Kenneth Mars: Biography, Facts and Career
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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 co-starred in Peter Bogdanovich's What's Up, Doc? (1972) as well as appearing in Woody Allen's Radio Days (1987) and Shadows and Fog (1991). Mars appeared in two seasons of Malcolm in the Middle as Otto Mannkusser, Francis's well-meaning but dimwitted boss, 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 had several other animated voice-over film roles, such as Littlefoot's grandfather Longneck in The Land Before Time series (1994–2008), Professor Screweyes in We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story (1993), King Colbert in Thumbelina (1994), and Tuskernini in Darkwing Duck (1991–1992). He voiced the Vault 13 Overseer in Interplay's Fallout. In 2001 he played uncle Sid, Grace's aunt Honeys husband, on Will and Grace.
Quick facts about Kenneth Mars
- Full name: Kenneth Mars
- Born: 1935-04-04
- Nationality: United States
- Known as: Musician
- Wikidata ID: Q1356690
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Kenneth Mars (April 4, 1935 – February 12, 2011) was an American actor.
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Kenneth Mars was born on 1935-04-04.



