Paul Benedict, Television Actor, Is Dead at 70
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
BOSTON (AP) — Paul Benedict, the actor who played the British neighbor Harry Bentley on the sitcom “The Jeffersons,” was found dead Monday on Martha’s Vineyard. He was 70.
His brother, Charles, said the authorities were still investigating the cause of death.
Mr. Benedict, who was born in New Mexico, began his acting career in the 1960s in the Theater Company of Boston, alongside future stars like Robert De Niro, Dustin Hoffman and Al Pacino.
Mr. 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 1985.
New York Times
06 Dec 2008, 12:36 pm
