Paul Benedict

Paul Benedict

Birthday: 1938-09-17

Deathday: 2008-12-01

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

Also known as:

imdb_id: nm0070801

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.

Played in movies:

The Devil's Advocate

Score: 7.5

This Is Spinal Tap

Score: 7.4

The Front Page

Score: 7.3

Jeremiah Johnson

Score: 7.3

The Addams Family

Score: 7.1

The Virgin President

Score: 7.0

Babycakes

Score: 7.0

Waiting for Guffman

Score: 7.0

They Might Be Giants

Score: 7.0

The Goodbye Girl

Score: 6.9

Taking Off

Score: 6.9

The Electric Grandmother

Score: 6.8

A Mighty Wind

Score: 6.7

Mandingo

Score: 6.6

A Fish in the Bathtub

Score: 6.6

The Freshman

Score: 6.3

The Lonely Guy

Score: 6.2

The Man with Two Brains

Score: 6.2

Cold Turkey

Score: 6.2

After the Sunset

Score: 6.2

Cocktail

Score: 6.1

Hustling

Score: 6.0

Smile

Score: 5.9

Up the Sandbox

Score: 5.8

Deadhead Miles

Score: 5.5

Arthur 2: On the Rocks

Score: 5.5

Sibling Rivalry

Score: 5.1

The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight

Score: 5.0

Isn't She Great

Score: 4.9

Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman

Score: 4.8

The Chair

Score: 2.8

Guns & Lipstick

Score: 1.5

Desperate Moves

Score: 1.0

Bad Dog

Score: 0.0

Sex, Shock & Censorship in the 90's

Score: 0.0

Side by Each

Score: 0.0

Billy in the Lowlands

Score: 0.0

The Double-Barrelled Detective Story

Score: 0.0

The Making of 'The Goodbye Girl'

Score: 0.0

Played in tv shows:

Seinfeld

Score: 8.3

Tales from the Crypt

Score: 8.0

All in the Family

Score: 7.8

The Twilight Zone

Score: 7.7

Murder, She Wrote

Score: 7.5

The Jeffersons

Score: 7.3

Sesame Street

Score: 7.1

A Different World

Score: 7.0

Kojak

Score: 7.0

The Blue and the Gray

Score: 6.9

The Drew Carey Show

Score: 6.5

$weepstake$

Score: 0.0

NBC Special Treat

Score: 0.0

Mama Malone

Score: 0.0