Paul Benedict
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
Judge Womack
The Addams Family
Butler
The Man with Two Brains
Reverend Lindquist
Jeremiah Johnson
Fairchild
Arthur 2: On the Rocks
Self
The Making of 'The Goodbye Girl'
Dr. Beineke
Up the Sandbox
Mark
The Goodbye Girl
Brownlee
Mandingo
Dr. Victor Loeb
Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman
Guido Fantoccini
The Electric Grandmother
Wells Fargo Ferguson
The Double-Barrelled Detective Story
Billy in the Lowlands
Shots O'Toole
The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight
Warden Edward Dwyer
The Chair
Side by Each
Chestnut Man
They Might Be Giants
Cosmo
Desperate Moves
Hitchhiker
Deadhead Miles
Mickey
Guns & Lipstick
Dr. Plotner
Sibling Rivalry
Not Guffman
Waiting for Guffman
Plunkett
The Front Page
Tucker 'Smitty' Brown
This Is Spinal Tap
Finance Teacher
Cocktail
Arthur Fleeber
The Freshman
Martin Berg
A Mighty Wind
Ben Lockston
Taking Off
Zen Buddhist
Cold Turkey
Night Shift Guard
After the Sunset
Walter Krasna (uncredited)
The Devil's Advocate
Prof. Brainiac
Isn't She Great
Milo
A Fish in the Bathtub
Malcolm Maltved
Sex, Shock & Censorship in the 90's
Magleby
Babycakes
Lester Traube
Hustling
Rutherford Melon
The Virgin President
Dr. Zook (voice) (uncredited)
The Lonely Guy
Owner
Bad Dog
Orren Brooks
Smile
Hotel Clerk
Spinal Tap: The Final Tour
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
40
Gender
Male
Birthday
1938-09-17
Place of Birth
Silver City, New Mexico, United States
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