Jack Benny

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

126

Gender

Male

Birthday

1894-02-14

Day of death

1974-12-26 (80 years old)

Place of Birth

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Jack Benny

Biography

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.    

Known For

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • The Merv Griffin Show

    The Merv Griffin Show

  • The Bob Hope Show

    The Bob Hope Show

  • The Bob Hope Show

    The Bob Hope Show

  • The Bob Hope Show

    The Bob Hope Show

  • The Jack Benny Program

    The Jack Benny Program

  • The Colgate Comedy Hour

    The Colgate Comedy Hour

  • The Lucy Show

    The Lucy Show

  • The Lucy Show

    The Lucy Show

  • Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

    Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

  • Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

    Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

  • The Dick Cavett Show

    The Dick Cavett Show

  • What's My Line?

    What's My Line?

  • Here's Lucy

    Here's Lucy

  • This Is Your Life

    This Is Your Life

  • The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

  • Kraft Music Hall

    Kraft Music Hall

  • Kraft Music Hall

    Kraft Music Hall

  • Omnibus

    Omnibus

  • Checkmate

    Checkmate

  • The Danny Kaye Show

    The Danny Kaye Show

  • Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

    Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

  • Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

    Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

  • The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour

    The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour

  • The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show

    The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show

  • Startime

    Startime

  • The George Gobel Show

    The George Gobel Show

  • It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

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

  • The Perry Como Christmas Show

    The Perry Como Christmas Show

  • The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

    The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

  • The Great Lover

    The Great Lover

  • Beatles: Big Beat Box

    Beatles: Big Beat Box

  • The Dean Martin Christmas Show

    The Dean Martin Christmas Show

  • Carnival Nights

    Carnival Nights

  • The Great Radio Comedians

    The Great Radio Comedians

  • Jack Benny: Comedy in Bloom

    Jack Benny: Comedy in Bloom

  • Chasing Rainbows

    Chasing Rainbows

  • Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

    Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

  • To Be or Not to Be

    To Be or Not to Be

  • Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round

    Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round

  • A Guide for the Married Man

    A Guide for the Married Man

  • Showbiz Goes to War

    Showbiz Goes to War

  • The Julie Andrews Hour

    The Julie Andrews Hour

  • The Bing Crosby Show

    The Bing Crosby Show

  • Hollywood Canteen

    Hollywood Canteen

  • James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

    James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

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

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

  • The Mouse That Jack Built

    The Mouse That Jack Built

  • The Big Broadcast of 1937

    The Big Broadcast of 1937

  • College Holiday

    College Holiday

  • Broadway Melody of 1936

    Broadway Melody of 1936

  • Children of Pleasure

    Children of Pleasure

  • Gypsy

    Gypsy

  • Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 6

    Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 6

  • Is Everybody Listening?

    Is Everybody Listening?

  • Hollywood Goes to Town

    Hollywood Goes to Town

  • Who Was That Lady?

    Who Was That Lady?

  • Who Was That Lady?

    Who Was That Lady?

  • It's in the Air

    It's in the Air

  • Artists & Models

    Artists & Models

  • Lord Byron of Broadway

    Lord Byron of Broadway

  • George Washington Slept Here

    George Washington Slept Here

  • Studio 54

    Studio 54

  • Swing Out, Sweet Land

    Swing Out, Sweet Land

  • The Last Laugh

    The Last Laugh

  • The Man

    The Man

  • Mr. Broadway

    Mr. Broadway

  • The Hollywood Revue of 1929

    The Hollywood Revue of 1929

  • Rock-a-Bye Baby

    Rock-a-Bye Baby

  • The Slowest Gun in the West

    The Slowest Gun in the West

  • A Broadway Romeo

    A Broadway Romeo

  • The Honey Pot

    The Honey Pot

  • The Meanest Man in the World

    The Meanest Man in the World

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • Beau James

    Beau James

  • The George Burns Show

    The George Burns Show

  • Man About Town

    Man About Town

  • Love Thy Neighbor

    Love Thy Neighbor

  • TV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Classic Routines

    TV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Classic Routines

  • The Best of Johnny Carson

    The Best of Johnny Carson

  • The Jack Benny Birthday Special

    The Jack Benny Birthday Special

  • The Medicine Man

    The Medicine Man

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

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

  • The DuPont Show of the Week

    The DuPont Show of the Week

  • That's Entertainment, Part II

    That's Entertainment, Part II

  • Without Reservations

    Without Reservations

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

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

  • The Rounder

    The Rounder

  • The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

    The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

  • Mike Wallace Is Here

    Mike Wallace Is Here

  • It's in the Bag!

    It's in the Bag!

  • Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!

    Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!

  • Show-Business at War

    Show-Business at War

  • Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television

    Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television

  • The Liberace Show

    The Liberace Show

  • Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

    Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

  • Somebody Loves Me

    Somebody Loves Me

  • Taxi Tangle

    Taxi Tangle

  • The Song Writers' Revue

    The Song Writers' Revue

  • That's Entertainment! III

    That's Entertainment! III

  • The Horn Blows at Midnight

    The Horn Blows at Midnight

  • Three Of A Kind

    Three Of A Kind

  • Jack Benny's Bag

    Jack Benny's Bag

  • The Jack Benny Hour

    The Jack Benny Hour

  • Kelsey Grammer Salutes Jack Benny

    Kelsey Grammer Salutes Jack Benny

  • You Can Change The World

    You Can Change The World

  • Honor America Day

    Honor America Day

  • Jack Benny Christmas Shopping Show

    Jack Benny Christmas Shopping Show

  • Pioneers of Primetime

    Pioneers of Primetime

  • General Foods Opening Night

    General Foods Opening Night

  • Beatles Stories

    Beatles Stories

  • The All-Star Christmas Show

    The All-Star Christmas Show

  • Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration

    Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration

  • Bob Hope Christmas Show

    Bob Hope Christmas Show

  • Buck Benny Rides Again

    Buck Benny Rides Again

  • The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians

    The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians

  • Artists and Models Abroad

    Artists and Models Abroad

  • Jack Benny's 20th Anniversary TV Special

    Jack Benny's 20th Anniversary TV Special

  • Stars in the Eye

    Stars in the Eye

  • Charley's Aunt

    Charley's Aunt

  • Jack Benny Christmas Show

    Jack Benny Christmas Show

  • Screen Snapshots: Memorial to Al Jolson

    Screen Snapshots: Memorial to Al Jolson

  • Bright Moments

    Bright Moments