Jack Benny

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 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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Movies starring Jack Benny (86)

The Automat (2021)

Self (Archive Footage)

Studio 54 (2018)

Self (Archive Footage)

The Last Laugh (2016)

Self (Archive Footage) (Uncredited)

Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration (2015)

Self / Shower Of Stars (Archive Footage)

Beatles: Big Beat Box (2001)

Self (Archive Footage)

Vaudeville (1997)

Self (Archive Footage)

Showbiz Goes to War (1982)

Self (Archive Footage)

Bob Hope's World of Comedy (1976)

Self (Archive Footage)

The Perry Como Christmas Show (1974)

Santa Claus (Uncredited)

The Man (1972)

Jack Benny

Swing Out, Sweet Land (1970)

Man Who Finds Silver Dollar

A Guide for the Married Man (1967)

Technical Adviser (Ollie 'Sweet Lips')

The Honey Pot (1967)

Violinist Outside Restaurant (Uncredited)

The Jack Benny Hour (1965)

Jack Benny / Rosano

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)

Man In Car In Desert (Uncredited)

Gypsy (1962)

Jack Benny (Uncredited)

Rock-a-Bye Baby (1958)

Carlos, The Matador (Uncredited)

The Great Lover (1949)

Jack Benny (Uncredited)

Is Everybody Listening? (1947)

Jack Benny - Jack Benny Radio Program

Without Reservations (1946)

Jack Benny (Uncredited)

Charley's Aunt (1941)

Babbs Babberley

College Holiday (1936)

J. Davis Bowster

It's in the Air (1935)

Calvin Churchill

The Medicine Man (1930)

Dr. John H. Harvey

Children of Pleasure (1930)

Radio Performer Jack (Uncredited)

The Rounder (1930)

Mr. Bartlett

The Hollywood Revue of 1929 (1929)

Self - Master Of Ceremonies

Movies Made by Jack Benny (2)

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