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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.
Known for
Sesame StreetSeries • 1969
SeinfeldSeries • 1989
Murder, She WroteSeries • 1984
The Drew Carey ShowSeries • 1995
A Different WorldSeries • 1987
The Twilight ZoneSeries • 1985
All in the FamilySeries • 1971
Tales from the CryptSeries • 1989
The JeffersonsSeries • 1975
KojakSeries • 1973
The Devil's AdvocateMovie • 1997
The Addams FamilyMovie • 1991
CocktailMovie • 1988
After the SunsetMovie • 2004
This Is Spinal TapMovie • 1984
The Blue and the GraySeries • 1982
The Front PageMovie • 1974
Jeremiah JohnsonMovie • 1972
The FreshmanMovie • 1990
The Man with Two BrainsMovie • 1983
MandingoMovie • 1975
The Lonely GuyMovie • 1984
Attack of the 50 Ft. WomanMovie • 1994
The Goodbye GirlMovie • 1977