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American actor and comedian (1924–2003)

Person · Open Library

Born
1924
Works
3

Top works

  • Erskine Caldwell's God's little acre
  • The naked mind of Buddy Hackett
  • The truth about golf

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United Kingdom
Active from
1950-02-12
britishclassicaleclectic proghard rockprogressive rockrock

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
6,146
Total plays
19,645

Tags

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Buddy Hackett (born Leonard Hacker; August 31, 1924 – June 30, 2003) was an American comedian and actor. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Buddy+Hackett">Read more on Last.fm</a>

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Key facts

Born
Leonard Hacker , ( 1924-08-31 ) August 31, 1924, New York City , New York , U.S.
Died
June 30, 2003 (2003-06-30) (aged 78), Malibu, California , U.S.
Occupations
Actor comedian
Years active
1946–2003
Spouse
Sherry Cohen ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1955 ) ​
Children
3, including Sandy Hackett
Allegiance
United States
Branch
United States Army
Service years
1942–1945

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Leonard
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Brooklyn
Place of death
Malibu
Occupation
actor
Languages spoken
English language
Country for sport
United States
Conflict
World War II
Image
Buddy Hackett Its a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World Trailer14.jpg
Work location
United States
Show 8 more facts
date of birth
1924-08-31
date of death
2003-06-30
cause of death
diabetes
manner of death
natural causes
Commons category
Buddy Hackett
start of work period
1950-00-00
birth name
Leonard Hacker
name in native language
Buddy Hackett
Sources (8)

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Encyclopedic overview

Buddy Hackett (born Leonard Hacker; 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). He was also a frequent guest on TV game shows and variety shows.

Early life

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Buddy Hackett” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.