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Lennie Weinrib

April 13, 2024

Leonard Weinrib (April 29, 1935 – June 28, 2006) was an American actor, comedian and writer.[1] 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.

Lennie Weinrib
Born
Leonard Weinrib

(1935-04-29)April 29, 1935
New York City, New York, U.S.
DiedJune 28, 2006(2006-06-28) (aged 71)
Santiago, Chile
Occupations
  • Actor
  • comedian
  • writer
Years active1958–1992
Known forOriginal Voice actor for Scrappy-Doo in the Scooby-Doo Franchise
Children3

Life and career edit

A native of the Bronx, Weinrib got his start in show business working with Spike Jones, then later in The Billy Barnes Revue. He made guest appearances on The Dick Van Dyke Show, The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis, Burke's Law, The Munsters, Happy Days and Adam-12. He charted nationally (Music Vendor, #132) with the comedy single "Prez Conference" in 1962. He also guest starred in an Emergency! episode called "Firehouse Four" as Fred Gibson, an overweight, accident-prone man. Woody Allen's character in his 1995 film Mighty Aphrodite was named "Lenny Weinrib".

Voice actor edit

He was most notable for his voice acting work. Starting with The Jetsons, Weinrib provided numerous voices for such animated series as Inch High, Private Eye, The New Adventures of Batman, Tarzan and the Super 7, and Hong Kong Phooey. He was the voice for both Roland and Ratfink in that series of cartoon shorts. He also provided the voice of Timer in the 1970s "Time for Timer" series of educational spots shown on the ABC network. In Voltron: Defender of the Universe, he voiced both Hunk and the villain Prince Lotor in the "Lion Voltron series", as well as Captain Newley and Cliff in the "Vehicle Voltron" series. He also voiced a secretary bird and king Leonidas the lion in the animated sequence of the film Bedknobs and Broomsticks. Another Disney role Weinrib voiced was an evil sorcerer named Zorlok for an episode of Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears. He also voices the school bully Lenny Warthog on the NBC series Kissyfur.

He also lent his voice to Superman in 1970 for a Sesame Street sketch of a lecture about words beginning with "S" which happened to be the character's favorite letter of the alphabet. Weinrib again voiced the Man of Steel, and his alter-ego Clark Kent, for a 1972 episode of The Brady Kids, "Cindy's Super Friend".

Weinrib voiced Davey Jones' Uncle Sedgwick, Hotel Desk Clerk and Shaggy's Great-Uncle Nathaniel on The New Scooby-Doo Movies. He voiced Cap'n Noah Smitty in Yogi's Ark Lark. He also was the original voice of Scrappy-Doo on the Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo TV series before Don Messick took over the role.

He voiced the title role in H.R. Pufnstuf throughout the show's entire run from 1969 through 1971, and also wrote every episode of the series.[2] He also appeared as H.R. Pufnstuf as a guest on The Dating Game in Christmas 1972 and on one episode of the TV show CHiPs in 1977. On The Krofft Supershow, he played the title character in Magic Mongo.

He did the voices for Moonrock and Sergeant Boulder on The Flintstone Comedy Show. in 1977, he voiced the title character on the CB Bears segment "Heyyy. it's the King". In 1986, he was the original voice of Freddy Flintstone on The Flintstone Kids, before Scott Menville replaced him the following season. In 1991, he voiced Max the Mole on the all-star Hanna-Barbera animated series Yo Yogi!.

Live action edit

Weinrib appeared on The Dick Van Dyke Show three times, each time playing a similar character, a loud, over-the-top, insult-type comedian. This character was named "Jackie Brewster" ("Buddy Can You Spare a Job", 1961), "Danny Brewster" ("The Sam Pomerantz Scandals", 1963), and "Phil Franklin" ("The Impractical Joke", 1965). He also appeared in Miniature, a Twilight Zone episode in 1963.

He also appeared on single episodes of The Man From U.N.C.L.E. ("Winky Blintz" in "The Off-Broadway Affair", 1966) Happy Days ("Duke" in "Ritchie's Cup Runneth Over", 1974), and on two episodes of Adam-12 in 1973 and 1974 as Tony the police garage mechanic. He also guest starred in the 1974 Emergency! episode called "Firehouse Four" as Fred Gibson.

Directing edit

Weinrib's directing career consists of three feature films, all in the beach party genre: Beach Ball for Paramount in 1965, and Wild Wild Winter and Out of Sight, both for Universal in 1966. Weinrib also co-wrote the 1963 joke book The Elephant Book.

Retirement and death edit

Weinrib retired from acting in the 1990s and moved to Santiago, Chile.[3]

For the Family Guy episode "Petarded", Seth MacFarlane explained on the Season 4 DVD commentary he wanted to use Weinrib to voice Timer for a cutaway gag, but Weinrib was suffering from failing health when "Petarded" was being produced, and as MacFarlane explained, he "didn't remember doing it" after the recorded audio was played back for him later. In the end, Timer was voiced by Seth himself.

Weinrib died in a hospital near his home on June 28, 2006, after suffering a stroke.[4]

Filmography edit

Voices edit

Live-action Television edit

Films edit

Commercials edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Obituary: Lennie Weinrib / Voice of 'H.R. Pufnstuf,' 'Scrappy Doo'". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
  2. ^ "Obituaries". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C. 2006-07-05. ISSN 0190-8286. OCLC 1330888409.
  3. ^ "Voice Actor Lennie "Pufnstuf" Weinrib Dies at 71". Animation World Network.
  4. ^ McLellan, Dennis (2 July 2006). "Lennie Weinrib, 71; Actor Voiced H.R. Pufnstuf". Los Angeles Times.

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Leonard Weinrib April 29 1935 June 28 2006 was an American actor comedian and writer 1 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 Lennie WeinribBornLeonard Weinrib 1935 04 29 April 29 1935New York City New York U S DiedJune 28 2006 2006 06 28 aged 71 Santiago ChileOccupationsActor comedian writerYears active1958 1992Known forOriginal Voice actor for Scrappy Doo in the Scooby Doo FranchiseChildren3 Contents 1 Life and career 2 Voice actor 3 Live action 4 Directing 5 Retirement and death 6 Filmography 6 1 Voices 6 2 Live action Television 6 3 Films 6 4 Commercials 7 See also 8 References 9 External linksLife and career editA native of the Bronx Weinrib got his start in show business working with Spike Jones then later in The Billy Barnes Revue He made guest appearances on The Dick Van Dyke Show The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis Burke s Law The Munsters Happy Days and Adam 12 He charted nationally Music Vendor 132 with the comedy single Prez Conference in 1962 He also guest starred in an Emergency episode called Firehouse Four as Fred Gibson an overweight accident prone man Woody Allen s character in his 1995 film Mighty Aphrodite was named Lenny Weinrib Voice actor editHe was most notable for his voice acting work Starting with The Jetsons Weinrib provided numerous voices for such animated series as Inch High Private Eye The New Adventures of Batman Tarzan and the Super 7 and Hong Kong Phooey He was the voice for both Roland and Ratfink in that series of cartoon shorts He also provided the voice of Timer in the 1970s Time for Timer series of educational spots shown on the ABC network In Voltron Defender of the Universe he voiced both Hunk and the villain Prince Lotor in the Lion Voltron series as well as Captain Newley and Cliff in the Vehicle Voltron series He also voiced a secretary bird and king Leonidas the lion in the animated sequence of the film Bedknobs and Broomsticks Another Disney role Weinrib voiced was an evil sorcerer named Zorlok for an episode of Disney s Adventures of the Gummi Bears He also voices the school bully Lenny Warthog on the NBC series Kissyfur He also lent his voice to Superman in 1970 for a Sesame Street sketch of a lecture about words beginning with S which happened to be the character s favorite letter of the alphabet Weinrib again voiced the Man of Steel and his alter ego Clark Kent for a 1972 episode of The Brady Kids Cindy s Super Friend Weinrib voiced Davey Jones Uncle Sedgwick Hotel Desk Clerk and Shaggy s Great Uncle Nathaniel on The New Scooby Doo Movies He voiced Cap n Noah Smitty in Yogi s Ark Lark He also was the original voice of Scrappy Doo on the Scooby Doo and Scrappy Doo TV series before Don Messick took over the role He voiced the title role in H R Pufnstuf throughout the show s entire run from 1969 through 1971 and also wrote every episode of the series 2 He also appeared as H R Pufnstuf as a guest on The Dating Game in Christmas 1972 and on one episode of the TV show CHiPs in 1977 On The Krofft Supershow he played the title character in Magic Mongo He did the voices for Moonrock and Sergeant Boulder on The Flintstone Comedy Show in 1977 he voiced the title character on the CB Bears segment Heyyy it s the King In 1986 he was the original voice of Freddy Flintstone on The Flintstone Kids before Scott Menville replaced him the following season In 1991 he voiced Max the Mole on the all star Hanna Barbera animated series Yo Yogi Live action editWeinrib appeared on The Dick Van Dyke Show three times each time playing a similar character a loud over the top insult type comedian This character was named Jackie Brewster Buddy Can You Spare a Job 1961 Danny Brewster The Sam Pomerantz Scandals 1963 and Phil Franklin The Impractical Joke 1965 He also appeared in Miniature a Twilight Zone episode in 1963 He also appeared on single episodes of The Man From U N C L E Winky Blintz in The Off Broadway Affair 1966 Happy Days Duke in Ritchie s Cup Runneth Over 1974 and on two episodes of Adam 12 in 1973 and 1974 as Tony the police garage mechanic He also guest starred in the 1974 Emergency episode called Firehouse Four as Fred Gibson Directing editWeinrib s directing career consists of three feature films all in the beach party genre Beach Ball for Paramount in 1965 and Wild Wild Winter and Out of Sight both for Universal in 1966 Weinrib also co wrote the 1963 joke book The Elephant Book Retirement and death editWeinrib retired from acting in the 1990s and moved to Santiago Chile 3 For the Family Guy episode Petarded Seth MacFarlane explained on the Season 4 DVD commentary he wanted to use Weinrib to voice Timer for a cutaway gag but Weinrib was suffering from failing health when Petarded was being produced and as MacFarlane explained he didn t remember doing it after the recorded audio was played back for him later In the end Timer was voiced by Seth himself Weinrib died in a hospital near his home on June 28 2006 after suffering a stroke 4 Filmography editVoices edit H R Pufnstuf Voices of H R Pufnstuf Orson Vulture Stupid Bat Hippie Tree Bela Lugosi Tree Dr Blinky s Talking Book Alarm Clock Polka Dotted Horse Pop Lolly West Wind Lidsville Voices of Mr Big Colonel Poom Captain Hooknose Rah Rah Mr Chow Tex Tonsilini Pierre LeSewer The Krofft Superstar Hour Voices of H R Pufnstuf Orson Vulture Stupid Bat The Skatebirds Voice of Knock Knock the Woodpecker Skatebirds segment Adventures of the Gummi Bears Additional Voices Barnyard Commandos Additional Voices Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels Additional Voices CB Bears King Rattle Yukayuka Doctor Dolittle Sam Scurvy various Dynomutt Dog Wonder Roto Chopper Foofur Additional Voices Fred Flintstone and Friends Additional Voices Fraidy Cat Voices of Elephunt Ant Kitty Wizard Captain Kitt Sir Walter Cat Billy the Kit Jasper Catdaver Captain Eddie Kittenbakker and Hep Cat Galaxy Goof Ups Additional Voices Garfield and Friends Additional Voices Help It s the Hair Bear Bunch Additional Voices Hong Kong Phooey Additional Voices Inch High Private Eye Inch High Jabberjaw Additional Voices Jokebook Additional Voices Kissyfur Charles Lennie Mork amp Mindy Laverne amp Shirley Fonz Hour Additional Voices Pac Man Additional Voices Partridge Family 2200 A D Jolly Joe Rambo The Force of Freedom Gripper Scooby and Scrappy Doo Scrappy Doo Bill Walker Neon Phantom Space Cats Additional Voices Space Stars Dipper The Addams Family Gomez Addams The Adventures of Don Coyote and Sancho Panda Additional Voices The All New Popeye Hour Additional Voices The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan Stanley Chan The Brady Kids Superman Clark Kent The Flintstone Comedy Hour Announcer Moonrock The Flintstone Comedy Show Moonrock Sgt Boulder The Flintstone Kids Freddy Flintstone 1986 1987 Commissioner The Flintstones Meet Rockula and Frankenstone TV special Mr Silika The Further Adventures of SuperTed Additional Voices The Great Grape Ape Show Additional Voices The Jetsons Additional Voices 1985 1987 The Kwicky Koala Show Additional Voices The Little Rascals Additional Voices The Most Important Person Various Voices The Mumbly Cartoon Show Additional Voices The New Adventures of Batman Joker Mr Freeze Chameleon Moonman Professor Bubbles Sweet Tooth Zarbor Penguin Electro Commissioner Gordon The New Scooby and Scrappy Doo Show Griff Mickey Hack Gremlin Additional Voices The New Scooby Doo Movies Sedgwick Jones Hotel Desk Clerk Great Uncle Nathaniel Additional Voices The Pebbles and Bamm Bamm Show Bronto Moonrock The Pink Panther Laugh and a Half Hour and a Half Show Additional Voices The Plastic Man Comedy Adventure Show Additional Voices The Richie Rich Scooby Doo Show Additional Voices The Scooby Doo Show Squire Marley Grey Fox Additional Voices The Scooby amp Scrappy Doo Puppy Hour Additional Voices The Smurfs Bigmouth The Super Globetrotters Additional Voices The Tom and Jerry Show Additional Voices The Tom and Jerry Comedy Show Additional Voices These Are the Days Additional Voices Trollkins Additional Voices Uncle Croc s Block Elephunt Ant Kitty Wizard Captain Kitt Sir Walter Cat Billy the Kit Jasper Catdaver Captain Eddie Kittenbakker Hep Cat Fraidy Cat segments Voltron Hunk Garrett Prince Lotor Lion Force series Cliff Captain Newley Vehicle Force series Wait Till Your Father Gets Home Chet Boyle Walt Disney s Wonderful World of Color Additional Voices Wheelie and the Chopper Bunch Hi Riser Yo Yogi Max the Mole Yogi s Gang Smokestack Smog Yogi s Space Race Additional Voices Yogi s Treasure Hunt Additional VoicesLive action Television edit The Dick Van Dyke Show 3 episodes 1961 1963 1965 Don t Call Me Charlie 1 episode Who Stole My Boots as a shoemaker 1962 My Favorite Martian 1 episode as Dentist Dr Herbie Little 1964 The Man From U N C L E 1 episode as Winky Blintz 1966 The Off Broadway Affair Happy Days Duke 1 episode 1974 The Krofft Supershow as the title character in the Magic Mongo segment 1977 78 Laredo episode The Sweet Gang Bud Sweet Adam 12 2 episodes as a Police garage mechanic Emergency episode Firehouse Four Fred Gibson The Munsters episode The Midnight Ride of Herman Munster Freddie 1964 The Twilight Zone 1 episode Miniature Buddy Russell 1963 Alfred Hitchcock Presents 1960 1962 Season 5 Episode 31 I Can Take Care of Myself 1960 as Amos Season 6 Episode 12 The Baby Blue Expression 1960 as Harry Season 7 Episode 25 The Last Remains 1962 as Stanley The Red Skelton Show 1 episode as Ronnie 1959 The Waltons episode The Marathon S3E10 as Spanky 1974 Films edit Tales of Terror 1962 Policeman segment The Black Cat The Thrill of It All 1963 Truck Driver It s a Mad Mad Mad Mad World 1963 F 14 Ladder Fireman voice uncredited Not with My Wife You Don t 1966 Green Eyed Monster of Jealousy voice uncredited Out of Sight 1966 Director Good Times 1967 Leslie Garth Gas Or It Became Necessary to Destroy the World in Order to Save It 1970 voice uncredited The Point 1971 Count voice Bedknobs and Broomsticks 1971 Secretary Bird King Leonidas voice Yogi s Ark Lark 1972 Cap n Noah Smitty The Adventures of Robin Hoodnik 1972 Robin Hoodnik Alan Airedale Whirlin Merlin Lord Scurvy Friar Pork Little John voice Tabitha and Adam and the Clown Family 1972 Big Louie Count Krumley Mr McGuffin voice The Magical Mystery Trip Through Little Red s Head 1974 Timer All Other Voices voice Rikki Tikki Tavi 1975 TV Short Darzee the Tailorbird The Strongest Man in the World 1975 State Coach Shogun Assassin 1980 voice Bugs Bunny s 3rd Movie 1001 Rabbit Tales 1982 Prince Abadaba voice The Adventures of Ronald McDonald McTreasure Island 1990 Short Grimace The Captain Pirates voice Commercials edit McDonald s McDonaldland Commercials Grimace 1971 1986 Uncle O Grimacey voice Time for Timer Timer Cookie Crisp Cookie Jarvis Super Friends network promo Meet Super Friends narrator for series premiere on ABC TV September 1973See also edit nbsp Biography portalReferences edit Obituary Lennie Weinrib Voice of H R Pufnstuf Scrappy Doo Pittsburgh Post Gazette Obituaries The Washington Post Washington D C 2006 07 05 ISSN 0190 8286 OCLC 1330888409 Voice Actor Lennie Pufnstuf Weinrib Dies at 71 Animation World Network McLellan Dennis 2 July 2006 Lennie Weinrib 71 Actor Voiced H R Pufnstuf Los Angeles Times External links editLennie Weinrib at IMDb Lennie Weinrib at the TCM Movie Database Lennie Weinrib discography at Discogs Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lennie Weinrib amp oldid 1213412988, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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