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    Paul Benedict

    1938-09-17 (86 years old) in Silver City, New Mexico, United States

    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.

    Movies

    actor
    Side by Each
    0 %|Jan 1, 2008
    poster
    After the Sunset
    61.64 %|Nov 12, 2004
    Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama
    poster
    A Mighty Wind
    67.64 %|Apr 16, 2003
    Comedy, Music
    poster
    Isn't She Great
    48 %|Jan 28, 2000
    Comedy, Drama
    poster
    A Fish in the Bathtub
    69 %|Mar 1, 1999
    Comedy, Romance
    poster
    The Devil's Advocate
    74.65 %|Oct 17, 1997
    Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Horror
    poster
    Waiting for Guffman
    70 %|Aug 21, 1996
    Comedy, Music
    poster
    Guns & Lipstick
    20 %|Aug 27, 1995
    Drama, Crime
    poster
    Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman
    48.08 %|Sep 28, 1994
    Science Fiction, Comedy, TV Movie
    poster
    The Return of Spinal Tap
    62 %|Dec 31, 1992
    Music, Comedy, TV Movie
    poster
    The Addams Family
    70.53 %|Nov 22, 1991
    Comedy, Fantasy
    poster
    Sibling Rivalry
    51 %|Oct 26, 1990
    Comedy, Romance
    poster
    The Freshman
    63 %|Jul 20, 1990
    Comedy, Crime
    poster
    Babycakes
    70 %|Feb 14, 1989
    Comedy, Drama, Romance
    poster
    The Chair
    32 %|Oct 8, 1988
    Horror, Mystery, Comedy
    poster
    Cocktail
    61 %|Jul 29, 1988
    Romance, Drama, Comedy
    poster
    Arthur 2: On the Rocks
    55 %|Jul 8, 1988
    Comedy, Romance
    poster
    This Is Spinal Tap
    74.26 %|Mar 2, 1984
    Music, Comedy
    poster
    The Lonely Guy
    63 %|Jan 27, 1984
    Comedy, Romance
    poster
    The Man with Two Brains
    61.790000000000006 %|Jun 10, 1983
    Comedy, Science Fiction
    poster
    The Electric Grandmother
    68 %|Jan 17, 1982
    TV Movie, Science Fiction, Family
    actor
    Desperate Moves
    0 %|Jan 1, 1980
    Comedy
    poster
    Billy in the Lowlands
    0 %|Dec 12, 1979
    Drama
    poster
    The Goodbye Girl
    68.78999999999999 %|Nov 27, 1977
    Comedy, Drama, Romance
    actor
    The Making of 'The Goodbye Girl'
    0 %|Jan 1, 1977
    Documentary
    poster
    Bad Dog
    0 %|Jan 1, 1976
    Comedy
    poster
    Mandingo
    66.97 %|Jun 6, 1975
    Romance, Drama, History
    poster
    Hustling
    57 %|Feb 22, 1975
    Drama, TV Movie
    poster
    The Front Page
    73 %|Nov 1, 1974
    Comedy
    poster
    Up the Sandbox
    58 %|Dec 21, 1972
    Comedy, Drama
    poster
    Jeremiah Johnson
    73 %|Sep 10, 1972
    Adventure, Western
    poster
    Deadhead Miles
    54 %|Aug 8, 1972
    Comedy
    poster
    The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight
    50.45 %|Dec 22, 1971
    Comedy, Crime
    poster
    They Might Be Giants
    69 %|Jun 9, 1971
    Comedy, Mystery
    poster
    Taking Off
    69 %|Mar 28, 1971
    Music, Comedy, Drama
    poster
    Cold Turkey
    62 %|Feb 19, 1971
    Comedy
    poster
    The Virgin President
    70 %|Nov 18, 1968
    Comedy
    poster
    The Double-Barrelled Detective Story
    0 %|Dec 31, 1965
    Western, Comedy

    Series

    poster
    The Drew Carey Show
    65 %|Sep 13, 1995
    Comedy
    poster
    Seinfeld
    82.78999999999999 %|Jul 5, 1989
    Comedy
    poster
    Tales from the Crypt
    80 %|Jun 10, 1989
    Comedy, Mystery, Crime, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
    poster
    A Different World
    70 %|Sep 24, 1987
    Comedy, Family
    poster
    The Twilight Zone
    77 %|Sep 27, 1985
    Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama, Mystery
    poster
    Murder, She Wrote
    76 %|Sep 30, 1984
    Mystery, Crime, Drama
    poster
    Mama Malone
    0 %|Mar 7, 1984
    Comedy
    poster
    The Blue and the Gray
    69 %|Nov 14, 1982
    Drama
    actor
    Sweepstakes
    0 %|Jan 26, 1979
    Drama
    actor
    NBC Special Treat
    0 %|Oct 21, 1975
    Family, Kids
    poster
    The Jeffersons
    73 %|Jan 18, 1975
    Comedy, Family
    poster
    Kojak
    69 %|Oct 24, 1973
    Crime, Action & Adventure, Drama, Mystery
    poster
    All in the Family
    78 %|Jan 12, 1971
    Comedy
    poster
    Sesame Street
    70.96000000000001 %|Nov 10, 1969
    Kids, Comedy