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Jack Benny

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.    

Personal information

Birthday

1894-02-14

Birth Place

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Movies and TV shows :

A Guide for the Married Man

A Guide for the Married Man

1967

5.9

Movie
Artists & Models

Artists & Models

1937

6.0

Movie
Artists and Models Abroad

Artists and Models Abroad

1938

4.0

Movie
Beatles Stories

Beatles Stories

2011

7.6

Movie
Beatles: Big Beat Box

Beatles: Big Beat Box

2001

0.0

Movie
Beau James

Beau James

1957

5.7

Movie
poster

Best of The Dean Martin Variety Show

1966

0.0

TV
Bob Hope Christmas Show

Bob Hope Christmas Show

1965

0.0

Movie
Bright Moments

Bright Moments

1928

0.0

Movie
Broadway Melody of 1936

Broadway Melody of 1936

1935

6.3

Movie
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

1975

5.7

Movie
Buck Benny Rides Again

Buck Benny Rides Again

1940

0.0

Movie
Charley's Aunt

Charley's Aunt

1941

5.8

Movie
Chasing Rainbows

Chasing Rainbows

1930

4.0

Movie
poster

Checkmate

1960

4.1

TV
Children of Pleasure

Children of Pleasure

1930

4.7

Movie
College Holiday

College Holiday

1936

5.2

Movie
poster

General Electric Theater

1953

6.0

TV
General Foods Opening Night

General Foods Opening Night

1963

0.0

Movie
George Washington Slept Here

George Washington Slept Here

1942

6.3

Movie
Gypsy

Gypsy

1962

6.3

Movie
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC

Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC

1988

6.0

Movie
poster

Here's Lucy

1968

6.9

TV
Hollywood Canteen

Hollywood Canteen

1944

7.3

Movie
Hollywood Goes to Town

Hollywood Goes to Town

1938

7.0

Movie
Honor America Day

Honor America Day

1970

0.0

Movie
Is Everybody Listening?

Is Everybody Listening?

1947

5.0

Movie
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

1963

7.0

Movie
It's in the Air

It's in the Air

1935

5.0

Movie
It's in the Bag!

It's in the Bag!

1945

5.0

Movie
Jack Benny Christmas Shopping Show

Jack Benny Christmas Shopping Show

1957

0.0

Movie
Jack Benny Christmas Show

Jack Benny Christmas Show

1960

0.0

Movie
Jack Benny: Comedy in Bloom

Jack Benny: Comedy in Bloom

1992

0.0

Movie
Jack Benny's 20th Anniversary TV Special

Jack Benny's 20th Anniversary TV Special

1970

0.0

Movie
Jack Benny's Bag

Jack Benny's Bag

0.0

Movie
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

1988

6.0

Movie
Kelsey Grammer Salutes Jack Benny

Kelsey Grammer Salutes Jack Benny

1995

0.0

Movie
poster

Kraft Music Hall

1958

4.4

TV
Lord Byron of Broadway

Lord Byron of Broadway

1930

4.7

Movie
Love Thy Neighbor

Love Thy Neighbor

1940

6.5

Movie
Man About Town

Man About Town

1939

4.5

Movie
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration

Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration

2015

10.0

Movie
Mike Wallace Is Here

Mike Wallace Is Here

2019

6.5

Movie
Mr. Broadway

Mr. Broadway

1933

0.0

Movie
poster

Omnibus

1952

6.0

TV
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!

Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!

1982

6.0

Movie
poster

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

1967

6.4

TV
Screen Snapshots: Memorial to Al Jolson

Screen Snapshots: Memorial to Al Jolson

1952

0.0

Movie
Show-Business at War

Show-Business at War

1943

7.0

Movie
Showbiz Goes to War

Showbiz Goes to War

1982

10.0

Movie
Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

2002

2.0

Movie
Somebody Loves Me

Somebody Loves Me

1952

8.5

Movie
Stars in the Eye

Stars in the Eye

1952

0.0

Movie
poster

Startime

1959

6.0

TV
Studio 54

Studio 54

2018

6.4

Movie
Swing Out, Sweet Land

Swing Out, Sweet Land

1970

5.7

Movie
Taxi Tangle

Taxi Tangle

1931

1.0

Movie
Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television

Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television

1975

0.0

Movie
That's Entertainment, Part II

That's Entertainment, Part II

1976

6.8

Movie
That's Entertainment! III

That's Entertainment! III

1994

6.9

Movie
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1

The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1

2001

0.0

Movie
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2

The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2

2001

0.0

Movie
The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

1998

5.0

Movie
The Big Broadcast of 1937

The Big Broadcast of 1937

1936

5.3

Movie
The Bing Crosby Show

The Bing Crosby Show

1954

0.0

Movie
poster

The Bob Hope Show

1950

7.0

TV
poster

The Colgate Comedy Hour

1950

7.0

TV
poster

The Danny Kaye Show

1963

6.3

TV
poster

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

1973

5.3

TV
The Dean Martin Christmas Show

The Dean Martin Christmas Show

1968

7.6

Movie
poster

The Dick Cavett Show

1968

6.7

TV
poster

The DuPont Show of the Week

1961

6.0

TV
poster

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948

6.6

TV
poster

The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show

1950

6.8

TV
poster

The George Burns Show

1958

0.0

TV
poster

The George Gobel Show

1954

7.0

TV
poster

The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour

1969

5.8

TV
The Great Radio Comedians

The Great Radio Comedians

1971

8.0

Movie
The Hollywood Revue of 1929

The Hollywood Revue of 1929

1929

5.7

Movie
The Honey Pot

The Honey Pot

1967

6.5

Movie
The Horn Blows at Midnight

The Horn Blows at Midnight

1945

5.8

Movie
The Jack Benny Birthday Special

The Jack Benny Birthday Special

1969

0.0

Movie
The Jack Benny Hour

The Jack Benny Hour

1965

0.0

Movie
poster

The Jack Benny Program

1950

7.7

TV
poster

The Julie Andrews Hour

1972

6.0

TV
The Last Laugh

The Last Laugh

2016

6.9

Movie
poster

The Liberace Show

1952

0.0

TV
poster

The Lucy Show

1962

7.1

TV
The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians

The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians

1970

6.0

Movie
The Man

The Man

1972

6.3

Movie
The Meanest Man in the World

The Meanest Man in the World

1943

6.4

Movie
The Medicine Man

The Medicine Man

1930

5.0

Movie
poster

The Merv Griffin Show

1962

5.6

TV
The Mouse That Jack Built

The Mouse That Jack Built

1959

6.7

Movie
The Perry Como Christmas Show

The Perry Como Christmas Show

1974

6.0

Movie
The Rounder

The Rounder

1930

5.5

Movie
The Slowest Gun in the West

The Slowest Gun in the West

1960

2.0

Movie
The Song Writers' Revue

The Song Writers' Revue

1929

1.0

Movie
poster

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962

7.4

TV
poster

This Is Your Life

1952

6.6

TV
Three Of A Kind

Three Of A Kind

1941

0.0

Movie
To Be or Not to Be

To Be or Not to Be

1942

7.8

Movie
poster

Tony Awards

1956

5.0

TV
Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round

Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round

1934

4.2

Movie
TV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Classic Routines

TV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Classic Routines

1986

0.0

Movie
poster

What's My Line?

1950

6.7

TV
Who Was That Lady?

Who Was That Lady?

1960

6.2

Movie
Without Reservations

Without Reservations

1946

6.3

Movie
You Can Change The World

You Can Change The World

1950

5.8

Movie