Paul Benedict

Paul Benedict

Birth Date

9/17/1938 (Age 70)

Birth Place

Silver City, New Mexico, United States

Death Date

12/1/2008

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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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Paul Benedict, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Acting

Gender

Male

Total Credits

19

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Best Known For

Walter Krasna (uncredited)

Judge Womack

Tucker 'Smitty' Brown

Finance Teacher

Butler

Mark

Frequent Collaborators

Steve Martin

Steve Martin

2 films together

Carl Reiner

Carl Reiner

2 films together

Richard Dreyfuss

Richard Dreyfuss

1 film together

Herbert Ross

Herbert Ross

1 film together

Miloš Forman

Miloš Forman

2 films together

Christopher Guest

Christopher Guest

2 films together

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