Person
Paul Benedict
Acting · 1938–2008 · Silver City, New Mexico, United States
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
Sesame Street
The Mad Painter
Seinfeld
Mr. Elinoff
Murder, She Wrote
Friedrich Hoffman
The Drew Carey Show
Jeremy
The Twilight Zone
Hoakie (segment "Song of the Younger World")
Tales from the Crypt
Beaks
A Different World
Mr. Ludlow
Kojak
Kauldor
All in the Family
Harry Bentley
The Jeffersons
Harry Bentley
Filmography
- 2008Side by EachChief Rodrocks
- 2004After the SunsetNight Shift Guard
- 2003A Mighty WindMartin Berg
- 2000Isn't She GreatProf. Brainiac
- 1999A Fish in the BathtubMilo
- 1997The Devil's AdvocateWalter Krasna (uncredited)
- 1997Waiting for GuffmanNot Guffman
- 1995The Drew Carey ShowJeremy
- 1995Guns & LipstickMickey
- 1994Attack of the 50 Ft. WomanDr. Victor Loeb
- 1993Sex, Shock & Censorship in the 90'sMalcolm Maltved
- 1991The Addams FamilyJudge Womack
- 1990Sibling RivalryDr. Plotner
- 1990The FreshmanArthur Fleeber
- 1989SeinfeldMr. Elinoff
- 1989Tales from the CryptBeaks
- 1989BabycakesMagleby
- 1988The ChairWarden Edward Dwyer
- 1988CocktailFinance Teacher
- 1988Arthur 2: On the RocksFairchild
- 1987A Different WorldMr. Ludlow
- 1985The Twilight ZoneHoakie (segment "Song of the Younger World")
- 1984Murder, She WroteFriedrich Hoffman
- 1984Mama Malone
- 1984This Is Spinal TapTucker 'Smitty' Brown
- 1984The Lonely GuyDr. Zook (voice) (uncredited)
- 1983The Man with Two BrainsButler
- 1982The Blue and the GrayArbuthnot
- 1982The Electric GrandmotherGuido Fantoccini
- 1981Spinal Tap: The Final TourHotel Clerk
- 1980Desperate MovesCosmo
- 1979Billy in the LowlandsBilly's Father
- 1979$weepstake$
- 1977The Goodbye GirlMark
- 1977The Making of 'The Goodbye Girl'Self
- 1976Bad DogOwner
- 1975NBC Special TreatTelegraph Man
- 1975SmileOrren Brooks
- 1975MandingoBrownlee
- 1975HustlingLester Traube
- 1975The JeffersonsHarry Bentley
- 1974The Front PagePlunkett
- 1973KojakKauldor
- 1972Up the SandboxDr. Beineke
- 1972Jeremiah JohnsonReverend Lindquist
- 1972Deadhead MilesHitchhiker
- 1971The Gang That Couldn't Shoot StraightShots O'Toole
- 1971They Might Be GiantsChestnut Man
- 1971Taking OffBen Lockston
- 1971Cold TurkeyZen Buddhist
- 1971All in the FamilyHarry Bentley
- 1969Sesame StreetThe Mad Painter
- 1968The Virgin PresidentRutherford Melon
- 1965The Double-Barrelled Detective StoryWells Fargo Ferguson
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