Person
Robert Benchley
Actor · Writer· Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Robert Benchley (September 15, 1889 - November 21, 1945) was an American humorist, a newspaper columnist and an actor.
Known For
The roles that explain the career.
Filmography
49 credits across 2 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | The Ten-Year Lunch | Himself (archive footage) | Film |
| 1946 | Road to Utopia | Narrator (uncredited) | Film |
| 1946 | The Bride Wore Boots | Uncle Todd Warren | Film |
| 1946 | Janie Gets Married | John Van Brunt | Film |
| 1945 | The Stork Club | Tom P. Curtis | Film |
| 1945 | Week-End at the Waldorf | Randy Morton | Film |
| 1945 | It's in the Bag! | Parker | Film |
| 1945 | Duffy's Tavern | Robert Benchley | Film |
| 1944 | Song of Russia | Hank Higgins | Film |
| 1944 | See Here, Private Hargrove | Mr. Holliday | Film |
| 1944 | Practically Yours | Judge Robert Simpson | Film |
| 1944 | Janie | John Van Brunt | Film |
| 1943 | Show-Business at War | Self | Film |
| 1943 | The Sky's the Limit | Philip 'Phil' Harriman | Film |
| 1943 | Flesh and Fantasy | Doakes | Film |
| 1943 | Young and Willing | Arthur Kenny | Film |
| 1942 | Take a Letter, Darling | G.B. Atwater | Film |
| 1942 | Syncopation | Doakes (scenes deleted) | Film |
| 1942 | I Married a Witch | Dr. Dudley White | Film |
| 1942 | The Major and the Minor | Mr. Osborne | Film |
| 1941 | Nice Girl? | Prof. Oliver Wendel Holmes Dana | Film |
| 1941 | Bedtime Story | Eddie Turner | Film |
| 1941 | You'll Never Get Rich | Martin Cortland | Film |
| 1941 | The Reluctant Dragon | Robert Benchley | Film |
| 1941 | Three Girls About Town | Wilburforce Puddle, hotel manager | Film |
| 1940 | Hired Wife | Roger Van Horn | Film |
| 1940 | That Inferior Feeling | Joseph H. 'Joe' Doakes | Film |
| 1940 | Foreign Correspondent | Stebbins | Film |
| 1940 | That Inferior Feeling | Writer | Film |
| 1939 | The Day of Rest | Joe Doakes | Film |
| 1937 | Broadway Melody of 1938 | Duffy | Film |
| 1937 | Live, Love and Learn | Oscar | Film |
| 1937 | A Night at the Movies | Husband | Film |
| 1937 | A Night at the Movies | Writer | Film |
| 1936 | Piccadilly Jim | Bill Macon | Film |
| 1936 | How to Vote | Mr. Robert Benchley | Film |
| 1936 | How to Train a Dog | Lecturer / Dog Owner | Film |
| 1936 | How to Be a Detective | Mr. Benchley | Film |
| 1936 | How to Vote | Writer | Film |
| 1936 | How to Be a Detective | Writer | Film |
| 1935 | How to Sleep | Host / Narrator | Film |
| 1935 | China Seas | Charlie McCaleb | Film |
| 1933 | Dancing Lady | Ward King | Film |
| 1933 | Rafter Romance | Hubbell | Film |
| 1933 | Headline Shooter | Radio Announcer | Film |
| 1932 | The Sport Parade | Radio Announcer | Film |
| 1932 | Sky Devils | Writer | Film |
| 1928 | The Sex Life of the Polyp | Lecturer | Film |
| 1928 | The Sex Life of the Polyp | Writer | Film |
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