Paul Benedict
Birthday: 1938-09-17
Deathday: 2008-12-01
Birthplace: Silver City, New Mexico, United States
Gender: Male
Owned By: Unowned
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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Credits
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2008-01-01 | Side by Each | |
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2004-11-12 | After the Sunset | Night Shift Guard |
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2003-04-16 | A Mighty Wind | Martin Berg |
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2000-01-28 | Isn't She Great | Prof. Brainiac |
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1999-03-01 | A Fish in the Bathtub | Milo |
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1997-10-17 | The Devil's Advocate | Walter Krasna (uncredited) |
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1996-08-21 | Waiting for Guffman | Not Guffman |
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1995-08-27 | Guns & Lipstick | Mickey |
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1994-09-28 | Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman | Dr. Victor Loeb |
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1993-09-09 | Sex, Shock & Censorship in the 90's | Malcolm Maltved |
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1991-11-22 | The Addams Family | Judge Womack |
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1990-10-26 | Sibling Rivalry | Dr. Plotner |
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1990-07-20 | The Freshman | Arthur Fleeber |
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1989-02-14 | Babycakes | Magleby |
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1988-10-08 | The Chair | Warden Edward Dwyer |
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1988-07-29 | Cocktail | Finance Teacher |
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1988-07-08 | Arthur 2: On the Rocks | Fairchild |
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1984-03-02 | This Is Spinal Tap | Tucker 'Smitty' Brown |
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1984-01-27 | The Lonely Guy | Dr. Zook (voice) (uncredited) |
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1983-06-10 | The Man with Two Brains | Butler |
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1982-01-17 | The Electric Grandmother | Guido Fantoccini |
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1980-01-01 | Desperate Moves | Cosmo |
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1979-12-12 | Billy in the Lowlands | |
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1977-11-27 | The Goodbye Girl | Mark |
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1976-01-01 | Bad Dog | Owner |
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1975-06-06 | Mandingo | Brownlee |
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1975-02-22 | Hustling | Lester Traube |
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1974-11-01 | The Front Page | Plunkett |
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1972-12-21 | Up the Sandbox | Dr. Beineke |
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1972-09-10 | Jeremiah Johnson | Reverend Lindquist |
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1972-08-08 | Deadhead Miles | Hitchhiker |
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1971-12-22 | The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight | Shots O'Toole |
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1971-06-09 | They Might Be Giants | Chestnut Man |
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1971-03-28 | Taking Off | Ben Lockston |
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1971-02-19 | Cold Turkey | Zen Buddhist |
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1968-11-18 | The Virgin President | Rutherford Melon |
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1965-12-31 | The Double-Barrelled Detective Story | Wells Fargo Ferguson |