The Jack Benny Program

1950

7.8

Laugh along with funnyman Jack Benny as he brings his underplayed humor to TV along with regular performers from his radio show days.

Overview:

Laugh along with funnyman Jack Benny as he brings his underplayed humor to TV along with regular performers from his radio show days.

Tag Line:

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Genres:

Comedy

Tags:

sitcom

variety show

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Jack Benny

Mel Blanc

Waiter/Bickering Husband/Joe - Burglar Wearing Flat Cap (uncredited)/Herman - Western Union Man/Monsieur Michel/Sy (voice)/Herman - Postman/Polly (voice) (uncredited)/Squirrel (voice)/Mel, 1st Writer/Sy / Announcer/Salesman/Painter/Polly the Parrot's Voice / Mexican/Racetrack Announcer (voice)/Wallet Salesman/Prof. Pierre LeBlanc/Harry Gilmore

Maudie Prickett

Miss Gordon/Ms. Gordon/Miss Gordon - Secretary/Miss Gordon, Secretary/Miss Gordon - Jack's Secretary

George Burns

Richard Reeves

/Joe Gallager/Guy at Bar/Boxer/Muggsy McGurk - Convict

Bea Benaderet

Gertrude, switchboard operator/Gertrude Gearshift - switchboard operator/Gertrude, switchboard operator (voice)/Gertrude Gearshift/Peggy/Gertrude - Switchboard Operator (voice)

Herb Vigran

/Mr. Tinmin/Man in Life Vest/Carlton Flexstone - Ex-lawyer/Manager of Ice Cream Parlor/Quizmaster (2nd phone caller) (voice)/Hank The All Night Disc Jockey (voice)

Bob Hope

Self/Bob Hope/Self / Clyde

James Stewart

Jimmy Stewart/Jimmy Stewart (uncredited)/Self

Verna Felton

Mrs. Day

Dorothy Collins

Lucky Strike Commercial/Self - Lucky Strike Commercial (uncredited)/Self - Woman in Commercial/Woman in Commercial

Harold Gould

Director/Mr. Hunter, First IRS Man/DMV Clerk - Corrects Exam

Cliff Norton

DMV Clerk - Eye Exam//Narrator (uncredited)/Arnie Weber/Cliff - Director

Sheldon Leonard

Racetrack Tout/Elevator Tout/Tombstone Harry/Bobby Darin's Agent (uncredited)

Gisele MacKenzie

Frances Robinson

/Bank Teller/DMV Clerk - Types Drivers License

Edgar Bergen

Self

Gracie Allen

Gracie Allen/Gracie Allen (voice) (uncredited)

Mr. Fletcher (uncredited)//CBS Stagehand

Herschel Graham

Clerk (uncredited)/Commuter (uncredited)/Racetrack Patron (uncredited)

Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson

Mr. Weber/Talent Agent Weber/Steve Burke

Self / Gentleman Jim Sullivan

Bob Houston/Western villain

Marilyn Monroe

Marilyn Monroe/Self

Fred Graham

/Taller Detective with Bogie (uncredited)

Louis Nye

Harvey Hollis Pickering/The Crying Cab Driver

Len Lesser

Muggsy McGurk/Second Bank Robber

Crew Member/Studio Page

Frank J. Scannell

Fourth Prisoner (uncredited)/

Marjorie Bennett

Elderly Lady/Woman with Umbrella

Mary Treen

Singer at Party/Mrs. Jameson

Naomi Stevens

Suzette LeBlanc/Stradivarius' Wife

Dennis Day / Ed Norton

Chinese cafeteria employee

Mamie / Elizabeth Hamilton

Self / Pvt. Duane Doberman

Man in Lobby (uncredited)

Supporting Player (uncredited)

Frank Richards

Joe - Prisoner (uncredited)

Beverly Washburn

Margaret Truman (uncredited)

Bill Quinn

Mr. Will, 2nd IRS Man

John Gallaudet

George Simpson - Golfer

Bill Mumy

Little Boy Who Weighs Himself

Ann Doran

Mother

Richard Dawson

Audience Member sitting next to Jack

Clara - Fan Club President

Auction Guest (uncredited)

Robert F. Hoy

John Craven

Merry Anders

Kidnapper AKA Florence Nightengale

Warren J. Kemmerling

Kidnapper AKA J. Edgar Hoover

Robert Foulk

Kidnapper /Dick Tracy

Ann-Margret

Self

Ron Hagerthy

Mr. Baker - Man on Bench

Olive Sturgess

Miss Johnson - Woman on Bench

Departing Passenger (uncredited)

Murray Pollack

Departing Passenger (uncredited)

Ross Elliott

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