Ernie Sabella

Ernie Sabella

1949-09-19 Westchester, New York, USA 39 Credits

Biography

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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The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl

The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl

2025

as Self

7.2
Acting

In honor of “The Lion King's” 30th Anniversary, the Hollywood Bowl transforms into the Pride Lands for an immersive concert event. This music event ce...

Show of Titles

Show of Titles

2021

as "Man of La Mancha" Performer

Acting

An evening of celebrated stars performing the titles songs from Broadway’s best.

Bakery in Brooklyn

Bakery in Brooklyn

2016

as Dave

5.2
Acting

Brooklyn, New York. After the sudden death of their aunt Isabelle, Vivien and Chloe inherit her historic bakery. Vivien wants to keep up the tradition...

The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar

The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar

2016

as Pumbaa (voice)

6.7
Acting

Set in the African savannah, the film follows Kion as he assembles the members of the 'Lion Guard'. Throughout the film, the diverse team of young ani...

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

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

2013

as Pumbaa (voice)

Acting

Timon is upset because he didn't win the Honest & Real Award until Pumbaa teaches him how to have good character by identifying and practicing the thr...

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

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

2013

as Pumbaa (voice)

4.0
Acting

Pumbaa teaches Timon the safety rules when walking, riding a bicycle, riding in a car, on a plane, and bus, train or subway on their way to Pride Rock...

Wild About Safety: Timon and Pumbaa Safety Smart Online!

Wild About Safety: Timon and Pumbaa Safety Smart Online!

2012

as Pumbaa (voice)

4.0
Acting

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

Listen to Your Heart

Listen to Your Heart

2010

as Tony

7.2
Acting

Danny Foster doesn't have much: an apartment as small as his paychecks, no family, and a struggling music career. Yet for him, "every day is a great d...

Waking Sleeping Beauty

Waking Sleeping Beauty

2009

as Self (archive footage)

7.2
Acting

By the mid-1980s, the fabled animation studios of Walt Disney had fallen on hard times. The artists were polarized between newcomers hungry to innovat...

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

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

2009

as Pumbaa (voice)

5.0
Acting

Timon and Pumbaa learn everything there is about water safety.

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

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

2009

as Pumbaa (voice)

5.0
Acting

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

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

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

2008

as Pumbaa (voice)

5.0
Acting

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

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

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

2008

as Pumbaa (voice)

5.0
Acting

Timon and Pumbaa show students how to be healthy and fit with their germ-free philosophy. From the importance of hand-washing to making healthy food c...

The Lion King 1½

The Lion King 1½

2004

as Pumbaa (voice)

6.6
Acting

Timon the meerkat and Pumbaa the warthog are best pals and the unsung heroes of the African savanna. This prequel to the smash Disney animated adventu...

Broadway's Lost Treasures II

Broadway's Lost Treasures II

2004

as Harry The Horse (segment "Guys & Dolls")

8.0
Acting

The annual Tony Award broadcast provides the only filmed record of Broadway's best for audiences to experience as if they were front-row-center on ope...

Timon & Pumbaa Virtual Safari 2.0

2004

as Pumbaa (voice)

Acting

Take on yet another virtual safari with Timon and Pumbaa.

Timon & Pumbaa's Virtual Safari 1.5

2004

as Pumbaa (voice)

Acting

Timon and Pumbaa have Timon's Ma and Uncle Max for their new virtual safari.

Behind the Legend: Timon

Behind the Legend: Timon

2004

as Pumbaa (voice)

Acting

A look at Timon

Timon & Pumba's Virtual Safari

2003

as Pumbaa (voice)

Acting

Take a trip on either a boat or Jeep to explore Africa.

Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse

Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse

2001

as Pumbaa (voice)

6.9
Acting

When a huge snowstorm leaves everyone stranded, Mickey and all of his guests at the House of Mouse, including Pooh, Belle, Snow White, Cinderella, Ari...

The Lion King II: Simba's Pride

The Lion King II: Simba's Pride

1998

as Pumbaa (voice)

6.9
Acting

The circle of life continues for Simba, now fully grown and in his rightful place as the king of Pride Rock. Simba and Nala have given birth to a daug...

MouseHunt

MouseHunt

1997

as Maury

6.5
Acting

Down-on-their luck brothers, Lars and Ernie Smuntz, aren't happy with the crumbling old mansion they inherit... until they discover the estate is wort...

In & Out

In & Out

1997

as Aldo Hooper

6.5
Acting

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

On Holiday With Timon & Pumbaa

On Holiday With Timon & Pumbaa

1997

as Pumbaa (Voice)

6.2
Acting

Join Timon and Pumbaa, your favourite friends from The Lion King, for outrageous laughs and high-spirited, globe-trotting adventures. First destinatio...

Dining Out with Timon & Pumbaa

Dining Out with Timon & Pumbaa

1996

as Pumbaa (Voice)

6.2
Acting

Join Timon and Pumbaa, your favourite friends from The Lion King, for outrageous laughs and high-spirited, globe-trotting adventures. Set sail for Fra...

Around the World With Timon & Pumbaa

Around the World With Timon & Pumbaa

1996

as Pumbaa (Voice)

6.3
Acting

Join Timon and Pumbaa, your favorite friends from The Lion King, for outrageous laughs and high-spirited, globe-trotting adventures! First stop Boara ...

Stand By Me

Stand By Me

1995

as Pumbaa (voice)

4.5
Acting

In this short film, released theatrically with Disney’s Tom & Huck and starring The Lion King’s Timon and Pumbaa, Timon absentmindedly sings the class...

Roommates

Roommates

1995

as Stash

5.9
Acting

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

Quiz Show

Quiz Show

1994

as Car Salesman

7.3
Acting

Herbert Stempel's transformation into an unexpected television personality unfolds as he secures victory on the cherished American game show, 'Twenty-...

The Lion King

The Lion King

1994

as Pumbaa (voice)

8.3
Acting

Young lion prince Simba, eager to one day become king of the Pride Lands, grows up under the watchful eye of his father Mufasa; all the while his vill...

Just My Imagination

Just My Imagination

1992

as Arnold Mayer

2.0
Acting

A woman lives a normal, peaceful life in a small town until the day when a famous rock star who went to college with her quotes and cites her in one o...

Guys and Dolls: Off the Record

Guys and Dolls: Off the Record

1992

as Himself / Harry the Horse

10.0
Acting

A behind-the-scenes look at the cast-album recording session of the 1992 Tony-winning Broadway revival of the Frank Loesser musical. Originally broad...

Going Under

Going Under

1991

as The Mole

3.7
Acting

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

Faith

Faith

1990

as Stanley

2.0
Acting

Faith is a young dancer, whose parents are killed in a plane crash. Dancing is her refuge, but the streets of Los Angeles can be dangerous for a lones...

Fright Night Part 2

Fright Night Part 2

1988

as Dr. Scott Harrison

6.3
Acting

After three years of therapy Charley Brewster, now a college student, is convinced that Jerry Dandridge was a serial killer posing as a vampire. But w...

Tough Guys

Tough Guys

1986

as Hotel Clerk

6.0
Acting

Harry Doyle and Archie Lang are two old-time train robbers, who held up a train in 1956 and have been incarcerated for thirty years. After serving the...

Copacabana

Copacabana

1985

as Sam Gropper

6.8
Acting

In 1948, aspiring songwriter Tony works as a bar pianist; he meets aspiring star Lola, and is immediately smitten. At Manhattan's Copacabana lounge, t...

Little Johnny Jones

Little Johnny Jones

1980

as Sing Song

Acting

An American jockey rides his horse in a London race but is accused of throwing it, until he finds out he was framed by a gambler and clears his name i...

The Robber Bridegroom

The Robber Bridegroom

1980

as Big Harp

Acting

In a small Southern town, a plantation owner is duped into thinking a thief is a kind stranger. To repay the stranger for stopping a robbery, the plan...