's Aunt · as Babbs Babberley |
| 1939 | Man About Town · as Bob Temple |
| 1938 | Artists and Models Abroad · as Buck Boswell |
| 1937 | Artist and Models · as Mac Brewster |
| 1936 | College Holiday · as J. Davis Bowster |
| 1936 | The Big Broadcast of 1937 · as Jack Carson |
| 1935 | It's in the Air · as Calvin Churchill |
| 1935 | Broadway Melody of 1936 · as Bert Keeler |
| 1934 | Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round · as Chad Denby |
| 1931 | A Broadway Romeo · as Jack |
| 1930 | The Medicine Man · as Dr. John H. Harvey |
| 1930 | Children of Pleasure · as Radio Performer Jack (uncredited) |
| 1930 | Lord Byron of Broadway · as Voice On Radio |
| 1930 | Chasing Rainbows · as Eddie Rock |
| 2024 | The Beach Boys · as Self - The Jack Benny Hour |
| 2024 | Legends of Stand Up Comedy · as Self |
| 2023 | Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed · as Self |
| 2023 | Being Mary Tyler Moore · as Self |
| 2022 | Gregory Peck, the Gentleman Actor · as Self |
| 2021 | King of Cool · as Self |
| 2021 | This Is Francis X. Bushman · as Self |
| 2021 | The Automat · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2018 | Studio 54 · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2016 | The Last Laugh · as Self |
| 2015 | Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration · as Self / Shower Of Stars (archive Footage) |
| 2014 | Super Duper Alice Cooper · as Self |
| 2013 | When Comedy Went to School · as Self |
| 2011 | Beatles Stories · as Self |
| 2010 | The Best of Johnny Carson · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2008 | Mel Blanc: The Man of a Thousand Voices · as Self - Comedian |
| 2008 | Mike Douglas: Moments & Memories · as Self |
| 2007 | Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project · as Self |
| 2007 | The Legendary Crooners · as Self |
| 2006 | |
| 2004 | 100 Greatest Stand-Ups of All Time (TV Series) · as Self #28 |
| 2004 | Legends in Concert: Bobby Darin · as Self |
| 2003 | Inside the Marx Brothers · as Self (clip From The Jack Benny Program (tv)) |
| 2002 | Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2001 | |
| 1999 | |
| 1998 | |
| 1998 | The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts · as Self - Roastee (archive Footage) |
| 1996 | Classic Stand-Up Comedy of Television · as Self |
| 1996 | Beatles Diary · as Self |
| 1996 | We Remember Marilyn · as Self |
| 1993 | |
| 1993 | The Unknown Marx Brothers · as Self |
| 1993 | Mo' Funny: Black Comedy in America · as Self |
| 1993 | |
| 1991 | The Very Best of the Ed Sullivan Show 2 · as Self |
| 1989 | |
| 1989 | A Tribute to Lucy · as Self |
| 1988 | James Stewart's Wonderful Life · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 1988 | Entertaining the Troops · as Self |
| 1987 | James Stewart: A Wonderful Life - Hosted by Johnny Carson · as Self (clip From The Jack Benny Program (tv)) |
| 1986 | |
| 1985 | The Beach Boys: An American Band · as Self |
| 1984 | TV's Funniest Game Show Moments · as Self |
| 1984 | The Lucille Ball/Jack Benny Double · as Self |
| 1983 | Moviestar Cartoons · as Self |
| 1982 | Oops, those Hollywood Bloopers! · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 1982 | The Hollywood Palace · as Self |
| 1981 | Red Skelton: A Comedy Scrapbook · as Self |
| 1980 | |
| 1979 | Has Anybody Here Seen Canada? A History of Canadian Movies 1939-1953 · as Self - Oscar Dinner, 1942 |
| 1976 | CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years · as Self |
| 1975 | Brother Can You Spare a Dime · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 1975 | |
| 1974 | |
| 1974 | Dinah! (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1973 | The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1973 | Paper Moon · as Self On Radio Show |
| 1973 | AFI Life Achievement Award (TV Series) · as Self - Audience Member |
| 1972 | The Julie Andrews Hour (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1972 | The Man · as Jack Benny |
| 1971 | Parkinson (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1970 | The Flip Wilson Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1970 | Dinah's Place (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1970 | The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians · as Self (voice) |
| 1969 | The Engelbert Humperdinck Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1969 | The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1968 | Here's Lucy (TV Series) · as Jack Benny |
| 1968 | Frost on Sunday (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1968 | The 22nd Annual Tony Awards · as Self - Co-Host |
| 1968 | The Dick Cavett Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1967 | Kraft Music Hall (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1967 | Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1967 | The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1966 | The Jackie Gleason Show (1966) (TV Series) · as Self - Special Guest |
| 1965 | The Eleanor Roosevelt Story · as Self |
| 1965 | The Dean Martin Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1964 | The Hollywood Palace (TV Series) · as Self - Host |
| 1963 | Bob Hope Presents The Chrysler Theatre (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1963 | The Danny Kaye Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1962 | President Kennedy's Birthday Salute · as Self |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show (TV Series) · as Self - Comedian (archive Footage) |
| 1961 | Password (TV Series) · as Self - Celebrity Contestant |
| 1961 | The Joey Bishop Show (TV Series) · as Jack Benny |
| 1961 | The DuPont Show of the Week (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1959 | Sunday Showcase (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1959 | Premier Khrushchev in the USA · as Self |
| 1958 | The All-Star Christmas Show · as Self |
| 1958 | The George Burns Show (TV Series) · as Jack Benny |
| 1958 | Garry Moore Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1957 | Bachelor Father (TV Series) · as Jack Benny |
| 1957 | The Jack Paar Tonight Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1957 | Beau James · as Jack Benny |
| 1956 | Tony Awards (TV Series) · as Self - Co-Host |
| 1955 | The Lawrence Welk Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest Star |
| 1954 | Climax! (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1954 | The George Gobel Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1954 | Shower of Stars (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1953 | Tonight! (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1953 | Make Room for Daddy (TV Series) · as Jack Benny |
| 1952 | Somebody Loves Me · as Jack Benny |
| 1952 | I've Got a Secret (TV Series) · as Self - Guest Star |
| 1952 | Today (TV Series) · as Self (on Videotape) |
| 1951 | The Red Skelton Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1950 | This Is Your Life (US) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1950 | The Jack Benny Program (TV Series) · as Jack Benny |
| 1950 | The Frank Sinatra Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1950 | The Colgate Comedy Hour (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1950 | The Bob Hope Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1950 | What's My Line? (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1949 | The Jack Benny Program · as Self |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1945 | It's in the Bag! · as Jack Benny |
| 1944 | Hollywood Canteen · as Self |
| 1943 | |
| 1941 | The Great American Broadcast · as Self - Opening Montage |
| 1940 | Love Thy Neighbor · as Jack Benny |
| 1940 | Buck Benny Rides Again · as Jack Benny |
| 1931 | Cab Waiting · as Jack Benny |
| 1929 | The Hollywood Revue of 1929 · as Self - Master Of Ceremonies |
| 1950 | The Jack Benny Program (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 1949 |