Acting credits
50
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Paul Benedict
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 38Series: 12Crew credits: 1
TMDB ID: 41243
IMDb ID: nm0070801
Known for: Acting
Born: September 17, 1938
Died: December 1, 2008
Age: 70
Place of birth: Silver City, New Mexico, United States
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1965 - 2004
Years active: 40
Average TMDB rating: 6.66
Wikidata: Q1645740
Other jobs
Director (1)
Biography
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.
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Paul Benedict.
6.2
After the Sunset
as Night Shift Guard
2004 Movie
6.7
A Mighty Wind
as Martin Berg
2003 Movie
5.0
Isn't She Great
as Prof. Brainiac
2000 Movie
6.6
A Fish in the Bathtub
as Milo
1999 Movie
7.5
The Devil's Advocate
as Walter Krasna (uncredited)
1997 Movie
7.0
Waiting for Guffman
as Not Guffman
1997 Movie
3.0
Guns & Lipstick
as Mickey
1995 Movie
4.7
Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman
as Dr. Victor Loeb
1994 Movie
Sex, Shock & Censorship in the 90's
as Malcolm Maltved
1993 Movie
7.1
The Addams Family
as Judge Womack
1991 Movie
5.1
Sibling Rivalry
as Dr. Plotner
1990 Movie
6.3
The Freshman
as Arthur Fleeber
1990 Movie
7.0
Babycakes
as Magleby
1989 Movie
2.8
The Chair
as Warden Edward Dwyer
1988 Movie
6.1
Cocktail
as Finance Teacher
1988 Movie
5.4
Arthur 2: On the Rocks
as Fairchild
1988 Movie
7.4
This Is Spinal Tap
as Tucker 'Smitty' Brown
1984 Movie
6.2
The Lonely Guy
as Dr. Zook (voice) (uncredited)
1984 Movie
6.2
The Man with Two Brains
as Butler
1983 Movie
6.8
The Electric Grandmother
as Guido Fantoccini
1982 Movie
5.7
Spinal Tap: The Final Tour
as Hotel Clerk
1981 Movie
1.0
Desperate Moves
as Cosmo
1980 Movie
Billy in the Lowlands
1979 Movie
6.9
The Goodbye Girl
as Mark
1977 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Paul Benedict.
6.5
The Drew Carey Show
as Jeremy • 1 eps
1995 Series
8.3
Seinfeld
as Mr. Elinoff • 1 eps
1989 Series
8.0
Tales from the Crypt
as Beaks • 1 eps
1989 Series
7.0
A Different World
as Mr. Ludlow • 1 eps
1987 Series
7.8
The Twilight Zone
as Hoakie (segment "Song of the Younger World") • 1 eps
1985 Series
7.5
Murder, She Wrote
as Friedrich Hoffman • 1 eps
1984 Series
Mama Malone
2 eps
1984 Series
6.7
The Blue and the Gray
as Arbuthnot • 3 eps
1982 Series
7.3
The Jeffersons
as Harry Bentley • 221 eps
1975 Series
7.1
Kojak
as Kauldor • 1 eps
1973 Series
7.8
All in the Family
as Harry Bentley • 1 eps
1971 Series
7.1
Sesame Street
as The Mad Painter • 1 eps
1969 Series