Known For
Acting
Birthday
August 31, 1924
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As
- Leonard Hacker
Buddy Hackett
Biography
Buddy Hackett (August 31, 1924 - June 30, 2003) was an American comedian and comic actor. Known for his raunchy material, heavy appearance and thick New York City accent, his notable roles include Marcellus Washburn in The Music Man (1962), Benjy Benjamin in It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963), Tennessee Steinmetz in The Love Bug (1968) and the voice of Scuttle in The Little Mermaid (1989).
Known For - Movies
The Little Mermaid
as Scuttle (voice)
Scrooged
as Self
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
as Benjy Benjamin
The Love Bug
as Tennessee Steinmetz
Paulie
as Artie
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
as Ed - Townsman (uncredited)
The Music Man
as Marcellus Washburn
Muscle Beach Party
as The Rich Business Manager
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
as Hans (segment "The Singing Bone")
The Little Mermaid Live!
as Scuttle (archive footage) (voice)
Known For - TV Shows
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self (archive footage)
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
Murder, She Wrote
as Murray Gruen
Great Performances
as Self
Quincy, M.E.
as Ronnie Fletcher
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
The Love Boat
as Mickey Greenbaum
The Love Boat
as Julian Garfield
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
as Car (voice)