Paul Benedict

Known for ActingBorn 1938-09-17Died 2008-12-01Silver City, New Mexico, United States

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.Read more

Movies & web series

Side by Each

The Making of 'The Goodbye Girl'

Sex, Shock & Censorship in the 90's

The Double-Barrelled Detective Story

Seinfeld

Tales from the Crypt

Mama Malone

Billy in the Lowlands

The Twilight Zone

All in the Family

The Devil's Advocate

Murder, She Wrote

This Is Spinal Tap

The Jeffersons

Jeremiah Johnson

A Different World

Kojak

The Front Page

The Addams Family

Babycakes

Waiting for Guffman

A Mighty Wind

Sesame Street

The Goodbye Girl

The Virgin President

Taking Off

The Electric Grandmother

The Blue and the Gray

They Might Be Giants

A Fish in the Bathtub

The Drew Carey Show

Mandingo

After the Sunset

The Freshman

The Man with Two Brains

The Lonely Guy

Cocktail

Cold Turkey

Deadhead Miles

Spinal Tap: The Final Tour

Smile

Up the Sandbox

Hustling

Arthur 2: On the Rocks

Sibling Rivalry

The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight

Isn't She Great

Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman