Birthday:
Sep 17, 1938
Place of Birth: Silver City, New Mexico, United States
Place of Birth: Silver City, New Mexico, United States
Paul Benedict
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
| Movie | Cast | Year |
|---|---|---|
| The Addams Family | Judge Womack | 1991 |
| The Man with Two Brains | Butler | 1983 |
| Jeremiah Johnson | Reverend Lindquist | 1972 |
| Arthur 2: On the Rocks | Fairchild | 1988 |
| The Making of 'The Goodbye Girl' | Self | 1977 |
| Up the Sandbox | Dr. Beineke | 1972 |
| The Goodbye Girl | Mark | 1977 |
| Mandingo | Brownlee | 1975 |
| Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman | Dr. Victor Loeb | 1994 |
| The Electric Grandmother | Guido Fantoccini | 1982 |
| The Double-Barrelled Detective Story | Wells Fargo Ferguson | 1965 |
| Billy in the Lowlands | 1979 | |
| The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight | Shots O'Toole | 1971 |
| The Chair | Warden Edward Dwyer | 1988 |
| Side by Each | 2008 | |
| They Might Be Giants | Chestnut Man | 1971 |
| Desperate Moves | Cosmo | 1980 |
| Deadhead Miles | Hitchhiker | 1972 |
| Guns & Lipstick | Mickey | 1995 |
| Sibling Rivalry | Dr. Plotner | 1990 |
| Waiting for Guffman | Not Guffman | 1996 |
| The Front Page | Plunkett | 1974 |
| This Is Spinal Tap | Tucker 'Smitty' Brown | 1984 |
| Cocktail | Finance Teacher | 1988 |
| The Freshman | Arthur Fleeber | 1990 |
| A Mighty Wind | Martin Berg | 2003 |
| Taking Off | Ben Lockston | 1971 |
| Cold Turkey | Zen Buddhist | 1971 |
| After the Sunset | Night Shift Guard | 2004 |
| The Devil's Advocate | Walter Krasna (uncredited) | 1997 |
| Isn't She Great | Prof. Brainiac | 2000 |
| A Fish in the Bathtub | Milo | 1999 |
| The Return of Spinal Tap | Hotel Concierge (uncredited) | 1992 |
| Sex, Shock & Censorship in the 90's | Malcolm Maltved | 1993 |
| Babycakes | Magleby | 1989 |
| Hustling | Lester Traube | 1975 |
| The Virgin President | Rutherford Melon | 1968 |
| The Lonely Guy | Dr. Zook (voice) (uncredited) | 1984 |
| Bad Dog | Owner | 1976 | Series | Cast | Year |
| Murder, She Wrote | Friedrich Hoffman | 1984 |
| Seinfeld | Mr. Elinoff | 1989 |
| The Twilight Zone | Hoakie | 1985 |
| All in the Family | Harry Bentley | 1971 |
| The Jeffersons | Harry Bentley | 1975 |
| Kojak | Kauldor | 1973 |
| Mama Malone | 1984 | |
| Sweepstakes | 1979 | |
| Tales from the Crypt | Beaks | 1989 |
| Sesame Street | The Mad Painter | 1969 |
| A Different World | Mr. Ludlow | 1987 |
| NBC Special Treat | Telegraph Man | 1975 |
| The Blue and the Gray | Arbuthnot | 1982 |
| The Drew Carey Show | Jeremy | 1995 |
