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