Paul Benedict
Acting
Born: 1938-09-17 in Silver City, New Mexico, United States
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 contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Sesame Street
The Mad Painter
Seinfeld
Mr. Elinoff
Murder, She Wrote
Friedrich Hoffman
The Drew Carey Show
Jeremy
Tales from the Crypt
Beaks
The Twilight Zone
Hoakie (segment "Song of the Younger World")
A Different World
Mr. Ludlow
All in the Family
Harry Bentley
The Devil's Advocate
Walter Krasna (uncredited)
The Jeffersons
Harry Bentley
Kojak
Kauldor
The Addams Family
Judge Womack
$weepstake$
After the Sunset
Night Shift Guard
Cocktail
Finance Teacher
Mama Malone
Jeremiah Johnson
Reverend Lindquist
The Man with Two Brains
Butler
Mandingo
Brownlee
The Freshman
Arthur Fleeber
This Is Spinal Tap
Tucker 'Smitty' Brown
The Lonely Guy
Dr. Zook (voice) (uncredited)
The Front Page
Plunkett
The Goodbye Girl
Mark
The Blue and the Gray
Arbuthnot
A Mighty Wind
Martin Berg
Smile
Orren Brooks
Isn't She Great
Prof. Brainiac
Cold Turkey
Zen Buddhist
Up the Sandbox
Dr. Beineke
Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman
Dr. Victor Loeb
Waiting for Guffman
Not Guffman
Sibling Rivalry
Dr. Plotner
Taking Off
Ben Lockston
Arthur 2: On the Rocks
Fairchild
They Might Be Giants
Chestnut Man
The Chair
Warden Edward Dwyer
Deadhead Miles
Hitchhiker
Babycakes
Magleby
The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight
Shots O'Toole