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.

Known For

The Devil's Advocate

as Walter Krasna (uncredited)

The Addams Family

as Judge Womack

Seinfeld

as Mr. Elinoff

Cocktail

as Finance Teacher

This Is Spinal Tap

as Tucker 'Smitty' Brown

Tales from the Crypt

as Beaks

After the Sunset

as Night Shift Guard

Jeremiah Johnson

as Reverend Lindquist

The Man with Two Brains

as Butler

Murder, She Wrote

as Friedrich Hoffman