Character actor Paul Benedict was found dead Monday 1 December 2008 at his home on Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts, according to his brother, Charles. The cause of death is under investigation. Born 17 September 1938 in Silver City, New Mexico, he was often mistaken for an Englishman due to his best-known role, as Bentley on television’s The Jeffersons (1975-85). He also appeared in romantic comedy The Goodbye Girl (1977) and the mockumentary This is Spinal Tap (1984).
His genre appearances include: Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman (1993), The Addams Family (1991), Tales from the Crypt (1991), The Chair (1988), The Twilight Zone (1987), The Man with Two Brains (1983), and The Electric Grandmother (1982).