Paul Benedict
Biography
Date of Birth 17 September 1938, Silver City, New Mexico, USA Date of Death 1 December 2008, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, USA Paul Benedict was an American character actor who has made several appearances in television and movies from the 1960s on. He is probably best recognized for his roles as The Number Painter on the PBS children's show Sesame Street, and as the quirky English neighbor "Harry Bentley" on the CBS sitcom The Jeffersons. As a young man, Benedict suffered from Acromegaly, a pituitary disorder that affects the extremities and face, which accounts for his slightly oversized jaw and nose. Benedict played the outlandishly and stereotypically gay director the Richard III production in the movie The Goodbye Girl starring Richard Dreyfuss. He was in a short scene in the mockumentary film This is Spinal Tap. He also made a memorable appearance as the incorrectly assumed title character in the 1996 film Waiting for Guffman, another mockumentary involving many of the same writers and actors.
The Devil's Advocate
Walter Krasna
The Man with Two Brains
Butler
The Goodbye Girl
Mark
The Chair
Warden Edward Dwyer
Babycakes
Magleby
Billy's Father
Deadhead Miles
Hitchhiker
Guido Fantoccini
Taking Off
Ben Lockston
Hotel Clerk
After the Sunset
Night Shift Guard
A Mighty Wind
Martin Berg
Elmo's World: Springtime Fun!
The Number-Painter (unknown episodes, 1969-1974)
Isn't She Great
Prof. Brainiac
A Fish in the Bathtub
Milo
The Devil's Advocate
Walter Krasna
Waiting for Guffman
Not Guffman
Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman
Dr. Victor Loeb
The Return of Spinal Tap
Hotel Concierge (uncredited)
The Addams Family
Judge Womack
Sibling Rivalry
Dr. Plotner
The Freshman
Arthur Fleeber
Babycakes
Magleby
The Chair
Warden Edward Dwyer
Cocktail
Finance Teacher
Arthur 2: On the Rocks
Fairchild
This Is Spinal Tap
Tucker 'Smitty' Brown
The Lonely Guy
Dr. Zook
The Man with Two Brains
Butler
Guido Fantoccini
Hotel Clerk
Billy's Father
The Goodbye Girl
Mark
Smile
Orren Brooks
Mandingo
Brownlee
The Front Page
Plunkett
Up the Sandbox
Dr. Beineke
Jeremiah Johnson
Reverend Lindquist
Deadhead Miles
Hitchhiker
The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight
Shots O'Toole
They Might Be Giants
Chestnut Man
Taking Off
Ben Lockston
Cold Turkey
Zen Buddhist
