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." Description above from the Wikipedia article Jack Benny, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography (124 titles)
6.7MovieThe Automat
Self (archive footage) · 2021
6.5MovieMike Wallace Is Here
(archive footage) · 2019
6.5MovieStudio 54
Self (archive footage) · 2018
7.0MovieThe Last Laugh
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) · 2016
10.0MovieMary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
Self / Shower of Stars (archive footage) · 2015
7.2MovieBeatles Stories
Self · 2011
MovieThe Best of Johnny Carson
Self (archive footage) · 2010
MoviePioneers of Primetime
2005
MovieElf: Christmas in Tinseltown
Self (archive) · 2004
4.5MovieSmothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
Self (archive footage) · 2002
MovieBeatles: Big Beat Box
Self (archive footage) · 2001
MovieThe Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1
Self (archive footage) · 2001
MovieThe Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2
Self (archive footage) · 2001
6.5MovieThe Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
Self - Roastee (archive footage) · 1998
8.0MovieVaudeville
Self (archive footage) · 1997
Kelsey Grammer Salutes Jack Benny
Self (Archived footage) · 1995
7.0MovieThat's Entertainment! III
(archive footage) · 1994
9.0MovieJack Benny: Comedy in Bloom
Himself · 1992
Remembering Marilyn
Self (archive footage) · 1988
6.0MovieHappy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) · 1988
6.5MovieJames Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Self (archive footage) · 1987
MovieTV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Classic Routines
Self · 1986
10.0MovieShowbiz Goes to War
Self (archive footage) · 1982
6.0MovieOops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
Self (archive footage) · 1982
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
Self (archive footage) · 1976
7.0MovieThat's Entertainment, Part II
(archive footage) · 1976
Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television
Self (archive footage) · 1975
6.3MovieBrother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Self (archive footage) · 1975
6.5MovieThe Perry Como Christmas Show
Santa Claus (uncredited) · 1974
5.4ShowThe Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
Self · 1973