Paul Benedict

Acting

Sep 17, 1938 – Dec 1, 2008 · Silver 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.

Adds the top 10 unseen, by popularity

The Devil's Advocate1997
as ⁨Walter Krasna (uncredited)⁩
The Addams Family1991
as ⁨Judge Womack⁩
This Is Spinal Tap1984
as ⁨Tucker 'Smitty' Brown⁩
Cocktail1988
as ⁨Finance Teacher⁩
After the Sunset2004
as ⁨Night Shift Guard⁩
Jeremiah Johnson1972
as ⁨Reverend Lindquist⁩
The Man with Two Brains1983
as ⁨Butler⁩
as ⁨Plunkett⁩
as ⁨Arthur Fleeber⁩
as ⁨Not Guffman⁩
as ⁨Martin Berg⁩
as ⁨Mark⁩
as ⁨Fairchild⁩
as ⁨Brownlee⁩
as ⁨Dr. Zook (voice) (uncredited)⁩
as ⁨Ben Lockston⁩
as ⁨Dr. Victor Loeb⁩
as ⁨Dr. Plotner⁩
as ⁨Chestnut Man⁩

Adds the top 10 unseen, by popularity

The Devil's Advocate1997
as ⁨Walter Krasna (uncredited)⁩
The Addams Family1991
as ⁨Judge Womack⁩
This Is Spinal Tap1984
as ⁨Tucker 'Smitty' Brown⁩
Cocktail1988
as ⁨Finance Teacher⁩
After the Sunset2004
as ⁨Night Shift Guard⁩
Jeremiah Johnson1972
as ⁨Reverend Lindquist⁩
The Man with Two Brains1983
as ⁨Butler⁩
as ⁨Plunkett⁩
as ⁨Arthur Fleeber⁩
as ⁨Not Guffman⁩
as ⁨Martin Berg⁩
as ⁨Mark⁩
as ⁨Fairchild⁩
as ⁨Brownlee⁩
as ⁨Dr. Zook (voice) (uncredited)⁩
as ⁨Ben Lockston⁩
as ⁨Dr. Victor Loeb⁩
as ⁨Dr. Plotner⁩
as ⁨Chestnut Man⁩