As reported in the Obitiuaries section of this morning's LA Times, the actor Paul Benedict was found dead at his home on Martha's Vineyard. Benedict was best known to most as the actor who played the eccentric English neighbor Harry Bentley on the televiison sitcom The Jeffersons but he was also known for his small role in the movie This Is Spinal Tap as the "twisted old fruit" hotel desk clerk. See clip below.
Unlike the neighbor character he played in the TV series, the actor was not English. Benedict was 70 years of age. The cause of his death is still under investigation according to his brother, reports the LA Times.
He was the first "celebrity" i saw when moving to Hollywood. He was at Frank & Musso's (Hollywood's oldest restaurant) having a cocktail in the early afternoon. awesome.