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"Kojak" (1973): Season 2: Episode 6 -- Kojak finds suicide an improbable cause when several men, all attending the same convention, appear to have fallen to their deaths.
"The Jeffersons" (1975): Season 4: Episode 15 -- George appears to be up to no good, and Weezy is curious as all get out. When George makes a hand delivery to a dingy Harlem apartment, Weezy tails him, only to find that the grumpiest laundry owner in the world is filled with the Christmas spirit.
"Sesame Street" (1969): :  -- Clip: Nostalgia: Show #1 - New to the Neighborhood
The Freshman (1990) -- Open-ended Trailer from Columbia Tristar
"The Jeffersons" (1975): Season 3: Episode 5 -- Lionel's ashamed of his old man. So when he describes his father's education for a company newsletter, the guy embellishes a little. Okay, a lot. George has all kinds of business and street smarts, but please. This lie goes way too far.

Overview

Date of Death:
1 December 2008, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, USA more
Trivia:
In an interview, he said he was constantly mistaken for being British... more
STARmeter: ?
Down 16% in popularity this week. See rank & trends on IMDbPro.
Awards:
2 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(3 articles)
R.I.P. 2008: A Rough Year For Hollywood
 (From Screen Rant. 5 January 2009, 3:56 PM, PST)

Jeffersons Actor Paul Benedict Dies at Age 70
 (From PEOPLE.com. 5 December 2008, 9:10 AM, PST)


Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Actor, Director, Self, Archive Footage
Actor:
  1. 'Side by Each' (2008) .... Chief Rod Rocks
  2. After the Sunset (2004) .... Night Shift Guard
  3. A Mighty Wind (2003) .... Martin Berg
  4. "The Drew Carey Show" .... Jeremy (1 episode, 2002)
        - Drew and the Life-Size Jim Thome Cut-Out (2002) TV episode .... Jeremy
  5. Isn't She Great (2000) .... Prof. Brainiac
    ... aka Ist sie nicht großartig? (Germany)

  6. "The Guiding Light" (1952) TV series .... Mr. Pratt (unknown episodes, 1999)
    ... aka "Guiding Light" (USA: new title)
  7. A Fish in the Bathtub (1999) .... Milo
  8. "Seinfeld" .... Mr. Elinoff (1 episode, 1998)
        - The Cartoon (1998) TV episode .... Mr. Elinoff
  9. Who Was That Man (1998)
  10. The Devil's Advocate (1997) (uncredited) .... Walter Krasna
    ... aka Devil's Advocate (USA: DVD box title)
    ... aka Im Auftrag des Teufels (Germany)
  11. Waiting for Guffman (1996) .... Not Guffman (Mr. Roy Loomis)
  12. "Pig Sty" .... Milt (1 episode, 1995)
        - Tess Makes the Man (1995) TV episode .... Milt
  13. Guns and Lipstick (1995) .... Mickey
  14. Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman (1993) (TV) .... Dr. Victor Loeb
  15. The Addams Family (1991) .... Judge Womack
  16. "Morton & Hayes" .... Mr. Nicolides (1 episode, 1991)
        - The Vase Shop (1991) TV episode .... Mr. Nicolides
  17. "Tales from the Crypt" .... Beaks (1 episode, 1991)
    ... aka "HBO's Tales from the Crypt"
        - Top Billing (1991) TV episode .... Beaks
  18. "A Different World" .... Mr. Ludlow (1 episode, 1991)
        - Risk Around the Dollar (1991) TV episode .... Mr. Ludlow
  19. Sibling Rivalry (1990) .... Dr. Plotner
  20. The Freshman (1990) .... Arthur Fleeber

  21. Babycakes (1989) (TV)
  22. Cocktail (1988) .... Finance Teacher
  23. Arthur 2: On the Rocks (1988) .... Fairchild
  24. The Chair (1988) .... Warden Edward Dwyer
    ... aka Hot Seat
  25. "The Twilight Zone" .... The Hoakie (1 episode, 1987)
    ... aka "The New Twilight Zone" (Australia)
        - Song of the Younger World (1987) TV episode .... The Hoakie
  26. "Murder, She Wrote" .... Friedrich Hoffman (1 episode, 1985)
        - Sticks and Stones (1985) TV episode .... Friedrich Hoffman
  27. "George Burns Comedy Week" (1 episode, 1985)
        - Christmas Carol II the Sequel (1985) TV episode
  28. "The Jeffersons" .... Harry Bentley (144 episodes, 1975-1985)
        - Red Robins (1985) TV episode .... Harry Bentley
        - Off-Off-Off-Off Broadway (1985) TV episode .... Harry Bentley
        - The Odd Couple (1985) TV episode .... Harry Bentley
        - The Truth Hurts (1985) TV episode .... Harry Bentley
        - And Up We Go (1985) TV episode .... Harry Bentley
          (139 more)
  29. This Is Spinal Tap (1984) .... Tucker 'Smitty' Brown
    ... aka This is Spinal Tap®: A Rockumentary by Martin Di Bergi (USA: complete title)
  30. The Lonely Guy (1984) (voice) (uncredited) .... Dr. Zook
  31. The Man with Two Brains (1983) .... Butler
  32. "The Blue and the Gray" (1982) TV mini-series .... Arbuthnot
  33. The Electric Grandmother (1982) (TV) .... Guido Fantoccini
  34. Desperate Moves (1981) .... Cosmo
    ... aka A Desperate Case
    ... aka Rollerboy
    ... aka Save the Last Dance for Me
    ... aka Steigler and Steigler (USA)
    ... aka Stiegler: A Desperate Case
    ... aka Stiegler: A Serious Case

  35. Billy in the Lowlands (1979) .... Billy's Father
  36. The Goodbye Girl (1977) .... Mark
    ... aka Neil Simon's The Goodbye Girl
  37. "Sesame Street" .... The Mad Painter (10 episodes, 1969-1976)
    ... aka "Open Sesame" (New Zealand: English title: new syndication title)
    ... aka "Sesame Street Unpaved" (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka "The New Sesame Street" (USA: new syndication title)
        - Episode #8.4 (1976) TV episode .... The Mad Painter
        - Episode #3.78 (1972) TV episode .... The Mad Painter
        - Episode #3.76 (1972) TV episode .... The Mad Painter
        - Episode #3.75 (1972) TV episode .... The Mad Painter
        - Episode #3.74 (1972) TV episode .... The Mad Painter
          (5 more)
  38. Smile (1975) .... Orren Brooks
  39. Mandingo (1975) .... Brownlee
  40. Hustling (1975) (TV) .... Lester Traube
  41. "All in the Family" .... Harry Bentley (1 episode, 1975)
        - The Jeffersons Move on Up (1975) TV episode .... Harry Bentley
  42. "Maude" .... Minister (1 episode, 1975)
        - All Psyched Out (1975) TV episode .... Minister
  43. The Front Page (1974) .... Plunkett
  44. "Harry O" .... Veneman (1 episode, 1974)
        - Forty Reasons to Kill: Part 1 (1974) TV episode .... Veneman
  45. "Kojak" .... Donald Kauldor (1 episode, 1974)
        - Slay Ride (1974) TV episode .... Donald Kauldor
  46. Up the Sandbox (1972) .... Dr. Beineke
  47. Jeremiah Johnson (1972) .... Reverend Lindquist
  48. Deadhead Miles (1972) .... Tramp
  49. The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight (1971) .... Shots O'Toole
    ... aka The Gang That Couldn't Shoot (UK: cable TV title)
  50. They Might Be Giants (1971) .... Chestnut Man
  51. Taking Off (1971) .... Ben Lockston
  52. Cold Turkey (1971) .... Zen Buddhist

  53. The Virgin President (1968) .... Rutherford Melon
  54. The Double-Barrelled Detective Story (1965) .... Wells Fargo Ferguson
Director:
  1. "The Jeffersons" (1 episode, 1985)
        - The Truth Hurts (1985) TV episode
Self:
  1. "Intimate Portrait" .... Himself (1 episode, 2004)
        - Stockard Channing (2004) TV episode .... Himself

  2. A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out (1992) (TV) (uncredited) .... Hotel Concierge
    ... aka The Return of Spinal Tap (video title)

  3. The Making of 'The Goodbye Girl' (1977) (TV) .... Himself
Archive Footage:
  1. 15th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2009) (TV) .... Himself - Memorial Tribute
  2. Sesame Street Unpaved (1999) (TV) .... The Mad Painter


Additional Details

Other Works:
Various TV commercials for carpet cleaning throughout the 1990s. more
Publicity Listings:
3 Articles more
Genres:
Comedy | Music | Drama | Family more

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