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Acting
Birthday
September 17, 1938
Died
December 1, 2008
Place of Birth
Silver City, New Mexico, United States
Paul Benedict
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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
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Side by Each
2008
6.2
Night Shift Guard
After the Sunset
2004
6.7
Martin Berg
A Mighty Wind
2003
4.8
Prof. Brainiac
Isn't She Great
2000
6.6
Milo
A Fish in the Bathtub
1999
7.5
Walter Krasna (uncredited)
The Devil's Advocate
1997
7.0
Not Guffman
Waiting for Guffman
1996
6.5
Jeremy
The Drew Carey Show
1995
1.5
Mickey
Guns & Lipstick
1995
4.8
Dr. Victor Loeb
Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman
1994
Credits
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Side by Each
2008
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After the Sunset
as Night Shift Guard
2004
6.2
A Mighty Wind
as Martin Berg
2003
6.7
Isn't She Great
as Prof. Brainiac
2000
4.8
A Fish in the Bathtub
as Milo
1999
6.6
The Devil's Advocate
as Walter Krasna (uncredited)
1997
7.5
Waiting for Guffman
as Not Guffman
1996
7.0
The Drew Carey Show
as Jeremy
1995
6.5
Guns & Lipstick
as Mickey
1995
1.5
Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman
as Dr. Victor Loeb
1994
4.8
Sex, Shock & Censorship in the 90's
as Malcolm Maltved
1993
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The Addams Family
as Judge Womack
1991
7.1
Sibling Rivalry
as Dr. Plotner
1990
5.1
The Freshman
as Arthur Fleeber
1990
6.3
Seinfeld
as Mr. Elinoff
1989
8.3
Tales from the Crypt
as Beaks
1989
8.0
Babycakes
as Magleby
1989
7.0
The Chair
as Warden Edward Dwyer
1988
2.8
Cocktail
as Finance Teacher
1988
6.1
Arthur 2: On the Rocks
as Fairchild
1988
5.5
A Different World
as Mr. Ludlow
1987
7.1
The Twilight Zone
as Hoakie (segment "Song of the Younger World")
1985
7.8
Murder, She Wrote
as Friedrich Hoffman
1984
7.5
Mama Malone
1984
0.0
This Is Spinal Tap
as Tucker 'Smitty' Brown
1984
7.4
The Lonely Guy
as Dr. Zook (voice) (uncredited)
1984
6.3
The Man with Two Brains
as Butler
1983
6.2
The Blue and the Gray
as Arbuthnot
1982
6.9
The Electric Grandmother
as Guido Fantoccini
1982
6.8
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Desperate Moves
as Cosmo
1980
1.0
Billy in the Lowlands
1979
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Sweepstakes
1979
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The Goodbye Girl
as Mark
1977
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The Making of 'The Goodbye Girl'
as Self
1977
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Bad Dog
as Owner
1976
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NBC Special Treat
as Telegraph Man
1975
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Mandingo
as Brownlee
1975
6.7
Hustling
as Lester Traube
1975
6.0
The Jeffersons
as Harry Bentley
1975
7.3
The Front Page
as Plunkett
1974
7.3
Kojak
as Kauldor
1973
7.0
Up the Sandbox
as Dr. Beineke
1972
5.8
Jeremiah Johnson
as Reverend Lindquist
1972
7.3
Deadhead Miles
as Hitchhiker
1972
5.5
The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight
as Shots O'Toole
1971
5.0
They Might Be Giants
as Chestnut Man
1971
7.0
Taking Off
as Ben Lockston
1971
6.9
Cold Turkey
as Zen Buddhist
1971
6.3
All in the Family
as Harry Bentley
1971
7.9
Sesame Street
as The Mad Painter
1969
7.1
The Virgin President
as Rutherford Melon
1968
7.0
The Double-Barrelled Detective Story
as Wells Fargo Ferguson
1965
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