Paul Benedict
Acting • Born 1938-09-17 – Died 2008-12-01
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.
Filmography
54 credits
The Addams Family
Movie • 1991
Judge Womack
The Man with Two Brains
Movie • 1983
Butler
Jeremiah Johnson
Movie • 1972
Reverend Lindquist
Arthur 2: On the Rocks
Movie • 1988
Fairchild
The Making of 'The Goodbye Girl'
Movie • 1977
Self
Up the Sandbox
Movie • 1972
Dr. Beineke
The Goodbye Girl
Movie • 1977
Mark
Mandingo
Movie • 1975
Brownlee
Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman
Movie • 1994
Dr. Victor Loeb
The Electric Grandmother
Movie • 1982
Guido Fantoccini
The Double-Barrelled Detective Story
Movie • 1965
Wells Fargo Ferguson
Billy in the Lowlands
Movie • 1979
The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight
Movie • 1971
Shots O'Toole
The Chair
Movie • 1988
Warden Edward Dwyer
Side by Each
Movie • 2008
Chief Rodrocks
They Might Be Giants
Movie • 1971
Chestnut Man
Desperate Moves
Movie • 1980
Cosmo
Deadhead Miles
Movie • 1972
Hitchhiker
Guns & Lipstick
Movie • 1995
Mickey
Sibling Rivalry
Movie • 1990
Dr. Plotner
Waiting for Guffman
Movie • 1997
Not Guffman
The Front Page
Movie • 1974
Plunkett
This Is Spinal Tap
Movie • 1984
Tucker 'Smitty' Brown
Cocktail
Movie • 1988
Finance Teacher
The Freshman
Movie • 1990
Arthur Fleeber
After the Sunset
Movie • 2004
Night Shift Guard
A Mighty Wind
Movie • 2003
Martin Berg
Isn't She Great
Movie • 2000
Prof. Brainiac
A Fish in the Bathtub
Movie • 1999
Milo
The Devil's Advocate
Movie • 1997
Walter Krasna (uncredited)
Taking Off
Movie • 1971
Ben Lockston
Cold Turkey
Movie • 1971
Zen Buddhist
Sex, Shock & Censorship in the 90's
Movie • 1993
Malcolm Maltved
Babycakes
Movie • 1989
Magleby
Hustling
Movie • 1975
Lester Traube
The Virgin President
Movie • 1968
Rutherford Melon
The Lonely Guy
Movie • 1984
Dr. Zook (voice) (uncredited)
Bad Dog
Movie • 1976
Owner
Smile
Movie • 1975
Orren Brooks
Spinal Tap: The Final Tour
Movie • 1981
Hotel Clerk
Murder, She Wrote
TV • 1984
Friedrich Hoffman
Seinfeld
TV • 1989
Mr. Elinoff
The Twilight Zone
TV • 1985
Hoakie (segment "Song of the Younger World")
All in the Family
TV • 1971
Harry Bentley
The Jeffersons
TV • 1975
Harry Bentley
Kojak
TV • 1973
Kauldor
Mama Malone
TV • 1984
Tales from the Crypt
TV • 1989
Beaks
Sesame Street
TV • 1969
The Mad Painter
A Different World
TV • 1987
Mr. Ludlow
NBC Special Treat
TV • 1975
Telegraph Man
The Blue and the Gray
TV • 1982
Arbuthnot
The Drew Carey Show
TV • 1995
Jeremy
$weepstake$
TV • 1979