In 1988, Benedict played Fairchild, Dudley Moore's butler in the movie "", the sequel to the hit 1981 film "Arthur". That same year, in the film "Cocktail", he portrayed a condescending business college professor. In the 1990 film "The Freshman", he played a similar role, this time an NYU film school professor. In 1991, he starred in "The Addams Family" as the grouchy judge George Womack. He also made an appearance as the incorrectly assumed title character in the 1996 film "Waiting for Guffman", another mockumentary involving many of the same writers and actors as "This Is Spinal Tap". He also played Fay's father in the story of Rumpelstiltskin in the "Between the Lions" episode "Hay Day".