Robert Benchley

Robert Benchley

Known for: Acting

Born: September 14, 1889

Died: November 21, 1945

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

Known for

The Reluctant Dragon
The Reluctant Dragon
1941
The Spellbinder
1928
Lesson No. 1
1929
Furnace Trouble
1929
Stewed, Fried and Boiled
1929
How to Break 90 at Croquet
1935
The Sex Life of the Polyp
The Sex Life of the Polyp
1928
How to Be a Detective
How to Be a Detective
1936
How to Sleep
How to Sleep
1935
A Night at the Movies
A Night at the Movies
1937
The Treasurer's Report
1928
How to Start the Day
How to Start the Day
1937
How to Eat
How to Eat
1939
Important Business
Important Business
1944
How to Behave
How to Behave
1936
My Tomato
My Tomato
1943
How to Train a Dog
How to Train a Dog
1936
Mental Poise
Mental Poise
1938
The Romance of Digestion
The Romance of Digestion
1937
Snafu
Snafu
1945
An Hour for Lunch
An Hour for Lunch
1939
How to Figure Income Tax
How to Figure Income Tax
1938
How to Vote
How to Vote
1936
Why Daddy?
1944
See Your Doctor
See Your Doctor
1939
Home Movies
Home Movies
1940
Nothing But Nerves
Nothing But Nerves
1942
How to Read
How to Read
1938
Boogie Woogie
Boogie Woogie
1945
That Inferior Feeling
That Inferior Feeling
1940
How to Watch Football
How to Watch Football
1938
Home Early
Home Early
1939
Your Technocracy and Mine
1933
How to Raise a Baby
How to Raise a Baby
1938
The Forgotten Man
The Forgotten Man
1941
David O. Selznick: Your New Producer
1935
Keeping in Shape
1942
How to Take a Vacation
1941
Waiting for Baby
Waiting for Baby
1941
The Courtship of the Newt
The Courtship of the Newt
1938
An Evening Alone
An Evening Alone
1938
Opening Day
Opening Day
1938
The Day of Rest
The Day of Rest
1939
No News Is Good News
1943
How to Sub-Let
How to Sub-Let
1939
Dark Magic
Dark Magic
1939
The Witness
The Witness
1942
The Trouble with Husbands
The Trouble with Husbands
1940
Crime Control
Crime Control
1941
Music Made Simple
Music Made Simple
1938
The Causes Of The Depression
 
I Married a Witch
I Married a Witch
1942
You'll Never Get Rich
You'll Never Get Rich
1941
The Sky's the Limit
The Sky's the Limit
1943
Bedtime Story
Bedtime Story
1941
Live, Love and Learn
Live, Love and Learn
1937
Pan-Americana
Pan-Americana
1945
The National Barn Dance
1944
I'm a Civilian Here Myself
I'm a Civilian Here Myself
1945
The Major and the Minor
The Major and the Minor
1942
Three Girls About Town
Three Girls About Town
1941
Hired Wife
Hired Wife
1940
Young and Willing
Young and Willing
1943
Rafter Romance
Rafter Romance
1933
The Stork Club
The Stork Club
1945
The Sport Parade
The Sport Parade
1932
Social Register
Social Register
1934
Her Primitive Man
Her Primitive Man
1944
Song of Russia
Song of Russia
1944
Nice Girl?
Nice Girl?
1941
Take a Letter, Darling
Take a Letter, Darling
1942
Practically Yours
Practically Yours
1944
Janie Gets Married
Janie Gets Married
1946
Kiss and Tell
Kiss and Tell
1945
Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6
Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6
2004
Showbiz Goes to War
Showbiz Goes to War
1982
Piccadilly Jim
Piccadilly Jim
1936
The Bride Wore Boots
The Bride Wore Boots
1946
Janie
Janie
1944
Foreign Correspondent
Foreign Correspondent
1940
Dancing Lady
Dancing Lady
1933
Week-End at the Waldorf
Week-End at the Waldorf
1945
Headline Shooter
Headline Shooter
1933
Hollywood Victory Caravan
Hollywood Victory Caravan
1945
Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs
Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs
1936
China Seas
China Seas
1935
It's in the Bag!
It's in the Bag!
1945
Road to Utopia
Road to Utopia
1946
Broadway Melody of 1938
Broadway Melody of 1938
1937
Sunday Night at the Trocadero
Sunday Night at the Trocadero
1937
Flesh and Fantasy
Flesh and Fantasy
1943
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
1976
Show-Business at War
Show-Business at War
1943
See Here, Private Hargrove
See Here, Private Hargrove
1944
The Ten-Year Lunch
The Ten-Year Lunch
1987
Syncopation
Syncopation
1942
Duffy's Tavern
Duffy's Tavern
1945
The Big Parade of Comedy
The Big Parade of Comedy
1964
That's Entertainment, Part II
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
MGM Parade
MGM Parade
1955
The Pixar Story
The Pixar Story
2007