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Robert Benchley

Age: 135 years

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Gender: Male

Birthday: September 14, 1889

Place of birth: Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

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

Known for: Acting

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The Reluctant Dragon
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The Reluctant Dragon

as Robert Benchley

I Married a Witch
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I Married a Witch

as Dr. Dudley White

Nice Girl?
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Nice Girl?

as Prof. Oliver Wendel Holmes Dana

You'll Never Get Rich
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You'll Never Get Ric...

as Martin Cortland

Road to Utopia
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Road to Utopia

as Narrator

The Sky's the Limit
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The Sky's the Limit

as Philip 'Phil' Harriman

Dancing Lady
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Dancing Lady

as Ward King

Broadway Melody of 1938
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Broadway Melody of 1...

as Duffy

The Major and the Minor
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The Major and the Mi...

as Albert Osborne

Bedtime Story
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Bedtime Story

as Eddie Turner

China Seas
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China Seas

as Charlie McCaleb

Showbiz Goes to War
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Showbiz Goes to War

as (archive footage)

See Here, Private Hargrove
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See Here, Private Ha...

as Mr. Holliday

Week-End at the Waldorf
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Week-End at the Wald...

as Randy Morton

Three Girls About Town
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Three Girls About To...

as Wilburforce Puddle, hotel manager

Syncopation
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Syncopation

as Doakes (scenes deleted)

Hired Wife
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Hired Wife

as Roger Van Horn

Take a Letter, Darling
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Take a Letter, Darli...

as G.B. Atwater

Young and Willing
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Young and Willing

as Arthur Kenny

The Spellbinder
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The Spellbinder

as Robert Benchley

Furnace Trouble
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Furnace Trouble

as Robert Benchley

Lesson No. 1
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Lesson No. 1

as Lecturer

Stewed, Fried and Boiled
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Stewed, Fried and Bo...

as Lecturer

How to Break 90 at Croquet
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How to Break 90 at C...

as Joe Doakes

Sunday Night at the Trocadero
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Sunday Night at the ...

as Robert Benchley

Rafter Romance
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Rafter Romance

as Hubbell

The Stork Club
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The Stork Club

as Tom P. Curtis

Flesh and Fantasy
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Flesh and Fantasy

as Doakes

The Sex Life of the Polyp
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The Sex Life of the ...

as Lecturer

Piccadilly Jim
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Piccadilly Jim

as Bill Macon

How to Be a Detective
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How to Be a Detectiv...

as Mr. Benchley

Headline Shooter
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Headline Shooter

as Radio Announcer

Practically Yours
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Practically Yours

as Judge Robert Simpson

Live, Love and Learn
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Live, Love and Learn

as Oscar

How to Sleep
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How to Sleep

as Host / Narrator

A Night at the Movies
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A Night at the Movie...

as Husband

The Bride Wore Boots
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The Bride Wore Boots

as Uncle Todd Warren

The Treasurer's Report
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The Treasurer's Repo...

as Treasurer

Janie
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Janie

as John Van Brunt

Janie Gets Married
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Janie Gets Married

as John Van Brunt

How to Start the Day
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How to Start the Day

as Lecturer

Foreign Correspondent
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Foreign Corresponden...

as Stebbins

Kiss and Tell
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Kiss and Tell

as George Archer

Pan-Americana
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Pan-Americana

as Charlie Corker

The Pixar Story
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The Pixar Story

as Robert Benchley (archive footage)

The Sport Parade
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The Sport Parade

as Radio Announcer

Social Register
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Social Register

as Robert Benchley

Hollywood: The Selznick Years
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Hollywood: The Selzn...

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

How to Eat
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How to Eat

as Lecturer / Joe Doakes

Important Business
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Important Business

as Joseph A. Doakes

How to Behave
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How to Behave

as Mr. Benchley

My Tomato
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My Tomato

as Joseph A. Doakes

How to Train a Dog
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How to Train a Dog

as Lecturer / Dog Owner

Mental Poise
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Mental Poise

as Psychoanalyst / Mr. Ostegraf

The Romance of Digestion
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The Romance of Diges...

as Joe Doakes

Snafu
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Snafu

as Ben Stevens

An Hour for Lunch
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An Hour for Lunch

as Lecturer / Joe

How to Figure Income Tax
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How to Figure Income...

as Joe Doakes

How to Vote
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How to Vote

as Mr. Robert Benchley

Why Daddy?
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Why Daddy?

as Joseph A. Doakes

Her Primitive Man
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Her Primitive Man

as Martin Osborne

See Your Doctor
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See Your Doctor

as Lecturer / Joseph H. Doakes

Home Movies
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Home Movies

as Joe Doakes

It's in the Bag!
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It's in the Bag!

as Parker

Nothing But Nerves
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Nothing But Nerves

as Mr. Benchley

How to Read
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How to Read

as Lecturer

The National Barn Dance
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The National Barn Da...

as J.B. Mitcham

Song of Russia
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Song of Russia

as Hank Higgins

Boogie Woogie
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Boogie Woogie

as Frederick Stumplefinger

That Inferior Feeling
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That Inferior Feelin...

as Joseph H. 'Joe' Doakes

How to Watch Football
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How to Watch Footbal...

as Football Fan

Home Early
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Home Early

as Joe Doakes

Hollywood Victory Caravan
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Hollywood Victory Ca...

as Robert Benchley

Duffy's Tavern
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Duffy's Tavern

as Robert Benchley

Your Technocracy and Mine
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Your Technocracy and...

How to Raise a Baby
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How to Raise a Baby

as Lecturer Father

How to Take a Vacation
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How to Take a Vacati...

as Husband

David O. Selznick: Your New Producer
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David O. Selznick: Y...

as Master of Ceremonies

The Forgotten Man
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The Forgotten Man

as Joe Doakes / Father

Waiting for Baby
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Waiting for Baby

as Joe Doakes

Keeping in Shape
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Keeping in Shape

as Joe Doakes

The Courtship of the Newt
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The Courtship of the...

as Zoology Lecturer

Dark Magic
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Dark Magic

as Joe Doakes

An Evening Alone
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An Evening Alone

as Joe Doakes

How to Sub-Let
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How to Sub-Let

as Joe Doakes

Opening Day
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Opening Day

as City Treasurer Benchley

The Day of Rest
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The Day of Rest

as Joe Doakes

No News Is Good News
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No News Is Good News

as Answer Man

Show-Business at War
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Show-Business at War

as Self

That's Entertainment, Part II
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That's Entertainment...

as (archive footage)

The Trouble with Husbands
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The Trouble with Hus...

as Joe Doakes

Crime Control
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Crime Control

as Sgt. Benchley / Joe Doakes

The Witness
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The Witness

as Joe Doakes

Music Made Simple
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Music Made Simple

as Robert Benchley

The Ten-Year Lunch
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The Ten-Year Lunch

as Himself (archive footage)

Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6
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Walt Disney's Fables...

as Robert Benchley (archive sound)

The Big Parade of Comedy
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The Big Parade of Co...

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

Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs
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Sunkist Stars at Pal...