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Paul Benedict

Paul Benedict

Known For Acting
Birthday Sep 17, 1938
Died Dec 01, 2008 (70)
Birthplace Silver City, New Mexico, United States
Popularity 0.6 (history)
Updated Dec 19, 2024
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 Bent ... ley" 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

Filmography

After the Sunset

After the Sunset

2004

as Night Shift Guard

A Mighty Wind

A Mighty Wind

2003

as Martin Berg

Isn't She Great

Isn't She Great

2000

as Prof. Brainiac

A Fish in the Bathtub

A Fish in the Bathtub

1999

as Milo

The Devil's Advocate

The Devil's Advocate

1997

as Walter Krasna (uncredited)

Waiting for Guffman

Waiting for Guffman

1996

as Not Guffman

Guns & Lipstick

Guns & Lipstick

1995

as Mickey

Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman

Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman

1994

as Dr. Victor Loeb

Sex, Shock & Censorship in the 90's

Sex, Shock & Censorship in the 90's

1993

as Malcolm Maltved

The Addams Family

The Addams Family

1991

as Judge Womack

The Freshman

The Freshman

1990

as Arthur Fleeber

Sibling Rivalry

Sibling Rivalry

1990

as Dr. Plotner

Babycakes

Babycakes

1989

as Magleby

The Chair

The Chair

1988

as Warden Edward Dwyer

Arthur 2: On the Rocks

Arthur 2: On the Rocks

1988

as Fairchild

Cocktail

Cocktail

1988

as Finance Teacher

This Is Spinal Tap

This Is Spinal Tap

1984

as Tucker 'Smitty' Brown

The Lonely Guy

The Lonely Guy

1984

as Dr. Zook (voice) (uncredited)

The Man with Two Brains

The Man with Two Brains

1983

as Butler

The Electric Grandmother

The Electric Grandmother

1982

as Guido Fantoccini

Desperate Moves

Desperate Moves

1980

as Cosmo

The Goodbye Girl

The Goodbye Girl

1977

as Mark

Bad Dog

Bad Dog

1976

as Owner

Hustling

Hustling

1975

as Lester Traube

Mandingo

Mandingo

1975

as Brownlee

The Front Page

The Front Page

1974

as Plunkett

Deadhead Miles

Deadhead Miles

1972

as Hitchhiker

Up the Sandbox

Up the Sandbox

1972

as Dr. Beineke

Jeremiah Johnson

Jeremiah Johnson

1972

as Reverend Lindquist

Taking Off

Taking Off

1971

as Ben Lockston

Cold Turkey

Cold Turkey

1971

as Zen Buddhist

They Might Be Giants

They Might Be Giants

1971

as Chestnut Man

The Virgin President

The Virgin President

1968

as Rutherford Melon

The Double-Barrelled Detective Story

The Double-Barrelled Detective Story

1965

as Wells Fargo Ferguson

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

The Jeffersons

as Harry Bentley

Episodes: 226

First Aired: Jan 18, 1975

The Blue and the Gray

as Arbuthnot

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Nov 14, 1982

Murder, She Wrote

as Friedrich Hoffman

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1984

Seinfeld

as Mr. Elinoff

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 05, 1989

The Twilight Zone

as Hoakie

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 27, 1985

All in the Family

as Harry Bentley

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 12, 1971

Kojak

as Kauldor

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 24, 1973

Tales from the Crypt

as Beaks

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 10, 1989

Sesame Street

as The Mad Painter

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 10, 1969

A Different World

as Mr. Ludlow

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1987

NBC Special Treat

as Telegraph Man

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 21, 1975

The Drew Carey Show

as Jeremy

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1995

Mama Malone

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Mar 07, 1984

Sweepstakes

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 26, 1979

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2024 9 9 19 3
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2025 1 11 20 4
2025 2 5 11 1
2025 3 5 10 1
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2025 8 1 6 0
2025 9 0 0 0
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