JACK BENNY
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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.
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.
- To Be or Not to Be1942
- A Guide for the Married Man1967
- It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World1963
- George Washington Slept Here1942
- Charley's Aunt1941
- Broadway Melody of 19361935
- The Horn Blows at Midnight1945
- Buck Benny Rides Again1940
- The Mouse That Jack Built1959
- Artists & Models1937
- Chasing Rainbows1930
- The Medicine Man1930
- Love Thy Neighbor1940
- Somebody Loves Me1952
- The Big Broadcast of 19371936
- College Holiday1936
- Artists and Models Abroad1938
- Man About Town1939
- The Slowest Gun in the West1960
- Lord Byron of Broadway1930
- It's in the Air1935
- The Meanest Man in the World1943
- It's in the Bag!1945
- That's Entertainment! III1994
- Children of Pleasure1930
- That's Entertainment, Part II1976
- Beau James1957
- Without Reservations1946
- Who Was That Lady?1960
- Mr. Broadway1933
- Mike Wallace Is Here2019
- Gypsy1962
- Who Was That Lady?1960
- The Lucy Show1962
- General Electric Theater1953
- Checkmate1960
- General Electric Theater1953
- The Lucy Show1962