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).
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
The Little Mermaid
as Scuttle (voice)
1989
King of the Pins
as Inept Bowler
1950
The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea
as Scuttle (voice)
2000
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
as Benjy Benjamin
1963
Jack Frost
as Pardon-Me-Pete (voice)
1979
Scrooged
as Self
1988
The Music Man
as Marcellus Washburn
1962
Saturday Night Swing Club
as Orchestra Leader
1938
The Love Bug
as Tennessee Steinmetz
1968
Paulie
as Artie
1998
God's Little Acre
as Pluto Swint, Sheriff Candidate
1958
Loose Shoes
as Buddy Hackett - S.T.O.P.-I.T. Spokesman
1978
The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World
as Self
1971
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
as Ed - Townsman (uncredited)
1969
All Hands on Deck
as Shrieking Eagle Garfield
1961
Everything's Ducky
as Seaman Admiral John Paul 'Ad' Jones
1961
Walking My Baby Back Home
as Blimp Edwards
1953
Bud and Lou
as Lou Costello
1978
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
as Hans (segment "The Singing Bone")
1962
It's a Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie Point
as Benjy Benjamin (archive footage)
2023
TV Appearances
Murder, She Wrote
as Murray Gruen
1984
The Jackie Gleason Show
1966
L.A. Law
as Self
1986
The Love Boat
as Mickey Greenbaum
1977
Boy Meets World
as Mr. Fontaine
1993
The Lucy Show
as Harry Barton
1962
Quincy, M.E.
as Ronnie Fletcher
1976
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
1962
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
LateLine
1998
Action
as Uncle Lonnie
1999
The David Susskind Show
as Self
1959