Paul Benedict
Acting Born Sep 17, 1938 Silver City, New Mexico, United States 24 credits
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.
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Full filmography
- Sesame Street (1969) as The Mad Painter
- Seinfeld (1989) as Mr. Elinoff
- Murder, She Wrote (1984) as Friedrich Hoffman
- The Drew Carey Show (1995) as Jeremy
- The Twilight Zone (1985) as Hoakie (segment "Song of the Younger World")
- Tales from the Crypt (1989) as Beaks
- A Different World (1987) as Mr. Ludlow
- The Jeffersons (1975) as Harry Bentley
- Kojak (1973) as Kauldor
- All in the Family (1971) as Harry Bentley
- The Devil's Advocate (1997) as Walter Krasna (uncredited)
- The Addams Family (1991) as Judge Womack
- After the Sunset (2004) as Night Shift Guard
- $weepstake$ (1979)
- Cocktail (1988) as Finance Teacher
- This Is Spinal Tap (1984) as Tucker 'Smitty' Brown
- The Blue and the Gray (1982) as Arbuthnot
- Jeremiah Johnson (1972) as Reverend Lindquist
- Mandingo (1975) as Brownlee
- The Freshman (1990) as Arthur Fleeber
- A Mighty Wind (2003) as Martin Berg
- The Man with Two Brains (1983) as Butler
- The Front Page (1974) as Plunkett
- Mama Malone (1984)