Buddy Hackett

Buddy Hackett

Known for

Acting

Born

August 31, 1924

Birthplace

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Died

June 30, 2003 (aged 78)

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).

Best known work

The Little Mermaid
The Little Mermaid
1989
The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea
The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea
2000
Scrooged
Scrooged
1988
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
1996
Dinosaurs
Dinosaurs
1991
Animaniacs
Animaniacs
1993
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
1963
The Love Bug
The Love Bug
1968
Boy Meets World
Boy Meets World
1993
Paulie
Paulie
1998

Filmography

  1. 2023

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

    as Benjy Benjamin (archive footage)

  2. 2019

    The Little Mermaid Live!

    as Scuttle (archive footage) (voice)

  3. 2006

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

    as Self (archive footage)

  4. 2003

    That Loveable Bug

    as Self

  5. 2002

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

  6. 2001

    Man and Cat

    as Narrator

  7. 2000

    The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea

    as Scuttle (voice)

  8. 1999

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

    as Self

  9. 1999

    ActionTV

    as Uncle Lonnie (13 episodes)

  10. 1999

    The Late Late Show with Craig KilbornTV

    as Self (2 episodes)

  11. 1998

    Paulie

    as Artie

  12. 1998

    LateLineTV

  13. 1997

    Just Shoot Me!TV

    as Buddy Hackett (1 episode)

  14. 1996

    Sabrina, the Teenage WitchTV

    as Car (voice) (1 episode)

  15. 1996

    E! True Hollywood StoryTV

  16. 1993

    Boy Meets WorldTV

    as Mr. Fontaine (1 episode)

  17. 1993

    AnimaniacsTV

    as CEO (voice) (1 episode)

  18. 1993

    Mouse Soup

    as Mouse

  19. 1992

    Fish PoliceTV

    as Crabby (voice) (6 episodes)

  20. 1991

    DinosaursTV

    as Louie (voice) (1 episode)

  21. 1991

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

    as Self

  22. 1990

    Little Mermaid's IslandTV

    as Scuttle (voice) (2 episodes)

  23. 1990

    Ferris BuellerTV

    as Emcee (1 episode)

  24. 1989

    The Little Mermaid

    as Scuttle (voice)

  25. 1989

    Friend to Friend: Armenian Earthquake Relief

    as Self

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