Robby Benson

Robby Benson has had two careers most people never connect. He was a genuine teen idol in the late 1970s through Ode to Billy Joe, One on One and Ice Castles, then quietly became the voice of the Beast in Disney's Beauty and the Beast in 1991. I love that contrast, the heartthrob face giving way to a voice that defined an animated icon for a whole generation. He also moved into directing and music, which tells me he was never content to be just a pretty face. That reinvention from screen idol to beloved voice actor is, to me, the most satisfying kind of career.

Name (English)

Robby Benson

Name (Japanese)

ロビー・ベンソン

Reading

ろびー・べんそん

Born

January 21, 1956 (age 70)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Monkey

Origin

Dallas, Texas, United States

Occupation

film director / singer / stage actor / film actor / voice actor

• Official sitehttp://robbybenson.net/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robby%20Benson
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AD%E3%83%93%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%99%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BD%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q777128

Tags

• Texas
• film director
• singer
• stage actor

Last updated

2026-06-02

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