Paul Benedict
Born in Silver City, New Mexico, United States — Sep 17 1938• Died Dec 01 2008
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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 f…
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Seinfeld
Mr. Elinoff
Sesame Street
The Mad Painter
Murder, She Wrote
Friedrich Hoffman
The Drew Carey Show
Jeremy
The Twilight Zone
Hoakie (segment "Song of the Younger World")
Kojak
Kauldor
A Different World
Mr. Ludlow
Tales from the Crypt
Beaks
All in the Family
Harry Bentley
The Jeffersons
Harry Bentley
The Devil's Advocate
Walter Krasna (uncredited)
$weepstake$
The Addams Family
Judge Womack
After the Sunset
Night Shift Guard
This Is Spinal Tap
Tucker 'Smitty' Brown
Cocktail
Finance Teacher
Mandingo
Brownlee
Jeremiah Johnson
Reverend Lindquist
The Blue and the Gray
Arbuthnot
The Lonely Guy
Dr. Zook (voice) (uncredited)
The Freshman
Arthur Fleeber
Mama Malone
A Mighty Wind
Martin Berg
Smile
Orren Brooks
The Man with Two Brains
Butler
Waiting for Guffman
Not Guffman
The Front Page
Plunkett
The Goodbye Girl
Mark
Taking Off
Ben Lockston
Up the Sandbox
Dr. Beineke
Cold Turkey
Zen Buddhist
They Might Be Giants
Chestnut Man
Arthur 2: On the Rocks
Fairchild
A Fish in the Bathtub
Milo
Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman
Dr. Victor Loeb
NBC Special Treat
Telegraph Man
Sibling Rivalry
Dr. Plotner
Babycakes
Magleby
The Chair
Warden Edward Dwyer
Sex, Shock & Censorship in the 90's
Malcolm Maltved
Guns & Lipstick
Mickey
Isn't She Great
Prof. Brainiac
Deadhead Miles
Hitchhiker
The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight
Shots O'Toole
Spinal Tap: The Final Tour
Hotel Clerk
The Electric Grandmother
Guido Fantoccini
Desperate Moves
Cosmo
Hustling
Lester Traube
The Virgin President
Rutherford Melon
The Double-Barrelled Detective Story
Wells Fargo Ferguson
The Making of 'The Goodbye Girl'
Self
Side by Each
Chief Rodrocks
Billy in the Lowlands
Bad Dog
Owner