Paul Benedict

Actor

Born: September 17, 1938 (70 years old)

Died: December 1, 2008

Place of birth: Silver City, New Mexico, United States

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.

Filmography (42)

• The Addams Family (1991, ★ 7.1)
• Jeremiah Johnson (1972, ★ 7.3)
• The Goodbye Girl (1977, ★ 6.9)
• Mandingo (1975, ★ 6.6)
• The Electric Grandmother (1982, ★ 6.9)
• They Might Be Giants (1971, ★ 7)
• Waiting for Guffman (1997, ★ 7)
• The Front Page (1974, ★ 7.3)
• This Is Spinal Tap (1984, ★ 7.4)
• The Devil's Advocate (1997, ★ 7.5)
• Murder, She Wrote (1984, ★ 7.5)
• Seinfeld (1989, ★ 8.3)
• The Twilight Zone (1985, ★ 7.8)
• All in the Family (1971, ★ 7.8)
• The Jeffersons (1975, ★ 7.3)
• Tales from the Crypt (1989, ★ 8)
• The Man with Two Brains (1983, ★ 6.2)
• Cocktail (1988, ★ 6.1)
• The Freshman (1990, ★ 6.3)
• After the Sunset (2004, ★ 6.2)
• A Mighty Wind (2003, ★ 6.8)
• Taking Off (1971, ★ 6.9)
• Up the Sandbox (1972, ★ 5.8)
• A Fish in the Bathtub (1999, ★ 6.6)
• Cold Turkey (1971, ★ 6.2)
• Babycakes (1989, ★ 7)
• The Lonely Guy (1984, ★ 6.2)
• Kojak (1973, ★ 7.1)
• Sesame Street (1969, ★ 7.1)
• A Different World (1987, ★ 7)