Robert Benchley American comedian

Robert Benchley is a 56 years old American comedian from Worcester, Massachusetts. Robert Benchley was born on September 15, 1889 (died on November 21, 1945, he was 56 years old) in Worcester, Massachusetts as Robert Charles Benchley.

About

Is Robert Benchley still alive?

No, he died on 11/21/1945, 79 years ago. He was 56 years old when he died. Cause of death: cerebral hemorrhage. Today is the 79th death anniversary of Robert Benchley. He died in New York City

Family

Child

He had one child, Nathaniel (66, American children's writer) . When his first child, Nathaniel Benchley, was born, Robert Benchley was 26 years old.

Works

Robert Benchley Movies (106)

There are 106 movies of Robert Benchley.

His first feature film was Foreign Correspondent (1940). He was 50 when he starred in this movie. Since 1940, he has appeared in 106 feature films. The last one is It's in the Bag! (1945). In this movie, we watched him in the Parker character .

View all Robert Benchley movies.

Robert Benchley movie characters

The names of the characters/jobs in the films he starred in are as follows:

Character/Job	Movie	Age
Dialogue	Foreign Correspondent (1940)	50
Stebbins	Foreign Correspondent (1940)	50
Himself	The Reluctant Dragon (1941)	51
	That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)	86
Dr. Dudley White	I Married a Witch (1942)	53
Dialogue	The Gay Divorcee (1934)	45
Mr. Osborne	The Major and the Minor (1942)	53
Martin Cortland	You'll Never Get Rich (1941)	52
Narrator	Road to Utopia (1945)	56
Phil Harriman	The Sky's the Limit (1943)	53
Charlie McCaleb	China Seas (1935)	45
Uncle Todd Warren	The Bride Wore Boots (1946)	56
Oscar	Live, Love and Learn (1937)	48
Robert Benchley	Duffy's Tavern (1945)	56
G.B. Atwater	Take a Letter, Darling (1942)	52
Duffy	Broadway Melody of 1938 (1937)	47
Judge Robert Simpson	Practically Yours (1944)	55
Ward King	Dancing Lady (1933)	44
Title Graphics	The American Venus (1926)	36
Tom P. Curtis	The Stork Club (1945)	56
	Your Technocracy and Mine (1933)	43
Writer	Your Technocracy and Mine (1933)	43
	Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs (1936)	46
Football Fan	How to Watch Football (1938)	49
Writer	How to Watch Football (1938)	49
Hank Higgins	Song of Russia (1944)	54
Joseph A. Doakes	Why Daddy? (1944)	54
Writer	Why Daddy? (1944)	54
Story	Why Daddy? (1944)	54
	The Big Parade of Comedy (1964)	74
Joe Doakes	Home Movies (1940)	50
Doakes	Flesh and Fantasy (1943)	54
Robert Benchley	Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6 (2004)	114
Writer	Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6 (2004)	114
Mr. Benchley	How to Be a Detective (1936)	47
Writer	How to Be a Detective (1936)	47
Radio Announcer	Headline Shooter (1933)	43
John Van Brunt	Janie Gets Married (1946)	56
Randy Morton	Week-End at the Waldorf (1945)	56
Himself	Hollywood Victory Caravan (1945)	56
John Van Brunt	Janie (1944)	54
Arthur Kenny	Young and Willing (1943)	53
Bill Macon	Piccadilly Jim (1936)	46
Husband	A Night at the Movies (1937)	48
Lecturer / Joe Doakes	How to Eat (1939)	49
Lecturer / Joe	An Hour for Lunch (1939)	49
Himself	The Ten-Year Lunch (1987)	98
George Archer	Kiss and Tell (1945)	56
	Crime Control (1941)	51
	The Witness (1942)	52
Lecturer	How to Read (1938)	48
Writer	How to Read (1938)	48
Doakes	Syncopation (1942)	52
Hubbell	Rafter Romance (1933)	43
Prof. Oliver Wendel Holmes Dana	Nice Girl? (1941)	51
Robert Benchley	Social Register (1934)	44
Joe Doakes	An Evening Alone (1938)	48
	Music Made Simple (1938)	48
Writer	Sky Devils (1932)	42
Joseph A. Doakes	My Tomato (1943)	54
Joseph H. 'Joe' Doakes	That Inferior Feeling (1940)	50
Treasurer	The Treasurer's Report (1928)	38
Writer	The Sex Life of the Polyp (1928)	38
Lecturer	The Sex Life of the Polyp (1928)	38
Radio Announcer	The Sport Parade (1932)	43
Additional Dialogue	The Sport Parade (1932)	43
Additional Dialogue	Blind Adventure (1933)	43
Master of Ceremonies	David O. Selznick: Your New Producer (1935)	45
Screenplay	Murder on a Honeymoon (1935)	45
Host / Narrator	How to Sleep (1935)	45
Mr. Benchley	How to Behave (1936)	46
Lecturer / Dog Owner	How to Train a Dog (1936)	46
Mr. Robert Benchley	How to Vote (1936)	46
Joe Doakes	The Romance of Digestion (1937)	47
Writer	The Romance of Digestion (1937)	47
Lecturer	How to Start the Day (1937)	48
Lecturer Father	How to Raise a Baby (1938)	48
Zoology Lecturer	The Courtship of the Newt (1938)	48
City Treasurer Benchley	Opening Day (1938)	49
Psychoanalyst / Mr. Ostegraf	Mental Poise (1938)	49
Writer	Mental Poise (1938)	49
Joe Doakes	How to Sub-Let (1939)	49
Joe Doakes	Dark Magic (1939)	49
Screenplay	Home Early (1939)	49
Joe Doakes	Home Early (1939)	49
Joe Doakes	The Day of Rest (1939)	49
Screenplay	See Your Doctor (1939)	50
Lecturer / Joseph H. Doakes	See Your Doctor (1939)	50
Producer	See Your Doctor (1939)	50
Roger Van Horn	Hired Wife (1940)	50
	The Trouble with Husbands (1940)	50
Joe Doakes	Waiting for Baby (1941)	51
Joe Doakes / Father	The Forgotten Man (1941)	51
Husband	How to Take a Vacation (1941)	52
Wilburforce Puddle, hotel manager	Three Girls About Town (1941)	52
Eddie Turner	Bedtime Story (1941)	52
Mr. Benchley	Nothing But Nerves (1942)	52
Joe Doakes	Keeping in Shape (1942)	52
Himself	Show-Business at War (1943)	53
Answer Man	No News Is Good News (1943)	54
Writer	No News Is Good News (1943)	54
Joseph A. Doakes	Important Business (1944)	54
Martin Osborne	Her Primitive Man (1944)	54
J.B. Mitcham	The National Barn Dance (1944)	55
Charlie Corker	Pan-Americana (1945)	55
Parker	It's in the Bag! (1945)	55

Education

He graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy and Harvard University

What was Robert's zodiac sign?

Robert Benchley zodiac sign was virgo.

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