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

Judge Womack
Reverend Lindquist
Dr. Beineke
Brownlee
Guido Fantoccini
Warden Edward Dwyer
Hitchhiker
Dr. Plotner
Tucker 'Smitty' Brown
Finance Teacher
Night Shift Guard
Prof. Brainiac
Zen Buddhist
Arthur Fleeber
Ben Lockston
Walter Krasna (uncredited)
Martin Berg
Magleby
Lester Traube
Rutherford Melon
Dr. Zook (voice) (uncredited)
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