Ernie Sabella

Born: 1949-09-19

Ernest Sabella (born September 19, 1949) is an American actor and voice actor, who is best known for his role as the voice of Pumbaa from The Lion King franchise. He is also known for his work in Broadway theatre, including starring roles in Guys and Dolls and Man of La Mancha.


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as Pumbaa (voice)
Released: 1994-06-24

Young lion prince Simba flees when his father is killed by his usurper uncle. Years after the...

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The Lion King II: Simba's Pride

as Pumbaa (voice)
Released: 1998-10-24

The circle of life continues for Simba, now fully grown and in his rightful place as the king of...

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The Lion King 1½

as Pumbaa (voice)
Released: 2004-02-06

Timon the meerkat and Pumbaa the warthog are best pals and the unsung heroes of the African...

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The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar

as Pumbaa (voice)
Released: 2015-11-22

Set in the African savannah, the film follows Kion as he assembles the members of the 'Lion...

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MouseHunt

as Maury, the Cat Care Society Owner
Released: 1997-12-19

Down-on-their luck brothers, Lars and Ernie Smuntz, aren't happy with the crumbling old mansion...

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Fright Night Part 2

as Dr. Scott Harrison
Released: 1988-04-07

After three years of therapy Charley Brewster, now a college student, is convinced that Jerry...

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In & Out

as Aldo Hooper
Released: 1997-09-10

A midwestern teacher questions his sexuality after a former student makes a comment about him at...

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Quiz Show

as Car Salesman
Released: 1994-08-25

Herbert Stempel's transformation into an unexpected television personality unfolds as he secures...

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Waking Sleeping Beauty

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2009-09-05

By the mid-1980s, the fabled animation studios of Walt Disney had fallen on hard times. The...

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Tough Guys

as Hotel Clerk
Released: 1986-10-03

Harry Doyle and Archie Lang are two old-time train robbers, who held up a train in 1956 and have...

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Dining Out with Timon & Pumbaa

as Pumbaa (Voice)
Released: 1996-09-17

Join Timon and Pumbaa, your favourite friends from The Lion King, for outrageous laughs and...

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Around the World With Timon & Pumbaa

as Pumbaa (Voice)
Released: 1996-05-03

Join Timon and Pumbaa, your favorite friends from The Lion King, for outrageous laughs and...

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Bakery in Brooklyn

as Dave
Released: 2016-06-30

Brooklyn, New York. After the sudden death of their aunt Isabelle, Vivien and Chloe inherit her...

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Listen to Your Heart

as Tony
Released: 2010-08-14

Danny Foster doesn't have much: an apartment as small as his paychecks, no family, and a...

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Going Under

as The Mole
Released: 1991-08-23

An American submarine races to get a nuclear weapon before a Russian submarine.

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Broadway's Lost Treasures II

as Harry The Horse (segment "Guys & Dolls")
Released: 2004-10-26

The annual Tony Award broadcast provides the only filmed record of Broadway's best for audiences...

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On Holiday With Timon & Pumbaa

as Pumbaa (Voice)
Released: 1997-08-14

Join Timon and Pumbaa, your favourite friends from The Lion King, for outrageous laughs and...

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Roommates

as Stash
Released: 1995-03-03

An elderly, yet young-at-heart man, moves in with his grandson, and both their lives turn...

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Copacabana

as Sam Gropper
Released: 1985-12-03

In 1948, aspiring songwriter Tony works as a bar pianist; he meets aspiring star Lola, and is...

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The Robber Bridegroom

as Big Harp
Released: 1980-06-01

In a small Southern town, a plantation owner is duped into thinking a thief is a kind stranger....

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Behind the Legend: Timon

as Pumbaa (voice)
Released: 2004-02-10

A look at Timone.

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Faith

as Stanley
Released: 1990-03-29

Faith is a young dancer, whose parents are killed in a plane crash. Dancing is her refuge, but...

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Wild About Safety: Timon and Pumbaa Safety Smart in the Water!

as Pumbaa (voice)
Released: 2009-04-27

Timon and Pumbaa learn everything there is about water safety.

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The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl

as Self
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A taped performance of "Disney’s The Lion King 30th Anniversary – A Live-to-Film Concert Event"...

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Circle of Life: An Environmental Fable

as Pumbaa (voice)
Released: 1995-01-21

Timon and Pumbaa from The Lion King are chopping down trees and clogging up rivers to build the...

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Wild About Safety: Timon and Pumbaa Safety Smart at Home!

as Pumbaa (voice)
Released: 2008-01-27

Timon and Pumbaa discover what to look for in order for a house to be safe.

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Guys and Dolls: Off the Record

as Himself / Harry the Horse
Released: 1992-12-07

A behind-the-scenes look at the cast-album recording session of the 1992 Tony-winning Broadway...

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Wild About Safety: Timon and Pumbaa Safety Smart Goes Green!

as Pumbaa (voice)
Released: 2009-02-23

Timon and Pumbaa learn everything there is to know about protecting the environment.

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Wild About Safety: Timon and Pumbaa Safety Smart on the Go!

as Pumbaa (voice)
Released: 2013-01-01

Pumbaa teaches Timon the safety rules when walking, riding a bicycle, riding in a car, on a...

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Little Johnny Jones

as Sing Song
Released: 1980-11-18

An American jockey rides his horse in a London race but is accused of throwing it, until he...

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Stand By Me

as Pumbaa (voice)
Released: 1995-12-22

In this short film, released theatrically with Disney’s Tom & Huck and starring The Lion King’s...

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Wild About Safety: Timon and Pumbaa Safety Smart Online!

as Pumbaa (voice)
Released: 2012-01-01

Timon and Pumbaa learn they need more than a computer or a game console to surf the web - they...

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Wild About Safety: Timon and Pumbaa Safety Smart Healthy & Fit!

as Pumbaa (voice)
Released: 2008-01-01

Timon and Pumbaa show students how to be healthy and fit with their germ-free philosophy. From...

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Wild About Safety: Timon and Pumbaa Safety Smart Honest and Real!

as Pumbaa (voice)
Released: 2013-01-01

Timon is upset because he didn't win the Honest & Real Award until Pumbaa teaches him how to...

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Just My Imagination

as Arnold Mayer
Released: 1992-12-21

A woman lives a normal, peaceful life in a small town until the day when a famous rock star who...

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Seinfeld

as Naked Man
First aired: 1989-07-05

A stand-up comedian and his three offbeat friends weather the pitfalls and payoffs of life in...

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The Practice

as Atty. Harland Bassett
First aired: 1997-03-04

A provocative legal drama focused on young associates at a bare-bones Boston firm and their...

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Quantum Leap

as Manny / Sancho Panza
First aired: 1989-03-26

Theorizing that one could time travel within his own lifetime, Dr. Sam Beckett stepped into the...

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Hill Street Blues

as uncredited
First aired: 1981-01-15

A realistic glimpse into the daily lives of the officers and detectives at an urban police station.

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Hill Street Blues

as Paulie
First aired: 1981-01-15

A realistic glimpse into the daily lives of the officers and detectives at an urban police station.

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The Good Wife

as Murray
First aired: 2009-09-22

Alicia Florrick boldly assumes full responsibility for her family and re-enters the workforce...

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Married... with Children

as Mr. Pond
First aired: 1987-04-05

Al Bundy is an unsuccessful middle aged shoe salesman with a miserable life and an equally...

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St. Elsewhere

as uncredited
First aired: 1982-10-26

St. Elsewhere is an American medical drama television series that originally ran on NBC from...

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Cheers

as Stan
First aired: 1982-09-30

The story about a blue-collar Boston bar run by former sports star Sam Malone and the quirky and...

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Saturday Night Live

as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
First aired: 1975-10-11

A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The...

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Newhart

as uncredited
First aired: 1982-10-02

Dick Loudon and his wife Joanna decide to leave life in New York City and buy a little inn in...

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Knots Landing

as Frank Edmunds
First aired: 1979-12-27

The domestic adventures, misdeeds and everyday interactions of five families living on a...

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Cagney & Lacey

as uncredited
First aired: 1982-03-25

Mary Beth Lacey and Chris Cagney are teamed up as NYPD police detectives. Their opposing...

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Hunter

as Earnie
First aired: 1984-09-18

Hunter is an American police drama television series created by Frank Lupo, and starring Fred...

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Mad About You

as Maurice
First aired: 1992-09-23

Young, urban newlyweds Paul and Jamie Buchman try to sustain their marital bliss while...

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A Different World

as Campus Policeman
First aired: 1987-09-24

A Different World is a spin-off series from The Cosby Show and originally centered on Denise...

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Alice

as uncredited
First aired: 1976-08-31

Alice is an American sitcom television series that ran from August 31, 1976 to March 19, 1985 on...

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Timon and Pumbaa

as Pumbaa (voice)
First aired: 1995-09-08

Set after the events of the "The Lion King," follow Timon and Pumbaa as they go on misadventures...

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Providence

as Lou Keppler
First aired: 1999-01-08

Providence is an American television drama series.

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Coach

as Ernie
First aired: 1989-02-28

Hayden Fox, the curmudgeonly coach of Minnesota State University's Screaming Eagles football...

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Murphy Brown

as Julian
First aired: 1988-11-14

Murphy Brown (Candice Bergen) is a recovering alcoholic who returns to the fictional...

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The Facts of Life

as uncredited
First aired: 1979-08-24

The Facts of Life is an American sitcom that originally ran on the NBC television network from...

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That's So Raven

as Mr. Petracelli
First aired: 2003-01-17

No ordinary teenager; Raven Baxter can see glimpses of the future! Watch her schemes and...

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Perfect Strangers

as Donald Twinkacetti
First aired: 1986-03-25

The chronicles of the rocky coexistence of midwestern American Larry Appleton and his distant...

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Ed

as Gary Swirdlock
First aired: 2000-10-08

After his wife leaves him and he's fired from his job at a high-profile New York city law firm,...

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Punky Brewster

as uncredited
First aired: 1984-09-16

An abandoned waif and her dog are taken in by a cranky apartment manager who becomes her...

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Saved by the Bell

as Leon Carosi
First aired: 1989-08-20

Lovable schemer Zack Morris leads his pals on adventures at California's Bayside High School....

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The Oscars

as Self
First aired: 1953-03-19

An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The...

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Disney's House of Mouse

as Pumbaa (voice)
First aired: 2001-01-13

A very-recognizable audience of Disney animated characters gather into the House of Mouse...

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Disney's House of Mouse

as Pumbaa
First aired: 2001-01-13

A very-recognizable audience of Disney animated characters gather into the House of Mouse...

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Sledge Hammer!

as uncredited
First aired: 1986-09-23

Sledge Hammer! is an American satirical police sitcom produced by New World Television that ran...

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It's Your Move

as Lou Donatelli
First aired: 1984-09-26

It's Your Move is an American sitcom starring Jason Bateman, Tricia Cast, Caren Kaye, Ernie...

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The New Odd Couple

as Policeman
First aired: 1982-10-29

The New Odd Couple is an American sitcom that aired on ABC from 1982–1983, and was an updated...

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Diff'rent Strokes

as uncredited
First aired: 1978-11-03

The series stars Gary Coleman and Todd Bridges as Arnold and Willis Jackson, two African...

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A Fine Romance

as George Shipman
First aired: 1989-01-18

A Fine Romance is an American comedy-drama series that aired from January 18, 1989 to March 2,...

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Wild About Safety with Timon & Pumbaa

as Pumbaa
First aired: 2008-01-27

Disney's Wild About Safety is an educational series that features short films that were produced...

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Broadway on Showtime

as Big Harp
First aired: 1979-05-04

Theatrical performances from Broadway are presented for TV.

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