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Paul Benedict

Acting
Known For

70 Years Old

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.

Born

Silver City, New Mexico, United States on 17th September 1938

Died

1st December 2008

All Credits

Sesame Street Image
Sesame Street
The Mad Painter
Seinfeld Image
Seinfeld
Mr. Elinoff
Murder, She Wrote Image
Murder, She Wrote
Friedrich Hoffman
The Twilight Zone Image
The Twilight Zone
Hoakie (segment "Song of the Younger World")
A Different World Image
A Different World
Mr. Ludlow
Tales from the Crypt Image
Tales from the Crypt
Beaks
Kojak Image
Kojak
Kauldor
The Drew Carey Show Image
The Drew Carey Show
Jeremy
Mama Malone Image
Mama Malone
All in the Family Image
All in the Family
Harry Bentley
The Devil's Advocate Image
The Devil's Advocate
Walter Krasna (uncredited)
The Addams Family Image
The Addams Family
Judge Womack
The Jeffersons Image
The Jeffersons
Harry Bentley
Cocktail Image
Cocktail
Finance Teacher
This Is Spinal Tap Image
This Is Spinal Tap
Tucker 'Smitty' Brown
After the Sunset Image
After the Sunset
Night Shift Guard
Smile Image
Smile
Orren Brooks
Jeremiah Johnson Image
Jeremiah Johnson
Reverend Lindquist
A Mighty Wind Image
A Mighty Wind
Martin Berg
No Image
Sweepstakes
The Blue and the Gray Image
The Blue and the Gray
Arbuthnot
The Freshman Image
The Freshman
Arthur Fleeber
Mandingo Image
Mandingo
Brownlee
Waiting for Guffman Image
Waiting for Guffman
Not Guffman
The Goodbye Girl Image
The Goodbye Girl
Mark
The Man with Two Brains Image
The Man with Two Brains
Butler
The Front Page Image
The Front Page
Plunkett
The Lonely Guy Image
The Lonely Guy
Dr. Zook (voice) (uncredited)
Arthur 2: On the Rocks Image
Arthur 2: On the Rocks
Fairchild
Taking Off Image
Taking Off
Ben Lockston
Isn't She Great Image
Isn't She Great
Prof. Brainiac
Cold Turkey Image
Cold Turkey
Zen Buddhist
Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman Image
Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman
Dr. Victor Loeb
They Might Be Giants Image
They Might Be Giants
Chestnut Man
Up the Sandbox Image
Up the Sandbox
Dr. Beineke
A Fish in the Bathtub Image
A Fish in the Bathtub
Milo
The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight Image
The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight
Shots O'Toole
Sibling Rivalry Image
Sibling Rivalry
Dr. Plotner
No Image
NBC Special Treat
Telegraph Man
Guns & Lipstick Image
Guns & Lipstick
Mickey
Babycakes Image
Babycakes
Magleby
Hustling Image
Hustling
Lester Traube
The Electric Grandmother Image
The Electric Grandmother
Guido Fantoccini
Deadhead Miles Image
Deadhead Miles
Hitchhiker
The Chair Image
The Chair
Warden Edward Dwyer
Sex, Shock & Censorship in the 90's Image
Sex, Shock & Censorship in the 90's
Malcolm Maltved
No Image
Side by Each
Billy in the Lowlands Image
Billy in the Lowlands
The Virgin President Image
The Virgin President
Rutherford Melon
No Image
Desperate Moves
Cosmo
The Double-Barrelled Detective Story Image
The Double-Barrelled Detective Story
Wells Fargo Ferguson
No Image
The Making of 'The Goodbye Girl'
Self
Bad Dog Image
Bad Dog
Owner