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Paul Benedict

Paul Benedict

Actor · Born 1938-09-17 · Silver City, New Mexico, United States

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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.

Movies & TV Shows

  1. The Devil's Advocate (1997) — Walter Krasna (uncredited)
  2. The Addams Family (1991) — Judge Womack
  3. Seinfeld (1989) — Mr. Elinoff
  4. This Is Spinal Tap (1984) — Tucker 'Smitty' Brown
  5. Cocktail (1988) — Finance Teacher
  6. Tales from the Crypt (1989) — Beaks
  7. After the Sunset (2004) — Night Shift Guard
  8. Jeremiah Johnson (1972) — Reverend Lindquist
  9. The Man with Two Brains (1983) — Butler
  10. Murder, She Wrote (1984) — Friedrich Hoffman
  11. The Front Page (1974) — Plunkett
  12. The Freshman (1990) — Arthur Fleeber
  13. Sesame Street (1969) — The Mad Painter
  14. Waiting for Guffman (1997) — Not Guffman
  15. A Mighty Wind (2003) — Martin Berg
  16. The Twilight Zone (1985) — Hoakie (segment "Song of the Younger World")
  17. The Goodbye Girl (1977) — Mark
  18. The Drew Carey Show (1995) — Jeremy
  19. All in the Family (1971) — Harry Bentley
  20. Arthur 2: On the Rocks (1988) — Fairchild
  21. Mandingo (1975) — Brownlee
  22. The Lonely Guy (1984) — Dr. Zook (voice) (uncredited)
  23. Kojak (1973) — Kauldor
  24. The Jeffersons (1975) — Harry Bentley
  25. Taking Off (1971) — Ben Lockston
  26. Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman (1994) — Dr. Victor Loeb
  27. A Different World (1987) — Mr. Ludlow
  28. Sibling Rivalry (1990) — Dr. Plotner
  29. They Might Be Giants (1971) — Chestnut Man
  30. Smile (1975) — Orren Brooks
  31. Isn't She Great (2000) — Prof. Brainiac
  32. Babycakes (1989) — Magleby
  33. Cold Turkey (1971) — Zen Buddhist
  34. The Blue and the Gray (1982) — Arbuthnot
  35. Up the Sandbox (1972) — Dr. Beineke
  36. The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight (1971) — Shots O'Toole
  37. Hustling (1975) — Lester Traube
  38. The Electric Grandmother (1982) — Guido Fantoccini
  39. Deadhead Miles (1972) — Hitchhiker
  40. A Fish in the Bathtub (1999) — Milo

Directed

  1. The Jeffersons (1975) — Director