Benny Rubin(1899-1986)

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Writer
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Benny Rubin in The Snappy Caballero (1931)

Benny Rubin was born on 2 February 1899 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for I Love Lucy (1951), Bright Lights (1935) and Traveling Saleslady (1935). He was married to Beatrice Dallinger and Mary Bolt. He died on 15 July 1986 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

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Known for

I Love Lucy

8.5

TV Series

Driver

Bright Lights

6.3

Writer

1935

Traveling Saleslady

6.8

Writer

1935

High Flyers

5.7

Writer

1937

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Actor

The Other Side of the Wind
6.7
- Abe Vogel
- 2018
A Pleasure Doing Business
6.7
- Deli owner
- 1979
What's Happening!!
7.0
TV Series
- Duke Morgan
- 1979
Coma
6.9
- Mr. Schwartz
- 1978
Szysznyk
7.1
TV Series
- Martin
- 1977
Sanford and Son
7.9
TV Series
- Man
- 1977
The Shaggy D.A.
5.8
- Waiter
- 1976
The Return of the World's Greatest Detective
6.1
TV Movie
- Klinger
- 1976
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
4.8
- Bit Part (uncredited)
- 1976
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
8.4
TV Series
- Julius 'Buck' Fineman
- 1974
Bridget Loves Bernie
6.7
TV Series
- Mr. Rosenthal
- 1972
Now You See Him, Now You Don't
6.2
- Golfer (uncredited)
- 1972
Emergency!
7.9
TV Series
- Sam Cranks
- 1972
Love, American Style
6.8
TV Series
- Papa (segment "Love and the Anxious Mama")
- 1972
The Partners
7.3
TV Series
- Mr. Phillips
- 1971

Writer

Gunsmoke
8.1
TV Series
- story by
- 1970
Fisticuffs
5.8
Short
- screenplay
- 1938
Night Spot
5.2
- contributor to dialogue (uncredited)
- 1938
High Flyers
5.7
- screen play
- 1937
On Again-Off Again
5.9
- screen play
- 1937
The Girl Friend
5.7
- screenplay
- 1935
Bright Lights
6.3
- adaptation by
- 1935
Traveling Saleslady
6.8
- screen play by
- 1935
The Messenger Boy
6.1
Short
- story
- 1931
Julius Sizzer
3.8
Short
- story & adaptation
- 1931
Talking Turkey
Short
- Writer
- 1931
Hotsy Totsy
Short
- scenario
- 1929
The Pilgrim Papas
Short
- scenario
- 1929
Broken Statues
Short
- writer
- 1929
The General
Short
- scenario
- 1929

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Alternative names
- Benny Ruben
Height
- 5′ 7½″ (1.71 m)
Born
- February 2, 1899
- Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Died
- July 15, 1986
- Los Angeles, California, USA(heart attack)
Spouses
Other works
Radio: Appeared as a regular panelist on the radio program "Stop Me if You've Heard This One" during the late 1940s. Contestants won cash prizes if one of the panelists (Rubin, Cal Tinney, Lew Lehr or Morey Amsterdam) couldn't finish a joke that the master of ceremonies started.
Publicity listings
- 1 Print Biography
- 3 Articles