Paul Benedict
Born September 17, 1938 (Age: 87)
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Silver City, New Mexico, United States
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Paul Benedict, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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.
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Filmography
After the Sunset
2004
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as Night Shift Guard
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Age: 66
A Mighty Wind
2003
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as Martin Berg
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Age: 64
Isn't She Great
2000
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as Prof. Brainiac
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Age: 61
The Devil's Advocate
1997
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as Walter Krasna (uncredited)
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Age: 59
Waiting for Guffman
1997
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as Not Guffman
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Age: 58
The Addams Family
1991
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as Judge Womack
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Age: 53
Sibling Rivalry
1990
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as Dr. Plotner
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Age: 52
Cocktail
1988
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as Finance Teacher
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Age: 49
Arthur 2: On the Rocks
1988
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as Fairchild
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Age: 49
This Is Spinal Tap
1984
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as Tucker 'Smitty' Brown
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Age: 45
The Man with Two Brains
1983
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as Butler
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Age: 44
The Goodbye Girl
1977
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as Mark
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Age: 39
No Image
The Making of 'The Goodbye Girl'
1977
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as Self
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Age: 38
The Front Page
1974
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as Plunkett
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Age: 36
Up the Sandbox
1972
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as Dr. Beineke
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Age: 34
Jeremiah Johnson
1972
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as Reverend Lindquist
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Age: 33
Cold Turkey
1971
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as Zen Buddhist
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Age: 32
The Virgin President
1968
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as Rutherford Melon
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Age: 30