LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Comedian Buddy Hackett, known for his rubbery face and sometimes raunchy jokes, never strayed far from a punch line, often peppering friends and family with his humor. "If I was ...

Buddy Hackett was an American comedian and actor. Notable roles he portrayed include Marcellus Washburn in The Music Man and Tennessee Steinmetz in The Love Bug. Edwin John "Eddie" Fisher was an ...

Funnyman Buddy Hackett took fatherhood seriously. The doting dad of three kids was “well-read, smart and a strict disciplinarian,” recalls his son, Sandy Hackett. “At 16, I got a speeding ticket, and ...

Bob Newhart has Buddy Hackett to thank for being one half of Hollywood’s longest-lasting marriages. Speaking to PEOPLE in this week’s issue, comedy legend Newhart, 90, reflects on his six decades in ...

Los Angeles — Buddy Hackett, the squat, round, rubbery-faced funnyman who honed his act at resorts, including the Pines Hotel, Brown's and the Concord during the Catskills' heyday and went on to ...

LAS VEGAS (CN) - The son of the late Buddy Hackett says his former business partners conned him out of his rights to a Rat Pack-inspired musical he wrote. Sandy Hackett claims he wrote "The Tribute to ...

Buddy Hackett, who broke into comedy as a young waiter-performer in New York’s Catskill Mountains and went on to achieve iconic status as a raunchy nightclub performer and rubber-faced clown in movies ...

Buddy Hackett, the raunchy nightclub comedian also known for his roles on TV and in films, was found dead Monday at his Malibu home. He was 78. Hackett was notable for his sharp wit and frequent ...

LOS ANGELES, July 1 (UPI) -- Buddy Hackett, the rubber-faced comic, died Monday at his Malibu home at the age of 78. The cause of death was not immediately clear. Hackett had been suffering from a ...

MALIBU, Calif., July 1 (UPI) -- Buddy Hackett, the rubber-faced clown, died at his Malibu home at the age of 78. The cause of death was not immediately clear. Hackett had been suffering from a chest ...