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
Also known As
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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
as Judge Womack
1983
as Butler
1972
as Reverend Lindquist
1988
as Fairchild
1977
1972
as Dr. Beineke
1977
as Mark
1975
as Brownlee
1994
as Dr. Victor Loeb
1982
as Guido Fantoccini
1965
as Wells Fargo Ferguson
1971
as Shots O'Toole
1988
as Warden Edward Dwyer
2008
1971
as Chestnut Man
1980
as Cosmo
1972
as Hitchhiker
1995
as Mickey
1990
as Dr. Plotner
1996
as Not Guffman
1974
as Plunkett
1984
as Tucker 'Smitty' Brown
1988
as Finance Teacher
1990
as Arthur Fleeber
2004
as Night Shift Guard
2003
as Martin Berg
2000
as Prof. Brainiac
1999
as Milo
1997
as Walter Krasna (uncredited)
1971
as Ben Lockston
1971
as Zen Buddhist
1993
as Malcolm Maltved
1989
as Magleby
1975
as Lester Traube
1968
as Rutherford Melon
1984
as Dr. Zook (voice) (uncredited)
1976
as Owner
1975
as Orren Brooks
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