Jack Benny

Jack Benny

Acting

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…

Filmography

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The Automat ★ 6.6 The Automat 2021 Mike Wallace Is Here ★ 6.5 Mike Wallace Is Here 2019 Studio 54 ★ 6.5 Studio 54 2018 The Last Laugh ★ 7.0 The Last Laugh 2016 Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration ★ 10.0 Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration 2015 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert ★ 6.1 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert 2015 Beatles Stories ★ 7.2 Beatles Stories 2011 The Best of Johnny Carson The Best of Johnny Carson 2010 Pioneers of Primetime Pioneers of Primetime 2005 Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour ★ 4.5 Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour 2002 Beatles: Big Beat Box Beatles: Big Beat Box 2001 The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2 The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2 2001 The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1 The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1 2001 The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts ★ 6.5 The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts 1998 Vaudeville ★ 8.0 Vaudeville 1997 Kelsey Grammer Salutes Jack Benny ★ 7.0 Kelsey Grammer Salutes Jack Benny 1995 That's Entertainment! III ★ 7.0 That's Entertainment! III 1994 Jack Benny: Comedy in Bloom ★ 9.0 Jack Benny: Comedy in Bloom 1992 Remembering Marilyn ★ 9.0 Remembering Marilyn 1988 Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC ★ 6.0 Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC 1988 James Stewart: A Wonderful Life ★ 6.5 James Stewart: A Wonderful Life 1987 TV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Classic Routines TV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Classic Routines 1986 Showbiz Goes to War ★ 10.0 Showbiz Goes to War 1982 Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers! ★ 6.0 Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers! 1982 Bob Hope's World of Comedy Bob Hope's World of Comedy 1976 That's Entertainment, Part II ★ 7.0 That's Entertainment, Part II 1976 Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television 1975 Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? ★ 6.3 Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? 1975 The Perry Como Christmas Show ★ 6.5 The Perry Como Christmas Show 1974 The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts ★ 5.4 The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts 1973 The Julie Andrews Hour ★ 8.0 The Julie Andrews Hour 1972 The Man ★ 6.5 The Man 1972 The Great Radio Comedians ★ 8.0 The Great Radio Comedians 1971 Jack Benny's 20th Anniversary TV Special ★ 7.0 Jack Benny's 20th Anniversary TV Special 1970 Honor America Day Honor America Day 1970 The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians ★ 6.0 The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians 1970 Swing Out, Sweet Land ★ 6.4 Swing Out, Sweet Land 1970 The Jack Benny Birthday Special ★ 9.0 The Jack Benny Birthday Special 1969 The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour ★ 6.8 The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour 1969 The Dean Martin Christmas Show ★ 7.6 The Dean Martin Christmas Show 1968 Jack Benny's Bag Jack Benny's Bag 1968 Here's Lucy ★ 6.7 Here's Lucy 1968 The Dick Cavett Show ★ 6.8 The Dick Cavett Show 1968 Carnival Nights ★ 7.0 Carnival Nights 1968 Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In ★ 6.7 Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In 1968 A Guide for the Married Man ★ 5.9 A Guide for the Married Man 1967 The Honey Pot ★ 6.4 The Honey Pot 1967 Bob Hope Christmas Show ★ 7.0 Bob Hope Christmas Show 1965 The Jack Benny Hour ★ 8.0 The Jack Benny Hour 1965 It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World ★ 7.0 It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World 1963 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre ★ 5.9 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre 1963 The Danny Kaye Show ★ 7.0 The Danny Kaye Show 1963 General Foods Opening Night General Foods Opening Night 1963 Gypsy ★ 6.4 Gypsy 1962 The Lucy Show ★ 7.1 The Lucy Show 1962 The Merv Griffin Show ★ 6.6 The Merv Griffin Show 1962 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson ★ 7.5 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 1962 The Mike Douglas Show ★ 5.8 The Mike Douglas Show 1961 The DuPont Show of the Week ★ 7.0 The DuPont Show of the Week 1961 Jack Benny Christmas Show Jack Benny Christmas Show 1960 Checkmate ★ 4.8 Checkmate 1960 The Slowest Gun in the West ★ 4.5 The Slowest Gun in the West 1960 Who Was That Lady? ★ 6.4 Who Was That Lady? 1960 Startime ★ 6.8 Startime 1959 The Mouse That Jack Built ★ 6.8 The Mouse That Jack Built 1959 The All-Star Christmas Show ★ 6.0 The All-Star Christmas Show 1958 The George Burns Show ★ 10.0 The George Burns Show 1958 Kraft Music Hall ★ 5.4 Kraft Music Hall 1958 Rock-a-Bye Baby ★ 6.8 Rock-a-Bye Baby 1958 Jack Benny Christmas Shopping Show Jack Benny Christmas Shopping Show 1957 Beau James ★ 5.4 Beau James 1957 Tony Awards Tony Awards 1956 The George Gobel Show ★ 7.8 The George Gobel Show 1954 The Bing Crosby Show ★ 8.0 The Bing Crosby Show 1954 General Electric Theater ★ 6.8 General Electric Theater 1953 Stars in the Eye Stars in the Eye 1952 Omnibus ★ 6.3 Omnibus 1952 This Is Your Life ★ 6.5 This Is Your Life 1952 Somebody Loves Me ★ 8.8 Somebody Loves Me 1952 Screen Snapshots: Memorial to Al Jolson ★ 7.0 Screen Snapshots: Memorial to Al Jolson 1952