Paul Benedict
Acting
1938 – 2008 (aged 70)
Silver City, New Mexico, United States
53 acting credits
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.
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Known For
The Devil's Advocate
17 Oct 1997
The Addams Family
22 Nov 1991
Seinfeld
05 Jul 1989
This Is Spinal Tap
02 Mar 1984
Cocktail
29 Jul 1988
Tales from the Crypt
10 Jun 1989
After the Sunset
12 Nov 2004
Jeremiah Johnson
10 Sep 1972
Filmography
2008
- Side by Eachas Chief Rodrocks
2004
- After the Sunsetas Night Shift Guard
2003
- A Mighty Windas Martin Berg
2000
- Isn't She Greatas Prof. Brainiac
1999
- A Fish in the Bathtubas Milo
1997
- The Devil's Advocateas Walter Krasna (uncredited)
- Waiting for Guffmanas Not Guffman
1995
- The Drew Carey Showas Jeremy1 episode
- Guns & Lipstickas Mickey
1994
- Attack of the 50 Ft. Womanas Dr. Victor Loeb
1993
- Sex, Shock & Censorship in the 90'sas Malcolm Maltved
1991
- The Addams Familyas Judge Womack
1990
- Sibling Rivalryas Dr. Plotner
- The Freshmanas Arthur Fleeber
1989
- Seinfeldas Mr. Elinoff1 episode
- Tales from the Cryptas Beaks1 episode
- Babycakesas Magleby
1988
- The Chairas Warden Edward Dwyer
- Cocktailas Finance Teacher
- Arthur 2: On the Rocksas Fairchild
1987
- A Different Worldas Mr. Ludlow1 episode
1985
- The Twilight Zoneas Hoakie (segment "Song of the Younger World")1 episode
1984
- Murder, She Wroteas Friedrich Hoffman1 episode
- Mama Malone2 episodes
- This Is Spinal Tapas Tucker 'Smitty' Brown
- The Lonely Guyas Dr. Zook (voice) (uncredited)
1983
- The Man with Two Brainsas Butler
1982
- The Blue and the Grayas Arbuthnot3 episodes
- The Electric Grandmotheras Guido Fantoccini
1981
- Spinal Tap: The Final Touras Hotel Clerk
1980
- Desperate Movesas Cosmo
1979
- Billy in the Lowlandsas Billy's Father
- $weepstake$1 episode
1977
- The Goodbye Girlas Mark
1976
- Bad Dogas Owner
1975
- NBC Special Treatas Telegraph Man1 episode
- Smileas Orren Brooks
- Mandingoas Brownlee
- Hustlingas Lester Traube
- The Jeffersonsas Harry Bentley221 episodes
1974
- The Front Pageas Plunkett
1973
- Kojakas Kauldor1 episode
1972
- Up the Sandboxas Dr. Beineke
- Jeremiah Johnsonas Reverend Lindquist
- Deadhead Milesas Hitchhiker
1971
- The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straightas Shots O'Toole
- They Might Be Giantsas Chestnut Man
- Taking Offas Ben Lockston
- Cold Turkeyas Zen Buddhist
- All in the Familyas Harry Bentley1 episode
1969
- Sesame Streetas The Mad Painter1 episode
1968
- The Virgin Presidentas Rutherford Melon
1965
- The Double-Barrelled Detective Storyas Wells Fargo Ferguson