Paul Benedict
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 17, 1938
- Died
- December 1, 2008 (aged 70)
- Birthplace
- 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
Filmography
Side by Each
Movie · as Chief Rodrocks
After the Sunset
Movie · as Night Shift Guard
A Mighty Wind
Movie · as Martin Berg
Isn't She Great
Movie · as Prof. Brainiac
A Fish in the Bathtub
Movie · as Milo
Waiting for Guffman
Movie · as Not Guffman
The Devil's Advocate
Movie · as Walter Krasna (uncredited)
Guns & Lipstick
Movie · as Mickey
The Drew Carey Show
TV · as Jeremy · 1 ep
Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman
Movie · as Dr. Victor Loeb
Sex, Shock & Censorship in the 90's
Movie · as Malcolm Maltved
The Addams Family
Movie · as Judge Womack
Sibling Rivalry
Movie · as Dr. Plotner
The Freshman
Movie · as Arthur Fleeber
Babycakes
Movie · as Magleby
Seinfeld
TV · as Mr. Elinoff · 1 ep
Tales from the Crypt
TV · as Beaks · 1 ep
Arthur 2: On the Rocks
Movie · as Fairchild
The Chair
Movie · as Warden Edward Dwyer
Cocktail
Movie · as Finance Teacher
A Different World
TV · as Mr. Ludlow · 1 ep
The Twilight Zone
TV · as Hoakie (segment "Song of the Younger World") · 1 ep
This Is Spinal Tap
Movie · as Tucker 'Smitty' Brown
The Lonely Guy
Movie · as Dr. Zook (voice) (uncredited)
Murder, She Wrote
TV · as Friedrich Hoffman · 1 ep
Mama Malone
TV · 2 eps
The Man with Two Brains
Movie · as Butler
The Electric Grandmother
Movie · as Guido Fantoccini
The Blue and the Gray
TV · as Arbuthnot · 3 eps
Spinal Tap: The Final Tour
Movie · as Hotel Clerk
Desperate Moves
Movie · as Cosmo
Billy in the Lowlands
Movie · as Billy's Father
$weepstake$
TV · 1 ep
The Making of 'The Goodbye Girl'
Movie · as Self
The Goodbye Girl
Movie · as Mark
Bad Dog
Movie · as Owner
Mandingo
Movie · as Brownlee
Hustling
Movie · as Lester Traube
Smile
Movie · as Orren Brooks
The Jeffersons
TV · as Harry Bentley · 221 eps
NBC Special Treat
TV · as Telegraph Man · 1 ep
The Front Page
Movie · as Plunkett
Kojak
TV · as Kauldor · 1 ep
Jeremiah Johnson
Movie · as Reverend Lindquist
Up the Sandbox
Movie · as Dr. Beineke
Deadhead Miles
Movie · as Hitchhiker
The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight
Movie · as Shots O'Toole
They Might Be Giants
Movie · as Chestnut Man
Cold Turkey
Movie · as Zen Buddhist
Taking Off
Movie · as Ben Lockston
All in the Family
TV · as Harry Bentley · 1 ep
Sesame Street
TV · as The Mad Painter · 1 ep
The Virgin President
Movie · as Rutherford Melon
The Double-Barrelled Detective Story
Movie · as Wells Fargo Ferguson