1963Nominee
Best Performance
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Lennie Weinrib
Actor · Director · Producer
The Bronx, New York, USA
April 29, 1935
Biography
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.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1971Nominee
Best Performance
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
1975Nominee
Best Performance
The Strongest Man in the World
Career Highlights
1980Highlight
Best Performance
Shogun Assassin
1962Highlight
Best Performance
Tales of Terror
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It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
The Strongest Man in the World