Paul Benedict

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Paul Benedict

Acting September 17, 1938

Silver City, New Mexico, United States

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 rol…

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The Devil's Advocate

The Devil's Advocate

7.5 1997 Movie
The Addams Family

The Addams Family

7.1 1991 Movie
Seinfeld

Seinfeld

8.2 1989 TV Show
Sesame Street

Sesame Street

7.1 1969 TV Show
This Is Spinal Tap

This Is Spinal Tap

7.4 1984 Movie
Cocktail

Cocktail

6.1 1988 Movie
Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

7.5 1984 TV Show
Tales from the Crypt

Tales from the Crypt

8.0 1989 TV Show
After the Sunset

After the Sunset

6.2 2004 Movie
Jeremiah Johnson

Jeremiah Johnson

7.3 1972 Movie
The Jeffersons

The Jeffersons

7.3 1975 TV Show
The Drew Carey Show

The Drew Carey Show

6.5 1995 TV Show

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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.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2008
    Side by Each

    Movie Chief Rodrocks

  2. 2004
    After the Sunset

    Movie Night Shift Guard

  3. 2003
    A Mighty Wind

    Movie Martin Berg

  4. 2000
    Isn't She Great

    Movie Prof. Brainiac

  5. 1999
    A Fish in the Bathtub

    Movie Milo

  6. 1997
    The Devil's Advocate

    Movie Walter Krasna (uncredited)

  7. 1997
    Waiting for Guffman

    Movie Not Guffman

  8. 1995
    The Drew Carey Show

    TV show Jeremy

  9. 1995
    Guns & Lipstick

    Movie Mickey

  10. 1994
    Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman

    Movie Dr. Victor Loeb

  11. 1993
    Sex, Shock & Censorship in the 90's

    Movie Malcolm Maltved

  12. 1991
    The Addams Family

    Movie Judge Womack

  13. 1990
    Sibling Rivalry

    Movie Dr. Plotner

  14. 1990
    The Freshman

    Movie Arthur Fleeber

  15. 1989
    Seinfeld

    TV show Mr. Elinoff

  16. 1989
    Tales from the Crypt

    TV show Beaks

More credits
  1. 1989
    Babycakes

    Movie Magleby

  2. 1988
    The Chair

    Movie Warden Edward Dwyer

  3. 1988
    Cocktail

    Movie Finance Teacher

  4. 1988
    Arthur 2: On the Rocks

    Movie Fairchild

  5. 1987
    A Different World

    TV show Mr. Ludlow

  6. 1985
    The Twilight Zone

    TV show Hoakie (segment "Song of the Younger World")

  7. 1984
    Murder, She Wrote

    TV show Friedrich Hoffman

  8. 1984
    Mama Malone

    TV show

  9. 1984
    This Is Spinal Tap

    Movie Tucker 'Smitty' Brown

  10. 1984
    The Lonely Guy

    Movie Dr. Zook (voice) (uncredited)

  11. 1983
    The Man with Two Brains

    Movie Butler

  12. 1982
    The Blue and the Gray

    TV show Arbuthnot

  13. 1982
    The Electric Grandmother

    Movie Guido Fantoccini

  14. 1981
    Spinal Tap: The Final Tour

    Movie Hotel Clerk

  15. 1980
    Desperate Moves

    Movie Cosmo

  16. 1979
    Billy in the Lowlands

    Movie Billy's Father

  17. 1979
    $weepstake$

    TV show

  18. 1977
    The Goodbye Girl

    Movie Mark

  19. 1977
    The Making of 'The Goodbye Girl'

    Movie Self

  20. 1976
    Bad Dog

    Movie Owner

  21. 1975
    NBC Special Treat

    TV show Telegraph Man

  22. 1975
    Smile

    Movie Orren Brooks

  23. 1975
    Mandingo

    Movie Brownlee

  24. 1975
    Hustling

    Movie Lester Traube