Jack Benny
Birthday
1894/02/14
Day of death
1974/12/26 (80 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Also know 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, ...Read more
Acting
(1942) To Be or Not to Be
as Joseph Tura
(1967) A Guide for the Married Man
as Technical Adviser (Ollie 'Sweet Lips')
(1963) It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
as Man in Car in Desert (uncredited)
(1929) The Hollywood Revue of 1929
as Self - Master of Ceremonies
(1942) George Washington Slept Here
as Bill Fuller
(2001) Beatles: Big Beat Box
as Self (archive footage)
(1941) Charley's Aunt
as Babbs Babberley
(1935) Broadway Melody of 1936
as Bert Keeler
(1944) Hollywood Canteen
as Self
(1945) The Horn Blows at Midnight
as Athanael
(1933) Mr. Broadway
as Jack Benny
(1982) Showbiz Goes to War
as (archive footage)
(1940) Buck Benny Rides Again
as Jack Benny
(1971) The Great Radio Comedians
as Self
(1959) The Mouse That Jack Built
as Jack (voice)
(1947) Is Everybody Listening?
as Jack Benny - Jack Benny Radio Program
(1970) Jack Benny's 20th Anniversary TV Special
as Self
(1988) Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
as Self (archive footage)
(2011) Beatles Stories
as Self
(1937) Artists & Models
as Mac Brewster
(1930) The Medicine Man
as Dr. John H. Harvey
(1930) Chasing Rainbows
as Eddie Rock
(1982) Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
as Self (archive footage)
(1940) Love Thy Neighbor
as Jack Benny
(1952) Somebody Loves Me
as Jack Benny
(2016) The Last Laugh
as Self
(1929) The Song Writers' Revue
as Himself
(1936) The Big Broadcast of 1937
as Jack Carson
(1936) College Holiday
as J. Davis Bowster
(1934) Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round
as Chad Denby
(1938) Artists and Models Abroad
as Buck Boswell
(1939) Man About Town
as Bob Temple
(1960) Who Was That Lady?
as Mr. Cosgrove (uncredited)
(1960) The Slowest Gun in the West
as Chicken Finsterwald
(1972) The Man
as Jack Benny
(1930) Lord Byron of Broadway
as Voice on Radio
(1941) Three Of A Kind
as Himself
(1957) Jack Benny Christmas Shopping Show
as Jack Benny
(1960) Jack Benny Christmas Show
as Jack Benny
(1995) Kelsey Grammer Salutes Jack Benny
as Self (Archived footage)
(1935) It's in the Air
as Calvin Churchill
(1943) The Meanest Man in the World
as Richard Clarke
(1954) The Bing Crosby Show
as Self
(1962) Gypsy
as Jack Benny (uncredited)
(2019) Mike Wallace Is Here
as (archive footage)
(1965) The Jack Benny Hour
as Jack Benny / Rosano
(1945) It's in the Bag!
as Jack Benny
(1986) TV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Classic Routines
as Self
(1930) The Rounder
as Mr. Bartlett
(1952) Screen Snapshots: Memorial to Al Jolson
as Self - Narrator
(2015) Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
as Self / Shower of Stars (archive footage)
(1994) That's Entertainment! III
as (archive footage)
(1968) The Dean Martin Christmas Show
as Self (uncredited)
(1975) Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)
(1952) Stars in the Eye
as Himself
(1970) Swing Out, Sweet Land
as Man Who Finds Silver Dollar
(1930) Children of Pleasure
as Radio Performer Jack (uncredited)
(1963) General Foods Opening Night
as ---
(1943) Show-Business at War
as Self
(2002) Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
as Self (archive footage)
(1976) That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage)
(1950) You Can Change The World
as Self
(1938) Hollywood Goes to Town
as Self
(1974) The Perry Como Christmas Show
as Santa Claus (uncredited)
(1957) Beau James
as Jack Benny
(1970) The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians
as Self (voice)
(2018) Studio 54
as Self (archive footage)
(1992) Jack Benny: Comedy in Bloom
as Himself
(1988) James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
as Self (archive footage)
(1946) Without Reservations
as Jack Benny (uncredited)
(1969) The Jack Benny Birthday Special
as Self
(1960) Who Was That Lady?
as Mr. Cosgrove
(2001) The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1
as Self (archive footage)
(2001) The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2
as Self (archive footage)
(1931) Taxi Tangle
as Man in taxi
(1998) The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
as Self - Roastee (archive footage)
(1970) Honor America Day
as Self
(1928) Bright Moments
as ---
(1967) The Honey Pot
as Violinist Outside Restaurant (uncredited)
(1975) Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television
as Self (archive footage)
(1965) Bob Hope Christmas Show
as Self
(1968) Jack Benny's Bag
as Self
(1968) Here's Lucy
as Jack Benny
(1950) The Colgate Comedy Hour
as Self
(1962) The Lucy Show
as Harry Tuttle
(1962) The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
(1953) General Electric Theater
as Tom Jones
(1950) The Jack Benny Program
as Jack Benny
(1967) Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
as Self
(1969) The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
as Self
(1952) This Is Your Life
as Self
(1963) Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
as ---
(1961) The DuPont Show of the Week
as Self
(1958) The George Burns Show
as Jack Benny
(1952) The Liberace Show
as ---
(1963) Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
as Self
(1950) The Bob Hope Show
as Self
(1950) The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
as Jack Benny (uncredited)
(1959) Startime
as ---
(1954) The George Gobel Show
as Self
(1953) General Electric Theater
as Sheldon Weeks
(1962) The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
(1956) Tony Awards
as Self - Co-Host
(1962) The Lucy Show
as Jack Benny
(1950) The Bob Hope Show
as Self - Cameo
(1950) The Bob Hope Show
as Self - Guest hosts
(1948) The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
(1960) Checkmate
as Jack Bowen
(1972) The Julie Andrews Hour
as Self
(1956) Tony Awards
as Self - Host
(1950) What's My Line?
as Self - Mystery Guest
(1968) The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest
(1973) The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
as Self
(1952) Omnibus
as Athanael
(1963) The Danny Kaye Show
as Self
(1958) Kraft Music Hall
as Self
(1958) Kraft Music Hall
as Self - Host
(1966) Best of The Dean Martin Variety Show
as ---