Paul Benedict
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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.
Movies
(40 total)
The Devil's Advocate
as Walter Krasna (uncredited)
The Addams Family
as Judge Womack
This Is Spinal Tap
as Tucker 'Smitty' Brown
Cocktail
as Finance Teacher
After the Sunset
as Night Shift Guard
Jeremiah Johnson
as Reverend Lindquist
The Man with Two Brains
as Butler
The Front Page
as Plunkett
The Freshman
as Arthur Fleeber
Waiting for Guffman
as Not Guffman
A Mighty Wind
as Martin Berg
The Goodbye Girl
as Mark
Arthur 2: On the Rocks
as Fairchild
The Lonely Guy
as Dr. Zook (voice) (uncredited)
Mandingo
as Brownlee
Taking Off
as Ben Lockston
Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman
as Dr. Victor Loeb
Sibling Rivalry
as Dr. Plotner
They Might Be Giants
as Chestnut Man
Smile
as Orren Brooks
TV Shows
(14 total)
Seinfeld
as Mr. Elinoff
Tales from the Crypt
as Beaks
Murder, She Wrote
as Friedrich Hoffman
Sesame Street
as The Mad Painter
The Twilight Zone
as Hoakie (segment "Song of the Younger World")
All in the Family
as Harry Bentley
The Drew Carey Show
as Jeremy
Kojak
as Kauldor
The Jeffersons
as Harry Bentley
A Different World
as Mr. Ludlow
The Blue and the Gray
as Arbuthnot
