The Jack Benny Program (1950)
The Jack Benny Program (1950)
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Cast & Crew.
Jack Benny
Jack Benny
Mary Livingstone
Mary Livingstone
Benny Rubin
Bandit
Frank Nelson
Clerk
Fred Allen
Fred Allen
Pierre Watkin
Mr. Lewis
Eddie Cantor
Eddie Cantor
Bing Crosby
Bing Crosby
Faye Emerson
Faye Emerson
Frank Sinatra
Frank Sinatra
Claudette Colbert
Claudette Colbert
Basil Rathbone
Basil Rathbone
Ben Hogan
Ben Hogan
Dorothy Shay
Dorothy Shay
Hélène Françoise
Hélène Françoise
Humphrey Bogart
Babyface Bogart
Johnnie Ray
Johnnie Ray
Irene Dunne
Irene Dunne
Liberace
Liberace
Helen Hayes
Helen Hayes
Gary Crosby
Gary Crosby
Groucho Marx
Groucho Marx
Jackie Gleason
Jackie Gleason
Peggy King
Peggy King
Art Linkletter
Art Linkletter
Isaac Stern
Isaac Stern
Hal March
Hal March
Ronnie Burns
Ronnie Burns
Gisele MacKenzie
Gisele MacKenzie
Dick Clark
Dick Clark
Milton Berle
Milton Berle
Phil Silvers
Phil Silvers
Max Bygraves
Max Bygraves
Robert Goulet
Robert Goulet
Johnny Carson
Johnny Carson
Andy Williams
Andy Williams
John Charles Daly
John Daly
William Holden
William Holden
Spike Jones
Spike Jones
Don Wilson
Don Wilson
Edgar Bergen
Self
Red Skelton
Self
Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn Monroe
Ronald Colman
Ronald Colman
Benita Hume
Benita Hume
George Jessel
George Jessel
Goodwin Knight
Goodwin Knight
Ginger Rogers
Ginger Rogers
John Forsythe
John Forsythe
Audrey Meadows
Alice Kramden
Dennis Day
Dennis Day / Ed Norton
Gary Cooper
Self
Phil Harris
Phil Harris
Gracie Allen
Gracie Allen / Gracie Allen (voice) (uncredited)
Ernie Kovacs
Ernie Kovacs
Gloria Stewart
Gloria Stewart
Frances Bergen
Frances Bergen
George Burns
George Burns
Harry S. Truman
Harry S. Truman
Jack Webb
Jack Webb
Ed Sullivan
Self / Gentleman Jim Sullivan
Natalie Wood
Natalie Wood
Robert Wagner
Robert Wagner
John Wayne
John Wayne
Joey Bishop
Joey Bishop
Tennessee Ernie Ford
Ernie Ford
Rock Hudson
Rock Hudson
Julie London
Julie London
Shari Lewis
Shari Lewis
Sammy Davis Jr.
Sammy Davis Jr.
Frank Sinatra Jr.
Frank Sinatra Jr.
Lawrence Welk
Lawrence Welk
Bob Hope
Self / Bob Hope / Self / Clyde
Peter Lorre
Luverne Goodheart
Joanie Sommers
Heinzinger's Nurse
Connie Francis
Mrs. Stephen Foster
Frankie Avalon
Frankie Avalon
Billy Graham
Billy Graham
Peter Yarrow
Peter Yarrow
Paul Stookey
Paul Stookey
Mary Travers
Mary Travers
Nat King Cole
Nat King Cole
Bobby Darin
Bobby Darin
Lucille Ball
Rachel Revere
Wayne Newton
Singing Waiter
Jack Jones
Mr. Jones
John Stewart
John Stewart
Bob Shane
Bob Shane
Jack Paar
Jack Paar
Ben Blue
Shandu the Magician
Nick Reynolds
Nick Reynolds
Richard Deacon
Shirt Salesman
Frances Robinson
Bank Teller / DMV Clerk - Types Drivers License
Bernie Kopell
Banker - Mr. Harris
David Niven
David Niven / Self
Helen Wallace
Mrs. Lee
Dave Willock
Bus Passenger
Victor Sen Yung
Chinese cafeteria employee
Russ Conway
Joe - Director
Byron Keith
Stage Manager
Lester Matthews
Referee / Sponsor
Jean Willes
Mamie / Elizabeth Hamilton
Nancy Kulp
Jeanette
Charles Bateman
Golf champion
Hal Taggart
Juror (uncredited)
Dick Wessel
Man
James Stewart
Jimmy Stewart (uncredited) / Jimmy Stewart / Self
Maudie Prickett
Miss Gordon / Ms. Gordon / Miss Gordon - Secretary / Miss Gordon, Secretary / Miss Gordon - Jack's Secretary
Rod Serling
Self
David Ketchum
Mr. Thromberry
Cliff Norton
Arnie Weber / DMV Clerk - Eye Exam
Clint Walker
Self
Sol Gorss
Western villain / Bob Houston
George Raft
The Gang leader
Verna Felton
Mrs. Day
Marvin Miller
Michael Anthony
Fred Graham
Taller Detective with Bogie (uncredited)
George Gobel
Self
Louis Nye
Harvey Hollis Pickering / The Crying Cab Driver
Richard Reeves
Joe Gallager / Boxer / Muggsy McGurk - Convict / Guy at Bar
Maurice Gosfield
Self / Pvt. Duane Doberman
Dorothy Collins
Lucky Strike Commercial / Self - Lucky Strike Commercial (uncredited) / Self - Woman in Commercial / Woman in Commercial
Alan Hale Jr.
McGuire
Norman Alden
Man with iron bar
Mickey Rooney
Self / Killer Looney
Larry J. Blake
Convict
Bea Benaderet
Gertrude, switchboard operator / Gertrude Gearshift - switchboard operator / Gertrude - Switchboard Operator (voice) / G...
Robert Patten
Studio Page
Mel Blanc
Waiter / Salesman / Monsieur Michel / Joe - Burglar Wearing Flat Cap (uncredited) / Herman - Western Union Man / Polly (...
Ray Montgomery
Man in Lobby (uncredited)
Harold Gould
Director / Mr. Hunter, First IRS Man / DMV Clerk - Corrects Exam
Joseph Kearns
Mr. Kearns
Herb Vigran
Mr. Tinmin / Man in Life Vest / Hank The All Night Disc Jockey (voice) / Quizmaster (2nd phone caller) (voice)
Frank Wilcox
Salesman / Mayor Davis
Jerry Lewis
Self
Dean Martin
Self
Virginia Gregg
Secretary
Robert Bray
2nd Prospector
Len Lesser
Second Bank Robber / Muggsy McGurk
Barbra Fuller
Supporting Player (uncredited)
Sheldon Leonard
Elevator Tout / Racetrack Tout
Frank Richards
Joe - Prisoner (uncredited)
Frank J. Scannell
Fourth Prisoner (uncredited)
Bill Fletcher
Mr. Fletcher (uncredited) / CBS Stagehand
Beverly Washburn
Margaret Truman (uncredited)
Bill Quinn
Mr. Will, 2nd IRS Man
Leo DeLyon
Technician
Damian O'Flynn
First Man / Golfer
John Gallaudet
George Simpson - Golfer
Herschel Graham
Racetrack Patron (uncredited) / Clerk (uncredited) / Commuter (uncredited)
Bill Mumy
Little Boy Who Weighs Himself
Marjorie Bennett
Elderly Lady / Woman with Umbrella
Ann Doran
Mother
Richard Dawson
Audience Member sitting next to Jack
Eve McVeagh
Reunion Guest
Mary Treen
Singer at Party / Mrs. Jameson
Michael Ross
1st Repo Man
Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson
Rochester Van Jones
Milton Frome
2nd Sergeant
Harvey Korman
1st Sergeant
Details.
Release DateOctober 28, 1950
StatusEnded
Seasons15
Episodes260
Running Time30m
Content RatingTV-G
Genres
Wiki.
The Jack Benny Program, starring Jack Benny, is a radio and television comedy series.
The show ran for over three decades, from 1932 to 1955 on radio, and from 1950 to 1965 on television. It won numerous awards, including the 1959 Emmy for Best Comedy Show, and is generally regarded as a high-water mark in 20th-century American comedy.Throughout his career, Jack Benny played the same character: A pompous, vain, and stingy man who played the violin badly but was convinced of his own talent. Although technically the star of his show, Benny was constantly the butt of jokes from his cast members, including Mary Livingstone (Sayde Marks Benny, his real-life wife); Phil Harris, his band leader; Kenny Baker or Dennis Day, his tenors; Don Wilson, his portly announcer; and Rochester Van Jones (Eddie Anderson), his African-American valet.
As radio historian John Dunning explains, “Unlike Bob Hope, Jack Benny didn’t tell jokes. On his show, Jack was the joke. Everything revolved around him and his comic foibles, with Benny serving as ‘straight man.’ The other characters on the show were the comedians, making wisecracks, remarks, and asides about Benny’s stinginess, his vanity, or his lousy violin-playing.”