Paul Benedict
Acting
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.
Born: September 17, 1938
Place of Birth: Silver City, New Mexico, United States
Known For
Filmography
as Night Shift Guard
as Martin Berg
as Prof. Brainiac
as Milo
as Walter Krasna (uncredited)
as Not Guffman
as Jeremy
as Mickey
as Dr. Victor Loeb
as Malcolm Maltved
as Judge Womack
as Dr. Plotner
as Arthur Fleeber
as Mr. Elinoff
as Beaks
as Magleby
as Warden Edward Dwyer
as Finance Teacher
as Fairchild
as Mr. Ludlow
as Hoakie (segment "Song of the Younger World")
as Friedrich Hoffman
as Tucker 'Smitty' Brown
as Dr. Zook (voice) (uncredited)
as Butler
as Arbuthnot
as Guido Fantoccini
as Cosmo
as Mark
as Owner
as Orren Brooks
as Brownlee
as Lester Traube
as Harry Bentley
as Plunkett
as Kauldor
as Dr. Beineke
as Reverend Lindquist
as Hitchhiker
as Shots O'Toole
as Chestnut Man
as Ben Lockston
as Zen Buddhist
as Harry Bentley
as The Mad Painter
as Rutherford Melon
as Wells Fargo Ferguson