Buddy Hackett
Biography
Buddy Hackett was an American comic actor and comedian known for brash, off-color material and a thick New York accent. Raised in Brooklyn, he entertained guests as a teenage tummler at Catskills resorts and began performing stand-up in the resort nightclubs as Butch Hacker, then served three years in the Army during World War II. After the war he worked clubs in Brooklyn, Los Angeles and Las Vegas and took the name Buddy Hackett, and a Broadway appearance in Lunatics and Lovers led to two television specials. He became a regular guest on Jack Paar's and Johnny Carson's Tonight shows and on game shows, and he starred in the sitcom Stanley. His film roles included Marcellus Washburn in The Music Man (1962), Benjy Benjamin in the 1963 film It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, Tennessee Steinmetz in The Love Bug (1968) and Scuttle's voice in The Little Mermaid (1989). He died in 2003.
78years old at death
- Born Brooklyn
- Died Malibu
- Star sign: VirgoThe sign runs August 23 to September 22
- Leonard Hacker (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 10
- Career span
- 61 years1958 to 2019
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First role
Hackett's first movie job was a 10-minute Columbia short called King of the Pins, in which he pantomimed bad bowling while expert Joe Wilman showed the right way.
About the name
After the war, Hackett worked at the Pink Elephant, a club in Brooklyn. There he dropped Leonard Hacker and took the name Buddy Hackett.
Beyond film
Hackett and his roommate Lenny Bruce called their comedy duo the "Not Ready for Prime Time Players" on the Patrice Munsel Show, twenty years before Saturday Night Live used the same name.
Buddy Hackett movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
- It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World1963 Action, Adventure, Comedyas Benjy Benjamin
IMDb rating 7.452K votes
Most often with
John Musker and Ron Clements directed two of these films together. Seven actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Pat Carroll's page
All films by John Musker
All films by Ron Clements
Also three films together1 more actor
- Samuel E. WrightThe Little Mermaid Live! (2019), The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea (2000) and The Little Mermaid (1989)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Awards
Three awards and honors.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other honors | |||
| 2003 | Disney Legends | Honored | |
| Donaldson Awards | Won | ||
| Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame | Honored | ||
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.