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Paul Benedict

Paul Benedict

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.

Birthday: 1938-09-17

Place of birth: Silver City, New Mexico, United States

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The Addams Family
The Addams Family

1991-11-22

Judge Womack

The Man with Two Brains
The Man with Two Brains

1983-06-10

Butler

Jeremiah Johnson
Jeremiah Johnson

1972-09-10

Reverend Lindquist

Arthur 2: On the Rocks
Arthur 2: On the Rocks

1988-07-08

Fairchild

Up the Sandbox
Up the Sandbox

1972-12-21

Dr. Beineke

The Goodbye Girl
The Goodbye Girl

1977-11-27

Mark

Mandingo
Mandingo

1975-06-06

Brownlee

Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman
Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman

1994-09-28

Dr. Victor Loeb

The Electric Grandmother
The Electric Grandmother

1982-01-17

Guido Fantoccini

The Double-Barrelled Detective Story
The Double-Barrelled Detective Story

1965-12-31

Wells Fargo Ferguson

The Chair
The Chair

1988-10-08

Warden Edward Dwyer

Side by Each
Side by Each

2008-01-01

They Might Be Giants
They Might Be Giants

1971-06-09

Chestnut Man

Desperate Moves
Desperate Moves

1980-01-01

Cosmo

Deadhead Miles
Deadhead Miles

1972-08-08

Hitchhiker

Guns & Lipstick
Guns & Lipstick

1995-08-27

Mickey

Sibling Rivalry
Sibling Rivalry

1990-10-26

Dr. Plotner

Waiting for Guffman
Waiting for Guffman

1996-08-21

Not Guffman

The Front Page
The Front Page

1974-11-01

Plunkett

This Is Spinal Tap
This Is Spinal Tap

1984-03-02

Tucker 'Smitty' Brown

Cocktail
Cocktail

1988-07-29

Finance Teacher

The Freshman
The Freshman

1990-07-20

Arthur Fleeber

After the Sunset
After the Sunset

2004-11-12

Night Shift Guard

A Mighty Wind
A Mighty Wind

2003-04-16

Martin Berg

Isn't She Great
Isn't She Great

2000-01-28

Prof. Brainiac

A Fish in the Bathtub
A Fish in the Bathtub

1999-03-01

Milo

The Devil's Advocate
The Devil's Advocate

1997-10-17

Walter Krasna (uncredited)

Taking Off
Taking Off

1971-03-28

Ben Lockston

Cold Turkey
Cold Turkey

1971-02-19

Zen Buddhist

Sex, Shock & Censorship in the 90's
Sex, Shock & Censorship in the 90's

1993-09-09

Malcolm Maltved

Babycakes
Babycakes

1989-02-14

Magleby

Hustling
Hustling

1975-02-22

Lester Traube

The Virgin President
The Virgin President

1968-11-18

Rutherford Melon

The Lonely Guy
The Lonely Guy

1984-01-27

Dr. Zook (voice) (uncredited)

Bad Dog
Bad Dog

1976-01-01

Owner

Smile
Smile

1975-07-09

Orren Brooks