Robert Benchley

Acting β€’ 135 Credits

Biography

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

✍️ Written & Story Credits (30)

Screenplay, Novel & Story
A Night at the Movies

A Night at the Movies

1937 ⭐ 3.0
Writer
The Sex Life of the Polyp

The Sex Life of the Polyp

1928 ⭐ 2.5
Writer
Murder on a Honeymoon

Murder on a Honeymoon

1935 ⭐ 3.3
Screenplay
How to Read

How to Read

1938 ⭐ 2.7
Writer
That Inferior Feeling

That Inferior Feeling

1940 ⭐ 3.0
Writer
How to Be a Detective

How to Be a Detective

1936 ⭐ 3.5
Writer
Why Daddy?

Why Daddy?

1944 ⭐ 2.8
Writer
The Trouble with Husbands

The Trouble with Husbands

1940 ⭐ 3.1
Writer
Crime Control

Crime Control

1941 ⭐ 2.8
Writer
How to Watch Football

How to Watch Football

1938 ⭐ 2.9
Writer
See Your Doctor

See Your Doctor

1939 ⭐ 3.3
Screenplay
The Witness

The Witness

1942 ⭐ 3.3
Writer
How to Sub-Let

How to Sub-Let

1939 ⭐ 2.7
Writer
How to Vote

How to Vote

1936 ⭐ 3.4
Writer
How to Behave

How to Behave

1936 ⭐ 3.9
Writer
Dark Magic

Dark Magic

1939 ⭐ 3.4
Writer
Sky Devils

Sky Devils

1932 ⭐ 2.5
Writer
Mental Poise

Mental Poise

1938 ⭐ 3.3
Writer
An Evening Alone

An Evening Alone

1938 ⭐ 3.6
Writer
How to Raise a Baby

How to Raise a Baby

1938 ⭐ 3.6
Writer
Home Movies

Home Movies

1940 ⭐ 3.5
Writer
The Romance of Digestion

The Romance of Digestion

1937 ⭐ 3.5
Writer
How to Figure Income Tax

How to Figure Income Tax

1938 ⭐ 3.5
Writer
Music Made Simple

Music Made Simple

1938 ⭐ 3.3
Writer
The Courtship of the Newt

The Courtship of the Newt

1938 ⭐ 3.5
Writer
Home Early

Home Early

1939 ⭐ 4.0
Screenplay
Important Business

Important Business

1944 ⭐ 4.0
Screenplay
Boogie Woogie

Boogie Woogie

1945 ⭐ 5.0
Writer
I'm a Civilian Here Myself

I'm a Civilian Here Myself

1945 ⭐ 5.0
Writer
Waiting for Baby

Waiting for Baby

1941
Writer

🎭 Acting Roles (30)

Ranked by Prestige & Popularity
Foreign Correspondent

Foreign Correspondent

1940 ⭐ 3.5
as Stebbins
The Pixar Story

The Pixar Story

2007 ⭐ 3.8
as Robert Benchley (archive footage)
I Married a Witch

I Married a Witch

1942 ⭐ 3.5
as Dr. Dudley White
The Reluctant Dragon

The Reluctant Dragon

1941 ⭐ 3.3
as Robert Benchley
The Major and the Minor

The Major and the Minor

1942 ⭐ 3.5
as Mr. Osborne
You'll Never Get Rich

You'll Never Get Rich

1941 ⭐ 3.3
as Martin Cortland
Road to Utopia

Road to Utopia

1946 ⭐ 3.4
as Narrator (uncredited)
That's Entertainment, Part II

That's Entertainment, Part II

1976 ⭐ 3.5
as (archive footage)
Dancing Lady

Dancing Lady

1933 ⭐ 3.5
as Ward King
China Seas

China Seas

1935 ⭐ 3.1
as Charlie McCaleb
The Sky's the Limit

The Sky's the Limit

1943 ⭐ 3.1
as Philip 'Phil' Harriman
Flesh and Fantasy

Flesh and Fantasy

1943 ⭐ 3.5
as Doakes
How to Sleep

How to Sleep

1935 ⭐ 3.3
as Host / Narrator
A Night at the Movies

A Night at the Movies

1937 ⭐ 3.0
as Husband
The Sex Life of the Polyp

The Sex Life of the Polyp

1928 ⭐ 2.5
as Lecturer
Broadway Melody of 1938

Broadway Melody of 1938

1937 ⭐ 3.3
as Duffy
Week-End at the Waldorf

Week-End at the Waldorf

1945 ⭐ 3.3
as Randy Morton
Take a Letter, Darling

Take a Letter, Darling

1942 ⭐ 3.3
as G.B. Atwater
Rafter Romance

Rafter Romance

1933 ⭐ 3.4
as Hubbell
How to Read

How to Read

1938 ⭐ 2.7
as Lecturer
The Stork Club

The Stork Club

1945 ⭐ 2.6
as Tom P. Curtis
The Ten-Year Lunch

The Ten-Year Lunch

1987 ⭐ 3.3
as Himself (archive footage)
The Sport Parade

The Sport Parade

1932 ⭐ 2.7
as Radio Announcer
Hollywood Victory Caravan

Hollywood Victory Caravan

1945 ⭐ 2.8
as Robert Benchley
The Bride Wore Boots

The Bride Wore Boots

1946 ⭐ 3.0
as Uncle Todd Warren
Bedtime Story

Bedtime Story

1941 ⭐ 2.9
as Eddie Turner
Sunday Night at the Trocadero

Sunday Night at the Trocadero

1937 ⭐ 2.3
as Robert Benchley
How to Be a Detective

How to Be a Detective

1936 ⭐ 3.5
as Mr. Benchley
Live, Love and Learn

Live, Love and Learn

1937 ⭐ 2.8
as Oscar
Why Daddy?

Why Daddy?

1944 ⭐ 2.8
as Joseph A. Doakes