Actor profile

Buddy Hackett

31st August 1924 Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA Acting

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).

33 Movies 49 TV Shows 90 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

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

It's a Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie Point 8th October 2023 as Benjy Benjamin (archive footage)

The Little Mermaid Live! poster

The Little Mermaid Live! 5th November 2019 as Scuttle (archive footage) (voice)

That Loveable Bug poster

That Loveable Bug 20th May 2003 as Self

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 13th October 2002

The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea poster

The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea 23rd January 2000 as Scuttle (voice)

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 26th October 1999 as Self

Paulie poster

Paulie 17th April 1998 as Artie

Mouse Soup poster

Mouse Soup 1st June 1993 as Mouse

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' 1st January 1991 as Self

The Little Mermaid poster

The Little Mermaid 17th November 1989 as Scuttle (voice)

Friend to Friend: Armenian Earthquake Relief poster

Friend to Friend: Armenian Earthquake Relief 31st January 1989 as Self

Scrooged poster

Scrooged 22nd November 1988 as Self

George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business poster

George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business 19th September 1983 as Self

Buddy Hackett: Live and Uncensored poster

Buddy Hackett: Live and Uncensored 18th June 1983 as Himself

Hey Babe! poster

Hey Babe! 1st January 1983 as Sammy Cohen

Jack Frost poster

Jack Frost 13th December 1979 as Pardon-Me-Pete (voice)

Bud and Lou poster

Bud and Lou 15th November 1978 as Lou Costello

Loose Shoes poster

Loose Shoes 1st September 1978 as Buddy Hackett - S.T.O.P.-I.T. Spokesman

The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World poster

The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World 29th October 1971 as Self

The Good Guys and the Bad Guys poster

The Good Guys and the Bad Guys 10th October 1969 as Ed - Townsman (uncredited)

The Mama Cass Television Program poster

The Mama Cass Television Program 26th June 1969 as Self

The Love Bug poster

The Love Bug 23rd December 1968 as Tennessee Steinmetz

Once Upon a Tractor poster

Once Upon a Tractor 9th September 1965 as Garage Owner

The Golden Head poster

The Golden Head 22nd August 1964 as Lionel Pack

Muscle Beach Party poster

Muscle Beach Party 25th March 1964 as The Rich Business Manager

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

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World 7th November 1963 as Benjy Benjamin

The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm poster

The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm 7th August 1962 as Hans (segment "The Singing Bone")

The Music Man poster

The Music Man 19th June 1962 as Marcellus Washburn

Everything's Ducky poster

Everything's Ducky 20th December 1961 as Seaman Admiral John Paul 'Ad' Jones

All Hands on Deck poster

All Hands on Deck 30th March 1961 as Shrieking Eagle Garfield

God's Little Acre poster

God's Little Acre 23rd September 1958 as Pluto Swint, Sheriff Candidate

Fireman Save My Child poster

Fireman Save My Child 2nd May 1954 as Smokey Hinkle

Walking My Baby Back Home poster

Walking My Baby Back Home 6th December 1953 as Blimp Edwards

Action poster

Action 16th September 1999 as Uncle Lonnie

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn poster

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn 30th March 1999 as Self

Just Shoot Me! poster

Just Shoot Me! 4th March 1997 as Buddy Hackett

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch poster

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch 27th September 1996 as Car (voice)

E! True Hollywood Story poster

E! True Hollywood Story 21st August 1996

Boy Meets World poster

Boy Meets World 24th September 1993 as Mr. Fontaine

Animaniacs poster

Animaniacs 13th September 1993 as CEO (voice)

Fish Police poster

Fish Police 28th February 1992 as Crabby (voice)

Dinosaurs poster

Dinosaurs 26th April 1991 as Louie (voice)

Little Mermaid's Island poster

Little Mermaid's Island 31st December 1990 as Scuttle (voice)

Ferris Bueller poster

Ferris Bueller 23rd August 1990 as Emcee

L.A. Law poster

L.A. Law 15th September 1986 as Self

Murder, She Wrote poster

Murder, She Wrote 30th September 1984 as Murray Gruen

The Fall Guy poster

The Fall Guy 4th November 1981

Sword of Justice poster

Sword of Justice 10th September 1978

The Love Boat poster

The Love Boat 24th September 1977 as Mickey Greenbaum

The Love Boat poster

The Love Boat 24th September 1977 as Julian Garfield

Quincy, M.E. poster

Quincy, M.E. 3rd October 1976 as Ronnie Fletcher

Donny & Marie poster

Donny & Marie 23rd January 1976 as Self

Dinah! poster

Dinah! 21st October 1974 as Self

McMillan & Wife poster

McMillan & Wife 29th September 1971 as Joey Germaine

Great Performances poster

Great Performances 28th January 1971 as Self

The Flip Wilson Show poster

The Flip Wilson Show 17th September 1970 as Self

The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour poster

The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour 22nd January 1969 as Self

The Dick Cavett Show poster

The Dick Cavett Show 6th June 1968 as Self - Guest

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In poster

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In 22nd January 1968 as Self (uncredited)

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In poster

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In 22nd January 1968 as Self

The Danny Thomas Hour poster

The Danny Thomas Hour 11th September 1967 as Zeus

Get Smart poster

Get Smart 18th September 1965 as Wilbur (uncredited)

The Dean Martin Show poster

The Dean Martin Show 16th September 1965

The Big Valley poster

The Big Valley 15th September 1965 as Charlie Sawyer

The Hollywood Palace poster

The Hollywood Palace 4th January 1964 as Self

The Lucy Show poster

The Lucy Show 1st October 1962 as Harry Barton

The Merv Griffin Show poster

The Merv Griffin Show 1st October 1962 as Self

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson poster

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 1st October 1962 as Self

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson poster

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 1st October 1962 as Self (archive footage)

The Mike Douglas Show poster

The Mike Douglas Show 11th December 1961 as Self

The David Susskind Show poster

The David Susskind Show 18th January 1959 as Self

The Rifleman poster

The Rifleman 30th September 1958

Stanley poster

Stanley 24th September 1956

The Steve Allen Show poster

The Steve Allen Show 24th June 1956 as Self - Comedian

The Steve Allen Show poster

The Steve Allen Show 24th June 1956 as Self - Guest

The Wonderful World of Disney poster

The Wonderful World of Disney 27th October 1954 as Tennessee Steinmetz

Tonight Starring Steve Allen poster

Tonight Starring Steve Allen 27th September 1954

The Jackie Gleason Show poster

The Jackie Gleason Show 20th September 1952

The Bob Hope Show poster

The Bob Hope Show 9th April 1950 as Self

What's My Line? poster

What's My Line? 2nd February 1950 as Self - Panelist

What's My Line? poster

What's My Line? 2nd February 1950 as Self

The Ed Sullivan Show poster

The Ed Sullivan Show 20th June 1948 as Self