Jack Benny
Acting
Born 1894-02-14
Died 1974-12-26
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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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."
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Filmography
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Acting
58 credits
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Mike Douglas Show
Tony Awards
The Merv Griffin Show
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
The Lucy Show
The Dick Cavett Show
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
What's My Line?
The Colgate Comedy Hour
The Bob Hope Show
Here's Lucy
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Jack Benny Program
Omnibus
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Kraft Music Hall
This Is Your Life
Checkmate
The Danny Kaye Show
Startime
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
The George Gobel Show
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
The Julie Andrews Hour
To Be or Not to Be
Studio 54
Gypsy
That's Entertainment! III
A Guide for the Married Man
That's Entertainment, Part II
The DuPont Show of the Week
The Last Laugh
The Honey Pot
General Electric Theater
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
The Liberace Show
The George Burns Show
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Who Was That Lady?
The Rounder
Vaudeville
Without Reservations
The Hollywood Revue of 1929
The Man
Hollywood Canteen
The Horn Blows at Midnight
Rock-a-Bye Baby
You Can Change The World
The Slowest Gun in the West
Broadway Melody of 1936
Remembering Marilyn
George Washington Slept Here
Beatles: Big Beat Box
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