Lennie Weinrib
Known For
Acting
Born
1935-04-29 in The Bronx, New York, USA
Died
2006-06-28
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.
Most Known For
Happy Days
The Twilight Zone
as Buddy Russell
The Waltons
as Spanky
Adam-12
as Tony
The Dick Van Dyke Show
as Jackie Brewster
Emergency!
Garfield and Friends
Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears
as Zorlock (voice)
The Munsters
as Freddie
77 Sunset Strip
as Joe Chiappardo
ABC Afterschool Special
as Timer (voice)
Burke's Law
as Cully
Burke's Law
as Maddox
Peter Gunn
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Amos
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Harry
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Stanley
Dennis the Menace
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
as Winky Blintz
The Rebel
as Sheriff