---
name: "Shecky Greene"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/shecky-greene"
fi1m_id: "shecky-greene"
imdb_id: "nm0338922"
tmdb_id: 27514
wikidata_id: "Q7492281"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "8 April 1926"
died: "31 December 2023"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 82
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-10-04T18:37:57.254582+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Shecky Greene

## Identity

Shecky Greene

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/shecky-greene
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** shecky-greene
- **IMDb ID:** nm0338922
- **TMDB ID:** 27514
- **Wikidata ID:** Q7492281
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shecky_Greene, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7492281, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0338922/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/27514

Actor. Born 8 April 1926 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Died 31 December 2023.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 8 April 1926, Chicago, Illinois, USA
- **Died:** 31 December 2023
- **Active:** 1984–1988
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 3: 2 acting, 1 other
- **Average Fi1m score:** 82, as actor, over 2 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 82 (2), 1990s 82 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shecky_Greene, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7492281, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0338922/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/27514

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Splash*](https://film.one/film/splash.md) (80)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Shecky Greene (born Fred Sheldon Greenfield) was an American comedian and actor. Born in Chicago in 1926, he began performing in nightclubs in the Midwest and New Orleans before becoming a headliner in Las Vegas from the 1950s onwards. He served in the US Navy during the Second World War and attended Wilbur Wright College.

Greene appeared in films including *Tony Rome* (1967), *History of the World, Part I* (1981) as Marcus Vindictus and *Splash* (1984) as Mr. Buyrite. On television he had a recurring role as Pvt. Braddock in *Combat!* (1962–1963) and guest-starred in series such as *Laverne & Shirley*, *The A-Team*, *Roseanne* and *Mad About You*.

He died in Las Vegas on 31 December 2023.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

### Performed in (2) — the average rests on these

- *Roseanne* (1988), Fi1m 84, Actor — [page](https://film.one/tv/roseanne.md)
- *Splash* (1984), Fi1m 80, as Mr. Buyrite — [page](https://film.one/film/splash.md)

### Also credited (1) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited

- *Northern Exposure* (1990), Fi1m 82, as Self — [page](https://film.one/tv/northern-exposure.md)

## Complete filmography (27)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *When Jews Were Funny* (2013), Actor
- *The Last Producer* (2000), as Poker Player
- *Hollywood Off-Ramp* (2000), series, Actor
- *Le petomane: Fin de siècle fartiste* (1998), Actor
- *Beverly Hills Pizza Girls* (1995), as Max
- *Mad About You* (1992), series, as Uncle Marty
- *Roseanne* (1988), series, Actor — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/roseanne.md)
- *The Fartiste* (1987), Actor
- *Lovelines* (1984), as Master of Ceremonies
- *Splash* (1984), as Mr. Buyrite — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/splash.md)
- *The A-Team* (1983), series, as Shecky Greene
- *Just Men!* (1983), series, Actor
- *The Fall Guy* (1981), series, Actor
- *History of the World: Part I* (1981), as Marcus Vindictus
- *Midnight Lace* (1981), as Lieutenant Sam Ackerman
- *Trapper John, M.D.* (1979), series, Actor
- *The Love Boat* (1977), series, as Paul Baynes
- *Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood* (1976), as Tourist
- *Laverne & Shirley* (1976), series, Actor
- *The Love Machine* (1971), as Christie Lane
- *Love, American Style* (1969), series, as Dr. Sigmund, Eugene
- *Playboy After Dark* (1969), series, Actor
- *How's Your Mother-in-Law?* (1968), series, Actor
- *Tony Rome* (1967), as Catleg
- *Combat!* (1962), series, as Braddock
- *Kraft Music Hall* (1958), series, Actor
- *Whirlybirds* (1957), series, Actor

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