Paul Benedict

Born: 1938-09-17

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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as Night Shift Guard
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The Addams Family

as Judge Womack
Released: 1991-11-22

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as Finance Teacher
Released: 1988-07-29

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Jeremiah Johnson

as Reverend Lindquist
Released: 1972-09-10

A mountain man who wishes to live the life of a hermit becomes the unwilling object of a long...

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The Freshman

as Arthur Fleeber
Released: 1990-07-20

After a film student gets his belongings stolen, he meets a mobster bearing a startling...

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Mandingo

as Brownlee
Released: 1975-06-06

Warren Maxwell, the owner of a run-down plantation, pressures his son, Hammond, to marry and...

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This Is Spinal Tap

as Tucker 'Smitty' Brown
Released: 1984-03-02

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A Mighty Wind

as Martin Berg
Released: 2003-04-16

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The Front Page

as Plunkett
Released: 1974-11-01

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The Man with Two Brains

as Butler
Released: 1983-06-10

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Taking Off

as Ben Lockston
Released: 1971-03-28

Unable to deal with her parents, Jeannie Tyne runs away from home. Larry and Lynn Tyne search...

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The Lonely Guy

as Dr. Zook (voice) (uncredited)
Released: 1984-01-27

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Waiting for Guffman

as Not Guffman
Released: 1996-08-21

Aspiring director Corky St. Clair and the marginally talented amateur cast of his hokey...

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Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman

as Dr. Victor Loeb
Released: 1994-09-28

When an abused heiress grows to giant size because of her encounter with aliens, she decides to...

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The Goodbye Girl

as Mark
Released: 1977-11-27

After being dumped by her live-in boyfriend, an unemployed dancer and her 10-year-old daughter...

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They Might Be Giants

as Chestnut Man
Released: 1971-06-09

After the death of his wife, wealthy retiree Justin Playfair creates a fantasy world for himself...

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Up the Sandbox

as Dr. Beineke
Released: 1972-12-21

Bored with day-to-day life in New York City and neglected by her husband, a young wife and...

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Sibling Rivalry

as Dr. Plotner
Released: 1990-10-26

Marjorie Turner is suffocating. Her younger sister Jeanine has no ambition, and her 8 year...

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as Fairchild
Released: 1988-07-08

Arthur loses his fortune for staying with Linda, right as the two were preparing to adopt a...

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as Malcolm Maltved
Released: 1993-09-09

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A Fish in the Bathtub

as Milo
Released: 1999-03-01

A forty-year marriage begins to unravel when the husband brings home a pet fish that he wants to...

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The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight

as Shots O'Toole
Released: 1971-12-22

A Brooklyn mobster and his gang try to rub out their rivals.

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Isn't She Great

as Prof. Brainiac
Released: 2000-01-28

An unsuccessful over-the-top actress becomes a successful over-the-top authoress in this...

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The Chair

as Warden Edward Dwyer
Released: 1988-10-08

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Guns & Lipstick

as Mickey
Released: 1995-08-27

A female private investigator's latest client turns up murdered, and she is thrust into a deadly...

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The Return of Spinal Tap

as Hotel Concierge (uncredited)
Released: 1992-12-31

Spinal Tap is back in a whole new feature-length rockumentary. Go behind the scenes and find out...

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Hustling

as Lester Traube
Released: 1975-02-22

Based on Gail Sheehy's book, this film chronicles how a reporter for a New York City magazine...

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Cold Turkey

as Zen Buddhist
Released: 1971-02-19

Reverend Brooks leads the town in a contest to stop smoking for a month, But some tobacco...

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Babycakes

as Magleby
Released: 1989-02-14

Grace is an overweight mortuary cosmetician who falls in love with Rob, a handsome subway train...

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The Electric Grandmother

as Guido Fantoccini
Released: 1982-01-17

To a family whose children are traumatized by the death of their mother, help comes in a most...

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Bad Dog

as Owner
Released: 1976-01-01

A day in the life from dog’s point of view.

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Deadhead Miles

as Hitchhiker
Released: 1972-08-08

A long-distance trucker, dressed like a sea captain, aimlessly sails the American highways in...

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The Double-Barrelled Detective Story

as Wells Fargo Ferguson
Released: 1965-12-31

Interesting and sometimes funny adaptation of a Mark Twain short story. Hatfield is a...

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The Virgin President

as Rutherford Melon
Released: 1968-11-18

The President of the U.S. is suceeded by his naive, wide-eyed son, and his advisors try to take...

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Billy in the Lowlands

as uncredited
Released: 1979-12-12

Billy is a rebellious teenager who lives with his mother and brother, and works in a foundry....

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The Twilight Zone

as Hoakie
First aired: 1985-09-27

This 1980s revival of the classic sci-fi series features a similar style to the original...

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Murder, She Wrote

as Friedrich Hoffman
First aired: 1984-09-30

An unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life...

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A Different World

as Mr. Ludlow
First aired: 1987-09-24

A Different World is an American television sitcom which aired for six seasons on NBC. It is a...

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Tales from the Crypt

as Beaks
First aired: 1989-06-10

Cadaverous scream legend the Crypt Keeper is your macabre host for these forays of fright and...

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Seinfeld

as Mr. Elinoff
First aired: 1989-07-05

A stand-up comedian and his three offbeat friends weather the pitfalls and payoffs of life in...

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All in the Family

as Harry Bentley
First aired: 1971-01-12

Archie Bunker, a working class bigot, constantly squabbles with his family over the important...

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Sesame Street

as The Mad Painter
First aired: 1969-11-10

On a special inner city street, the inhabitants—human and muppet—teach preschoolers basic...

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The Jeffersons

as Harry Bentley
First aired: 1975-01-18

Sitcom following a successful African-American couple, George and Louise “Weezyö Jefferson as...

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The Blue and the Gray

as Arbuthnot
First aired: 1982-11-14

The Blue and the Gray is a television miniseries that first aired on CBS in three installments...

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Kojak

as Kauldor
First aired: 1973-10-24

A bald, lollipop sucking police detective with a fiery righteous attitude battles crime in New...

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Mama Malone

as uncredited
First aired: 1984-03-07

Mama Malone is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from March 7, 1984 to July 21, 1984 starring...

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