Paul Benedict
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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
Credits
The Devil's Advocate (1997)
as Walter Krasna (uncredited)
The Addams Family (1991)
as Judge Womack
After the Sunset (2004)
as Night Shift Guard
Cocktail (1988)
as Finance Teacher
This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
as Tucker 'Smitty' Brown
Jeremiah Johnson (1972)
as Reverend Lindquist
Mandingo (1975)
as Brownlee
The Freshman (1990)
as Arthur Fleeber
A Mighty Wind (2003)
as Martin Berg
The Man with Two Brains (1983)
as Butler
The Front Page (1974)
as Plunkett
Waiting for Guffman (1997)
as Not Guffman
Cold Turkey (1971)
as Zen Buddhist
The Goodbye Girl (1977)
as Mark
The Lonely Guy (1984)
as Dr. Zook (voice) (uncredited)
Up the Sandbox (1972)
as Dr. Beineke
Smile (1975)
as Orren Brooks
The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight (1971)
as Shots O'Toole
Taking Off (1971)
as Ben Lockston
Isn't She Great (2000)
as Prof. Brainiac
Guns & Lipstick (1995)
as Mickey
Arthur 2: On the Rocks (1988)
as Fairchild
Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman (1994)
as Dr. Victor Loeb
The Chair (1988)
as Warden Edward Dwyer
Sibling Rivalry (1990)
as Dr. Plotner
They Might Be Giants (1971)
as Chestnut Man
A Fish in the Bathtub (1999)
as Milo
Side by Each (2008)
as Chief Rodrocks
Deadhead Miles (1972)
as Hitchhiker
Spinal Tap: The Final Tour (1981)
as Hotel Clerk
Sex, Shock & Censorship in the 90's (1993)
as Malcolm Maltved
Hustling (1975)
as Lester Traube
Babycakes (1989)
as Magleby
The Double-Barrelled Detective Story (1965)
as Wells Fargo Ferguson
The Virgin President (1968)
as Rutherford Melon
The Making of 'The Goodbye Girl' (1977)
as Self
The Electric Grandmother (1982)
as Guido Fantoccini
Desperate Moves (1980)
as Cosmo
Billy in the Lowlands (1979)
as Billy's Father
Bad Dog (1976)
as Owner