Paul Benedict

Paul Benedict (b. 1938) is a character actor who appeared on Sesame Street as the Mad Painter in a series of film sketches. A few years after his Sesame Street stint, Benedict was cast as eccentric British neighbor Harry Bentley on The Jeffersons, his best known role. Other television roles include guest appearances on Seinfel and A Different World, and film appearanced include The Addams Family, The Freshman, and three collaborations with Christopher Guest, This Is Spinal Tap, Waiting for Guffman, and A Mighty Wind. Benedict also guest starred on the non-Muppet series Between the Lions.