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Jack Benny

The son of a saloon keeper, Jack Benny (born Benny Kubelsky) began to study the violin at the age six, and his "ineptness" at it, would later become his trademark (in reality, he was a very accomplished player). When given the opportunity to play in live theatre professionally, Benny quit school and joined vaudeville. In the same theatre that Benny was working with were the very young The Marx Brothers. Their mother, Minnie Marx, wanted Benny to go on the road with them. However, this plan was f

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Cab Waiting

1931
as Jack Benny

Gypsy

1962
as Himself

That's Entertainment, Part II

1976
as (archive footage)

That's Entertainment! III

1994
as (archive footage)

To Be or Not to Be

1942
as Joseph Tura

Artists & Models

1937
as Mac Brewster

The Jack Benny Hour

1965
as Jack Benny

Charley's Aunt

1941
as Babbs Babberley

Stars in the Eye

1952
as Jack Benny

Mr. Broadway

1933
as Jack Benny

Swing Out, Sweet Land

1970
as Man Who Finds Silver Dollar

Broadway Melody of 1936

1935
as Bert Keeler

A Guide for the Married Man

1967
as Technical Adviser (Ollie 'Sweet Lips')

The Medicine Man

1930
as Dr. John Harvey

Chasing Rainbows

1930
as Eddie Rock

Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration

2015
as Himself / Shower of Stars (archive footage)

Hollywood Canteen

1944
as Himself

Inside the Marx Brothers

2003
as Self (clip from The Jack Benny Program (TV)) (archive footage)

Somebody Loves Me

1952
as Himself

Lord Byron of Broadway

1930
as Voice on Radio

The Hollywood Revue of 1929

1929
as Himself - Master of Ceremonies

Love Thy Neighbor

1940
as Jack Benny

The Slowest Gun in the West

1960
as Chicken Finsterwald

The Man

1972
as Himself

College Holiday

1936
as J. Davis Bowster

It's in the Bag!

1945
as Jack Benny

Man About Town

1939
as Bob Temple

The Rounder

1930
as Mr. Bartlett

Producer

Movie The Lucky Stiff 1949

Guest Star

Episode The Dick Cavett Show
Jack Benny
1969
Episode The Jack Benny Program
Shower of Stars - With Jack Benny, Nannette Fabray and Johnnie Ray
2017
Episode The Jack Benny Program
Shower of Stars - with Jack Benny, Liberace & Jayne Mansfield, Vincent Price
1957
Episode I've Got a Secret
Jack Benny
1963
Episode The Hollywood Palace
Host: Jack Benny / Petula Clark / Johnny Mathis
1967
Episode The Jack Benny Program
Duplicate
2019
Episode The Jackie Gleason Show (1966)
January 31, 1970
1970
Episode What's My Line?
Vince Edwards and Jack Benny
1966
Episode The Bob Hope Show
Bob Hope Special - April 13 1954
1954
Episode Bachelor Father
Bentley, the Homemaker
1958
Episode The Jackie Gleason Show (1966)
March 29, 1969
1969
Episode The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
Jack Benny, Mitch Miller, Sebastian Cabot, Commander Edward Whitehead
1962
Episode Make Room for Daddy
Lose Me in Las Vegas
1957
Episode The Phil Silvers Show
Slowest Gun in the West
1960
Episode The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
10th Anniversary Show
1972
Episode The Bing Crosby Show
Bings First TV Special
1954
Episode What's My Line?
Jack Benny
1953
Episode The Jack Benny Program
Show-Business at War
1943
Episode General Electric Theater
The Face Is Familiar
1954
Episode General Electric Theater
The Honest Man
1956
Episode The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
Christmas Show: Jack Benny, Nanette Fabray
1967
Episode The Dick Cavett Show
Jack Benny, Bill Cosby, Joe Frazier, Phil Silvers
1973
Episode The Dean Martin Show
Jack Benny/Rodney Dangerfield/Dom DeLuise
1972
Episode Checkmate
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Game
1962
Episode The Merv Griffin Show
Apr 27 1973 Jack Benny
1973
Episode The Jack Benny Program
The Bing Crosby Show
1954
Episode The Lawrence Welk Show
Academy Awards Show
1971
Episode The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
Happy Hmm-Hmm
1951
Episode The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
Gracie Thinks She and George are Not Married
1953
Episode The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast
NA
1998
Episode The Jack Benny Program
The Hollywood Palace - Host: Jack Benny / Liza Minnelli
1968
Episode Omnibus
The Horn Blows At Midnight
1953
Episode The Jack Benny Program
The Bob Hope Show
1965
Episode The Hollywood Palace
Host: Jack Benny / Liza Minnelli
1968
Episode General Electric Theater
The Fenton Touch
1957
Episode The George Burns Show
Jack Benny Comes Over
1958
Episode The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
Jack Benny, Joe Namath, Elke Sommer
1973
Episode The Jack Benny Program
CBS Stars in the Eye
1952
Episode The Dick Cavett Show
Jack Benny, Phil Silvers, Jane Asher, Fats Domino
1971