REST IN PEACE!! MR. BENTLEY FROM THE JEFFERSON'S PASSES AWAY!!


 







December 05, 2008. 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.

To email this story to a friend enter email address here:



COMMENTS:

    CMM-N-AJA
    That sucks... :-(
      ---------------
    I LOVE b/c I can...It‘s my RIGHT!

    CMM-N-AJA
    That sucks... :-(
      ---------------
    I LOVE b/c I can...It‘s my RIGHT!

    Chocol8Boo
    RIP.
      ---------------
    P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thang!)

    Selector
    He moving on up
      ---------------
    Excuse me while I light my spliff

    fellatrix
    RIP
      ---------------
    add me..... myspace.com/jerk__

    MissC85
    Rest in Peace
      ---------------
    www.myspace.com/cindy852

    carraf
    WOW THAT'S SAD
     

    chitownbaby
    WHO IS GONNA STEP ON GEORGE BACK NOW? RIP BENTLEY!
     

    MISSCMD
    AH DAM NOT MR. BENTLEY RIP
      ---------------
    I STILL DONT HAVE A DIME IN 2009!!! DAMN

    Champion
    R.I.P
     

    renacamille
    rest in peace
      ---------------
    You live...You Learn...You grow wiser!

    LadeeLibra
    LOL @chitownbaby. But yeah that's sad. R.I.P.
      ---------------
    Why do MTO stories end in "!!!"

    NaeBoogie
    OH NO! HE WAS FUNNY
    RIP
      ---------------
    *SwEeT DrEaM;;;BeaUtiFuL NiGhTMaRe*

    VicSage
    "Hello Mr.J.." R.I.P. Thanks for the laughs that'll continue in re-runs
      ---------------
    "Ponder the ? not the answer."

    stefjay1972
    When I first looked at the topic and saw Mr. Bentley, I thought y'all were referring to Fansworth Bentley, that would have been a shocker. But for the original Bentley may he rest in peace.
      ---------------
    To Thine Onself Be True!

    HersheyDiva
    RIP...NOW IT'S JUST GEORGE, FLORENCE, 2 LIONEL'S AND JENNY LEFT
      ---------------
    NY Finest....

    tjtrae1
    He was goofy but funny-R.I.P
      ---------------
    Stop following and become a leader..

    SynCity
    SO SAD!
     

    uncled3000
    RIP
      ---------------
    Let me HOLLA AT CHA Let me HOLLA AT CHA

    THE_Black_Tie
    RIP...he was the coolest white dude I knew!
      ---------------
    I thought he was dead...?

    prettyboygene
    Correction HersheyDiva, only 1 Lionel is left now.
      ---------------
    Ladies, I‘m single!

    poetical
    Thanks 4 the laughs
     

    HersheyDiva
    @Prettyboygene really which Lionel passaway?
      ---------------
    NY Finest....

    Goose82084
    Really??? Awwww thats so sad.
     

    whatwhatwhat
    too bad. RIP
      ---------------
    My love is right smack in the socket

    ivey
    AW MAN...










    R.I.P
      ---------------
    *GHANA* Myspace.com/ms_mayaa

    MsGleam
    R.I.P. Mr Bentley

    WORLD'S GREATEST ALL NATURAL JEWELRY CLEANER!

    Natures Gleaming Clean puts the BLING on everything...from Platinum to Fake jewelry!

    MySpace.com/MsGleam

    naturesgleamingclean.com
     

    cutenkinky
    Aww, R.I.P.
    70 seems too young to die.
      ---------------
    LOVE, TRUTH, PEACE, FREEDOM, and JUSTICE

    bigtymvp
    RIP homie
      ---------------
    myspace.com/tymvp

    hardrock_ent
    wow
      ---------------
    www.myspace.com/killawan

    PleaseBelieve
    He was very funny! He was before Kramer minus all the N words.
      ---------------
    Keep It Movin‘ B!tch !

    2sexy4sho2
    rip man

    lol@selector
      ---------------
    whats your fantasy?

    tima789
    DAMN DAMN DAMN.....
     

    blackchinadoll4life
    RIP, bently i really like him...
      ---------------
    www.tarrjinc.com

    wakeupblkpeople
    That means George and Florence are the only adults on the show still alive...
     

    MilkChocolate209
    NOT THE ENGLISHMAN THAT LIVED AT THE END OF THE HALL????? SAY IT AIN'T SO
      ---------------
    www.myspace.com/achocolatekiss4u

    louisiana1-4life
    @HersheyDiva,

    What happend to Jenny? She and thelmea, from goodtimes, made me a "man"! LOL;)
      ---------------
    I got HIGH as fucc, last night!

    JmarcNYC
    RIP Mr. Bentley
      ---------------
    Joaquin

    cali_chic09
    awww....R.I.P
     

    HersheyDiva
    @louisiana1-4 life...Jenny is still alive I put down who's still alive but was told that 1 of the Lionel's is dead. Not sure which one.
      ---------------
    NY Finest....

    DallasDyamond
    AWWWW MAN RIP MR. BENTLY!!! I LIKED WHEN HE WOULD MAKE GEORGE TAKE OFF HIS SHOES AND WALK ON HIS BACK!!!! LOL!
      ---------------
    ~It‘s ME, Biotches~ LoL!

    DallasDyamond
    @ HERSHEYDIVA- THE 2ND LIONEL DIED
      ---------------
    ~It‘s ME, Biotches~ LoL!

    disinquiringmind
    AWWW. PEACE UNTO HIM.
      ---------------
    Shhh, you ain‘t heard it from me.

    daniebonner
    He was ONLY 70? WTF?!?! I thought he was in his 80s! Geez!
      ---------------
    MTO Please Delete Stalker Accounts

    SweetPea1000
    Oh no! R.I.P. Mr. Bentley. Thanks for the laughs.
     

    umn2me2
    The 2nd Lionel died. *****GOOGLE Afro American Syndicate*****
    Mike Evans of TV's The Jefferson's Dead
    Mike Evans
    Dec 14, 2006 - Mike Evans, 57, an
    actor best known for his role as
    Lionel Jefferson in the TV
    sitcoms "All in the Family" and
    "The Jeffersons," died of throat
    cancer Dec. 14 at his mother's
    home in Twentynine Palms, his
    niece Dr. Chrystal Evans said.
     

    lifegroove
    RIP Mr. Bentley...now Mr. Bentley has moved on up with the Lord. The Jeffersons was one of my favorite shows when I was a kid....funny as chit.
     

    lowerlevel82
    well he was pretty old
      ---------------
    myspace.com/jbreezy1982

    disconnexionsdotcom
    Actually the FIRST Lionel died. He was the one that was lighter and had an afro. Mike Evans played him for the first couple of seasons and then was replaced.

    I'm old enough to remember that Mr Bentley had a role on Sesame Street as the guy who walked around painting letters and numbers on the wall.
      ---------------
    www.disconnexions.com - Old School 4-Eva

    AurieLove
    Goodnight Mr. Bently! See ya later.
      ---------------
    I‘m da SHYT!! SAY SOMETHING!!!!!

    ashstew84
    WELL MY CONDOLENCES
      ---------------
    LOVING THE MOMMY LIFE!!

    121269
    AWWW R.I.P
      ---------------
    I JUST DONT GIVA F*CK..F*CK U~

    LMARIE
    R.I.P, HOPEFULLY HE MOVED ON UP TO THE "EASTSIDE" AND NOT THE "DIRTY" SOUTH IF YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN ;)
      ---------------
    www.myspace.com/asiamunroe

    umn2me2
    disconnexionsdotcom YOU ARE SO RIGHT HE WAS THE FIRST LIONEL.I DID GET HIS NAME RIGHT THOUGH.
     

    JackieG81
    Awwwe that's sad =-(
      ---------------
    :*.www.myspace.com/BossBitch1981.*:

    maid4me
    A[SPAM]wwww.....!
    R.I.P.
      ---------------
    Lucky Me - Smiling:)

    LilHairDreads
    WHAT YOU SAY? *talking like my grandmother* AIN'T NOBODY CALLED AND TOLD ME NOTHIN'!
    *screaming* AAA[SPAM]..... WHEW LAWD...
    WHEN THE "FUNE?" OKAY BABY.
     

    LilHairDreads
    WHAT YOU SAY? *talking like my grandmother* AIN'T NOBODY CALLED AND TOLD ME NOTHIN'!
    *screaming* AAA[SPAM]..... WHEW LAWD...
    WHEN THE "FUNE?" OKAY BABY.
     

    LilHairDreads
    WHAT YOU SAY? *talking like my grandmother* AIN'T NOBODY CALLED AND TOLD ME NOTHIN'!
    *screaming* AAA[SPAM]..... WHEW LAWD...
    WHEN THE "FUNE?" OKAY BABY.
     

    LilHairDreads
    WHAT YOU SAY? *talking like my grandmother* AIN'T NOBODY CALLED AND TOLD ME NOTHIN'!
    *screaming* AAA[SPAM]..... WHEW LAWD...
    WHEN THE "FUNE?" OKAY BABY.
     

    LilHairDreads
    WHAT YOU SAY? *talking like my grandmother* AIN'T NOBODY CALLED AND TOLD ME NOTHIN'!
    *screaming* AAA[SPAM]..... WHEW LAWD...
    WHEN THE "FUNE?" OKAY BABY.
     

    IMSONEGATIVE
    DAMN I DIDNT KNOW HE WAS STILL ALIVE! HE OUT LIVE WEEZY! WOW! OK NOW WHO IS LEFT IS THE MAID AND SHERMAN!MAN R.I.P
      ---------------
    www.myspace.com/thesquadmusic1

    imalwaysright
    The first Lionel, Mike Evans, wasn't replaced. He quit his role on the Jeffersons to concentrate on his new show, Good Times. Then he eventually returned. But, yes, he's dead.
     

    iCanMakeiTJuicy4Ya
    moving on up!!! RIP dude
     

    yellowberry
    i always loved mr.bentley, so here is just a little bit of his work:

    Actor:
    In Production
    2000s
    1990s
    1980s
    1970s
    1960s
    'Side by Each' (2008) (completed) .... Chief Rod Rocks


    After the Sunset (2004) .... Night Shift Guard
    A Mighty Wind (2003) .... Martin Berg
    "The Drew Carey Show" .... Jeremy (1 episode, 2002)
    - Drew and the Life-Size Jim Thome Cut-Out (2002) TV episode .... Jeremy
    Isn't She Great (2000) .... Prof. Brainiac
    ... aka Ist sie nicht großartig? (Germany)


    "The Guiding Light" (1952) TV series .... Mr. Pratt (unknown episodes, 1999)
    ... aka Guiding Light (USA: new title)
    A Fish in the Bathtub (1999) .... Milo
    "Seinfeld" .... Mr. Elinoff (1 episode, 1998)
    - The Cartoon (1998) TV episode .... Mr. Elinoff
    Who Was That Man (1998)
    The Devil's Advocate (1997) (uncredited) .... Walter Krasna
    ... aka Devil's Advocate (USA: DVD box title)
    ... aka Im Auftrag des Teufels (Germany)
    Waiting for Guffman (1996) .... Not Guffman (Mr. Roy Loomis)
    "Pig Sty" .... Milt (1 episode, 1995)
    - Tess Makes the Man (1995) TV episode .... Milt
    Guns and Lipstick (1995) .... Mickey
    Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman (1993) (TV) .... Dr. Victor Loeb
    The Addams Family (1991) .... Judge Womack
    "Morton & Hayes" .... Mr. Nicolides (1 episode, 1991)
    - The Vase Shop (1991) TV episode .... Mr. Nicolides
    "Tales from the Crypt" .... Beaks (1 episode, 1991)
    ... aka HBO's Tales from the Crypt
    - Top Billing (1991) TV episode .... Beaks
    "A Different World" .... Mr. Ludlow (1 episode, 1991)
    - Risk Around the Dollar (1991) TV episode .... Mr. Ludlow
    Sibling Rivalry (1990) .... Dr. Plotner
    The Freshman (1990) .... Arthur Fleeber, NYU Professor/Clark's Faculty Advisor


    Babycakes (1989) (TV)
    Cocktail (1988) .... Finance Teacher
    Arthur 2: On the Rocks (1988) .... Fairchild
    The Chair (1988) .... Warden Edward Dwyer
    ... aka Hot Seat
    "The Twilight Zone" .... The Hoakie (1 episode, 1987)
    ... aka The New Twilight Zone (Australia)
    - Song of the Younger World (1987) TV episode .... The Hoakie
    "Murder, She Wrote" .... Friedrich Hoffman (1 episode, 1985)
    - Sticks and Stones (1985) TV episode .... Friedrich Hoffman
    "The Jeffersons" .... Harry Bentley (144 episodes, 1975-1985)
    - Red Robins (1985) TV episode .... Harry Bentley
    - Off-Off-Off-Off Broadway (1985) TV episode .... Harry Bentley
    - The Odd Couple (1985) TV episode .... Harry Bentley
    - The Truth Hurts (1985) TV episode .... Harry Bentley
    - And Up We Go (1985) TV episode .... Harry Bentley
    (139 more)
    This Is Spinal Tap (1984) .... Tucker 'Smitty' Brown
    ... aka This is Spinal Tap®: A Rockumentary by Martin Di Bergi (USA: complete title)
    The Lonely Guy (1984) (voice) (uncredited) .... Dr. Zook
    The Man with Two Brains (1983) .... Butler
    "The Blue and the Gray" (1982) TV mini-series .... Arbuthnot
    The Electric Grandmother (1982) (TV) .... Guido Fantoccini
    Desperate Moves (1981) .... Cosmo
    ... aka A Desperate Case
    ... aka Rollerboy
    ... aka Save the Last Dance for Me
    ... aka Steigler and Steigler (USA)
    ... aka Stiegler: A Desperate Case
    ... aka Stiegler: A Serious Case


    Billy in the Lowlands (1979) .... Billy's Father
    The Goodbye Girl (1977) .... Mark
    ... aka Neil Simon's The Goodbye Girl
    "Sesame Street" .... The Mad Painter (10 episodes, 1969-1976)
    ... aka Open Sesame (New Zealand: English title: new syndication title)
    ... aka Sesame Street Unpaved (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka The New Sesame Street (USA: new syndication title)
    - Episode #8.4 (1976) TV episode .... The Mad Painter
    - Episode #3.78 (1972) TV episode .... The Mad Painter
    - Episode #3.76 (1972) TV episode .... The Mad Painter
    - Episode #3.75 (1972) TV episode .... The Mad Painter
    - Episode #3.74 (1972) TV episode .... The Mad Painter
    (5 more)
    Smile (1975) .... Orren Brooks
    Mandingo (1975) .... Brownlee
    Hustling (1975) (TV) .... Lester Traube
    "All in the Family" .... Harry Bentley (1 episode, 1975)
    - The Jeffersons Move on Up (1975) TV episode .... Harry Bentley
    "Maude" .... Minister (1 episode, 1975)
    - All Psyched Out (1975) TV episode .... Minister
    The Front Page (1974) .... Plunkett
    "Harry O" .... Veneman (1 episode, 1974)
    - Forty Reasons to Kill: Part 1 (1974) TV episode .... Veneman
    "Kojak" .... Donald Kauldor (1 episode, 1974)
    - Slay Ride (1974) TV episode .... Donald Kauldor
    Up the Sandbox (1972) .... Dr. Beineke
    Jeremiah Johnson (1972) .... Reverend Lindquist
    Deadhead Miles (1972) .... Tramp
    The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight (1971) .... Shots O'Toole
    ... aka The Gang That Couldn't Shoot (UK: cable TV title)
    They Might Be Giants (1971) .... Chestnut Man
    Taking Off (1971) .... Ben Lockston
    Cold Turkey (1971) .... Zen Buddhist


    The Virgin President (1968) .... Rutherford Melon
    The Double-Barrelled Detective Story (1965) .... Wells Fargo Ferguson

    Director:
    "The Jeffersons" (1 episode, 1985)
    - The Truth Hurts (1985) TV episode

    Self:
    2000s
    1990s
    1970s
    "Intimate Portrait" .... Himself (1 episode, 2004)
    - Stockard Channing (2004) TV episode .... Himself


    A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out (1992) (TV) (uncredited) .... Hotel Concierge
    ... aka The Return of Spinal Tap (video title)


    The Making of 'The Goodbye Girl' (1977) (TV) .... Himself

    Archive Footage:
    Sesame Street Unpaved (1999) (TV) .... The Mad Painter


    rest in peace friend.
      ---------------
    elizabeth hasselbeck must go !!!!!

    yummers
    RIP
      ---------------
    myspace.com/bigbeautifullady

    wakeupblkpeople
    Oh yea...forgot that Mike Evans died. Damon Evans is the 2nd Lionel lives in Bmore. What's amazing is that George's mom was well in her 80's on the show and still acting.

    Wow George is only 70?
    Florence is now 77.
    Tom died in '06 at 78.
    Helen (Lenny Kravitz mom) died of breast cancer in 1995 at 66.
    And of course Louise died in '04 at 87 y/o which I still can't believe. She was 20 years older than George!!
     

    AKeysWannabee
    I liked Mr. Bentley..
     

    myxy
    ..ugh....the annoying one...rest in peace
      ---------------
    Ezekiel 33:11

    MzTory
    RIP
      ---------------
    twitter.com/MzTory82

    GuessJeans
    @ STEFJ1972- Girl I did too.. I was going to cry if it was Mr. Bentley Foxsworth.
      ---------------
    To be busy is man‘s only happines

    critique101
    Wow! The person who posted Mr. Bentley's acting resume. What a great job with the research! I did not know he did all of that. I thought he was truly an English actor.
      ---------------
    Not perfect-I‘m a work in progress

    esotericdredz
    Rest in peace....
      ---------------
    Not liking bullshit doesn‘t = hating

    SooSurrus
    RIP...Mr. Jefferson use to always heat his @ss...lol
      ---------------
    ...~To Be Taken Suriously~...

    focus
    At 70, he was young. I didn't realize just how old the actors were on that show. They dying off and now there are about 2-3 originals left.
     

    focus
    @wakeupblackpeople: Esther Rolle was 19-20 yrs older than John Amos too. Those black folks could play those age roles.
     

    JaeCe
    WOOF....R.I.P
      ---------------
    No City Has Swagger Like US!!

    Foxy90210
    R.I.P. Bentley
      ---------------
    I‘m so 3008 U So 2000 & LATE!

    RedDragon
    R.I.P. MR. BENTLEY....I JUST GOT THRU WATCHING THE JEFFERSONS..
     

    Shogun360
    As a true fan of the Jefferson's, I was lucky to have met Mr. Benedict a little over ten years ago and he and I had a nice conversation. He asked me for one of my business card and told me he would cherish it. Man, He was COOL; and please, Rest In Peace.
     

    goddie
    Wow! I loved Mr. Bentley! R.I.P
     

    laeaglin
    Rip bentley!
      ---------------
    it‘s simple; you‘re a moron.

    stefjay1972
    @ Guessjeans I like Farnsworth Bentley too. He's a cool dude. MTO better not scare me like that anymore.
      ---------------
    To Thine Onself Be True!

    Girlsluvgems
    RIP you will be missed.
     

    carmel666
    I USED TO LOVE HIM ON SESAME STREET(OR WAS IT THE ELECTRIC COMPANY?)

    RIP
      ---------------
    1 WEEK TIL MY BERFDAY 6-26

    polkadotskin
    Aww, Mr. Bentley! Rest in peace.
      ---------------
    Lurkin‘ & readin‘...No comment...

    fupeople
    SAW IT ON THE NEWS YESTERDAY..... R.I.P
      ---------------
    IT‘S ONLY ENTERTAINMENT!

    AintNothingNew
    *PEACE*
      ---------------
    LoVe is a Beautiful Thing~

    Fabulous_1
    Say it aint sooooo
     

    TexasGlamourChic
    RIP
     

    NoElleNo2
    Awww- I know George would say "Later Honky" but I can't even get with Mr. G today. Rest in peace Bentley.

    @carmel666- Yeah! It was the Electric Company I think.
      ---------------
    And yet they remain ignorant...

    hellokitty19131
    Sherman, Marla, Berlinda, Ned, Damon & Ebony are left.
     

    LauriMeansLove
    LOL @SELECTORS comment
      ---------------
    ASK ME ABOUT MY MUSIC PAGE!!!

    BlackGodess
    RIP mr. Benedict!
     

    YESIDID
    LOL @ SELECTOR, AND CHITOWNBABY AND THE PERSON THAT SAID HOPE HE MOVING ON UP AND NOT DOWN IN THE DIRTY SOUTH..HILAROUS.
     

    SouthernGul
    RIP Mr. Bentley.
      ---------------
    And what?

    uzadumazz
    DAMN BENT WAS STILL KICKING HEY? RIP MY DUDE.
      ---------------
    I

    amarefan
    Aww how sad. I love the Jeffersons.
      ---------------
    OUT FOR THE SEASON...

    Oscuro
    I liked Bentley on the Jefferson's. Rest in peace.
      ---------------
    I‘m here @ www.myspace.com/iki3578

    nitled
    R.I.P. ..... I'm sorry but i'm lmbao @Selector, that ish was funny!
      ---------------
    N.C‘S FINEST!!!

    fire4u
    Awwwh...I love the Jeffersons and Mr Bentley.. love it ! RIP.
      ---------------
    Whatever,I keep it real...Atl

    Girlsluvgems
    *****
    ATTENTION!! ATTENTION!! ATTENTION!!!


    Due to the VAST INCREASE in Jewelry SALES my company has hired as special advertising team!!

    The store has NOT CHANGED. We are STILL at www.myposhJEWELS.com. I just WONT be advertising myself. SO I AM JUST A REGULAR BOGGER NOW!! I can really let loose now...lol..I'm playing. To those who have placed orders, dont worry but you can still call customer service at 1-888-420-4999 if you need assistance!!!


    Thanks for your support!!

    Now back to your regular blogging...lol
    *****
     

    theimmaculatecrown
    R.I.P. to Mr. Bentley. Hopefully he moving on up.(To the sky...)
     

    4000WEEKLYCASH
    luv tht show
      ---------------
    Need Extra Cash? WWW.4000WEEKLYCASH.COM

    geneaux
    RIP Mr Bentley
     

    jocknbeats
    @ Chitownbaby, George use to step on Mr. Bentley's back, not the other way around. Get it together!!!


    -----
    We might as well put an ad in the paper,we gonna get everybody! (Dead Presidents, 95)
     

    OneLifeo1
    R.I.P. Mr. Bentley.
     

    stressnotic
    R I P Mr. Bentley thank you for so many laughs, over the years....this is sad news


    http://www.myspace.com/stressnotic
     


    Login to post comment
MediaTakeOut © 2009  |  Legal  |  Privacy Statement