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Buddy Hackett aka Leonard Hacker was an American comedian and actor. He is best known for portraying roles in the movies, "The Music Man" as Marcellus Washburn and Tennessee Steinmetz in "The Love Bug." He is survived by his wife and children.
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Join MemoriesArleen Calma Born 1924 in Brooklyn, New York
Hackett and his wife established the Singita Animal Sanctuary in California's San Fernando Valley
"What's My Line" with Buddy Hackett
Co-starred in the movie "Walking My Baby Back Home"
Buddy Hackett on "The Tonight Show"
Children fell in love with him in his role as the lovable hippie auto mechanic Tennessee Steinmetz in Disney's "The Love Bug"
Buddy Hackett on "The Tonight Show"
Hackett's final film role was in the film "Paulie"
Hackett performed with Robert Preston in the film "The Music Man"
Buddy Hackett on "The Tonight Show"
Hackett passed away on June 30, 2003, at his beach house in Malibu, California, at the age of 78
Karen Higdon Married Sherry Cohen and were together until his death
Hackett starred as the title character in the sitcom "Stanley"
He made a big splash in the movie "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World" with Mickey Rooney