Jack Benny
Known for Acting · 124 credits
- Born
- 1894-02-14
- Died
- 1974-12-26
- Place of birth
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Also known as
- Джек Бенни · Benjamin Kubelsky
Biography
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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Known For
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self / Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self - Comedian (archive footage)
What's My Line?
1950
as Self
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
as Self
TV Shows (30)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self / Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self - Comedian (archive footage)
What's My Line?
1950
as Self
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
as Self
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Host / Self - Co-Host
The Lucy Show
1962
as Harry Tuttle / Jack Benny
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
Here's Lucy
1968
as Jack Benny
Omnibus
1952
as Athanael
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
as Self
The Jack Benny Program
1950
as Jack Benny
The Bob Hope Show
1950
as Self / Self - Cameo / Self - Guest hosts
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
1950
as Jack Benny (uncredited)
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968
as Self / Self (uncredited)
Checkmate
1960
as Jack Bowen
Kraft Music Hall
1958
as Self / Self - Host
Startime
1959
as Self
This Is Your Life
1952
as Self
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
1969
as Self
The Danny Kaye Show
1963
as Self
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
1973
as Self
The George Gobel Show
1954
as Self
The Julie Andrews Hour
1972
as Self
General Electric Theater
1953
as Tom Jones / Sheldon Weeks / Harold Fenton
The DuPont Show of the Week
1961
as Self
The Liberace Show
1952
The George Burns Show
1958
as Jack Benny
Movies (94)
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
1963
as Man in Car in Desert (uncredited)
To Be or Not to Be
1942
as Joseph Tura
Gypsy
1962
as Jack Benny (uncredited)
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
1988
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
That's Entertainment! III
1994
as (archive footage)
A Guide for the Married Man
1967
as Technical Adviser (Ollie 'Sweet Lips')
Without Reservations
1946
as Jack Benny (uncredited)
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987
as Self (archive footage)
The Last Laugh
2016
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975
as Self (archive footage)
Rock-a-Bye Baby
1958
as Carlos, the matador (uncredited)
Studio 54
2018
as Self (archive footage)
Beau James
1957
as Jack Benny
Who Was That Lady?
1960
as Mr. Cosgrove (uncredited)
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
2015
as Self / Shower of Stars (archive footage)
The Honey Pot
1967
as Violinist Outside Restaurant (uncredited)
Hollywood Canteen
1944
as Self
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2
2001
as Self (archive footage)
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
as (archive footage)
The Slowest Gun in the West
1960
as Chicken Finsterwald
Show-Business at War
1943
as Self
The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
1998
as Self - Roastee (archive footage)
Showbiz Goes to War
1982
as Self (archive footage)
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1
2001
as Self (archive footage)
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
1982
as Self (archive footage)
The Man
1972
as Jack Benny
Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
2002
as Self (archive footage)
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
1976
as Self (archive footage)
The Big Broadcast of 1937
1936
as Jack Carson
Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television
1975
as Self (archive footage)
Swing Out, Sweet Land
1970
as Man Who Finds Silver Dollar
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
1968
as Self (uncredited)
Broadway Melody of 1936
1935
as Bert Keeler
The Automat
2021
as Self (archive footage)
Artists & Models
1937
as Mac Brewster
Mike Wallace Is Here
2019
as (archive footage)
It's in the Bag!
1945
as Jack Benny
You Can Change The World
1950
as Self
The All-Star Christmas Show
1958
as Self
The Hollywood Revue of 1929
1929
as Self - Master of Ceremonies
College Holiday
1936
as J. Davis Bowster
Man About Town
1939
as Bob Temple
Pioneers of Primetime
2005
Charley's Aunt
1941
as Babbs Babberley
The Horn Blows at Midnight
1945
as Athanael
The Perry Como Christmas Show
1974
as Santa Claus (uncredited)
Carnival Nights
1968
as Self
The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians
1970
as Self (voice)
The Rounder
1930
as Mr. Bartlett
It's in the Air
1935
as Calvin Churchill
Hollywood Goes to Town
1938
as Self
The Song Writers' Revue
1929
as Himself
Jack Benny Christmas Show
1960
as Jack Benny
The Jack Benny Birthday Special
1969
as Self
The Mouse That Jack Built
1959
as Jack (voice)
Chasing Rainbows
1930
as Eddie Rock
The Meanest Man in the World
1943
as Richard Clarke
Jack Benny's 20th Anniversary TV Special
1970
as Self
Lord Byron of Broadway
1930
as Voice on Radio
Vaudeville
1997
as Self (archive footage)
Love Thy Neighbor
1940
as Jack Benny
Remembering Marilyn
1988
as Self (archive footage)
Honor America Day
1970
as Self
TV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Classic Routines
1986
as Self
Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round
1934
as Chad Denby
The Great Lover
1949
as Jack Benny (uncredited)
George Washington Slept Here
1942
as Bill Fuller
Artists and Models Abroad
1938
as Buck Boswell
Jack Benny's Bag
1968
as Self
Beatles: Big Beat Box
2001
as Self (archive footage)
Buck Benny Rides Again
1940
as Jack Benny
Jack Benny: Comedy in Bloom
1992
as Himself
The Great Radio Comedians
1971
as Self
Children of Pleasure
1930
as Radio Performer Jack (uncredited)
Somebody Loves Me
1952
as Jack Benny
General Foods Opening Night
1963
Beatles Stories
2011
as Self
The Medicine Man
1930
as Dr. John H. Harvey
The Jack Benny Hour
1965
as Jack Benny / Rosano
The Bing Crosby Show
1954
as Self
Mr. Broadway
1933
as Jack Benny
Bob Hope Christmas Show
1965
as Self
A Broadway Romeo
1931
as Jack
Jack Benny Christmas Shopping Show
1957
as Jack Benny
Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 6
1938
as Self
Screen Snapshots: Memorial to Al Jolson
1952
as Self - Narrator
Is Everybody Listening?
1947
as Jack Benny - Jack Benny Radio Program
Stars in the Eye
1952
as Himself
The Voice of Hollywood No. 13
1930
as Self
Kelsey Grammer Salutes Jack Benny
1995
as Self (Archived footage)
The Best of Johnny Carson
2010
as Self (archive footage)
Three Of A Kind
1941
as Himself
Bright Moments
1928
Taxi Tangle
1931
as Man in taxi
About Jack Benny
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 radi… With 124 credits spanning from 1928 to 2021, Jack Benny has appeared in 94 films and 30 TV shows.
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Most Popular Jack Benny Movies
- It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963) — as Man in Car in Desert (uncredited)
- To Be or Not to Be (1942) — as Joseph Tura
- Gypsy (1962) — as Jack Benny (uncredited)
- Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC (1988) — as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- That's Entertainment! III (1994) — as (archive footage)
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