Buddy Hackett
Acting1924Brooklyn, 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
Acting History
2023
It's a Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie Point
as Benjy Benjamin (archive footage)
2019
The Little Mermaid Live!
as Scuttle (archive footage) (voice)
2006
Treasures Untold: The Making of Disney's 'The Little Mermaid'
as Self (archive footage)
2003
That Loveable Bug
as Self
2001
Man and Cat
as Narrator
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
TVas Self• 2 eps
2000
The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea
as Scuttle (voice)
Just Shoot Me!
TVas Buddy Hackett• 1 eps
1999
Action
TVas Uncle Lonnie• 13 eps
1998
1997
Great Performances
TVas Self• 1 eps
1996
Boy Meets World
TVas Mr. Fontaine• 1 eps
1993
Mouse Soup
as Mouse
L.A. Law
TVas Self• 1 eps
1992
Dinosaurs
TVas Louie (voice)• 1 eps
1990
Little Mermaid's Island
TVas Scuttle (voice)• 2 eps
Ferris Bueller
TVas Emcee• 1 eps
1989
The Little Mermaid
as Scuttle (voice)
1988
Scrooged
as Self
1987
Murder, She Wrote
TVas Murray Gruen• 1 eps
1986
1983
Buddy Hackett: Live and Uncensored
as Himself
Hey Babe!
as Sammy Cohen
Buddy Hackett: Live and Uncensored
Actor's Assistant
1982
1981
The Love Boat
TVas Julian Garfield / Mickey Greenbaum• 1 eps
1979
Jack Frost
as Pardon-Me-Pete (voice)
1978
Bud and Lou
as Lou Costello
Loose Shoes
as Buddy Hackett - S.T.O.P.-I.T. Spokesman
1977
Quincy, M.E.
TVas Ronnie Fletcher• 2 eps
Donny & Marie
TVas Self• 3 eps
1975
Dinah!
TVas Self• 1 eps
1974
The Mike Douglas Show
TVas Self• 1 eps
McMillan & Wife
TVas Joey Germaine• 1 eps
1973
The Flip Wilson Show
TVas Self• 1 eps
1971
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
TVas Self• 2 eps
The Dick Cavett Show
TVas Self - Guest• 1 eps
1969
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
as Ed - Townsman (uncredited)
The Bob Hope Show
TVas Self• 1 eps
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
TVas Self• 2 eps
1968
The Love Bug
as Tennessee Steinmetz
The Lucy Show
TVas Harry Barton• 1 eps
1967
1966
The Big Valley
TVas Charlie Sawyer• 1 eps
1965
Once Upon a Tractor
as Garage Owner
1964
The Golden Head
as Lionel Pack
Muscle Beach Party
as The Rich Business Manager
The Hollywood Palace
TVas Self• 2 eps
The Ed Sullivan Show
TVas Self• 1 eps
1963
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
as Benjy Benjamin
The Merv Griffin Show
TVas Self• 3 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TVas Self• 30 eps
1962
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
as Hans (segment "The Singing Bone")
The Music Man
as Marcellus Washburn
1961
All Hands on Deck
as Shrieking Eagle Garfield
Everything's Ducky
as Seaman Admiral John Paul 'Ad' Jones
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
TVas Self• 3 eps
1960
The David Susskind Show
TVas Self• 1 eps
1959
1958
God's Little Acre
as Pluto Swint, Sheriff Candidate
1957
What's My Line?
TVas Self - Mystery Guest• 5 eps
1956
The Steve Allen Show
TVas Self - Guest• 3 eps
1954
Fireman Save My Child
as Smokey Hinkle
1953
Walking My Baby Back Home
as Blimp Edwards
1950
King of the Pins
as Inept Bowler
1938
Saturday Night Swing Club
as Orchestra Leader