Robert Benchley: Robert Benchley. Actor: Foreign Correspondent. Although by his own account Benchley was not quite a writer and not quite an actor, he managed to become one of the best-known humorists and comedians of his time. As a Harvard undergraduate, Benchley gave his first comic performance, impersonating a befuddled after-dinner speaker. The act made him a campus celebrity -- and remained in Benchley's repertoire for the rest of his life. (Landing...
Known For: Foreign Correspondent (Stebbins), I Married a Witch (Dr. Dudley White), Janie Gets Married (John Van Brunt), Flesh and Fantasy (Doakes (Framing Story))