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Kenneth Mars

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Kenneth Mars

Born April 4, 1935 in Chicago, Illinois, USADied February 12, 201163 films

Kenneth Mars (April 4, 1935 – February 12, 2011) was an American actor. He appeared in two Mel Brooks films: as the deranged Nazi playwright Franz Liebkind in The Producers (1967) and Police Inspector Hans Wilhelm Friedrich Kemp in Young Frankenstein (1974). He also appeared in Peter Bogdanovich's What's Up Doc? (1972), and Woody Allen's Radio Days (1987), and Shadows and Fog (1991).

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Mars appeared in two seasons of Malcolm in the Middle as Otto Mannkusser, Francis's well-meaning but dimwitted boss and a German immigrant who owns a dude ranch. He voiced King Triton, Ariel's father, in the 1989 Disney animated film The Little Mermaid and its sequel, as well as its companion television series, and the Kingdom Hearts series. He also did several other animated voice-over film roles such as Littlefoot's grandfather in the Land Before Time series (up to 2008) and that of Professor Screweyes in We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story (1993), and King Colbert (Prince Cornelius's father) in Thumbelina (1994).

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Young Frankenstein posterFirst watchYoung Frankenstein19747.9as Inspector KempA young neurosurgeon inherits the castle of his grandfather, the famous Dr. Victor von Frankenstein. In the castle he finds a funny hunchback, a pretty lab assistant and the elderly…View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
The Little Mermaid poster7.4The Little Mermaid1989Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid poster7.6Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid1969The Producers poster7.1The Producers1968The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea poster6.4The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea2000Radio Days poster7.0Radio Days1987What's Up, Doc? poster7.4What's Up, Doc?1972Fletch poster6.8Fletch1985Thumbelina poster6.5Thumbelina1994

Filmography

63 films as actor
  1. 2006The Land Before Time XII: The Great Day of the FlyersGrandpa / Parasaurlophus (voice)
  2. 2006The Land Before Time: 2 DinoRiffic AdventuresGrandpa Longneck
  3. 2005Disney Heroes Volume 1Old Gorilla (voice)
  4. 2005The Land Before Time XI: Invasion of the TinysaurusesGrandpa (voice)
  5. 2003The Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck MigrationGrandpa (voice)
  6. 2002The Land Before Time IX: Journey to Big WaterGrandpa (voice)
  7. 2001The Land Before Time VIII: The Big FreezeGrandpa / Lambeosaurus (voice)
  8. 2001Teddy Bears' PicnicGene Molinari
  9. 2000The Land Before Time VII: The Stone of Cold FireGrandpa (voice)
  10. 2000How to Marry a Billionaire: A Christmas TaleBuzz
  11. 2000Runaway VirusDr. Arnold Bowman
  12. 2000The Little Mermaid II: Return to the SeaKing Triton (voice)
  13. 1998The Land Before Time VI: The Secret of Saurus RockGrandpa (voice)
  14. 1997The Land Before Time V: The Mysterious IslandGrandpa (voice)
  15. 1996Citizen RuthDr. Charlie Rollins
  16. 1996The Land Before Time IV: Journey Through the MistsGrandpa (voice)
  17. 1995Rough MagicMagician
  18. 1995The Land Before Time III: The Time of the Great GivingGrandpa (voice)
  19. 1994The Land Before Time II: The Great Valley AdventureGrandpa (voice)
  20. 1994ThumbelinaKing Colbert (voice)
  21. 1993We're Back! A Dinosaur's StoryProfessor Screweyes (voice)
  22. 1993Sex, Shock & Censorship in the 90'sReverend Pete
  23. 1991Shadows and FogMagician
  24. 1991Mimi & MeUncle Al
  25. 1990She'll Take RomanceSmokey
  26. 1989The Little MermaidTriton (voice)
  27. 1989Police Academy 6: City Under SiegeMayor
  28. 1989Get Smart, Again!Cmdr. Drury
  29. 1988Rented LipsReverend Farrell
  30. 1988Illegally YoursHal B. Keeler
  31. 1988Top Cat and the Beverly Hills CatsDirector / Dogcatcher (voice)
  32. 1988For KeepsMr. Bobrucz
  33. 1987Radio DaysRabbi Baumel
  34. 1986The Adventures of the American RabbitVultor / Walt (voice)
  35. 1985Prince JackLyndon Johnson
  36. 1985Misfits of ScienceSen. Donner
  37. 1985BeerA.J. Norbecker
  38. 1985FletchStanton Boyd
  39. 1984ProtocolLou
  40. 1983YellowbeardMr. Crisp
  41. 1982The Rules of MarriageRed Hewitt
  42. 1981Full Moon HighThe Coach - Principal Cleveland
  43. 1979Before and AfterBen Fryer
  44. 1979The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides AgainWoolly Bill Hitchcock
  45. 1979You Can't Take it With YouMr. Kolenkhov
  46. 1979Heaven Only KnowsBert Hammond
  47. 1978Goin' CoconutsKruse
  48. 1975Night MovesNick
  49. 1975Someone I TouchedPaul Wrightwood
  50. 1975It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Superman!Max Mencken
  51. 1974Young FrankensteinInspector Kemp
  52. 1974The Parallax ViewFormer FBI Agent Will
  53. 1974Hello Mother, Goodbye!Son
  54. 1973Guess Who's Sleeping in My Bed?Mitchell Bernard
  55. 1973SteambathBroker
  56. 1972What's Up, Doc?Hugh Simon
  57. 1972Second ChanceDr. Julius Roth
  58. 1971Desperate CharactersOtto Bentwood
  59. 1969Viva Max!Dr. Sam Gillison
  60. 1969Butch Cassidy and the Sundance KidMarshal
  61. 1969The April FoolsLes Hopkins
  62. 1968The ProducersFranz Liebkind
  63. 1963Act OneRobert E. Sherwood