Jack Benny
Biography
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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Personal info
Gender
Male
Birthday
1894-02-14
Place of birth
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Cast
To Be or Not to Be
1942
7.80
A Guide for the Married Man
1967
5.90
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
1963
6.98
The Hollywood Revue of 1929
1929
5.70
George Washington Slept Here
1942
6.30
Beatles: Big Beat Box
2001
0.00
Charley's Aunt
1941
5.80
Broadway Melody of 1936
1935
6.40
Hollywood Canteen
1944
7.30
The Horn Blows at Midnight
1945
5.80
Mr. Broadway
1933
0.00
Showbiz Goes to War
1982
10.00
Buck Benny Rides Again
1940
0.00
The Great Radio Comedians
1971
8.00
The Mouse That Jack Built
1959
6.70
Is Everybody Listening?
1947
5.00
Beatles Stories
2011
7.60
Artists & Models
1937
6.00
Chasing Rainbows
1930
4.00
The Medicine Man
1930
5.00
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
1982
6.00
Love Thy Neighbor
1940
6.50
Somebody Loves Me
1952
8.50
The Last Laugh
2016
6.90
The Song Writers' Revue
1929
1.00
The Big Broadcast of 1937
1936
5.20
College Holiday
1936
5.20
Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round
1934
4.20
Artists and Models Abroad
1938
4.00
Man About Town
1939
4.50
Who Was That Lady?
1960
6.20
The Slowest Gun in the West
1960
2.00
The Man
1972
6.30
Lord Byron of Broadway
1930
4.70
Three Of A Kind
1941
0.00
Jack Benny Christmas Show
1960
0.00
It's in the Air
1935
5.00
The Meanest Man in the World
1943
6.40
The Bing Crosby Show
1954
0.00
Gypsy
1962
6.40
Mike Wallace Is Here
2019
6.50
The Jack Benny Hour
1965
0.00
It's in the Bag!
1945
5.00
The Rounder
1930
5.50
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
2015
10.00
That's Entertainment! III
1994
7.00
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
1968
7.60
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975
5.70
Stars in the Eye
1952
0.00
Swing Out, Sweet Land
1970
5.67
Children of Pleasure
1930
4.70
General Foods Opening Night
1963
0.00
Show-Business at War
1943
7.00
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
6.90
You Can Change The World
1950
5.80
Hollywood Goes to Town
1938
7.00
The Perry Como Christmas Show
1974
6.00
Beau James
1957
5.70
The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians
1970
6.00
Studio 54
2018
6.36
Jack Benny: Comedy in Bloom
1992
0.00
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1988
6.00
Without Reservations
1946
6.20
The Jack Benny Birthday Special
1969
0.00
Who Was That Lady?
1960
6.20
Taxi Tangle
1931
1.00
Honor America Day
1970
0.00
Bright Moments
1928
0.00
The Honey Pot
1967
6.50
Bob Hope Christmas Show
1965
0.00
Jack Benny's Bag
1968
0.00
Rock-a-Bye Baby
1958
6.80
The Great Lover
1949
6.80
Pioneers of Primetime
2005
0.00