Acting
Paul Benedict
Birth Date
September 17, 1938
Death Date
December 1, 2008
(passed away at 70)
Place of Birth
Silver City, New Mexico, United States
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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.
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Sesame Street
The Mad Painter
1969 • 1 episode
Seinfeld
Mr. Elinoff
1989 • 1 episode
Murder, She Wrote
Friedrich Hoffman
1984 • 1 episode
The Drew Carey Show
Jeremy
1995 • 1 episode
The Jeffersons
Harry Bentley
1975 • 221 episodes
A Different World
Mr. Ludlow
1987 • 1 episode
The Twilight Zone
Hoakie (segment "Song of the Younger World")
1985 • 1 episode
Tales from the Crypt
Beaks
1989 • 1 episode
All in the Family
Harry Bentley
1971 • 1 episode
Kojak
Kauldor
1973 • 1 episode
The Devil's Advocate
Walter Krasna (uncredited)
1997
The Addams Family
Judge Womack
1991
After the Sunset
Night Shift Guard
2004
$weepstake$
1979 • 1 episode
Cocktail
Finance Teacher
1988
This Is Spinal Tap
Tucker 'Smitty' Brown
1984
The Blue and the Gray
Arbuthnot
1982 • 3 episodes
The Freshman
Arthur Fleeber
1990
The Front Page
Plunkett
1974
The Lonely Guy
Dr. Zook (voice) (uncredited)
1984