80
Age
92
Movies
35
TV Shows
8.2
Rating
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.
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Died at
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TV Shows
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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.
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
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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Gender
Male
Birthday
February 14, 1894
Died
December 26, 1974
Birthplace
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Also Known As
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Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television
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It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
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The Man
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To Be or Not to Be
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Showbiz Goes to War
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Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
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The Horn Blows at Midnight
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The Big Broadcast of 1937
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Jack Benny: Comedy in Bloom
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Broadway Melody of 1936
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That's Entertainment, Part II
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The Dick Cavett Show
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Omnibus
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The Ed Sullivan Show
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Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
The Lucy Show
1962
The Lucy Show
1962
Here's Lucy
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This Is Your Life
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The Jack Benny Program
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The Bob Hope Show
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The Bob Hope Show
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The Bob Hope Show
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Kraft Music Hall
1958
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