Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
2/14/1894
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Also Known As
Джек БенниBenjamin Kubelsky
Jack Benny
Biography
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 fr...
Known For
Hollywood Canteen
as Self
The Automat
as Self (archive footage)
Charley's Aunt
as Babbs Babberley
Gypsy
as Jack Benny (uncredited)
The Man
as Jack Benny
College Holiday
as J. Davis Bowster
Broadway Melody of 1936
as Bert Keeler
Studio 54
as Self (archive footage)
Artists & Models
as Mac Brewster
Rock-a-Bye Baby
as Carlos, the matador (uncredited)
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
as Self (archive footage)
The Song Writers' Revue
as Himself
To Be or Not to Be
as Joseph Tura
Without Reservations
as Jack Benny (uncredited)
The Hollywood Revue of 1929
as Self - Master of Ceremonies
Chasing Rainbows
as Eddie Rock
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
as Man in Car in Desert (uncredited)
A Broadway Romeo
as Jack
It's in the Air
as Calvin Churchill
The Horn Blows at Midnight
as Athanael