Paul Benedict
Profile info
Known forActing
GenderMale
Birthday17 September 1938
Died1 December 2008 (age 70)
Place of birthSilver City, New Mexico, United States
Known credits54
Biography
Paul Benedict (September 17, 1938 – December 1, 2008) was an American actor who made numerous appearances in television and movies beginning in the 1960s. He was known for his roles as The Number Painter on the popular PBS children's show Sesame Street, and as the quirky English neighbor "Harry Bentley" on the CBS sitcom The Jeffersons. Often mistakenly credited as Charlie Bucket's school teacher (the uncredited role of Mr. Turkentine), in the cult classic Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory, who was actually played by David Battley. Description above from the Wikipedia article Paul Benedict,…
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2008 · Chief Rodrocks
After the Sunset
2004 · Night Shift Guard
A Mighty Wind
2003 · Martin Berg
Isn't She Great
2000 · Prof. Brainiac
A Fish in the Bathtub
1999 · Milo
The Devil's Advocate
1997 · Walter Krasna (uncredited)
Waiting for Guffman
1997 · Not Guffman
The Drew Carey Show
1995 · Jeremy
Guns & Lipstick
1995 · Mickey
Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman
1994 · Dr. Victor Loeb
Sex, Shock & Censorship in the 90's
1993 · Malcolm Maltved
The Addams Family
1991 · Judge Womack
Sibling Rivalry
1990 · Dr. Plotner
The Freshman
1990 · Arthur Fleeber
Seinfeld
1989 · Mr. Elinoff
Tales from the Crypt
1989 · Beaks
Babycakes
1989 · Magleby
The Chair
1988 · Warden Edward Dwyer
Cocktail
1988 · Finance Teacher
Arthur 2: On the Rocks
1988 · Fairchild
A Different World
1987 · Mr. Ludlow
The Twilight Zone
1985 · Hoakie (segment "Song of the Younger World")
Murder, She Wrote
1984 · Friedrich Hoffman
Mama Malone
1984
This Is Spinal Tap
1984 · Tucker 'Smitty' Brown
The Lonely Guy
1984 · Dr. Zook (voice) (uncredited)
The Man with Two Brains
1983 · Butler
The Blue and the Gray
1982 · Arbuthnot
The Electric Grandmother
1982 · Guido Fantoccini
Spinal Tap: The Final Tour
1981 · Hotel Clerk
Desperate Moves
1980 · Cosmo
Billy in the Lowlands
1979 · Billy's Father
$weepstake$
1979
The Goodbye Girl
1977 · Mark
The Making of 'The Goodbye Girl'
1977 · Self
Bad Dog
1976 · Owner
NBC Special Treat
1975 · Telegraph Man
Smile
1975 · Orren Brooks
Mandingo
1975 · Brownlee
Hustling
1975 · Lester Traube
The Jeffersons
1975 · Harry Bentley
The Jeffersons
1975 · Director
The Front Page
1974 · Plunkett
Kojak
1973 · Kauldor
Up the Sandbox
1972 · Dr. Beineke
Jeremiah Johnson
1972 · Reverend Lindquist
Deadhead Miles
1972 · Hitchhiker
The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight
1971 · Shots O'Toole
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