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Paul Benedict

Paul Benedict

ActingBorn: September 17, 1938in Silver City, New Mexico, United StatesDied: December 1, 2008

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.

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as Chief Rodrocks

After the Sunset

After the Sunset

as Night Shift Guard

A Mighty Wind

A Mighty Wind

as Martin Berg

Isn't She Great

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as Prof. Brainiac

A Fish in the Bathtub

A Fish in the Bathtub

as Milo

The Devil's Advocate

The Devil's Advocate

as Walter Krasna (uncredited)

Waiting for Guffman

Waiting for Guffman

as Not Guffman

The Drew Carey Show

The Drew Carey Show

as Jeremy

Guns & Lipstick

Guns & Lipstick

as Mickey

Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman

Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman

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as Dr. Victor Loeb

Sex, Shock & Censorship in the 90's

Sex, Shock & Censorship in the 90's

as Malcolm Maltved

The Addams Family

The Addams Family

as Judge Womack

Sibling Rivalry

Sibling Rivalry

as Dr. Plotner

The Freshman

The Freshman

as Arthur Fleeber

Seinfeld

Seinfeld

as Mr. Elinoff

Tales from the Crypt

AMC Plus Apple TV Channel

Tales from the Crypt

as Beaks

Babycakes

Babycakes

as Magleby

The Chair

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as Warden Edward Dwyer

Cocktail

Cocktail

as Finance Teacher

Arthur 2: On the Rocks

Arthur 2: On the Rocks

as Fairchild

A Different World

A Different World

as Mr. Ludlow

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

as Hoakie (segment "Song of the Younger World")

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

as Friedrich Hoffman

Mama Malone

Mama Malone

as Unknown

This Is Spinal Tap

This Is Spinal Tap

as Tucker 'Smitty' Brown

The Lonely Guy

The Lonely Guy

as Dr. Zook (voice) (uncredited)

The Man with Two Brains

The Man with Two Brains

as Butler

The Blue and the Gray

The Blue and the Gray

as Arbuthnot

The Electric Grandmother

The Electric Grandmother

as Guido Fantoccini

Spinal Tap: The Final Tour

Spinal Tap: The Final Tour

as Hotel Clerk

Desperate Moves

Desperate Moves

as Cosmo

Billy in the Lowlands

Billy in the Lowlands

as Billy's Father

$weepstake$

as Unknown

The Goodbye Girl

The Goodbye Girl

as Mark

The Making of 'The Goodbye Girl'

1977Documentary

as Self

Bad Dog

Bad Dog

as Owner

NBC Special Treat

as Telegraph Man

Smile

Smile

as Orren Brooks

Mandingo

Mandingo

as Brownlee

Hustling

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Hustling

as Lester Traube

The Jeffersons

The Jeffersons

as Harry Bentley

The Front Page

The Front Page

as Plunkett

Kojak

Kojak

as Kauldor

Up the Sandbox

Up the Sandbox

as Dr. Beineke

Jeremiah Johnson

Jeremiah Johnson

as Reverend Lindquist

Deadhead Miles

Deadhead Miles

as Hitchhiker

The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight

The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight

as Shots O'Toole

They Might Be Giants

They Might Be Giants

as Chestnut Man

Taking Off

Taking Off

as Ben Lockston

Cold Turkey

Cold Turkey

as Zen Buddhist

All in the Family

All in the Family

as Harry Bentley

Sesame Street

Sesame Street

as The Mad Painter

The Virgin President

The Virgin President

as Rutherford Melon

The Double-Barrelled Detective Story

The Double-Barrelled Detective Story

as Wells Fargo Ferguson