
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.

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV • 1962

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV • 1962

The Mike Douglas Show
TV • 1961

The Dick Cavett Show
TV • 1968

The Merv Griffin Show
TV • 1962

What's My Line?
TV • 1950

The Lucy Show
TV • 1962

The Lucy Show
TV • 1962

Here's Lucy
TV • 1968

The Colgate Comedy Hour
TV • 1950

The Ed Sullivan Show
TV • 1948

Omnibus
TV • 1952

The Bob Hope Show
TV • 1950

The Bob Hope Show
TV • 1950

The Bob Hope Show
TV • 1950

The Jack Benny Program
TV • 1950

Checkmate
TV • 1960

Kraft Music Hall
TV • 1958