Portrait of Paul Benedict

Acting

Paul Benedict

Career

Active from 1965 to 2008, busiest in 1988 with 2 main titles.

Leading roles
6
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for Taking Off
Taking Off
GoodWatch score87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 40 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 4.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Paul Benedict Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Violence
    2.4, average 4.1
  • Adrenaline
    3.1, average 4.8
  • Mystery
    2.3, average 4.0
  • Tension
    4.5, average 6.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Romantic Comedy 3
  • Family Dynamics 3
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Coming-of-Age 2
  • Situational Comedy 2
  • Nostalgic 2
  • Social Commentary 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

53
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

4 titles ยท average score 51
Side by Each
Side by Each (2008)

as Chief Rodrocks

After the Sunset
After the Sunset (2004)
GoodWatch score 43

as Night Shift Guard

A Mighty Wind
A Mighty Wind (2003)
GoodWatch score 77

as Martin Berg

Isn't She Great
Isn't She Great (2000)
GoodWatch score 34

as Prof. Brainiac

1990s

10 titles ยท average score 59
A Fish in the Bathtub
A Fish in the Bathtub (1999)
GoodWatch score 46

as Milo

The Devil's Advocate
The Devil's Advocate (1997)
GoodWatch score 68

as Walter Krasna (uncredited)

Waiting for Guffman
Waiting for Guffman (1997)
GoodWatch score 79

as Not Guffman

The Drew Carey Show
The Drew Carey Show (1995)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Jeremy

Guns & Lipstick
Guns & Lipstick (1995)

as Mickey

Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman
Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman (1994)
GoodWatch score 30

as Dr. Victor Loeb

Sex, Shock & Censorship in the 90's
Sex, Shock & Censorship in the 90's (1993)

as Malcolm Maltved

The Addams Family
The Addams Family (1991)
GoodWatch score 66

as Judge Womack

The Freshman
The Freshman (1990)
GoodWatch score 75

as Arthur Fleeber

Sibling Rivalry
Sibling Rivalry (1990)
GoodWatch score 35

as Dr. Plotner

1980s

17 titles ยท average score 63
Seinfeld
Seinfeld (1989)
GoodWatch score 87

TV show ยท as Mr. Elinoff

Babycakes
Babycakes (1989)
GoodWatch score 70

as Magleby

Tales from the Crypt
Tales from the Crypt (1989)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show ยท as Beaks

The Chair
The Chair (1988)
GoodWatch score 38

as Warden Edward Dwyer

Arthur 2: On the Rocks
Arthur 2: On the Rocks (1988)
GoodWatch score 28

as Fairchild

Cocktail
Cocktail (1988)
GoodWatch score 35

as Finance Teacher

A Different World
A Different World (1987)
GoodWatch score 47

TV show ยท as Mr. Ludlow

The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone (1985)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show ยท as Hoakie (segment "Song of the Younger World")

Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Friedrich Hoffman

This Is Spinal Tap
This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
GoodWatch score 87

as Tucker 'Smitty' Brown

The Man with Two Brains
The Man with Two Brains (1983)
GoodWatch score 68

as Butler

The Electric Grandmother
The Electric Grandmother (1982)
GoodWatch score 71

as Guido Fantoccini

1970s

19 titles ยท average score 65
Billy in the Lowlands
Billy in the Lowlands (1979)

as Billy's Father

The Goodbye Girl
The Goodbye Girl (1977)
GoodWatch score 72

as Mark

Bad Dog
Bad Dog (1976)

as Owner

The Jeffersons
The Jeffersons (1975)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show ยท as Harry Bentley

Mandingo
Mandingo (1975)
GoodWatch score 45

as Brownlee

Smile
Smile (1975)
GoodWatch score 65

as Orren Brooks

The Front Page
The Front Page (1974)
GoodWatch score 65

as Plunkett

Kojak
Kojak (1973)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as Kauldor

Deadhead Miles
Deadhead Miles (1972)
GoodWatch score 65

as Hitchhiker

Jeremiah Johnson
Jeremiah Johnson (1972)
GoodWatch score 80

as Reverend Lindquist

Taking Off
Taking Off (1971)
GoodWatch score 87

as Ben Lockston

All in the Family
All in the Family (1971)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as Harry Bentley

1960s

3 titles ยท average score 69
Sesame Street
Sesame Street (1969)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as The Mad Painter

The Virgin President
The Virgin President (1968)

as Rutherford Melon

The Double-Barrelled Detective Story
The Double-Barrelled Detective Story (1965)

as Wells Fargo Ferguson