Born 1938 (age 70) · Silver City, New Mexico, United States
Appears in 54 titles

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

The Devil's Advocate
7.5
The Devil's Advocate
1997
as Walter Krasna (uncredited)
The Addams Family
7.1
The Addams Family
1991
as Judge Womack
This Is Spinal Tap
7.4
This Is Spinal Tap
1984
as Tucker 'Smitty' Brown
Cocktail
6.1
Cocktail
1988
as Finance Teacher
After the Sunset
6.2
After the Sunset
2004
as Night Shift Guard
Jeremiah Johnson
7.3
Jeremiah Johnson
1972
as Reverend Lindquist
The Man with Two Brains
6.2
The Man with Two Brains
1983
as Butler
The Front Page
7.3
The Front Page
1974
as Plunkett
The Freshman
6.3
The Freshman
1990
as Arthur Fleeber
Waiting for Guffman
7.0
Waiting for Guffman
1997
as Not Guffman
A Mighty Wind
6.8
A Mighty Wind
2003
as Martin Berg
The Goodbye Girl
6.9
The Goodbye Girl
1977
as Mark
Arthur 2: On the Rocks
5.5
Arthur 2: On the Rocks
1988
as Fairchild
The Lonely Guy
6.2
The Lonely Guy
1984
as Dr. Zook (voice) (uncredited)
Mandingo
6.7
Mandingo
1975
as Brownlee
Taking Off
6.9
Taking Off
1971
as Ben Lockston
Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman
4.7
Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman
1994
as Dr. Victor Loeb
Sibling Rivalry
5.2
Sibling Rivalry
1990
as Dr. Plotner
They Might Be Giants
7.0
They Might Be Giants
1971
as Chestnut Man
Smile
5.9
Smile
1975
as Orren Brooks