Paul Benedict

Paul Benedict

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Born 1938-09-17 Silver City, New Mexico, United States 8 credit(s) Popularity 0.6
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...
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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.

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The Drew Carey Show poster
The Drew Carey Show
as Jeremy
1995-09-13
Seinfeld poster
Seinfeld
as Mr. Elinoff
1989-07-05
Tales from the Crypt poster
Tales from the Crypt
as Beaks
1989-06-10
A Different World poster
A Different World
as Mr. Ludlow
1987-09-24
The Twilight Zone poster
The Twilight Zone
as Hoakie (segment "Song of the Younger World")
1985-09-27
Murder, She Wrote poster
Murder, She Wrote
as Friedrich Hoffman
1984-09-30
The Jeffersons poster
The Jeffersons
as Harry Bentley
1975-01-18
Kojak poster
Kojak
as Kauldor
1973-10-24

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