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

Sesame Street

Seinfeld

Murder, She Wrote

The Drew Carey Show

The Twilight Zone

Tales from the Crypt

A Different World

Kojak

All Movies (40)

• Side by Each2008 · as Chief Rodrocks
• After the Sunset2004 · as Night Shift Guard
• A Mighty Wind2003 · as Martin Berg
• Isn't She Great2000 · as Prof. Brainiac
• A Fish in the Bathtub1999 · as Milo
• The Devil's Advocate1997 · as Walter Krasna (uncredited)
• Waiting for Guffman1997 · as Not Guffman
• Guns & Lipstick1995 · as Mickey
• Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman1994 · as Dr. Victor Loeb
• Sex, Shock & Censorship in the 90's1993 · as Malcolm Maltved
• The Addams Family1991 · as Judge Womack
• Sibling Rivalry1990 · as Dr. Plotner
• The Freshman1990 · as Arthur Fleeber
• Babycakes1989 · as Magleby
• The Chair1988 · as Warden Edward Dwyer
• Cocktail1988 · as Finance Teacher
• Arthur 2: On the Rocks1988 · as Fairchild
• This Is Spinal Tap1984 · as Tucker 'Smitty' Brown
• The Lonely Guy1984 · as Dr. Zook (voice) (uncredited)
• The Man with Two Brains1983 · as Butler
• The Electric Grandmother1982 · as Guido Fantoccini
• Spinal Tap: The Final Tour1981 · as Hotel Clerk
• Desperate Moves1980 · as Cosmo
• Billy in the Lowlands1979 · as Billy's Father
• The Goodbye Girl1977 · as Mark
• The Making of 'The Goodbye Girl'1977 · as Self
• Bad Dog1976 · as Owner
• Smile1975 · as Orren Brooks
• Mandingo1975 · as Brownlee
• Hustling1975 · as Lester Traube
• The Front Page1974 · as Plunkett
• Up the Sandbox1972 · as Dr. Beineke
• Jeremiah Johnson1972 · as Reverend Lindquist
• Deadhead Miles1972 · as Hitchhiker
• The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight1971 · as Shots O'Toole
• They Might Be Giants1971 · as Chestnut Man
• Taking Off1971 · as Ben Lockston
• Cold Turkey1971 · as Zen Buddhist
• The Virgin President1968 · as Rutherford Melon
• The Double-Barrelled Detective Story1965 · as Wells Fargo Ferguson

All TV Shows (14)

• The Drew Carey Show1995 · as Jeremy
• Seinfeld1989 · as Mr. Elinoff
• Tales from the Crypt1989 · as Beaks
• A Different World1987 · as Mr. Ludlow
• The Twilight Zone1985 · as Hoakie (segment "Song of the Younger World")
• Murder, She Wrote1984 · as Friedrich Hoffman
• Mama Malone1984
• The Blue and the Gray1982 · as Arbuthnot
• $weepstake$1979
• NBC Special Treat1975 · as Telegraph Man
• The Jeffersons1975 · as Harry Bentley
• Kojak1973 · as Kauldor
• All in the Family1971 · as Harry Bentley
• Sesame Street1969 · as The Mad Painter