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Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
September 17, 1938
Place of Birth:
Silver City, New Mexico, United States
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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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Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Side by Each | |
| 2004 | After the Sunset | Night Shift Guard |
| 2003 | A Mighty Wind | Martin Berg |
| 2000 | Isn't She Great | Prof. Brainiac |
| 1999 | A Fish in the Bathtub | Milo |
| 1997 | The Devil's Advocate | Walter Krasna (uncredited) |
| 1996 | Waiting for Guffman | Not Guffman |
| 1995 | Guns & Lipstick | Mickey |
| 1994 | Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman | Dr. Victor Loeb |
| 1993 | Sex, Shock & Censorship in the 90's | Malcolm Maltved |
| 1991 | The Addams Family | Judge Womack |
| 1990 | Sibling Rivalry | Dr. Plotner |
| 1990 | The Freshman | Arthur Fleeber |
| 1989 | Babycakes | Magleby |
| 1988 | Arthur 2: On the Rocks | Fairchild |
| 1988 | The Chair | Warden Edward Dwyer |
| 1988 | Cocktail | Finance Teacher |
| 1984 | This Is Spinal Tap | Tucker 'Smitty' Brown |
| 1984 | The Lonely Guy | Dr. Zook (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1983 | The Man with Two Brains | Butler |
| 1982 | The Electric Grandmother | Guido Fantoccini |
| 1980 | Desperate Moves | Cosmo |
| 1979 | Billy in the Lowlands | |
| 1977 | The Making of 'The Goodbye Girl' | Self |
| 1977 | The Goodbye Girl | Mark |
| 1976 | Bad Dog | Owner |
| 1975 | Mandingo | Brownlee |
| 1975 | Hustling | Lester Traube |
| 1974 | The Front Page | Plunkett |
| 1972 | Jeremiah Johnson | Reverend Lindquist |
| 1972 | Up the Sandbox | Dr. Beineke |
| 1972 | Deadhead Miles | Hitchhiker |
| 1971 | The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight | Shots O'Toole |
| 1971 | They Might Be Giants | Chestnut Man |
| 1971 | Cold Turkey | Zen Buddhist |
| 1971 | Taking Off | Ben Lockston |
| 1968 | The Virgin President | Rutherford Melon |
| 1965 | The Double-Barrelled Detective Story | Wells Fargo Ferguson |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | The Drew Carey Show | Jeremy |
| 1989 | Seinfeld | Mr. Elinoff |
| 1989 | Tales from the Crypt | Beaks |
| 1987 | A Different World | Mr. Ludlow |
| 1985 | The Twilight Zone | Hoakie (segment "Song of the Younger World") |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote | Friedrich Hoffman |
| 1984 | Mama Malone | |
| 1982 | The Blue and the Gray | Arbuthnot |
| 1979 | Sweepstakes | |
| 1975 | The Jeffersons | Harry Bentley |
| 1975 | NBC Special Treat | Telegraph Man |
| 1973 | Kojak | Kauldor |
| 1971 | All in the Family | Harry Bentley |
| 1969 | Sesame Street | The Mad Painter |