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."
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| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 2.644 |
| Birthday | 1894-02-14 |
| Place of Birth | Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| Also Known As | Джек Бенни, Benjamin Kubelsky, |
1942
To Be or Not to Be
7.8/716
During the Nazi occupation of Poland, an acting troupe becomes embroiled in a Polish soldier's efforts to track down a German spy.
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To Be or Not to Be
1967
A Guide for the Married Man
5.9/34
A man gives his friend a series of lessons on how to cheat on one's wife without being caught.
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A Guide for the Married Man
1963
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
6.961/583
A group of strangers come across a man dying after a car crash who proceeds to tell them about the $350,000 he buried in California. What follows is t...
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It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
1929
The Hollywood Revue of 1929
5.708/24
An all-star revue featuring MGM contract players.
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The Hollywood Revue of 1929
1942
George Washington Slept Here
6.231/13
New Yorkers Bill and Connie Fuller have to move from their apartment. Without Bill's knowledge, Connie purchases a delapidated old farmhouse in Pennsy...
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George Washington Slept Here
2001
Beatles: Big Beat Box
0/0
The early days of The Beatles are captured in this fascinating film. Featuring behind the scenes clips, it traces the Fab Four's start as Liverpool la...
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Beatles: Big Beat Box
1941
Charley's Aunt
5.8/6
In 1890, two students at Oxford force their rascally friend and fellow student to pose as an aunt from Brazil--where the nuts come from.
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Charley's Aunt
1935
Broadway Melody of 1936
6.4/19
Lovely, gifted Irene Foster hopes that her childhood sweetheart-turned Broadway producer Robert Gordon will recognize her--and her talent. Gordon is t...
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Broadway Melody of 1936
1944
Hollywood Canteen
7.3/26
Two soldiers on leave spend three nights at a club offering free of charge food, dancing, and entertainment for servicemen on their way overseas. Club...
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Hollywood Canteen
1945
The Horn Blows at Midnight
5.8/19
A trumpet player in a radio orchestra falls asleep during a commercial and dreams he's Athanael, an angel deputized to blow the Last Trumpet at exactl...
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The Horn Blows at Midnight
1933
Mr. Broadway
0/0
Ed Sullivan shows night spots all over New York in this movie, joking and listening to stories the patrons tell.
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Mr. Broadway
1982
Showbiz Goes to War
10/1
While a few Hollywood celebrities such as James Stewart and Clark Gable saw combat during World War II, the majority used their talents to rally the A...
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Showbiz Goes to War
1940
Buck Benny Rides Again
0/0
Radio star Jack Benny, intending to stay in New York for the summer, is forced by the needling of rival Fred Allen to prove his boasts about roughing...
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Buck Benny Rides Again
1971
The Great Radio Comedians
8/1
Documentary about radio comedies primarily focused on Burns & Allen, Edgar Bergen & Charlie McCarthy, The Jack Benny Program, Fibber McGee & Molly, Th...
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The Great Radio Comedians
1959
The Mouse That Jack Built
6.7/15
In this spoof of "The Jack Benny Program", a mouse with Jack Benny's personality and poor violin playing ability lives, along with a mouse version of...
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The Mouse That Jack Built
1947
Is Everybody Listening?
5/1
A documentary about the 82% of US citizens that listen to the radio for their entertainment, news and sport.
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Is Everybody Listening?
1970
Jack Benny's 20th Anniversary TV Special
0/0
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Jack Benny's 20th Anniversary TV Special
1988
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
6/1
Stars celebrate Bob Hope's 50 years with NBC.
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Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
2011
Beatles Stories
7.7/5
A big fan of The Beatles growing up in the 60s, Seth Swirsky noticed that whenever he heard someone relating a story about themselves and The Beatles,...
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Beatles Stories
1937
Artists & Models
6/1
An ad man gets his model girlfriend to pose as a debutante for a new campaign.
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Artists & Models
1930
Chasing Rainbows
4/2
The road-show troupe of a top Broadway show go cross-country while taking the audience along on the on-stage scenes as well as what happens and is hap...
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Chasing Rainbows
1930
The Medicine Man
5/9
The son and daughter of an abusive shopkeeper turn to a medicine show salesman for help.
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The Medicine Man
1982
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
6/1
A collection of bloopers and outtakes from an enormous selection of Hollywood classic productions spanning from the 1930s through the 1980s.
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Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
1940
Love Thy Neighbor
6.5/2
Capitalizing on the famous radio 'feud' between comedians Jack Benny and Fred Allen. The two stars play versions of themselves, constantly at each oth...
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Love Thy Neighbor
1952
Somebody Loves Me
8.5/1
Backstage musical biography of nightclub star Blossom Seeley that charts her rocky relationship with vaudeville singer Benny Fields.
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Somebody Loves Me
2016
The Last Laugh
6.9/20
Feature documentary about humor and the Holocaust, examining whether it is ever acceptable to use humor in connection with a tragedy of that scale, an...
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The Last Laugh
1929
The Song Writers' Revue
1/1
This short showcases composers and lyricists of songs that are now considered standards of American popular music. For several of these song writers,...
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The Song Writers' Revue
1936
The Big Broadcast of 1937
5/3
The employees of a failing radio station must put on a huge ratings winner to have any chance of continued operation.
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The Big Broadcast of 1937
1936
College Holiday
5.2/3
College students rally to save a struggling hotel from closing. Comedy.
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College Holiday
1934
Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round
4.2/4
Underworld king Lee Lother has been killed aboard a ocean liner, several people could have been the murderer. There is his mistress Anya Roysen, a mar...
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Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round
1938
Artists and Models Abroad
3/2
Buck Boswell and his all-girl troupe are stranded in Paris, but Buck manages to con the manager of the 'Hotel de Navarre' in furnishing accommodations...
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Artists and Models Abroad
1939
Man About Town
4.5/3
Producer Bob Temple, who's brought an American show to London, loves his star Diana, but she won't take him seriously as a lover. To show her, he pick...
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Man About Town
1960
Who Was That Lady?
6.2/28
In order to get back into the good graces with his wife with whom he has had a misunderstanding, a young chemistry professor concocts a wild story tha...
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Who Was That Lady?
1960
The Slowest Gun in the West
2/1
The town of Primrose, Arizona is beset by outlaws, so the towns people hire Fletcher Bissell III (A.K.A. The Silver Dollar Kid) as their new sheriff....
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The Slowest Gun in the West
1972
The Man
6.3/3
When the President and Speaker of the House are killed in a building collapse, and the Vice-President declines the office due to age and ill-health, S...
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The Man
1930
Lord Byron of Broadway
4.7/3
A talented songwriter gets his inspiration for songs from others and not from within himself. He is oblivious that he may harm other people when he us...
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Lord Byron of Broadway
1941
Three Of A Kind
0/0
Promotional short to advertise Charley's Aunt (1941)
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Three Of A Kind
1960
Jack Benny Christmas Show
0/0
It's the week before Christmas and Jack drops by Edgar Bergen's house to go over the upcoming show's script with his guest star. When Edgar is detaine...
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Jack Benny Christmas Show
1957
Jack Benny Christmas Shopping Show
0/0
Jack is determined to finish his Christmas shopping in one visit and tortures a wallet salesman with constant changes to his order. Meanwhile, Dennis...
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Jack Benny Christmas Shopping Show
1995
Kelsey Grammer Salutes Jack Benny
0/0
Kelsey Grammer Salutes Jack Benny
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Kelsey Grammer Salutes Jack Benny
1935
It's in the Air
5/2
Con men Calvin Churchill and Clip McGurk know how to fix a horse-race or boxing match. Calvin wants to go straight and win back his estranged wife, bu...
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It's in the Air
1943
The Meanest Man in the World
6.4/4
Compassionate small-town lawyer Richard Clarke moves to New York City to seek his fortune, but is unsuccessful until he takes a friend's advice and tr...
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The Meanest Man in the World
1954
The Bing Crosby Show
0/0
Bing Crosby's first television special with Jack Benny, Sheree North dropping by to provide a few pointers. Bing sings five tunes, starting with the b...
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The Bing Crosby Show
1962
Gypsy
6.3/68
Rose Hovick lives to see her daughter June succeed on Broadway by way of vaudeville. When June marries and leaves, Rose turns her hope and attention t...
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Gypsy
2019
Mike Wallace Is Here
6.3/11
For over half a century, 60 Minutes' fearsome newsman Mike Wallace went head-to-head with the world's most influential figures. Relying exclusively on...
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Mike Wallace Is Here
1945
It's in the Bag!
5/5
The ringmaster of a flea circus inherits a fortune...if he can find which chair it's hidden in.
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It's in the Bag!
1965
The Jack Benny Hour
0/0
The Beach Boys appear in a skit with Benny and Hope as surfers. Jack trys to weasel Disneyland tickets from Walt Disney. Also, a skit with Benny, Hope...
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The Jack Benny Hour
1986
TV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Classic Routines
0/0
A compilation film of stand up performances and comedy routines featuring some of the biggest stars in the early years of television. This film was di...
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TV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Classic Routines
1930
The Rounder
5.5/4
A drunkard climbs a ladder into a bedroom in the wrong house and gets romantically involved with the woman who lives there.
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The Rounder
1952
Screen Snapshots: Memorial to Al Jolson
0/0
Jack Benny narrates the Screen Snapshots that, utilizing archive footage, traces the career of Al Jolson, and rare off-stage shots of Jolson with star...
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Screen Snapshots: Memorial to Al Jolson
2015
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
10/1
Not only did Mary Tyler Moore “turn the world on with her smile,” as her show’s theme song declared, she also influenced a generation of women to beco...
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Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
1994
That's Entertainment! III
6.9/34
Some of MGM'S musical stars review the studios history of musicals. From The Hollywood Revue of 1929 to Brigadoon, from the first musical talkies to G...
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That's Entertainment! III
1968
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
7.6/4
A Classic Holiday Celebration with Dean and Friends.
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The Dean Martin Christmas Show
1975
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
5.7/7
Period music, film clips and newsreel footage combined into a visual exploration of the American entertainment industry during the Great Depression.
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Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1952
Stars in the Eye
0/0
Various CBS stars appear in this one hour variety program about the opening of the brand new $7 million dollar CBS Television City Studios.
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Stars in the Eye
1970
Swing Out, Sweet Land
5/2
John Wayne and an all-star cast tell the story of America.
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Swing Out, Sweet Land
1930
Children of Pleasure
4.7/3
A successful songwriter, dazzled by high society, falls for a society girl who is just playing around.
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Children of Pleasure
1963
General Foods Opening Night
0/0
Fearing they'll all be fired after hearing Phil Silvers is getting his own show on the General Foods line up, the actors and actress band together to...
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General Foods Opening Night
1943
Show-Business at War
7/3
A multi-studio effort to show the newsreel audience the progress of the Hollywood war effort.
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Show-Business at War
2002
Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
2/1
The history of the irreverent "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour" and the content battles it fought with its television network.
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Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
1976
That's Entertainment, Part II
6.8/34
Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire present more golden moments from the MGM film library, this time including comedy and drama as well as classic musical num...
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That's Entertainment, Part II
1950
You Can Change The World
5.8/4
Comedian Jack Benny has his butler, Rochester, call several of his celebrity friends over to the house. Benny introduces them to a Catholic priest, wh...
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You Can Change The World
1938
Hollywood Goes to Town
7/3
This short shows how Hollywood gets ready for the world premiere of an "important" movie. The film celebrated here is Marie Antoinette (1938), which h...
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Hollywood Goes to Town
1974
The Perry Como Christmas Show
8/1
The first of Perry Como's Christmas specials includes appearances by Rich Little and figure skater Peggy Fleming as well as performances by the Carpen...
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The Perry Como Christmas Show
1957
Beau James
5.7/3
The story of Jimmy Walker who became mayor of New York in the '20s.
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Beau James
1970
The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians
6/1
The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians is a 1970 American animated television special produced by Rankin/Bass Productions. After the Christmas special Frosty the...
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The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians
2018
Studio 54
6.356/73
Studio 54 was the epicenter of 70s hedonism - a place that not only redefined the nightclub, but also came to symbolize an entire era. Its co-owners,...
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Studio 54
1992
Jack Benny: Comedy in Bloom
0/0
Co-stars and celebrity admirers go through Benny's entire career
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Jack Benny: Comedy in Bloom
1988
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
6/1
Documentary about James Stewart's long career as an actor and positive personal life.
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James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1946
Without Reservations
6.3/17
Kit Madden is traveling to Hollywood, where her best-selling novel is to be filmed. Aboard the train, she encounters Marines Rusty and Dink, who don't...
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Without Reservations
1969
The Jack Benny Birthday Special
0/0
A TV special aired on February 17, 1969 (the star’s birthday was February 14), featuring Benny’s long-established persona and several celebrity guest...
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The Jack Benny Birthday Special
1960
Who Was That Lady?
6.2/28
In order to get back into the good graces with his wife with whom he has had a misunderstanding, a young chemistry professor concocts a wild story tha...
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Who Was That Lady?
2001
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2
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This Bob Hope Special called “Highlights of a Quarter Century” begins his 26th year with NBC in 1975 (he began with NBC radio in 1937) celebrating 25...
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The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2
2001
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1
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This Bob Hope Special called “Highlights of a Quarter Century” begins his 26th year with NBC in 1975 (he began with NBC radio in 1937) celebrating 25...
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The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1
1931
Taxi Tangle
1/1
Caught in a 5th Avenue traffic jam, as they are riding in side-by-side taxicab and limousine, Jack Benny (Jack Benny) and Helen Hunt (Francetta Malloy...
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Taxi Tangle
1998
The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
5/1
Video series spotlighting memorable moments and roasts hosted by Dean Martin. "Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts" were periodic specials aired in the 1970s...
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The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
1970
Honor America Day
0/0
Bob Hope's 2 1/2 hour star-spangled salute to America... "Honor America Day" as aired on July 4, 1970 on WTOP Channel 4 Washington. Billed as a non-p...
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Honor America Day
1928
Bright Moments
0/0
Jack Benny performs his violin, prompting the accompanying pianist to walk out. He then does a comedy sketch, interrupted by a daffy "Marie", in Vitap...
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Bright Moments
1967
The Honey Pot
6.6/57
A millionaire fakes a terminal illness to fleece his former girlfriends.
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The Honey Pot
1975
Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television
0/0
A two hour celebration of Bob Hope's 25 years of television shows that features highlights that start with his first special that aired in 1950. Betwe...
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Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television
1965
Bob Hope Christmas Show
0/0
This Is Bob (For The First Time In Living Color) Hope' on NBC December 15th, 1965 With Bing Crosby, Jack Benny, Janet Leigh, and Nancy Wilson join Bob...
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