Jack Benny

★ Acting #25,581

1894 - 1974 (age 80) • Acting

Born: 2/14/1894 in Chicago, Illinois, United States

Died: 12/26/1974 (age 80)

Known for: Acting

Jack Benny

★ Acting #25,581

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.

Known For

Paper Moon

79%

Thanks

1973

To Be or Not to Be

78%

Joseph Tura

1942

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

75%

Self

1962

The Lucy Show

71%

Jack Benny / Harry Tuttle

1962

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

68%

Self (uncredited) / Self

1968

The Hollywood Revue of 1929

57%

Self - Master of Ceremonies

1929

Here's Lucy

67%

Jack Benny

1968

What's My Line?

70%

Self

1950

The Automat

68%

Self (archive footage)

2021

Mike Wallace Is Here

65%

(archive footage)

2019

Studio 54

65%

Self (archive footage)

2018

The Last Laugh

70%

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2016

Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration

85%

Self / Shower of Stars (archive footage)

2015

Beatles Stories

72%

Self

2011

The Best of Johnny Carson

Self (archive footage)

2010

Pioneers of Primetime

2005

Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

45%

Self (archive footage)

2002

Beatles: Big Beat Box

Self (archive footage)

2001

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

Self (archive footage)

2001

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

Self (archive footage)

2001

The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

65%

Self - Roastee (archive footage)

1998

Vaudeville

80%

Self (archive footage)

1997

Kelsey Grammer Salutes Jack Benny

70%

Self (Archived footage)

1995

That's Entertainment! III

71%

(archive footage) (uncredited)

1994

Jack Benny: Comedy in Bloom

90%

Himself

1992

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

60%

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1988

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

65%

Self (archive footage)

1987

TV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Classic Routines

Self

1986

Showbiz Goes to War

100%

Self (archive footage)

1982

Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!

60%

Self (archive footage)

1982

Bob Hope's World of Comedy

Self (archive footage)

1976

That's Entertainment, Part II

70%

(archive footage)

1976

Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television

Self (archive footage)

1975

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

63%

Self (archive footage)

1975

The Perry Como Christmas Show

65%

Santa Claus (uncredited)

1974

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

54%

Self

1973