Kenneth Mars

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, 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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Kenneth Mars, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Columbo

Murder, She Wrote

Malcolm in the Middle

Diagnosis: Murder

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

Rugrats

Rugrats

Ironside

All Movies (70)

• The Little Mermaid Live!2019 · as King Triton (archive footage) (voice)
• The Last Laugh2016 · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
• The Land Before Time XII: The Great Day of the Flyers2006 · as Grandpa / Parasaurlophus (voice)
• The Land Before Time: 2 DinoRiffic Adventures2006 · as Grandpa Longneck
• Disney Heroes Volume 12005 · as Old Gorilla (voice)
• The Land Before Time XI: Invasion of the Tinysauruses2005 · as Grandpa (voice)
• The Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck Migration2003 · as Grandpa (voice)
• The Land Before Time IX: Journey to Big Water2002 · as Grandpa (voice)
• The Making of 'The Producers'2002 · as Self
• The Land Before Time VIII: The Big Freeze2001 · as Grandpa / Lambeosaurus (voice)
• Teddy Bears' Picnic2001 · as Gene Molinari
• The Land Before Time VII: The Stone of Cold Fire2000 · as Grandpa (voice)
• How to Marry a Billionaire: A Christmas Tale2000 · as Buzz
• Runaway Virus2000 · as Dr. Arnold Bowman
• The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea2000 · as King Triton (voice)
• The Land Before Time VI: The Secret of Saurus Rock1998 · as Grandpa (voice)
• The Land Before Time V: The Mysterious Island1997 · as Grandpa (voice)
• Bruno the Kid: The Animated Movie1997 · as Professor Von Trapp (voice) (archive footage)
• Citizen Ruth1996 · as Dr. Charlie Rollins
• The Land Before Time IV: Journey Through the Mists1996 · as Grandpa (voice)
• Making Frankensense of Young Frankenstein1996 · as Inspector Kemp (archive footage)
• Rough Magic1995 · as Magician
• The Land Before Time III: The Time of the Great Giving1995 · as Grandpa (voice)
• The Land Before Time II: The Great Valley Adventure1994 · as Grandpa (voice)
• Thumbelina1994 · as King Colbert (voice)
• We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story1993 · as Professor Screweyes (voice)
• Sex, Shock & Censorship in the 90's1993 · as Reverend Pete
• Shadows and Fog1991 · as Magician
• Mimi & Me1991 · as Uncle Al
• She'll Take Romance1990 · as Smokey
• Son of Dinosaurs1989 · as Self
• The Little Mermaid1989 · as Triton (voice)
• Police Academy 6: City Under Siege1989 · as Mayor
• Get Smart, Again!1989 · as Cmdr. Drury
• Rented Lips1988 · as Reverend Farrell
• Illegally Yours1988 · as Hal B. Keeler
• Top Cat and the Beverly Hills Cats1988 · as Director / Dogcatcher (voice)
• For Keeps1988 · as Mr. Bobrucz
• Radio Days1987 · as Rabbi Baumel
• The Adventures of the American Rabbit1986 · as Vultor / Walt (voice)
• Prince Jack1985 · as Lyndon Johnson
• Beer1985 · as A.J. Norbecker
• Fletch1985 · as Stanton Boyd
• Protocol1984 · as Lou
• Yellowbeard1983 · as Mr. Crisp
• Group Madness1983 · as Self
• The Rules of Marriage1982 · as Red Hewitt
• Full Moon High1981 · as The Coach - Principal Cleveland
• Before and After1979 · as Ben Fryer
• The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again1979 · as Woolly Bill Hitchcock
• You Can't Take it With You1979 · as Mr. Kolenkhov
• Heaven Only Knows1979 · as Bert Hammond
• Goin' Coconuts1978 · as Kruse
• Night Moves1975 · as Nick
• Someone I Touched1975 · as Paul Wrightwood
• It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Superman!1975 · as Max Mencken
• Young Frankenstein1974 · as Inspector Kemp
• The Parallax View1974 · as Former FBI Agent Will
• Hello Mother, Goodbye!1974 · as Son
• Guess Who's Sleeping in My Bed?1973 · as Mitchell Bernard
• Steambath1973 · as Broker
• What's Up, Doc?1972 · as Hugh Simon
• Second Chance1972 · as Dr. Julius Roth
• Screwball Comedies... Remember Them?1972 · as Self
• Desperate Characters1971 · as Otto Bentwood
• Viva Max!1969 · as Dr. Sam Gillison
• Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid1969 · as Marshal
• The April Fools1969 · as Les Hopkins
• The Producers1968 · as Franz Liebkind
• Act One1963 · as Robert E. Sherwood

All TV Shows (115)

• The Land Before Time2007 · as Grandpa Longneck (voice)
• Hannah Montana2006 · as Gunther
• Oliver Beene2003 · as Carl the Super
• Good Morning, Miami2002 · as Marty
• The Legend of Tarzan2001 · as Old Gorilla (voice)
• Malcolm in the Middle2000 · as Otto Mannkusser
• Becker1998 · as Melvin
• L.A. Doctors1998 · as Bill
• Will & Grace1998 · as Uncle Sid
• Godzilla: The Series1998
• You Wish1997 · as Santa Clause
• Cow and Chicken1997 · as Candy Store Geek / Policeman (voice)
• The Angry Beavers1997
• Just Shoot Me!1997 · as Horst
• Bruno the Kid1996
• The Pretender1996 · as Benny
• The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest1996
• Arli$$1996 · as Coach Duffy
• Nash Bridges1996 · as Ronald Bishop
• Boston Common1996 · as Clown
• The Drew Carey Show1995 · as Mr. Tinsley
• The Naked Truth1995 · as Judge
• Freakazoid!1995 · as Dr. Gunther Hunterhanker (voice)
• Party of Five1994 · as Earl Garraty
• Duckman1994 · as Native American (voice)
• Weird Science1994
• Diagnosis: Murder1993 · as Wallace Carstairs
• Animaniacs1993 · as Beethoven (voice)
• Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman1993 · as Grant Gendell
• Mighty Max1993
• Star Trek: Deep Space Nine1993 · as Colyus
• Hangin' with Mr. Cooper1992 · as Mr. Hucklebuck
• Fievel's American Tails1992 · as Sweet William (voice)
• The Little Mermaid1992 · as King Triton (voice)
• Batman: The Animated Series1992 · as M2 (voice)
• Batman: The Animated Series1992 · as Richard (voice)
• Darkwing Duck1991
• Darkwing Duck1991 · as (voice)
• Rugrats1991 · as Toothbrush / Candy Bar (voice)
• Rugrats1991 · as Policeman (voice)
• The Pirates of Dark Water1991 · as Additional Voices
• Shades of L.A.1990 · as Uncle Louis Burton
• Tiny Toon Adventures1990
• TaleSpin1990 · as Heimlich Menudo (voice)
• TaleSpin1990 · as Buzz / Heimlich Menudo (voice)
• TaleSpin1990 · as Buzz (voice)
• Bobby's World1990
• Tom & Jerry Kids Show1990 · as Narrator (voice)
• The Adventures of Raggedy Ann and Andy1988 · as The Camel with the Wrinkled Knees
• A Different World1987 · as Ridley
• DuckTales1987 · as Auric (voice)
• L.A. Law1986 · as Judge John Zimring
• The Flintstone Kids1986 · as Narrator
• Perfect Strangers1986 · as Ace Atkins
• Misfits of Science1985 · as Sen. Donner
• The Twilight Zone1985 · as (segment "Tooth and Consequences")
• 2271985
• Charles in Charge1984 · as Poppa Grundov
• Murder, She Wrote1984 · as Hemsley Post
• The Duck Factory1984 · as Harmon Alison
• Masquerade1983 · as Harold Hayes
• Hardcastle and McCormick1983
• The Biskitts1983 · as Fetch
• Saturday Supercade1983 · as Quickclaw (voice)
• Pitfall1983 · as Quickclaw
• Tucker's Witch1982
• Tucker's Witch1982 · as Mark Wyndham
• Remington Steele1982 · as Douglas Veenhof
• Cagney & Lacey1982
• Simon & Simon1981
• Laverne & Shirley in the Army1981 · as Sgt. Turnbuckle
• Magnum, P.I.1980 · as Joseph
• Magnum, P.I.1980 · as Archie
• The Flintstone Comedy Show1980 · as Lou Granite
• Trapper John, M.D.1979
• Hart to Hart1979
• Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo1979 · as Director
• The Facts of Life1979
• Carol Burnett & Company1979
• Supertrain1979 · as Turley
• $weepstake$1979
• Project U.F.O.1978
• Alice1976
• Good Heavens1976
• Laverne & Shirley1976
• Wonder Woman1975 · as Colonel Von Blasko
• The Bob Crane Show1975
• Barney Miller1975 · as Officer Callahan
• Police Woman1974
• Police Woman1974 · as Manny Ziegler
• Harry O1974 · as Don Yorkfield
• Harry O1974 · as Dr. Mangram
• Hello Mother, Goodbye!1974 · as Son
• Hawkins1973 · as Lester De Ville
• Barnaby Jones1973 · as William Tarkington IV
• Here We Go Again1973 · as Jim Sutton
• McMillan & Wife1971 · as Dr. Thursby
• McMillan & Wife1971 · as Mr. Buchanan
• Columbo1971 · as Mike
• Love, American Style1969 · as Jake
• Love, American Style1969 · as Joe
• Love, American Style1969 · as Walt
• The Debbie Reynolds Show1969
• Room 2221969
• The Ghost & Mrs. Muir1968 · as Joshua T. Albertson
• Mannix1967
• Mannix1967 · as Mercer
• The Carol Burnett Show1967 · as Self - Guest / Various Characters
• He & She1967 · as Harry Zarakardos
• Ironside1967 · as Adam Bronson
• ABC Stage 671966 · as Dr. Pratt
• That Girl1966
• Get Smart1965 · as Tom Orlando
• Gunsmoke1955 · as Clyde Hayes
• The Bob Hope Show1950 · as Self