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.

Paul Benedict

Acting Born September 17, 1938 – Died December 1, 2008 Silver City, New Mexico, United States

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 Street

The Mad Painter

Seinfeld

Mr. Elinoff

Murder, She Wrote

Friedrich Hoffman

The Drew Carey Show

Jeremy

A Different World

Mr. Ludlow

The Twilight Zone

Hoakie (segment "Song of the Younger World")

All in the Family

Harry Bentley

Tales from the Crypt

Beaks

The Jeffersons

Harry Bentley

Kojak

Kauldor

The Devil's Advocate

Walter Krasna (uncredited)

The Addams Family

Judge Womack