Buddy Hackett

Buddy Hackett

Known for
Acting
Born
August 31, 1924
Died
June 30, 2003 (aged 78)
Birthplace
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

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

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Filmography

2023
It's a Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie Point poster

It's a Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie Point

Movie · as Benjy Benjamin (archive footage)

2019
The Little Mermaid Live! poster

The Little Mermaid Live!

Movie · as Scuttle (archive footage) (voice)

2006
Treasures Untold: The Making of Disney's 'The Little Mermaid'

Treasures Untold: The Making of Disney's 'The Little Mermaid'

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2003
That Loveable Bug poster

That Loveable Bug

Movie · as Self

2003
Last Comic Standing poster

Last Comic Standing

TV · as Self - Celebrity Talent Scout · 1 ep

2002
The Ultimate Collection Starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 60s and 70s poster

The Ultimate Collection Starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 60s and 70s

Movie

2001
Man and Cat

Man and Cat

Movie · as Narrator

2000
The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea poster

The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea

Movie · as Scuttle (voice)

1999
Let Me In, I Hear Laughter: A Salute to the Friars Club poster

Let Me In, I Hear Laughter: A Salute to the Friars Club

Movie · as Self

1999
Action poster

Action

TV · as Uncle Lonnie · 13 eps

1999
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn poster

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn

TV · as Self · 2 eps

1998
Paulie poster

Paulie

Movie · as Artie

1998
LateLine

LateLine

TV · 1 ep

1997
Just Shoot Me! poster

Just Shoot Me!

TV · as Buddy Hackett · 1 ep

1996
E! True Hollywood Story poster

E! True Hollywood Story

TV · 1 ep

1996
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch poster

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

TV · as Car (voice) · 1 ep

1993
Mouse Soup poster

Mouse Soup

Movie · as Mouse

1993
Boy Meets World poster

Boy Meets World

TV · as Mr. Fontaine · 1 ep

1993
Animaniacs poster

Animaniacs

TV · as CEO (voice) · 1 ep

1992
Fish Police poster

Fish Police

TV · as Crabby (voice) · 6 eps

1991
Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World' poster

Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World'

Movie · as Self

1991
Dinosaurs poster

Dinosaurs

TV · as Louie (voice) · 1 ep

1990
Ferris Bueller poster

Ferris Bueller

TV · as Emcee · 1 ep

1990
Little Mermaid's Island poster

Little Mermaid's Island

TV · as Scuttle (voice) · 2 eps

1989
The Little Mermaid poster

The Little Mermaid

Movie · as Scuttle (voice)

1989
Friend to Friend: Armenian Earthquake Relief poster

Friend to Friend: Armenian Earthquake Relief

Movie · as Self

1988
Scrooged poster

Scrooged

Movie · as Self

1986
Buddy Hackett II: On Stage At Caesars

Buddy Hackett II: On Stage At Caesars

Movie · as Himself

1986
L.A. Law poster

L.A. Law

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1984
Murder, She Wrote poster

Murder, She Wrote

TV · as Murray Gruen · 1 ep

1983
Hey Babe! poster

Hey Babe!

Movie · as Sammy Cohen

1983
Buddy Hackett: Live and Uncensored poster

Buddy Hackett: Live and Uncensored

Movie · as Himself

1983
George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business poster

George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business

Movie · as Self

1983
There Goes the Neighborhood

There Goes the Neighborhood

Movie · as Leonard 'Boxcar' Mumfred

1981
The Fall Guy poster

The Fall Guy

TV · 1 ep

1979
Jack Frost poster

Jack Frost

Movie · as Pardon-Me-Pete (voice)

1978
Loose Shoes poster

Loose Shoes

Movie · as Buddy Hackett - S.T.O.P.-I.T. Spokesman

1978
Bud and Lou poster

Bud and Lou

Movie · as Lou Costello

1978
Sword of Justice poster

Sword of Justice

TV · 1 ep

1977
The Love Boat poster

The Love Boat

TV · as Mickey Greenbaum, Julian Garfield · 1 ep

1976
Quincy, M.E. poster

Quincy, M.E.

TV · as Ronnie Fletcher · 2 eps

1976
Donny & Marie poster

Donny & Marie

TV · as Self · 3 eps

1974
Dinah! poster

Dinah!

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1971
The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World poster

The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World

Movie · as Self

1971
McMillan & Wife poster

McMillan & Wife

TV · as Joey Germaine · 1 ep

1971
Great Performances poster

Great Performances

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1970
The Flip Wilson Show poster

The Flip Wilson Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1969
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys poster

The Good Guys and the Bad Guys

Movie · as Ed - Townsman (uncredited)

1969
The Mama Cass Television Program poster

The Mama Cass Television Program

Movie · as Self

1969
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour poster

The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour

TV · as Self · 2 eps

1968
The Love Bug poster

The Love Bug

Movie · as Tennessee Steinmetz

1968
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In poster

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

TV · as Self (uncredited) · 3 eps

1968
The Dick Cavett Show poster

The Dick Cavett Show

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

1967
The Danny Thomas Hour poster

The Danny Thomas Hour

TV · as Zeus · 1 ep

1965
Once Upon a Tractor poster

Once Upon a Tractor

Movie · as Garage Owner

1965
The Big Valley poster

The Big Valley

TV · as Charlie Sawyer · 1 ep

1965
The Dean Martin Show poster

The Dean Martin Show

TV · 2 eps

1965
Get Smart poster

Get Smart

TV · as Wilbur (uncredited) · 1 ep

1964
The Golden Head poster

The Golden Head

Movie · as Lionel Pack

1964
Muscle Beach Party poster

Muscle Beach Party

Movie · as The Rich Business Manager

1964
The Hollywood Palace poster

The Hollywood Palace

TV · as Self · 2 eps

1963
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World poster

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

Movie · as Benjy Benjamin

1962
The Music Man poster

The Music Man

Movie · as Marcellus Washburn

1962
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm poster

The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm

Movie · as Hans (segment "The Singing Bone")

1962
The Lucy Show poster

The Lucy Show

TV · as Harry Barton · 1 ep

1962
The Merv Griffin Show poster

The Merv Griffin Show

TV · as Self · 3 eps

1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson poster

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

TV · as Self · 31 eps

1961
All Hands on Deck poster

All Hands on Deck

Movie · as Shrieking Eagle Garfield

1961
Everything's Ducky poster

Everything's Ducky

Movie · as Seaman Admiral John Paul 'Ad' Jones

1961
The Mike Douglas Show poster

The Mike Douglas Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1959
The David Susskind Show poster

The David Susskind Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1958
God's Little Acre poster

God's Little Acre

Movie · as Pluto Swint, Sheriff Candidate

1958
The Rifleman poster

The Rifleman

TV · 2 eps

1957
Tonight Starring Jack Paar poster

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

TV · as Self · 3 eps

1956
The Steve Allen Show poster

The Steve Allen Show

TV · as Self - Comedian, Self - Guest · 3 eps

1956
Stanley poster

Stanley

TV · 6 eps

1954
Fireman Save My Child poster

Fireman Save My Child

Movie · as Smokey Hinkle

1954
Tonight Starring Steve Allen poster

Tonight Starring Steve Allen

TV · 1 ep

1954
Max Liebman Presents

Max Liebman Presents

TV · 1 ep

1954
The Wonderful World of Disney poster

The Wonderful World of Disney

TV · as Tennessee Steinmetz · 1 ep

1953
Walking My Baby Back Home poster

Walking My Baby Back Home

Movie · as Blimp Edwards

1952
The Jackie Gleason Show poster

The Jackie Gleason Show

TV

1950
King of the Pins

King of the Pins

Movie · as Inept Bowler

1950
The Bob Hope Show poster

The Bob Hope Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1950
What's My Line? poster

What's My Line?

TV · as Self · 8 eps

1948
The Ed Sullivan Show poster

The Ed Sullivan Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1938
Saturday Night Swing Club

Saturday Night Swing Club

Movie · as Orchestra Leader