Paul Benedict
Actor
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.
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Filmography
The Addams Family
as Judge Womack 1991
Cocktail
as Finance Teacher 1988
This Is Spinal Tap
as Tucker 'Smitty' Brown 1984
After the Sunset
as Night Shift Guard 2004
Jeremiah Johnson
as Reverend Lindquist 1972
The Man with Two Brains
as Butler 1983
The Front Page
as Plunkett 1974
The Freshman
as Arthur Fleeber 1990
Waiting for Guffman
as Not Guffman 1996
A Mighty Wind
as Martin Berg 2003
The Goodbye Girl
as Mark 1977
Arthur 2: On the Rocks
as Fairchild 1988
The Lonely Guy
as Dr. Zook (voice) (uncredited) 1984
Mandingo
as Brownlee 1975
Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman
as Dr. Victor Loeb 1994
Taking Off
as Ben Lockston 1971