Paul Benedict
Acting
Born: September 17, 1938 · Silver City, New Mexico, United States
Died: December 1, 2008 (aged 70)
Highest Rated
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.
Known for
The Devil's Advocate
1997
The Addams Family
1991
Seinfeld
1989
This Is Spinal Tap
1984
Cocktail
1988
Tales from the Crypt
1989
After the Sunset
2004
Jeremiah Johnson
1972
The Man with Two Brains
1983
Murder, She Wrote
1984
The Front Page
1974
The Freshman
1990
Photos (1)
Movies (38)
The Devil's Advocate
Walter Krasna (uncredited)
The Addams Family
Judge Womack
After the Sunset
Night Shift Guard
Cocktail
Finance Teacher
This Is Spinal Tap
Tucker 'Smitty' Brown
Jeremiah Johnson
Reverend Lindquist
The Freshman
Arthur Fleeber
The Front Page
Plunkett
The Goodbye Girl
Mark
Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman
Dr. Victor Loeb
Mandingo
Brownlee
The Man with Two Brains
Butler
Isn't She Great
Prof. Brainiac
The Lonely Guy
Dr. Zook (voice) (uncredited)
Sex, Shock & Censorship in the 90's
Malcolm Maltved
Sibling Rivalry
Dr. Plotner
A Mighty Wind
Martin Berg
They Might Be Giants
Chestnut Man
Arthur 2: On the Rocks
Fairchild
The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight
Shots O'Toole
Waiting for Guffman
Not Guffman
A Fish in the Bathtub
Milo
Cold Turkey
Zen Buddhist
Up the Sandbox
Dr. Beineke
Taking Off
Ben Lockston
Smile
Orren Brooks
Babycakes
Magleby
Spinal Tap: The Final Tour
Hotel Clerk
The Chair
Warden Edward Dwyer
Guns & Lipstick
Mickey
Deadhead Miles
Hitchhiker
Hustling
Lester Traube
The Double-Barrelled Detective Story
Wells Fargo Ferguson
Billy in the Lowlands
Billy's Father
The Electric Grandmother
Guido Fantoccini
Bad Dog
Owner
The Virgin President
Rutherford Melon
Desperate Moves
Cosmo
TV Shows (12)
Sesame Street
The Mad Painter · 1 eps
Seinfeld
Mr. Elinoff · 1 eps
Murder, She Wrote
Friedrich Hoffman · 1 eps
The Drew Carey Show
Jeremy · 1 eps
A Different World
Mr. Ludlow · 1 eps
The Twilight Zone
Hoakie (segment "Song of the Younger World") · 1 eps
All in the Family
Harry Bentley · 1 eps
Kojak
Kauldor · 1 eps
The Jeffersons
Harry Bentley · 221 eps
Tales from the Crypt
Beaks · 1 eps
The Blue and the Gray
Arbuthnot · 3 eps
Mama Malone
2 eps