Paul Benedict
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Sep 17, 1938 (88 years old)
Place of Birth
Silver City, New Mexico, United States
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.
Known For
| 2008 | Side by EachChief Rodrocks | |
| 2004 | After the SunsetNight Shift Guard | |
| 2003 | A Mighty WindMartin Berg | |
| 2000 | Isn't She GreatProf. Brainiac | |
| 1999 | A Fish in the BathtubMilo | |
| 1997 | Waiting for GuffmanNot Guffman | |
| 1997 | The Devil's AdvocateWalter Krasna (uncredited) | |
| 1995 | Guns & LipstickMickey | |
| 1995 | The Drew Carey ShowJeremy | |
| 1994 | Attack of the 50 Ft. WomanDr. Victor Loeb | |
| 1993 | Sex, Shock & Censorship in the 90'sMalcolm Maltved | |
| 1991 | The Addams FamilyJudge Womack | |
| 1990 | Sibling RivalryDr. Plotner | |
| 1990 | The FreshmanArthur Fleeber | |
| 1989 | BabycakesMagleby | |
| 1989 | SeinfeldMr. Elinoff | |
| 1989 | Tales from the CryptBeaks | |
| 1988 | Arthur 2: On the RocksFairchild | |
| 1988 | The ChairWarden Edward Dwyer | |
| 1988 | CocktailFinance Teacher | |
| 1987 | A Different WorldMr. Ludlow | |
| 1985 | The Twilight ZoneHoakie (segment "Song of the Younger World") | |
| 1984 | This Is Spinal TapTucker 'Smitty' Brown | |
| 1984 | The Lonely GuyDr. Zook (voice) (uncredited) | |
| 1984 | Murder, She WroteFriedrich Hoffman | |
| 1984 | Mama Malone | |
| 1983 | The Man with Two BrainsButler | |
| 1982 | The Electric GrandmotherGuido Fantoccini | |
| 1982 | The Blue and the GrayArbuthnot | |
| 1981 | Spinal Tap: The Final TourHotel Clerk | |
| 1980 | Desperate MovesCosmo | |
| 1979 | Billy in the Lowlands | |
| 1979 | $weepstake$ | |
| 1977 | The Making of 'The Goodbye Girl'Self | |
| 1977 | The Goodbye GirlMark | |
| 1976 | Bad DogOwner | |
| 1975 | MandingoBrownlee | |
| 1975 | HustlingLester Traube | |
| 1975 | SmileOrren Brooks | |
| 1975 | The JeffersonsHarry Bentley | |
| 1975 | NBC Special TreatTelegraph Man | |
| 1974 | The Front PagePlunkett | |
| 1973 | KojakKauldor | |
| 1972 | Jeremiah JohnsonReverend Lindquist | |
| 1972 | Up the SandboxDr. Beineke | |
| 1972 | Deadhead MilesHitchhiker | |
| 1971 | The Gang That Couldn't Shoot StraightShots O'Toole | |
| 1971 | They Might Be GiantsChestnut Man | |
| 1971 | Taking OffBen Lockston | |
| 1971 | Cold TurkeyZen Buddhist | |
| 1971 | All in the FamilyHarry Bentley | |
| 1969 | Sesame StreetThe Mad Painter | |
| 1968 | The Virgin PresidentRutherford Melon | |
| 1965 | The Double-Barrelled Detective StoryWells Fargo Ferguson |
| 1975 | The JeffersonsDirector |