Paul Benedict

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1938-09-17 (70 years old)

Deathday

2008-12-01

Place of Birth

Silver City, New Mexico, United States

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 contributor...

Acting

1991

The Addams Family

as Judge Womack

1972

Jeremiah Johnson

as Reverend Lindquist

1988

1972

Up the Sandbox

as Dr. Beineke

1977

1975

Mandingo

as Brownlee

1994

Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman

as Dr. Victor Loeb

1982

The Electric Grandmother

as Guido Fantoccini

1965

1988

The Chair

as Warden Edward Dwyer

1971

They Might Be Giants

as Chestnut Man

1980

1972

Deadhead Miles

as Hitchhiker

1995

1990

Sibling Rivalry

as Dr. Plotner

1996

Waiting for Guffman

as Not Guffman

1974

The Front Page

as Plunkett

1984

This Is Spinal Tap

as Tucker 'Smitty' Brown

1988

Cocktail

as Finance Teacher

1990

The Freshman

as Arthur Fleeber

2004

After the Sunset

as Night Shift Guard

2003

A Mighty Wind

as Martin Berg

2000

Isn't She Great

as Prof. Brainiac

1997

The Devil's Advocate

as Walter Krasna (uncredited)

1971

Taking Off

as Ben Lockston

1971

Cold Turkey

as Zen Buddhist

1989

Babycakes

as Magleby

1975

Hustling

as Lester Traube

1968

The Virgin President

as Rutherford Melon

1984

The Lonely Guy

as Dr. Zook (voice) (uncredited)

1976

Bad Dog

as Owner

1975

Smile

as Orren Brooks

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