Jack Benny
Acting
Born February 14, 1894 · Chicago, Illinois, United States
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." Description above from the Wikipedia article Jack Benny, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Films (91)
The Automat
2021
Mike Wallace Is Here
2019
Studio 54
2018
The Last Laugh
2016
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
2015
Beatles Stories
2011
The Best of Johnny Carson
2010
Pioneers of Primetime
2005
Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
2002
Beatles: Big Beat Box
2001
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2
2001
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1
2001
The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
1998
Kelsey Grammer Salutes Jack Benny
1995
That's Entertainment! III
1994
Jack Benny: Comedy in Bloom
1992
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
1988
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987
TV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Classic Routines
1986
Showbiz Goes to War
1982
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
1982
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television
1975
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975
The Perry Como Christmas Show
1974
The Man
1972
The Great Radio Comedians
1971
Jack Benny's 20th Anniversary TV Special
1970
Honor America Day
1970
The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians
1970
Swing Out, Sweet Land
1970
The Jack Benny Birthday Special
1969
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
1968
Jack Benny's Bag
1968
Carnival Nights
1968
A Guide for the Married Man
1967
The Honey Pot
1967
Bob Hope Christmas Show
1965
The Jack Benny Hour
1965
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
1963
General Foods Opening Night
1963
Gypsy
1962
Jack Benny Christmas Show
1960
The Slowest Gun in the West
1960
Who Was That Lady?
1960
The Mouse That Jack Built
1959
The All-Star Christmas Show
1958
Rock-a-Bye Baby
1958
Jack Benny Christmas Shopping Show
1957
Beau James
1957
The Bing Crosby Show
1954
Stars in the Eye
1952
Somebody Loves Me
1952
Screen Snapshots: Memorial to Al Jolson
1952
You Can Change The World
1950
The Great Lover
1949
Is Everybody Listening?
1947
Without Reservations
1946
The Horn Blows at Midnight
1945
It's in the Bag!
1945
Hollywood Canteen
1944
Show-Business at War
1943
The Meanest Man in the World
1943
George Washington Slept Here
1942
To Be or Not to Be
1942
Charley's Aunt
1941
Three Of A Kind
1941
Love Thy Neighbor
1940
Buck Benny Rides Again
1940
Man About Town
1939
Artists and Models Abroad
1938
Hollywood Goes to Town
1938
Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 6
1938
Artists & Models
1937
College Holiday
1936
The Big Broadcast of 1937
1936
It's in the Air
1935
Broadway Melody of 1936
1935
Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round
1934
Mr. Broadway
1933
Taxi Tangle
1931
A Broadway Romeo
1931
The Voice of Hollywood No. 13
1930
The Medicine Man
1930
Children of Pleasure
1930
Lord Byron of Broadway
1930
The Rounder
1930
Chasing Rainbows
1930
The Song Writers' Revue
1929
The Hollywood Revue of 1929
1929
Bright Moments
1928