Benedict, actor in 'The Jeffersons,' dies at 70

[ER]

Anybody see this today?

To me he'll always be the insane man from Sesame Street who went around and painted numbers on bald heads.



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BOSTON (AP) -- Paul Benedict, the actor who played the English neighbor Harry Bentley on the sitcom "The Jeffersons," has died. He was 70.

Benedict was found dead Monday on Martha's Vineyard and his brother, Charles, said authorities were still investigating the cause of death.

Benedict began his acting career in the 1960s in the Theatre Company of Boston, alongside such future stars as Robert De Niro, Dustin Hoffman and Al Pacino.

Benedict went on to appear in a number of movies, including a role as the oddball director in "The Goodbye Girl" with Richard Dreyfuss. But he was mainly known for his role as Bentley in "The Jeffersons," which ran on CBS from 1975 to '85.

[schmendrik]

I guess I know him best from "The Jeffersons" too, but I keep seeing him all over the place. He was one of those character actors who just showed up everywhere.

[Mr. DS]

I guess I know him best from "The Jeffersons" too, but I keep seeing him all over the place. He was one of those character actors who just showed up everywhere.

Yeah I was thinking the same thing.  I recall him as the front desk person in This Is Spinal Tap.  RIP Mr. Benedict

[Psycho Circus]

RIP 

[Raffine]

To me he'll always be the insane man from Sesame Street who went around and painted numbers on bald heads.

I also thought of that character when I first read on another thread of Benedict's death.

"I'm going to paint a seven!"

He was also great in that small but pivotal role in WAITING FOR GUFFMAN.

R.I.P. and say 'Hello' to Weezie in that dee-luxe apartment in the sky.