Personal Info
Birth date
1938-09-17 (86 Years)
Day of death
2008-12-01
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Silver City, New Mexico, United States
Also known as
-Paul Benedict
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.
Filmography
Sesame Street
7.072
Overview:
On a special inner city street, the inhabitants—human and muppet—teach preschoolers basic educational and social concepts using comedy, cartoons, games, and songs.Seinfeld
8.257
Overview:
A stand-up comedian and his three offbeat friends weather the pitfalls and payoffs of life in New York City in the '90s. It's a show about nothing.Murder, She Wrote
7.5
Overview:
An unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life homicide cases.The Drew Carey Show
6.5
Overview:
Drew is an assistant director of personnel in a Cleveland department store and he has been stuck there for ten years. Other than fighting with co-worker Mimi, his hobbies include drinking beer and not being able to get dates. To make a few extra bucks he has a micro-brewery going in his garage with his buddies.The Twilight Zone
7.762
Overview:
This 1980s revival of the classic sci-fi series features a similar style to the original anthology series. Each episode tells a tale (sometimes two or three) rooted in horror or suspense, often with a surprising twist at the end. Episodes usually feature elements of drama and comedy.The Jeffersons
7.341
Overview:
Sitcom following a successful African-American couple, George and Louise “Weezyö Jefferson as they “move on up” from working-class Queens to a ritzy Manhattan apartment. A spin-off of All in the Family.Tales from the Crypt
7.949
Overview:
Cadaverous scream legend the Crypt Keeper is your macabre host for these forays of fright and fun based on the classic E.C. Comics tales from back in the day. So shamble up to the bar and pick your poison. Will it be an insane Santa on a personal slay ride? Honeymooners out to fulfill the "til death do we part" vow ASAP?All in the Family
7.9
Overview:
Archie Bunker, a working class bigot, constantly squabbles with his family over the important issues of the day.A Different World
7.123
Overview:
A Different World is a spin-off series from The Cosby Show and originally centered on Denise Huxtable and the life of students at Hillman College, a fictional mixed but historically black college in the state of Virginia. After Bonet's departure in the first season, the remainder of the series primarily focused more on Southern belle Whitley Gilbert and mathematics whiz Dwayne Wayne. The series frequently depicted members of the major historically black fraternities and sororities.Kojak
6.996
Overview:
A bald, lollipop sucking police detective with a fiery righteous attitude battles crime in New York City.The Devil's Advocate
7.467
Overview:
Aspiring Florida defense lawyer Kevin Lomax accepts a job at a New York law firm. With the stakes getting higher every case, Kevin quickly learns that his boss has something far more evil planned.Mama Malone
NYR
Overview:
Mama Malone is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from March 7, 1984 to July 21, 1984 starring British character actress Lila Kaye as the title character, an Italian homemaker who hosts a cooking show from her Brooklyn apartment. She never gets to properly instruct viewers on her recipes because friends and family members keep interrupting her show.The Addams Family
7.057
Overview:
When a man claiming to be long-lost Uncle Fester reappears after 25 years lost, the family plans a celebration to wake the dead. But the kids barely have time to warm up the electric chair before Morticia begins to suspect Fester is fraud when he can't recall any of the details of Fester's life.The Blue and the Gray
6.9
Overview:
The Blue and the Gray is a television miniseries that first aired on CBS in three installments on November 14, November 16, and November 17, 1982. Set during the American Civil War, the series starred John Hammond, Stacy Keach, Lloyd Bridges, and Gregory Peck as President Abraham Lincoln. It was executive produced by Larry White and Lou Reda, in association with Columbia Pictures Television, then owned by The Coca-Cola Company.Cocktail
6.112
Overview:
After being discharged from the Army, Brian Flanagan moves back to Queens and takes a job in a bar run by Doug Coughlin, who teaches Brian the fine art of bar-tending. Brian quickly becomes a patron favorite with his flashy drink-mixing style, and Brian adopts his mentor's cynical philosophy on life and goes for the money.After the Sunset
6.152
Overview:
An FBI agent is suspicious of two master thieves, quietly enjoying their retirement near what may - or may not - be the biggest score of their careers.Jeremiah Johnson
7.287
Overview:
A mountain man who wishes to live the life of a hermit becomes the unwilling object of a long vendetta by Indians when he proves to be the match of their warriors in one-to-one combat on the early frontier.This Is Spinal Tap
7.4
Overview:
"This Is Spinal Tap" shines a light on the self-contained universe of a metal band struggling to get back on the charts, including everything from its complicated history of ups and downs, gold albums, name changes and undersold concert dates, along with the full host of requisite groupies, promoters, hangers-on and historians, sessions, release events and those special behind-the-scenes moments that keep it all real.Mandingo
6.7
Overview:
Warren Maxwell, the owner of a run-down plantation, pressures his son, Hammond, to marry and produce an heir to inherit the plantation. Hammond settles on his own cousin, Blanche, but purchases a sex slave when he returns from the honeymoon. He also buys his father a new Mandingo slave named Mede to breed and train as a prize-fighter.The Freshman
6.3
Overview:
After a film student gets his belongings stolen, he meets a mobster bearing a startling resemblance to a certain cinematic godfather. Soon, he finds himself caught up in a caper involving endangered species and fine dining.The Front Page
7.284
Overview:
A journalist suffering from burn-out wants to finally say goodbye to his office – but his boss doesn’t like the idea one bit.Taking Off
6.926
Overview:
Unable to deal with her parents, Jeannie Tyne runs away from home. Larry and Lynn Tyne search for her, and in the process meet other people whose children ran away. With their children gone, the parents are now free to rediscover/enjoy life.Waiting for Guffman
6.998
Overview:
Aspiring director Corky St. Clair and the marginally talented amateur cast of his hokey small-town musical production go overboard when they learn that Broadway theater agent Mort Guffman will be in attendance.The Man with Two Brains
6.234
Overview:
A brain surgeon marries a femme fatale, causing his life to turn upside down. Things go more awry when he falls in love with a talking brain.A Mighty Wind
6.7
Overview:
Three eclectic, never-quite-famous folk bands come together for the first time in decades following the death of their manager to put on an reunion concert in his honor, at the request of his son.The Lonely Guy
6.3
Overview:
A writer for a greeting card company learns the true meaning of loneliness when he comes home to find his girlfriend in bed with another man.Isn't She Great
4.8
Overview:
An unsuccessful over-the-top actress becomes a successful over-the-top authoress in this biography of Jacqueline Susann.Cold Turkey
6.2
Overview:
Reverend Brooks leads his small Iowa town in a contest to stop smoking for a month. But some tobacco executives don't want them to win, and try everything they can to make them smoke. If townspeople don't go nuts from wanting a cigarette, or kill each other from irritation and frustration, they will win a huge prize.Acting
2008Side by Each as Unknown
2004After the Sunset as Night Shift Guard
2003A Mighty Wind as Martin Berg
2000Isn't She Great as Prof. Brainiac
1999A Fish in the Bathtub as Milo
1997The Devil's Advocate as Walter Krasna (uncredited)
1996Waiting for Guffman as Not Guffman
1995The Drew Carey Show (1 Episode) as Jeremy
1995Guns & Lipstick as Mickey
1994Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman as Dr. Victor Loeb
1993Sex, Shock & Censorship in the 90's as Malcolm Maltved
1991The Addams Family as Judge Womack
1990Sibling Rivalry as Dr. Plotner
1990The Freshman as Arthur Fleeber
1989Seinfeld (1 Episode) as Mr. Elinoff
1989Tales from the Crypt (1 Episode) as Beaks
1989Babycakes as Magleby
1988The Chair as Warden Edward Dwyer
1988Cocktail as Finance Teacher
1988Arthur 2: On the Rocks as Fairchild
1987A Different World (1 Episode) as Mr. Ludlow
1985The Twilight Zone (1 Episode) as Hoakie (segment "Song of the Younger World")
1984Murder, She Wrote (1 Episode) as Friedrich Hoffman
1984Mama Malone (2 Episodes) as Unknown
1984This Is Spinal Tap as Tucker 'Smitty' Brown
1984The Lonely Guy as Dr. Zook (voice) (uncredited)
1983The Man with Two Brains as Butler
1982The Blue and the Gray (3 Episodes) as Arbuthnot
1982The Electric Grandmother as Guido Fantoccini
1980Desperate Moves as Cosmo
1979Billy in the Lowlands as Unknown
1979Sweepstakes (1 Episode) as Unknown
1977The Goodbye Girl as Mark
1977The Making of 'The Goodbye Girl' as Self
1976Bad Dog as Owner
1975NBC Special Treat (1 Episode) as Telegraph Man
1975Mandingo as Brownlee
1975Hustling as Lester Traube
1975The Jeffersons (221 Episodes) as Harry Bentley
1974The Front Page as Plunkett
1973Kojak (1 Episode) as Kauldor
1972Up the Sandbox as Dr. Beineke
1972Jeremiah Johnson as Reverend Lindquist
1972Deadhead Miles as Hitchhiker
1971The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight as Shots O'Toole
1971They Might Be Giants as Chestnut Man
1971Taking Off as Ben Lockston
1971Cold Turkey as Zen Buddhist
1971All in the Family (1 Episode) as Harry Bentley
1969Sesame Street (1 Episode) as The Mad Painter
1968The Virgin President as Rutherford Melon
1965The Double-Barrelled Detective Story as Wells Fargo Ferguson
Directing
1975The Jeffersons (1 Episode) ... Director