About
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...
Known for
The Lucy ShowSeries • 1962
Here's LucySeries • 1968
The Jack Benny ProgramSeries • 1950
The George Burns and Gracie Allen ShowSeries • 1950
CheckmateSeries • 1960
The Danny Thomas ShowSeries • 1953
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad WorldMovie • 1963
To Be or Not to BeMovie • 1942
Paper MoonMovie • 1973
GypsyMovie • 1962
A Guide for the Married ManMovie • 1967
That's Entertainment, Part IIMovie • 1976
That's Entertainment! IIIMovie • 1994
Who Was That Lady?Movie • 1960
Rock-a-Bye BabyMovie • 1958
The Honey PotMovie • 1967
Without ReservationsMovie • 1946
Broadway Melody of 1936Movie • 1935
The Horn Blows at MidnightMovie • 1945