Jack Benny
- Acting
- February 14, 1894 · Chicago, Illinois, United States
- December 26, 1974
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." Description above from the Wikipedia article Jack Benny, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Filmography
- The Automat · Self
- Mike Wallace Is Here · (archive footage)
- Studio 54 · Self
- The Last Laugh · Self
- Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration · Self / Shower of Stars (archive footage)
- Beatles Stories · Self
- The Best of Johnny Carson · Self
- Pioneers of Primetime
- Elf: Christmas in Tinseltown · Self
- Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour · Self
- Beatles: Big Beat Box · Self
- The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1 · Self
- The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2 · Self
- The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts · Self
- Vaudeville · Self
- Kelsey Grammer Salutes Jack Benny · Self
- That's Entertainment! III · (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Jack Benny: Comedy in Bloom · Self
- Remembering Marilyn · Self
- Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC · Self
- James Stewart: A Wonderful Life · Self
- TV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Classic Routines · Self
- Showbiz Goes to War · Self
- Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers! · Self
- Bob Hope's World of Comedy · (archive footage)
- That's Entertainment, Part II · (archive footage)
- Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television · Self
- Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? · Self
- The Perry Como Christmas Show · Santa Claus (uncredited)
- The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts · Self
- Paper Moon · Thanks
- The Julie Andrews Hour · Self
- The Man · Jack Benny
- The Great Radio Comedians · Self
- Jack Benny's 20th Anniversary TV Special · Self
- Honor America Day · Self
- The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians · Self
- Swing Out, Sweet Land · Man Who Finds Silver Dollar
- The Jack Benny Birthday Special · Self
- The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour · Self
- The Dean Martin Christmas Show · Self
- Jack Benny's Bag · Self
- Here's Lucy · Jack Benny
- The Dick Cavett Show · Self
- Carnival Nights · Self
- Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In · Self
- A Guide for the Married Man · Technical Adviser
- The Honey Pot · Violinist Outside Restaurant (uncredited)
- Bob Hope Christmas Show · Self
- The Jack Benny Hour · Jack Benny / Rosano
- It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World · Man in Car in Desert (uncredited)
- Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre · Self
- The Danny Kaye Show · Self
- General Foods Opening Night · Self
- Gypsy · Jack Benny (uncredited)
- The Lucy Show · Harry Tuttle, Jack Benny
- The Merv Griffin Show · Self
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson · Self
- The Mike Douglas Show · Self
- The DuPont Show of the Week · Self
- Jack Benny Christmas Show · Jack Benny
- Checkmate · Jack Bowen
- The Slowest Gun in the West · Chicken Finsterwald
- Who Was That Lady? · Mr. Cosgrove (uncredited), Mr. Cosgrove
- Startime · Self
- The Mouse That Jack Built · Jack (Voice)
- The All-Star Christmas Show · Self
- The George Burns Show · Jack Benny
- Kraft Music Hall · Self
- Rock-a-Bye Baby · Carlos, the matador (uncredited)
- Jack Benny Christmas Shopping Show · Jack Benny
- Beau James · Jack Benny
- Tony Awards · Self
- The George Gobel Show · Self
- The Bing Crosby Show · Self
- The Danny Thomas Show · Jack Benny
- General Electric Theater · Tom Jones, Sheldon Weeks
- Stars in the Eye · Self
- Omnibus · Athanael
- This Is Your Life · Self