Paul Benedict
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 17 September 1938 · Silver City, New Mexico, United States
- Died
- 1 December 2008
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
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- 2008Side by Each as Chief Rodrocks
- 2004After the Sunset as Night Shift Guard
- 2003A Mighty Wind as Martin Berg
- 2000Isn't She Great as Prof. Brainiac
- 1999A Fish in the Bathtub as Milo
- 1997The Devil's Advocate as Walter Krasna (uncredited)
- 1997Waiting for Guffman as Not Guffman
- 1995Guns & Lipstick as Mickey
- 1994Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman as Dr. Victor Loeb
- 1993Sex, Shock & Censorship in the 90's as Malcolm Maltved
- 1991The Addams Family as Judge Womack
- 1990Sibling Rivalry as Dr. Plotner
- 1990The Freshman as Arthur Fleeber
- 1989Babycakes as Magleby
- 1988The Chair as Warden Edward Dwyer
- 1988Cocktail as Finance Teacher
- 1988Arthur 2: On the Rocks as Fairchild
- 1984This Is Spinal Tap as Tucker 'Smitty' Brown
- 1984The Lonely Guy as Dr. Zook (voice) (uncredited)
- 1983The Man with Two Brains as Butler
- 1982The Electric Grandmother as Guido Fantoccini
- 1981Spinal Tap: The Final Tour as Hotel Clerk
- 1980Desperate Moves as Cosmo
- 1979Billy in the Lowlands as Billy's Father
- 1977The Goodbye Girl as Mark
- 1977The Making of 'The Goodbye Girl' as Self
- 1976Bad Dog as Owner
- 1975Smile as Orren Brooks
- 1975Mandingo as Brownlee
- 1975Hustling as Lester Traube
- 1974The Front Page as Plunkett
- 1972Up the Sandbox as Dr. Beineke
- 1972Jeremiah Johnson as Reverend Lindquist
- 1972Deadhead Miles as Hitchhiker
- 1971The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight as Shots O'Toole
- 1971They Might Be Giants as Chestnut Man
- 1971Taking Off as Ben Lockston
- 1971Cold Turkey as Zen Buddhist
- 1968The Virgin President as Rutherford Melon
- 1965The Double-Barrelled Detective Story as Wells Fargo Ferguson