Jack Benny

Jack Benny

b. 1894 — d. 1974 (aged 80) Chicago, Illinois, United States

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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

Man About Town

Charley's Aunt

To Be or Not to Be

To Be or Not to Be

The Jack Benny Program

The Jack Benny Program

Filmography

Legends in Concert: Bobby Darin

The George Burns Story, A Century of Laughter

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Lucille Ball

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Bob Hope

Annie and the Hoods

Paramount Presents

Jack Benny's First Farewell Special

A Show Business Salute to Milton Berle

A Couple of Dons

The Great Radio Comedians

How to Handle a Woman

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 10th Anniversary

American Guild of Variety Artists 2nd Annual Entertainer of the Year Awards

Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Jack Benny But Were Afraid to Ask

The 23rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards

The Danny Thomas Special - City Versus Country

Swing Out, Sweet Land

Swing Out, Sweet Land

Man Who Finds Silver Dollar

The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians

The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians

Jack Benny's 20th Anniversary TV Special

Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon

Kraft Music Hall Presents: The Des O'Connor Show

Kraft Music Hall Presents: The Des O'Connor Show

The Switched-On Symphony

The British Academy Awards

Jack Benny's Birthday Special

Jack Benny's New Look

The 21st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards

Baja Marimba Band

Frank Sinatra Jr. with Family and Friends

An Evening with Jack Benny

The 22nd Annual Tony Awards

Carnival Nights

Carnival Nights

The Ann-Margret Show

Jack Benny's Bag

Illinois Special: I Remember Illinois

The Tennessee Ernie Ford Special

All About People

The Jack Benny Hour

The Eleanor Roosevelt Story

The Eleanor Roosevelt Story

The Jack Benny Hour

The Jack Benny Hour

Bob Hope Christmas Show

A 1960'S Radio Broadcast Addition: Chase and Sandborn 101st Anniversary

The Royal Variety Performance 1965

Danny Thomas Special: The Wonderful World of Burlesque

The Annual Screen Producers Guild Awards

Jack Benny in Australia

A Bob Hope Comedy Special

The Tennessee Ernie Ford Hour

Bob Hope Comedy Special

Bob Hope Comedy Special

CBS: The Stars' Address

The 15th Annual Directors Guild Awards

The 15th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards

General Foods Opening Night

President Kennedy's Birthday Salute

President Kennedy's Birthday Salute

The Milton Berle Spectacular

The Royal Variety Performance 1961

Carnegie Hall Salutes Jack Benny

The Slowest Gun in the West

The Slowest Gun in the West

Chicken Finsterwald

The George Burns Show

The Mouse That Jack Built

The Mouse That Jack Built

Premier Khrushchev in the USA

Premier Khrushchev in the USA

The Jack Benny Hour

The Jack Benny Hour

The 11th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards

The All-Star Christmas Show

The All-Star Christmas Show

The 10th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards

Screen Snapshots, Series 36, No. 4: The Walter Winchell Party

The 8th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards

The Easter Seal Teleparade of Stars

Screen Snapshots, Series 34, No. 9: Hollywood Beauty

The 7th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards

Shower of Stars

Shower of Stars

General Foods 25th Anniversary Show: A Salute to Rodgers and Hammerstein

The Bing Crosby Show

The Bing Crosby Show

The Irv Kupcinet Show

The Best of Jack Benny

Screen Snapshots, Series 33, No. 4: Hollywood's Great Entertainers

Screen Snapshots, Series 32, No. 9: Hollywood's Pair of Jacks

Somebody Loves Me

Somebody Loves Me

Stars in the Eye

Celebrity Parade for Cerebral Palsy

Screen Snapshots, Series 31, No. 10: Memorial to Al Jolson

The Jack Benny Program

The Jack Benny Program

This Is Your Life

This Is Your Life

You Can Change the World

You Can Change the World

Screen Snapshots, Series 29, No. 5: The Great Showman

The Jack Benny Program

The Actor's Society Benefit Gala

Screen Snapshots, Series 28, No. 5: A Rainy Day in Hollywood

Screen Snapshots, Series 27, No. 10: Hollywood Friars Honor George Jessel

The March of Time, Vol. 14, No. 1: Is Everybody Listening?

Jack Benny - Jack Benny Radio Program

The Horn Blows at Midnight

The Horn Blows at Midnight

It's in the Bag!

It's in the Bag!

Hollywood Canteen

Hollywood Canteen

Breakdowns of 1944

Breakdowns of 1944

Screen Snapshots, Series 24, No. 2

The Meanest Man in the World

The Meanest Man in the World

The March of Time, Vol. 9, No. 10: Show Business at War

The March of Time, Vol. 9, No. 10: Show Business at War

Screen Snapshots, Series 22, No. 6

To Be or Not to Be

To Be or Not to Be

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