Portrait of Benny Rubin

Acting

Benny Rubin

Career

Active from 1929 to 1966, with a break from 1942 to 1952, busiest in 1930 with 7 main titles.

Leading roles
16
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score58/100
Highest rated
Poster for Blunder Boys
Blunder Boys
GoodWatch score77/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 69 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.2 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Benny Rubin Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Psychological
    3.0, average 5.5
  • Tension
    3.9, average 5.9
  • Melancholy
    2.7, average 4.7
  • Violence
    2.1, average 4.1

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Slapstick Comedy 2
  • Classic Slapstick Comedy 2
  • Nostalgic 2
  • Fast-Paced 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

136
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

1 title · average score 74
The Other Side of the Wind
The Other Side of the Wind (2018)
GoodWatch score 74

as Abe Vogel

1970s

11 titles · average score 62
Coma
Coma (1978)
GoodWatch score 68

as Mr. Schwartz

Szysznyk
Szysznyk (1977)

TV show

What's Happening!!
What's Happening!! (1976)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show · as Duke Morgan

The Shaggy D.A.
The Shaggy D.A. (1976)
GoodWatch score 48

as Waiter

Emergency!
Emergency! (1972)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show · as Sam Cranks

Sanford and Son
Sanford and Son (1972)
GoodWatch score 51

TV show

Bridget Loves Bernie
Bridget Loves Bernie (1972)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show

Now You See Him, Now You Don't
Now You See Him, Now You Don't (1972)
GoodWatch score 70

as Golfer (uncredited)

Funny Face
Funny Face (1971)

TV show

How to Frame a Figg
How to Frame a Figg (1971)
GoodWatch score 67

as Max

Jack Benny's 20th Anniversary TV Special
Jack Benny's 20th Anniversary TV Special (1970)

as Information Clerk #1

1960s

32 titles · average score 62
Adam-12
Adam-12 (1968)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as Mr. Shapiro / Mr. Gold

That Girl
That Girl (1966)
GoodWatch score 45

TV show

I Dream of Jeannie
I Dream of Jeannie (1965)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show · as Lou / Dr. Wedemeyer

The Munsters
The Munsters (1964)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show

Petticoat Junction
Petticoat Junction (1963)
GoodWatch score 43

TV show · as Chief Fleeteagle / Gus Huffle

Science Friction
Science Friction (1963)

as Mad Scientist / Gorilla (voice)

The Beverly Hillbillies
The Beverly Hillbillies (1962)
GoodWatch score 47

TV show · as Indian Chief #2

The Lucy Show
The Lucy Show (1962)
GoodWatch score 47

TV show · as Man in Park / Mr. Smith

The Dick Tracy Show
The Dick Tracy Show (1961)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show · as Joe Jitsu

The Dick Van Dyke Show
The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show · as Pharmacist

Mister Ed
Mister Ed (1961)
GoodWatch score 45

TV show

The Mr. Magoo Show
The Mr. Magoo Show (1960)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show · as Charlie (voice)

1950s

46 titles · average score 64
Peter Gunn
Peter Gunn (1958)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show

Perry Mason
Perry Mason (1957)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show · as Sassano

Hoofs and Goofs
Hoofs and Goofs (1957)
GoodWatch score 51

as Mr. Dinklespiel

Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke (1955)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Dr. Herman Schultz

Lassie
Lassie (1954)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show

Income Tax Sappy
Income Tax Sappy (1954)
GoodWatch score 70

as Mr. Cash

Masterson of Kansas
Masterson of Kansas (1954)
GoodWatch score 58

as Coroner

Tricky Dicks
Tricky Dicks (1953)
GoodWatch score 68

as Antonio Zucchini Salami Gorgonzola dePizza

Pardon My Backfire
Pardon My Backfire (1953)
GoodWatch score 65

as Escaped Convict

The Abbott and Costello Show
The Abbott and Costello Show (1952)
GoodWatch score 51

TV show · as Sam

I Love Lucy
I Love Lucy (1951)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show · as Driver

Dragnet
Dragnet (1951)
GoodWatch score 46

TV show

1940s

14 titles · average score 63
Hollow Triumph
Hollow Triumph (1948)
GoodWatch score 66

as Cabbie (uncredited)

The Noose Hangs High
The Noose Hangs High (1948)
GoodWatch score 64

as Chinaman (uncredited)

Mr. Wise Guy
Mr. Wise Guy (1942)
GoodWatch score 61

as Second Waiter

Obliging Young Lady
Obliging Young Lady (1942)
GoodWatch score 58

as First Bird Lover with Eyeglasses (uncredited)

The Bashful Bachelor
The Bashful Bachelor (1942)

as Pitch Man

Broadway
Broadway (1942)

as Counsellor (uncredited)

Citizen Kane
Citizen Kane (1941)
GoodWatch score 91

as Smather (uncredited)

Double Trouble
Double Trouble (1941)

as Cafe cook

Here Comes Mr. Jordan
Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941)
GoodWatch score 72

as Bugs

Let's Make Music
Let's Make Music (1941)

as Music Publisher

Sunny
Sunny (1941)
GoodWatch score 37

as Maj. Montgomery Sloan

No, No, Nanette
No, No, Nanette (1940)
GoodWatch score 57

as Max

1930s

28 titles · average score 52
Happily Buried
Happily Buried (1939)

as Prince Chris Manusha

Fighting Mad
Fighting Mad (1939)

as Benny

The Adventures of Jane Arden
The Adventures of Jane Arden (1939)
GoodWatch score 60

as Marvin Piermont

On Again—Off Again
On Again—Off Again (1937)

Screenplay

High Flyers
High Flyers (1937)
GoodWatch score 66

Screenplay

Traveling Saleslady
Traveling Saleslady (1935)
GoodWatch score 48

Screenplay

The Girl Friend
The Girl Friend (1935)

Screenplay

Dumb Dicks
Dumb Dicks (1932)

as Detective Benny Rubin

Julius Sizzer
Julius Sizzer (1931)

as Julius and Sizzer

Hot Curves
Hot Curves (1930)

as Benny Goldberg

Crazy House
Crazy House (1930)
GoodWatch score 51

as Benny

Sunny Skies
Sunny Skies (1930)

as Benny Krantz

1920s

4 titles · average score 58
Marianne
Marianne (1929)
GoodWatch score 63

as Sam

It's a Great Life
It's a Great Life (1929)
GoodWatch score 54

as Benny Friedman

The Delicatessen Kid
The Delicatessen Kid (1929)

as The Delicatessen Kid

Naughty Baby
Naughty Baby (1928)

as Benny Cohen