Jack Benny

Known for ActingBorn 1894-02-14Died 1974-12-26Chicago, Illinois, United States

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. Read more

Movies & web series

Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration

Showbiz Goes to War

The George Burns Show

Jack Benny: Comedy in Bloom

Remembering Marilyn

The Jack Benny Birthday Special

Mr. Broadway

Somebody Loves Me

Vaudeville

The Julie Andrews Hour

The Great Radio Comedians

The Jack Benny Hour

Paper Moon

The Bing Crosby Show

The Liberace Show

The Jack Benny Program

Beatles Stories

The George Gobel Show

The Dean Martin Christmas Show

To Be or Not to Be

The Last Laugh

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Kelsey Grammer Salutes Jack Benny

That's Entertainment! III

The Automat

The Lucy Show

That's Entertainment, Part II

Love Thy Neighbor

Hollywood Canteen

Jack Benny's 20th Anniversary TV Special

Mike Wallace Is Here

Carnival Nights

Bob Hope Christmas Show

Studio 54

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

The Danny Kaye Show

The Great Lover

The DuPont Show of the Week

The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show

What's My Line?

The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour

Screen Snapshots: Memorial to Al Jolson

The Bob Hope Show

The Dick Cavett Show

The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

Show-Business at War

The Mouse That Jack Built

The Colgate Comedy Hour