Which iconic actor makes an appearance as a blind man in the film "Young Frankenstein"?

The well known actor Gene Hackman specifically asked director and star Gene Wilder for a small role in "Young Frankenstein" (1974). Hackman really wanted to try his hand at doing a comedy role.

According to the movie’s blu-ray feature section, Hackman—who’d been nominated for an Academy Award three times (and won one in 1971)—learned about "Young Frankenstein" through his frequent tennis partner. This person was Wilder. Thus Hackman requested and got a role. Ultimately, ‘Harold’—the lonely blind character that Hackman briefly portrayed—sparked one of the most memorable sequences in the history of the comedic film.