| Paul Benedict | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 17, 1938 Silver City, New Mexico, United States |
| Died | December 1, 2008 (aged 70) Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, United States |
| Occupation | Film, television actor |
| Years active | 1960s–2008 |
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 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.
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Biography
Early life
Benedict was born in Silver City, New Mexico, the son of Alma Marie (née Loring), a journalist, and Mitchell M. Benedict, a doctor.[1] He grew up in Massachusetts. As a young man, he suffered from acromegaly, a pituitary disorder that affects the extremities and face, which accounted for his slightly oversized jaw and large nose.
Film & TV work
In the movie The Goodbye Girl (1977) starring Richard Dreyfuss, Benedict played the stage director of a production of Richard III in which Richard III was to be portrayed in the play as a stereotypical gay man. He was in a short scene in the mockumentary This Is Spinal Tap (1984), playing the awkward desk clerk who checks in the band. Called a "twisted old fruit" by the band's manager Ian, he replies, "I'm just as God made me." In the 1990 film The Freshman, he played the condescending NYU film school professor of Matthew Broderick's main character. 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.
Benedict also played the role of a slave trader in Dino De Laurentiis' Mandingo opposite James Mason and Perry King in 1975. Perhaps his best known movie role was of the reverend Lundquist in the 1972 Sydney Pollack film Jeremiah Johnson.
Theater
In addition to his varied film and television roles, Benedict was an accomplished theater actor as well, having appeared on Broadway multiple times, notably in Eugene O'Neill's 2-character play Hughie in 1996 (performing with Al Pacino) at Circle in the Square, and more recently in The Music Man in 2000–2001.
In 2007, Benedict performed as "Hirst" in Harold Pinter's No Man's Land at the American Repertory Theatre in Cambridge, Massachusetts.[2]
As a director, Benedict directed Frank Conroy's Any Given Day on Broadway. Off-Broadway, he directed the original production of Terrence McNally's Frankie and Johnny in the Claire de Lune, and Kathy Najimy and Mo Gaffney's The Kathy and Mo Show, which won an Obie Award.[3]
Death
On December 1, 2008, Benedict was found dead at his home in Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts. He was 70 years old.[4]
References
- ^ "Paul Benedict Biography (1938–)". Film Reference. Retrieved on 2008-12-16.
- ^ "Past Productions: No Man's Land". American Repertory Theatre. Retrieved on 2008-12-16.
- ^ "Obie Award Performance award recipients". Variety. Reed Business Information. Retrieved on 2008-12-16.
- ^ Siegel, Ed (2008-12-04). "Paul Benedict, 70; actor at home in TV sitcoms, modern and classical dramas", The Boston Globe, NY Times Co.. Retrieved on 16 December 2008.
External links
- Paul Benedict at the Internet Movie Database
- Paul Benedict at Allmovie
- Paul Benedict at the Internet Broadway Database
- Paul Benedict article at Somerville, MA "Wicked Local" Off-Broadway weblink about No Man's Land
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