Biography
Jack Benny was an American entertainer who evolved from a modest success as a violinist on the vaudeville circuit to one of the leading entertainers of the twentieth century with a highly popular comedic career in radio, television, and film.
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Awards & recognition
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series · 1959
- Trustees Award · 1958
- Golden Globe Awards
- Laurel Leaf Award
- Peabody Awards
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- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Filmography35 titles
Paper Moon
The Jack Benny Program
To Be or Not to Be
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Hollywood Canteen
Beatles Stories
The Lucy Show
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
The Last Laugh
That's Entertainment! III
That's Entertainment, Part II
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
What's My Line?
The Colgate Comedy Hour
The Automat
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
The Dick Cavett Show
Rock-a-Bye Baby
The Ed Sullivan Show
Here's Lucy
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Broadway Melody of 1936
Mike Wallace Is Here
Studio 54
The Honey Pot
Gypsy
Who Was That Lady?
George Washington Slept Here
Without Reservations
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Chasing Rainbows
The Hollywood Revue of 1929
The Medicine Man
The Slowest Gun in the West
Jack Benny Christmas Shopping Show