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Robert Benchley | The Couch Critic

Robert Benchley

Born

September 14, 1889

Place of Birth

Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Known For

Acting

Robert Benchley

Biography

Robert Benchley (September 15, 1889 - November 21, 1945) was an American humorist, a newspaper columnist and an actor.

The Pixar Story

The Pixar Story

as Robert Benchley (archive footage)

August 28, 2007

The Stork Club

The Stork Club

as Tom P. Curtis

December 28, 1945

Foreign Correspondent

Foreign Correspondent

August 16, 1940

That's Entertainment, Part II

That's Entertainment, Part II

as (archive footage)

The Reluctant Dragon

The Reluctant Dragon

as Robert Benchley

I Married a Witch

I Married a Witch

as Dr. Dudley White

October 30, 1942

You'll Never Get Rich

You'll Never Get Rich

as Martin Cortland

September 25, 1941

The Ten-Year Lunch

The Ten-Year Lunch

as Himself (archive footage)

September 28, 1987

Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6

Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6

as Robert Benchley (archive sound)

Dancing Lady

Dancing Lady

November 24, 1933

Broadway Melody of 1938

Broadway Melody of 1938

August 20, 1937

The Sky's the Limit

The Sky's the Limit

as Philip 'Phil' Harriman

Road to Utopia

Road to Utopia

February 27, 1946

The Major and the Minor

The Major and the Minor

as Albert Osborne

September 16, 1942

Syncopation

Syncopation

as Doakes (scenes deleted)

Hollywood Victory Caravan

Hollywood Victory Caravan

as Robert Benchley

September 30, 1945

The Big Parade of Comedy

The Big Parade of Comedy

as Joseph Doakes in 'That Inferior Feeling' (archive footage)

September 2, 1964

Hired Wife

Hired Wife

as Roger Van Horn

September 13, 1940

The Bride Wore Boots

The Bride Wore Boots

as Uncle Todd Warren

China Seas

China Seas

as Charlie McCaleb

Hollywood: The Selznick Years

Hollywood: The Selznick Years

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

December 31, 1961

Flesh and Fantasy

Flesh and Fantasy

October 29, 1943

Young and Willing

Young and Willing

as Arthur Kenny

February 5, 1943

Showbiz Goes to War

Showbiz Goes to War

as (archive footage)

December 31, 1982

Three Girls About Town

Three Girls About Town

as Wilburforce Puddle, hotel manager

October 23, 1941

See Here, Private Hargrove

See Here, Private Hargrove

as Mr. Holliday

Nice Girl?

Nice Girl?

as Prof. Oliver Wendel Holmes Dana

February 21, 1941

Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs

Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs

Week-End at the Waldorf

Week-End at the Waldorf

as Randy Morton

October 4, 1945

Show-Business at War

Show-Business at War

Live, Love and Learn

Live, Love and Learn

October 29, 1937

Take a Letter, Darling

Take a Letter, Darling

as G.B. Atwater

Kiss and Tell

Kiss and Tell

as George Archer

October 4, 1945

How to Read

August 27, 1938

Janie

Janie

as John Van Brunt

September 2, 1944

Social Register

Social Register

as Robert Benchley

Song of Russia

Song of Russia

as Hank Higgins

February 10, 1944

How to Figure Income Tax

How to Figure Income Tax

Sunday Night at the Trocadero

Sunday Night at the Trocadero

as Robert Benchley

October 2, 1937

Janie Gets Married

Janie Gets Married

as John Van Brunt

Piccadilly Jim

Piccadilly Jim

August 14, 1936

Snafu

Snafu

November 22, 1945

Rafter Romance

Rafter Romance

September 1, 1933

Practically Yours

Practically Yours

as Judge Robert Simpson

December 20, 1944

The Sport Parade

The Sport Parade

as Radio Announcer

November 11, 1932

Her Primitive Man

Her Primitive Man

as Martin Osborne

How to Sub-Let

January 29, 1939

It's in the Bag!

It's in the Bag!

Headline Shooter

Headline Shooter

as Radio Announcer

Duffy's Tavern

Duffy's Tavern

as Robert Benchley

September 28, 1945

How to Raise a Baby

How to Raise a Baby

as Lecturer Father

Home Movies

February 17, 1940

The Day of Rest

The Day of Rest

September 5, 1939

Mental Poise

as Psychoanalyst / Mr. Ostegraf

December 10, 1938

The Trouble with Husbands

The Trouble with Husbands

November 8, 1940

See Your Doctor

See Your Doctor

as Lecturer / Joseph H. Doakes

December 16, 1939

How to Eat

How to Eat

as Lecturer / Joe Doakes

Nothing But Nerves

Nothing But Nerves

as Mr. Benchley

January 2, 1942

Opening Day

as City Treasurer Benchley

November 12, 1938

Pan-Americana

Pan-Americana

as Charlie Corker

Music Made Simple

Music Made Simple

as Robert Benchley

How to Start the Day

How to Start the Day

November 11, 1937

A Night at the Movies

A Night at the Movies

November 6, 1937

My Tomato

as Joseph A. Doakes

December 4, 1943

Bedtime Story

Bedtime Story

as Eddie Turner

December 25, 1941

The Sex Life of the Polyp

The Sex Life of the Polyp

Stewed, Fried and Boiled

Stewed, Fried and Boiled

How to Sleep

How to Sleep

as Host / Narrator

September 14, 1935

Why Daddy?

as Joseph A. Doakes

Boogie Woogie

as Frederick Stumplefinger

The Forgotten Man

The Forgotten Man

as Joe Doakes / Father

The Treasurer's Report

The Treasurer's Report

The Romance of Digestion

The Romance of Digestion

How to Vote

as Mr. Robert Benchley

September 4, 1936

How to Train a Dog

How to Train a Dog

as Lecturer / Dog Owner

Your Technocracy and Mine

Your Technocracy and Mine

Home Early

Furnace Trouble

Furnace Trouble

as Robert Benchley

February 4, 1929

The Spellbinder

The Spellbinder

as Robert Benchley

December 13, 1928

The Courtship of the Newt

The Courtship of the Newt

as Zoology Lecturer

How to Watch Football

How to Watch Football

as Football Fan

October 7, 1938

Crime Control

as Sgt. Benchley / Joe Doakes

An Evening Alone

An Evening Alone

How to Take a Vacation

How to Take a Vacation

October 9, 1941

How to Behave

as Mr. Benchley

Dark Magic

Dark Magic

An Hour for Lunch

An Hour for Lunch

as Lecturer / Joe

That Inferior Feeling

That Inferior Feeling

as Joseph H. 'Joe' Doakes

January 20, 1940

The Witness

January 1, 1942

How to Be a Detective

How to Be a Detective

as Mr. Benchley

October 17, 1936

Important Business

Important Business

as Joseph A. Doakes

Keeping in Shape

Keeping in Shape

Lesson No. 1

February 12, 1929

No News Is Good News

No News Is Good News

December 18, 1943

David O. Selznick: Your New Producer

David O. Selznick: Your New Producer

as Master of Ceremonies

January 1, 1935

The National Barn Dance

The National Barn Dance

as J.B. Mitcham

September 24, 1944

Waiting for Baby

Waiting for Baby

January 24, 1941

How to Break 90 at Croquet

How to Break 90 at Croquet