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Paul Benedict

Acting

Born September 17, 1938 · Silver City, New Mexico, United States

Died December 1, 2008

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.

Filmography31 titles

Seinfeld

1989as Mr. Elinoff

Tales from the Crypt

1989as Beaks

All in the Family

1971as Harry Bentley

The Devil's Advocate

1997as Walter Krasna (uncredited)

Murder, She Wrote

1984as Friedrich Hoffman

This Is Spinal Tap

1984as Tucker 'Smitty' Brown

The Jeffersons

1975as Harry Bentley

The Front Page

1974as Plunkett

Jeremiah Johnson

1972as Reverend Lindquist

Kojak

1973as Kauldor

The Addams Family

1991as Judge Womack

Sesame Street

1969as The Mad Painter

Waiting for Guffman

1996as Not Guffman

A Different World

1987as Mr. Ludlow

They Might Be Giants

1971as Chestnut Man

The Goodbye Girl

1977as Mark

A Mighty Wind

2003as Martin Berg

A Fish in the Bathtub

1999as Milo

Mandingo

1975as Brownlee

The Drew Carey Show

1995as Jeremy

The Freshman

1990as Arthur Fleeber

Cold Turkey

1971as Zen Buddhist

After the Sunset

2004as Night Shift Guard

The Lonely Guy

1984as Dr. Zook (voice) (uncredited)

The Man with Two Brains

1983as Butler

Cocktail

1988as Finance Teacher

Up the Sandbox

1972as Dr. Beineke

Hustling

1975as Lester Traube

Arthur 2: On the Rocks

1988as Fairchild

The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight

1971as Shots O'Toole

Isn't She Great

2000as Prof. Brainiac