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