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Paul Benedict
Actor

Paul Benedict

Born September 17, 1938 in Silver City, New Mexico, United States

Died December 1, 2008

8 films

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. C-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography 8

Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman (1994) movie poster
Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman1994
Arthur 2: On the Rocks (1988) movie poster
Arthur 2: On the Rocks1988
This Is Spinal Tap (1984) movie poster
This Is Spinal Tap1984
The Man with Two Brains (1983) movie poster
The Man with Two Brains1983
The Goodbye Girl (1977) movie poster
The Goodbye Girl1977
Mandingo (1975) movie poster
Mandingo1975
Jeremiah Johnson (1972) movie poster
Jeremiah Johnson1972
Taking Off (1971) movie poster
Taking Off1971