Lennie Weinrib
Acting · Directing · Sound · Writing
Born April 29, 1935, The Bronx, New York, USA
Lennie Weinrib (April 29, 1935 – June 28, 2006) was an American actor, comedian and writer. He is best known for playing the title role in the children's television show H.R. Pufnstuf, Grimace in McDonaldland commercials, the title role in Inch High, Private Eye, the original voice of Scrappy-Doo on Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo, Hunk and Prince Lotor on Voltron, and Bigmouth on The Smurfs. He also was the voice for Timer in the "Time for Timer" ABC public service announcements in the early 1970s. Weinrib retired from acting in the 1990s and moved to Santiago, Chile. Weinrib died in a hospital near his home on June 28, 2006, after suffering a stroke.
Filmography
- 2000Scooby-Doo's Creepiest Capers — Additional Voices (voice)
- 2000Scooby-Doo's Original Mysteries — Additional Voices (voice) (archive footage)
- 1999Scooby-Doo's Greatest Mysteries — (voice)
- 1990The Adventures of Ronald McDonald: McTreasure Island — (voice)
- Garfield and Friends
- Kissyfur
- Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs — Colonel Wyatt (voice)
- Rambo: The Force of Freedom
- The Flintstone Kids — Freddy Flintstone / Commissioner
- 1986Voltron: Fleet of Doom — Hunk / Cliff / Rocky / Prince Lotor
- Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears — Zorlock (voice)
- Voltron: Defender of the Universe — Hunk / Prince Lotor (voice)
- The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show — Griff (voice), Mickey Hack (voice)
- 1982Bugs Bunny's 3rd Movie: 1001 Rabbit Tales — Prince Abba-Dabba (voice)
- Pac-Man — Pacula (voice)
- Space Stars — Dipper (voice)
- 1980Shogun Assassin — Voice (voice)
- The Flintstone Comedy Show — Moonrock Crater / Sgt. Boulder
- Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo — Scrappy-Doo (voice)
- 1979The Flintstones Meet Rockula and Frankenstone — Mr. Silika (voice)
- CHiPs — H.R. Pufnstuf (voice)
- Heyyy, It's the King! — King (voice), Yukayuka (voice)
- Magic Mongo — Mongo
- Shake, Rattle and Roll — Rattle
- The New Adventures of Batman — Commissioner Gordon / The Joker / The Penguin (voice)
- 1976The Gentleman Tramp — (voice)
- Fraidy Cat — One / Two / Three / Four / Five / Six / Seven / Eight (voice)
- 1975Rikki-Tikki-Tavi — Darzee the Tailorbird (voice), Songs
- 1975The Hoober-Bloob Highway
- 1975The Strongest Man in the World — State Coach
- Happy Days
- Hong Kong Phooey — Curly Boondock
- 1974Shakespeare Loves Rembrandt
- Wheelie and the Chopper Bunch — Hi-Riser (voice)
- Inch High, Private Eye
- The Addams Family — Gomez Addams (voice)
- 1973The World of Sid & Marty Krofft at the Hollywood Bowl — (Voice)
- ABC Afterschool Special — Timer (voice)
- Emergency!
- 1972Scooby-Doo Meets The Addams Family — Additional Voices (voice)
- 1972Scooby-Doo! Meets the Harlem Globetrotters — Uncle Nathaniel
- 1972The Adventures of Robin Hoodnik — Robin Hoodnik / Alan Airedale / Whirlin' Merlin / Lord Scurvy / Friar Pork / Little John (voice)
- The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan
- The Flintstone Comedy Hour — Moonrock Crater
- The New Scooby-Doo Movies — Hotel Desk Clerk (voice), Sedgwick Jones (voice), Uncle Nathaniel (voice)
- The Waltons — Spanky
- Wait Till Your Father Gets Home — Chet Boyle (voice)
- 1972Yogi's Ark Lark — Cap'n Noah Smitty (voice)
- 1971A Fink in the Rink — Roland / Rattfink (voice)
- All in the Family — Writer
- 1971Bedknobs and Broomsticks — Secretary Bird / Lion (voice)
- 1971Cattle Battle — Roland / Rattfink (voice)
- Help!... It's the Hair Bear Bunch!
- Lidsville — Captain Hooknose
- 1971The Great Continental Overland Cross-Country Race — Roland / Rattfink / Narrator / Male Others (voice)
- The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show — Moonrock
- 1971The Point — Count (voice)
- 1971Trick or Retreat — Roland / Rattfink (voice)
- 1970A Taste of Money — Rattfink (voice)
- 1970Bridgework — Boss / Roland / Rattfink / Rattfink's Uncle (voice)
- Doctor Dolittle — Sam Scurvy (voice), Writer, Creator
- 1970Gem Dandy — Roland / Rattfink (voice)
- 1970Robin Goodhood — Roland Hood / Rattfink (voice)
- 1970Say Cheese, Please — Roland / Rattfink (voice)
- 1970Tales of Washington Irving — Brom Bones (voice)
- 1970The Foul Kin — Roland / Rattfink / Rotten Rattfink / Lawyer (voice)
- 1970Uncle Sam Magoo — Uncle Sam
- 1970War and Pieces — Roland / Rattfink / Captain / King (voice)
- 1969A Pair of Sneakers — Roland / Rattfink (voice)
- 1969Flying Feet — Roland / Rattfink (voice)
- H.R. Pufnstuf — H.R. Pufnstuf, Writer
- 1969Hurts and Flowers — Hippy
- 1969Sweet and Sourdough — Roland / Rattfink (voice)
- Adam-12 — Tony
- 1968And Of Course You — Narrator
- 1968Hawks and Doves — Roland / Rattfink / Male Others (voice)
- 1968London Derriere — Scotland Yard Detective (voice)
- Roland and Rattfink — Roland / Rattfink
- 1967Good Times — Garth
- Jericho
- 1966Not With My Wife, You Don't! — Green Eyed Monster of Jealousy (voice) (uncredited)
- 1966Out of Sight — Director, Producer
- 1966Wild, Wild Winter — Director
- 1965Beach Ball — Director
- Laredo
- The Inspector — Vocals
- The Man from U.N.C.L.E. — Winky Blintz
- The Munsters — Freddie
- Wendy and Me
- Burke's Law — Cully, Maddox
- 1963It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World — F-14 / Ladder Fireman (voice) (uncredited)
- 1963Operation Moonshot
- 1963The Thrill of It All — Truck Driver
- 1962Tales of Terror — Policeman ("The Black Cat")
- The Dick Van Dyke Show — Jackie Brewster
- Peter Loves Mary — Jerry Arden
- Dennis the Menace
- The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis — Eddie Baker
- The Rebel — Sheriff
- The Twilight Zone — Buddy Russell
- 77 Sunset Strip — Joe Chiappardo
- Peter Gunn
- Steve Canyon — A /P Lowenthal
- Bachelor Father
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents — Amos, Harry, Stanley