Deceased
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Life & Death
Died aged 56Also known asРоберт Бенчли, Robert Charles BenchleyGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn14/09/1889Born inWorcester, Massachusetts, USADied21/11/1945Died inNew York CityCausecerebral hemorrhageWikidataQ1790472 ↗Buried atProspect Hill CemeteryTMDb#94433 ↗
Robert Charles Benchley was an American humorist, newspaper columnist and actor. From his beginnings at The Harvard Lampoon while attending Harvard University, through his many years writing essays and articles for Vanity Fair and The New Yorker and his acclaimed short films, Benchley's style of humor brought him respect and success during his life, from his peers at the Algonquin Round Table in New York City to contemporaries in the burgeoning film industry.
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Importing filmography…
| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | The Pixar StoryMovie | Robert Benchley (archive footage) | 118 |
| 1987 | The Ten-Year LunchMovie | Himself (archive footage) | 98 |
| 1982 | Showbiz Goes to WarMovie | (archive footage) | 93 |
| 1976 | That's Entertainment, Part IIMovie | (archive footage) | 87 |
| 1976 | Bob Hope's World of ComedyMovie | Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage) | 87 |
| 1964 | The Big Parade of ComedyMovie | Joseph Doakes in 'That Inferior Feeling' (archive footage) | 75 |
| 1955 | MGM ParadeSeries | Self | 66 |
| 1945 | Hollywood Victory CaravanMovie | Robert Benchley | 56 |
| 1945 | Duffy's TavernMovie | Robert Benchley | 56 |
| 1945 | Week-End at the WaldorfMovie | Randy Morton | 56 |
| 1945 | The Stork ClubMovie | Tom P. Curtis | 56 |
| 1945 | SnafuMovie | Ben Stevens | 56 |
| 1945 | Pan-AmericanaMovie | Charlie Corker | 56 |
| 1944 | Song of RussiaMovie | Hank Higgins | 55 |
| 1943 | Flesh and FantasyMovie | Doakes | 54 |
| 1943 | Show-Business at WarMovie | Self | 54 |
| 1943 | The Sky's the LimitMovie | Philip 'Phil' Harriman | 54 |
| 1942 | I Married a WitchMovie | Dr. Dudley White | 53 |
| 1942 | SyncopationMovie | Doakes (scenes deleted) | 53 |
| 1942 | The Major and the MinorMovie | Mr. Osborne | 53 |
| 1942 | Take a Letter, DarlingMovie | G.B. Atwater | 53 |
| 1941 | The Forgotten ManMovie | Joe Doakes / Father | 52 |
| 1941 | The Reluctant DragonMovie | Robert Benchley | 52 |
| 1941 | You'll Never Get RichMovie | Martin Cortland | 52 |
| 1941 | Bedtime StoryMovie | Eddie Turner | 52 |
| 1940 | Hired WifeMovie | Roger Van Horn | 51 |
| 1940 | Foreign CorrespondentMovie | Stebbins | 51 |
| 1939 | See Your DoctorMovie | Lecturer / Joseph H. Doakes | 50 |
| 1938 | How to Raise a BabyMovie | Lecturer Father | 49 |
| 1937 | Live, Love and LearnMovie | Oscar | 48 |
| 1937 | A Night at the MoviesMovie | Husband | 48 |
| 1935 | China SeasMovie | Charlie McCaleb | 46 |
| 1933 | Dancing LadyMovie | Ward King | 44 |
| 1932 | The Sport ParadeMovie | Radio Announcer | 43 |