Paul Benedict

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Known For

Acting

Born

1938-09-17

Place of Birth

Silver City, New Mexico, United States
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Paul Benedict

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, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Acting History

2008
Side by Each
2004
After the Sunset as Night Shift Guard
2003
A Mighty Wind as Martin Berg
2000
Isn't She Great as Prof. Brainiac
1999
A Fish in the Bathtub as Milo
1997
The Devil's Advocate as Walter Krasna (uncredited)
1996
Waiting for Guffman as Not Guffman
1995
The Drew Carey Show as Jeremy
1995
Guns & Lipstick as Mickey
1994
Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman as Dr. Victor Loeb
1993
Sex, Shock & Censorship in the 90's as Malcolm Maltved
1991
The Addams Family as Judge Womack
1990
Sibling Rivalry as Dr. Plotner
1990
The Freshman as Arthur Fleeber
1989
Seinfeld as Mr. Elinoff
1989
Tales from the Crypt as Beaks
1989
Babycakes as Magleby
1988
The Chair as Warden Edward Dwyer
1988
Cocktail as Finance Teacher
1988
Arthur 2: On the Rocks as Fairchild
1987
A Different World as Mr. Ludlow
1985
The Twilight Zone as Hoakie (segment "Song of the Younger World")
1984
Murder, She Wrote as Friedrich Hoffman
1984
Mama Malone
1984
This Is Spinal Tap as Tucker 'Smitty' Brown
1984
The Lonely Guy as Dr. Zook (voice) (uncredited)
1983
The Man with Two Brains as Butler
1982
The Blue and the Gray as Arbuthnot
1982
The Electric Grandmother as Guido Fantoccini
1980
Desperate Moves as Cosmo
1979
Billy in the Lowlands
1979
$weepstake$
1977
The Goodbye Girl as Mark
1977
The Making of 'The Goodbye Girl' as Self
1976
Bad Dog as Owner
1975
NBC Special Treat as Telegraph Man
1975
Smile as Orren Brooks
1975
Mandingo as Brownlee
1975
Hustling as Lester Traube
1975
The Jeffersons as Harry Bentley
1974
The Front Page as Plunkett
1973
Kojak as Kauldor
1972
Up the Sandbox as Dr. Beineke
1972
Jeremiah Johnson as Reverend Lindquist
1972
Deadhead Miles as Hitchhiker
1971
The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight as Shots O'Toole
1971
They Might Be Giants as Chestnut Man
1971
Taking Off as Ben Lockston
1971
Cold Turkey as Zen Buddhist
1971
All in the Family as Harry Bentley
1969
Sesame Street as The Mad Painter
1968
The Virgin President as Rutherford Melon
1965
The Double-Barrelled Detective Story as Wells Fargo Ferguson