Jack Benny

Acting

Born Feb 14, 1894

From Chicago, Illinois, United States

Died Dec 26, 1974

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.

Jack Benny

Known For

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

To Be or Not to Be

Gypsy

A Guide for the Married Man

Studio 54

Mike Wallace Is Here

The Last Laugh

Without Reservations

That's Entertainment, Part II

Showbiz Goes to War

Filmography — Acting

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

To Be or Not to Be

Gypsy

A Guide for the Married Man

Studio 54

Mike Wallace Is Here

The Last Laugh

Without Reservations

That's Entertainment, Part II

Showbiz Goes to War

Man About Town

The Honey Pot

The Man

Who Was That Lady?

Hollywood Canteen

The All-Star Christmas Show

Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!

Broadway Melody of 1936

The Hollywood Revue of 1929

College Holiday

Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration

Rock-a-Bye Baby

The Automat

The Meanest Man in the World

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

It's in the Bag!

It's in the Air

The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

Artists & Models

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Show-Business at War

Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television

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

That's Entertainment! III

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

Love Thy Neighbor

Pioneers of Primetime

Swing Out, Sweet Land

The Dean Martin Christmas Show

Charley's Aunt

Beau James

Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 6

The Horn Blows at Midnight

Hollywood Goes to Town

The Great Lover

George Washington Slept Here

Artists and Models Abroad

You Can Change The World

TV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Classic Routines

Beatles: Big Beat Box

The Slowest Gun in the West

Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round

Carnival Nights

Somebody Loves Me

The Medicine Man

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

Lord Byron of Broadway

The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians

Honor America Day

The Jack Benny Birthday Special

Jack Benny's 20th Anniversary TV Special

Buck Benny Rides Again

Bob Hope Christmas Show

Children of Pleasure

Jack Benny's Bag

The Mouse That Jack Built