Paul Benedict
September 17, 1938 (86 years old) in Silver City, New Mexico, United States
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
Credits
- 2008 · Side by Each as
- 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
- 1992 · The Return of Spinal Tap as Hotel Concierge (uncredited)
- 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
- 1984 · Murder, She Wrote as Friedrich Hoffman
- 1984 · Mama Malone as
- 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 as
- 1979 · Sweepstakes as
- 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 · 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