Kenneth Mars

Infobox actor


name = Kenneth Mars
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birthdate = birth date and age|1936|4|14
location = Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
spouse = Susan Geston (June 5, 1977 - present) 3 children

Kenneth Mars (born April 14, 1936 [ [http://www.filmreference.com/film/37/Kenneth-Mars.html Kenneth Mars Biography (1935?-) ] ] ) is an American television, movie and voice actor, perhaps best known for his roles in several Mel Brooks films, the most memorable being the insane Nazi playwright of "Springtime for Hitler", Franz Liebkind, in 1968's "The Producers" and the relentless Police Inspector Hans Wilhelm Fredrich Kemp in 1974's "Young Frankenstein".

Mars had the role of the friendly fireman neighbor Harry Zarakartos on the television sitcom "He & She", and has also been featured in a number of small roles in programs such as the "Misfits of Science" pilot episode, the audio program "Adventures in Odyssey", and the "" episode "Shadowplay". He was cast opposite Bette Davis in "Hello Mother, Goodbye!", a 1973 television pilot that was aired by NBC but never added to its schedule.

Mars has often played characters with exaggerated accents. He was a German in "The Producers", "Young Frankenstein", and "Malcolm in the Middle", and was the Croatian Hugh Simon in "What's Up, Doc?". His voice work is most remembered for his role of Ariel's father King Triton in Disney's animated feature "The Little Mermaid".

Filmography

* "" (VG)(2008) (voice) - King Triton
* "Hannah Montana" (TV) (2007) - Gunther the Innkeeper
* "Kingdom Hearts II" (VG) (2006) (voice) - King Triton
* "Kingdom Hearts" (VG) (2002) (voice) - King Triton
* "The Land Before Time" series (II-present) (voice) (1994-present) - Grandpa
* "Malcolm in the Middle" (TV) (2002-2004) - Otto Mannkusser
* "Becker" (TV) - (2001) Melvin (3 Episodes)
* "" (voice) (2000) - King Triton
* "We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story" (voice) (1993) - Professor Screweyes
* "Shadows and Fog" (1992) - Armstead the Magician
* "A Different World" (1992) - Homeless Man
* "Darkwing Duck" (TV) (voice) (1991-1995) - Tuskerninni
* "Tale Spin" (TV) (voice) (1990-1994) - Heimlich Menudo, Prof. Buzz
* "The Little Mermaid" (voice) (1989) - King Triton
* "Thumbelina" (voice) (1994) - King Colbert
* "" (1989) - The Mayor/The Mastermind
* "Get Smart, Again!" (1989) (TV) - Cmdr. Drury
* "The Smurfs" {1989} season {TV} - additional voices
* "Rented Lips" (1988) - Reverend Farrell
* "For Keeps?" (1988) - Mr. Bobrucz
* "Illegally Yours" (1988) - Hal B. Keeler
* "A Pup Named Scooby-Doo" (TV) (voice) (1988-1991) - Dogcatcher Ghost
* "Radio Days" (1987) - Rabbi Baumel
* "The Adventures of the American Rabbit" (voice) (1986) - Voltor
* "Misfits of Science" (TV) (1985) - Sen. Donner
* "Fletch" (1985) - Stanton Boyd
* "The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again" (1979) - Marshal Woolly Bill Hitchcock
* "Heaven Only Knows" (TV) (1979)
* "Wonder Woman" (TV) (1975) - Col. Oberst Von Blasko (1 episode)
* "Young Frankenstein" (1974) - Police Inspector Hans Wilhelm Friedrich Kemp
* "The Parallax View" (1974) - Former FBI Agent Will
* "Guess Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed?" (1973) (TV) - Mitchell Bernard
* "What's Up, Doc?" (1972) - Hugh Simon
* "Desperate Characters" (1971)
* "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" (1969) - Marshal
* "The April Fools" (1969) - Les Hopkins
* "The Producers" (1968) - Franz Liebkind
* "He & She" (TV) (1967-1968) - Harry Zarakartos

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