Actor profile

Paul Benedict

17th September 1938 Silver City, New Mexico, United States Acting

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.

40 Movies 14 TV Shows 54 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Side by Each 1st January 2008 as Chief Rodrocks

After the Sunset poster

After the Sunset 12th November 2004 as Night Shift Guard

A Mighty Wind poster

A Mighty Wind 16th April 2003 as Martin Berg

Isn't She Great poster

Isn't She Great 28th January 2000 as Prof. Brainiac

A Fish in the Bathtub poster

A Fish in the Bathtub 1st March 1999 as Milo

The Devil's Advocate poster

The Devil's Advocate 17th October 1997 as Walter Krasna (uncredited)

Waiting for Guffman poster

Waiting for Guffman 31st January 1997 as Not Guffman

Guns & Lipstick poster

Guns & Lipstick 27th August 1995 as Mickey

Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman poster

Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman 28th September 1994 as Dr. Victor Loeb

Sex, Shock & Censorship in the 90's poster

Sex, Shock & Censorship in the 90's 9th September 1993 as Malcolm Maltved

The Addams Family poster

The Addams Family 22nd November 1991 as Judge Womack

Sibling Rivalry poster

Sibling Rivalry 26th October 1990 as Dr. Plotner

The Freshman poster

The Freshman 20th July 1990 as Arthur Fleeber

Babycakes poster

Babycakes 14th February 1989 as Magleby

The Chair poster

The Chair 8th October 1988 as Warden Edward Dwyer

Cocktail poster

Cocktail 29th July 1988 as Finance Teacher

Arthur 2: On the Rocks poster

Arthur 2: On the Rocks 8th July 1988 as Fairchild

This Is Spinal Tap poster

This Is Spinal Tap 2nd March 1984 as Tucker 'Smitty' Brown

The Lonely Guy poster

The Lonely Guy 27th January 1984 as Dr. Zook (voice) (uncredited)

The Man with Two Brains poster

The Man with Two Brains 10th June 1983 as Butler

The Electric Grandmother poster

The Electric Grandmother 17th January 1982 as Guido Fantoccini

Spinal Tap: The Final Tour poster

Spinal Tap: The Final Tour 1st January 1981 as Hotel Clerk

Desperate Moves poster

Desperate Moves 1st January 1980 as Cosmo

Billy in the Lowlands poster

Billy in the Lowlands 12th December 1979

The Goodbye Girl poster

The Goodbye Girl 27th November 1977 as Mark

The Making of 'The Goodbye Girl' 1st January 1977 as Self

Bad Dog poster

Bad Dog 1st January 1976 as Owner

Mandingo poster

Mandingo 6th June 1975 as Brownlee

Smile poster

Smile 10th May 1975 as Orren Brooks

Hustling poster

Hustling 22nd February 1975 as Lester Traube

The Front Page poster

The Front Page 1st November 1974 as Plunkett

Up the Sandbox poster

Up the Sandbox 21st December 1972 as Dr. Beineke

Jeremiah Johnson poster

Jeremiah Johnson 10th September 1972 as Reverend Lindquist

Deadhead Miles poster

Deadhead Miles 8th August 1972 as Hitchhiker

The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight poster

The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight 22nd December 1971 as Shots O'Toole

They Might Be Giants poster

They Might Be Giants 9th June 1971 as Chestnut Man

Taking Off poster

Taking Off 28th March 1971 as Ben Lockston

Cold Turkey poster

Cold Turkey 19th February 1971 as Zen Buddhist

The Virgin President poster

The Virgin President 18th November 1968 as Rutherford Melon

The Double-Barrelled Detective Story poster

The Double-Barrelled Detective Story 31st December 1965 as Wells Fargo Ferguson

The Drew Carey Show poster

The Drew Carey Show 13th September 1995 as Jeremy

Seinfeld poster

Seinfeld 5th July 1989 as Mr. Elinoff

Tales from the Crypt poster

Tales from the Crypt 10th June 1989 as Beaks

A Different World poster

A Different World 24th September 1987 as Mr. Ludlow

The Twilight Zone poster

The Twilight Zone 27th September 1985 as Hoakie (segment "Song of the Younger World")

Murder, She Wrote poster

Murder, She Wrote 30th September 1984 as Friedrich Hoffman

Mama Malone poster

Mama Malone 7th March 1984

The Blue and the Gray poster

The Blue and the Gray 14th November 1982 as Arbuthnot

$weepstake$ 26th January 1979

NBC Special Treat 21st October 1975 as Telegraph Man

The Jeffersons poster

The Jeffersons 18th January 1975 as Harry Bentley

Kojak poster

Kojak 24th October 1973 as Kauldor

All in the Family poster

All in the Family 12th January 1971 as Harry Bentley

Sesame Street poster

Sesame Street 10th November 1969 as The Mad Painter