Kenneth Mars

Kenneth Mars

Known for

Acting

Born

April 4, 1935

Birthplace

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Died

February 12, 2011 (aged 75)

Biography

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).

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,...

Best known work

The Little Mermaid

The Little Mermaid

1989

Malcolm in the Middle

Malcolm in the Middle

2000

Young Frankenstein

Young Frankenstein

1974

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

1969

Batman: The Animated Series

Batman: The Animated Series

1992

The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea

The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea

2000

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

1993

Police Academy 6: City Under Siege

Police Academy 6: City Under Siege

1989

The Producers

The Producers

1968

Columbo

Columbo

1971

Filmography

2019
The Little Mermaid Live!
as King Triton (archive footage) (voice)
2016
The Last Laugh
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2007
The Land Before TimeTV
as Grandpa Longneck (voice) (1 episode)
2006
Hannah MontanaTV
as Gunther (1 episode)
2006
The Land Before Time XII: The Great Day of the Flyers
as Grandpa / Parasaurlophus (voice)
2006
The Land Before Time: 2 DinoRiffic Adventures
as Grandpa Longneck
2005
Disney Heroes Volume 1
as Old Gorilla (voice)
2005
The Land Before Time XI: Invasion of the Tinysauruses
as Grandpa (voice)
2003
The Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck Migration
as Grandpa (voice)
2003
Oliver BeeneTV
as Carl the Super (1 episode)
2002
The Land Before Time IX: Journey to Big Water
as Grandpa (voice)
2002
The Making of 'The Producers'
as Self
2002
Good Morning, MiamiTV
as Marty (1 episode)
2001
The Land Before Time VIII: The Big Freeze
as Grandpa / Lambeosaurus (voice)
2001
The Legend of TarzanTV
as Old Gorilla (voice) (1 episode)
2001
Teddy Bears' Picnic
as Gene Molinari
2000
The Land Before Time VII: The Stone of Cold Fire
as Grandpa (voice)
2000
How to Marry a Billionaire: A Christmas Tale
as Buzz
2000
Runaway Virus
as Dr. Arnold Bowman
2000
The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea
as King Triton (voice)
2000
Malcolm in the MiddleTV
as Otto Mannkusser (27 episodes)
1998
The Land Before Time VI: The Secret of Saurus Rock
as Grandpa (voice)
1998
BeckerTV
as Melvin (3 episodes)
1998
L.A. DoctorsTV
as Bill (1 episode)
1998
Will & GraceTV
as Uncle Sid (2 episodes)