Paul Benedict
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1938-09-17
Day of Death
2008-12-01 (70 years old)
Place of Birth
Silver City, New Mexico, United States
Paul Benedict
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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Acting
(2008)
(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)
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
(1991)
The Addams Family
as Judge Womack
(1990)
The Freshman
as Arthur Fleeber
(1990)
Sibling Rivalry
as Dr. Plotner
(1989)
Babycakes
as Magleby
(1988)
Cocktail
as Finance Teacher
(1988)
Arthur 2: On the Rocks
as Fairchild
(1988)
The Chair
as Warden Edward Dwyer
(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 Electric Grandmother
as Guido Fantoccini
(1980)
Desperate Moves
as Cosmo
(1979)
(1977)
The Goodbye Girl
as Mark
(1977)
(1976)
Bad Dog
as Owner
(1975)
Mandingo
as Brownlee
(1975)
Hustling
as Lester Traube
(1974)
The Front Page
as Plunkett
(1972)
Jeremiah Johnson
as Reverend Lindquist
(1972)
Up the Sandbox
as Dr. Beineke
(1972)
Deadhead Miles
as Hitchhiker
(1971)
Taking Off
as Ben Lockston
(1971)
They Might Be Giants
as Chestnut Man
(1971)
Cold Turkey
as Zen Buddhist
(1971)
The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight
as Shots O'Toole
(1968)
The Virgin President
as Rutherford Melon
(1965)
The Double-Barrelled Detective Story
as Wells Fargo Ferguson