Jack Benny (

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Benjamin Kubelsky

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Jack Benny

Birth Name:
Benjamin Kubelsky

Date of Birth:
February 14, 1894,

Height:
5' 8" (1.73 m)

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Jack Benny Biography

The son of a saloonkeeper, Jack Benny (born Benny Kubelsky) began to study the violin at the age six, and his "ineptness" at it 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 foiled by his parents who would not let their 17-year-old son on the road.Having a successful vaudeville career, Benny also had a greater career on radio for "The Jack Benny Program". The show was one of the few successful radio programs that also became a successful television show.Benny also starred in several movies, including The Hollywood Revue of 1929 (1929), Broadway Melody of 1936 (1935), The Horn Blows at Midnight (1945) and George Washington Slept Here (1942), although he had much greater success on radio and on TV than he did on the big screen.He was good friends with Fred Allen, with whom he had a long-standing comic "feud".

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Jack Benny filmography

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1. "Kraft Music Hall Presents: The Des O'Connor Show" (1970)
(1 episode, 1971)

actor

2. The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians (1970)
TV (voice)

actor

3. It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)
uncredited Man in car in desert

actor

4. The Slowest Gun in the West (1960)
TV Chicken Finsterwald

actor

5. The Mouse That Jack Built (1959)
voice Jack

actor

6. The Horn Blows at Midnight (1945)
Athanael

actor

7. The Meanest Man in the World (1943)
Richard Clarke

actor

8. To Be or Not to Be (1942)
Joseph Tura

actor

9. Charley's Aunt (1941)
Babbs Babberley

actor

10. Love Thy Neighbor (1940)
Jack Benny

actor

11. Buck Benny Rides Again (1940)
Jack Benny

actor

12. Artists & Models (1937)
Mac Brewster

actor

13. The Big Broadcast of 1937 (1936)
Jack Carson

actor

14. College Holiday (1936)
J. Davis Bowster

actor

15. Broadway Melody of 1936 (1935)
Bert Keeler

actor

16. It's in the Air (1935)
Calvin Churchill

actor

17. Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round (1934)
Chad Denby

actor

18. A Broadway Romeo (1931)
Jack Benny

actor

19. Cab Waiting (1931)
Jack Benny

actor

20. Taxi Tangle (1931)
Jack Benny

actor

21. The Rounder (1930)
Mr. Bartlett

actor

22. Chasing Rainbows (1930)
Eddie

actor

23. The Medicine Man (1930)
Dr. John Harvey

actor

24. Lord Byron of Broadway (1930)
uncredited Voice on Radio

actor

25. "The George Burns Show"
Jack Benny (1 episode, 1958)

actor

26. "The Jackie Gleason Show"
Landlord (1 episode, 1955)

actor

27. The Lucky Stiff (1949)
producer

producer

28. Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project (2007)
uncredited

29. Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust (2004)

30. Christmas in Tinseltown (2004)
archive footage

31. Funny Already: A History of Jewish Comedy (2004)
archive footage

32. Bob Hope at 100 (2003)
uncredited

33. Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (2002)
archive footage

34. Liberace: Too Much of a Good Thing Is Wonderful (2000)
archive footage

35. The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts (1998)
archive footage

36. Kelsey Grammer Salutes Jack Benny (1995)
archive footage

37. Jack Benny: Comedy in Bloom (1992)
archive footage

38. Unrehearsed Antics of the Stars (1984)
archive footage

39. The Great Standups (1984)
archive footage

40. Bob Hope's Overseas Christmas Tours: Around the World with the Troops - 1941-1972 (1980)
archive footage

41. Annie and the Hoods (1974)

42. The Man (1972)

43. "Parkinson" (1971)
2 episodes, 1973-1974

44. Swing Out, Sweet Land (1970)

45. "The Flip Wilson Show" (1970)
2 episodes, 1972-1973

46. Jack Benny's Birthday Special (1969)

47. The 22nd Annual Tony Awards (1968)

48. The Ann-Margret Show (1968)

49. "Here's Lucy" (1968)
4 episodes, 1968-1971

50. "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In" (1968)
9 episodes, 1968-1972

51. All About People (1967)

52. "The Kraft Music Hall" (1967)
2 episodes, 1967-1970

53. A Guide for the Married Man (1967)
Ollie 'Sweet Lips'

54. "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour" (1967)
2 episodes, 1967

55. "The Jackie Gleason Show" (1966)
2 episodes, 1969-1970

56. "The Dean Martin Show" (1965)
3 episodes, 1973-1974

57. "The Hollywood Palace" (1964)
2 episodes, 1967-1968

58. President Kennedy's Birthday Salute (1962)

59. "The Lucy Show" (1962)
3 episodes, 1964-1967

60. Who Was That Lady? (1960)
uncredited

61. "Make Room for Daddy" (1953)
3 episodes, 1957-1960

62. "General Electric Theater" (1953)
4 episodes, 1953-1957

63. "This Is Your Life" (1952)
3 episodes, 1955-1960

64. "The Bob Hope Show" (1952)
2 episodes, 1962-1970

65. "The Red Skelton Show" (1951)
3 episodes, 1957-1970

66. "The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show" (1950)
4 episodes, 1951-1956

67. "The Colgate Comedy Hour" (1950)
2 episodes, 1953-1954

68. "The Jack Benny Program" (1950)
250 episodes, 1950-1965

69. Man About Town (1939)

70. The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Lucille Ball (1975)
TV Himself

self

71. Jack Benny's Second Farewell Special (1974)
TV Himself

self

72. The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Bob Hope (1974)
TV Himself

self

73. Jack Benny's First Farewell Special (1973)
TV Himself

self

74. The Great Radio Comedians (1972)
TV Himself

self

75. Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Jack Benny But Were Afraid to Ask (1971)
TV Himself

self

76. Jack Benny's Twentieth Anniversary Special (1970)
TV Himself

self

77. An Evening with Jack Benny (1969)
TV Himself

self

78. Jack Benny's New Look (1969)
TV Himself

self

79. Carnival Nights (1968)
TV Himself

self

80. Jack Benny's Bag (1968)
TV Himself

self

81. The Jack Benny Hour (1966)
TV Himself

self

82. Bob Hope Christmas Show (1965)
TV Himself

self

83. The Jack Benny Hour (1965)
TV Himself

self

84. The Tennessee Ernie Ford Hour (1964)
TV Himself

self

85. Bob Hope Comedy Special (1963)
TV Himself

self

86. Gypsy (1962)
uncredited Himself

self

87. Carnegie Hall Salutes Jack Benny (1961)
TV Himself

self

88. The Jack Benny Hour (1959)
TV Himself

self

89. The Jack Benny Hour (1959)
TV Himself

self

90. Screen Snapshots: The Walter Winchell Party (1957)
Himself

self

91. Beau James (1957)
uncredited Himself, Jack Benny

self

92. Screen Snapshots: Hollywood Beauty (1955)
Himself

self

93. The Easter Seal Teleparade of Stars (1955)
TV Himself - Comedian

self

94. "The $64,000 Question" (1955)
Himself (1 episode, 1957)

self

95. The Bing Crosby Show (1954)
TV Himself

self

96. Screen Snapshots: Hollywood's Great Entertainers (1953)
Himself

self

97. Screen Snapshots: Hollywood's Pair of Jacks (1953)
Himself

self

98. Screen Snapshots: Memorial to Al Jolson (1952)
Himself - Narrator

self

99. Stars in Their Eye (1952)
TV Himself

self

100. Somebody Loves Me (1952)
Himself (at a benefit)

self

101. You Can Change the World (1951)
Himself

self

102. Screen Snapshots: The Great Showman (1950)
Himself

self

103. The Jack Benny Program (1949)
TV Himself

self

104. The Great Lover (1949)
uncredited Himself - Cameo appearance

self

105. Screen Snapshots 9860: Hollywood Friars Honor George Jessel (1948)
Himself - Toastmaster

self

106. Screen Snapshots: Photoplay Gold Medal Awards (1948)
Himself - M.C.

self

107. "Toast of the Town" (1948)
Himself / (6 episodes, 1954-1967)

self

108. Is Everybody Listening? (1947)
Himself - Jack Benny Radio Program

self

109. Without Reservations (1946)
uncredited Himself

self

110. It's in the Bag! (1945)
Himself

self

111. Hollywood Canteen (1944)
Himself

self

112. Show Business at War (1943)
Himself

self

113. Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 6 (1938)
Himself

self

114. Hollywood Goes to Town (1938)
Himself

self

115. The March of Time Volume IV, Issue 5 (1937)
Himself

self

116. Paramount Headliner: Broadway Highlights No. 1 (1935)
Himself

self

117. Mr. Broadway (1933)
Himself

self

118. The Song Writers' Revue (1930)
Himself

self

119. Children of Pleasure (1930)
uncredited Himself, Cameo Appearance

self

120. The Voice of Hollywood No. 13 (1930)
uncredited Himself

self

121. The Hollywood Revue of 1929 (1929)
Himself - Master of Ceremonies

self

122. "The Frank Sinatra Show"
Himself (1 episode, 1951)

self

123. "The Milton Berle Show"
Himself (1 episode, 1962)

self

124. "This Is Show Business"
Himself (1 episode, 1951)

self

125. "The George Gobel Show"
Himself - Comedian (1 episode, 1955)

self

126. "Shower of Stars"
Himself / (2 episodes, 1955-1956)

self

127. "Dinah's Place"
Himself (1 episode, 1970)

self

128. "The Liberace Show"
Himself (1 episode, 1969)

self

129. "Bachelor Father"
Himself (1 episode, 1958)

self

130. That's Entertainment! III (1994)
(performer: "Singin' in the Rain")

soundtrack

131. That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)
(performer: "Song Writers' Revue of 1929")

soundtrack

132. George Washington Slept Here (1942)
("I'll Never Smile Again" (1939))

soundtrack

133. Malibu Beach Party (1940)
("Kinderszenen, Op.15, No.7 'Träumerei'" (1838))

soundtrack

134. Artists and Models Abroad (1938)
(performer: "What Have You Got That Gets Me")

soundtrack

135. Paper Moon (1973)
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