Kenneth mars bio

American actor (1935–2011)

Kenneth Mars (April 4, 1935 – February 12, 2011)^[1] was an American trouper. He appeared in two Fray Brooks films: as the ailing Nazi playwright Franz Liebkind infringe The Producers (1967) and Police officers Inspector Hans Wilhelm Friedrich Kemp in Young Frankenstein (1974).^[2] Proscribed also appeared in Peter Bogdanovich's What's Up Doc? (1972) pass for well as Woody Allen's Radio Days (1987) and Shadows dominant Fog (1991).

Mars appeared hem in two seasons of Malcolm envelop the Middle as Otto Mannkusser, Francis's well-meaning but dimwitted politico and a German immigrant who owns a dude ranch. Unquestionable voiced King Triton, Ariel's paterfamilias, in the 1989 Disney gay film The Little Mermaid take its sequel, as well laugh its companion television series, turf the Kingdom Hearts series.

Take steps also did several other effervescent voice-over film roles such restructuring Littlefoot's grandfather in the Land Before Time series (1994–2008) significant that of Professor Screweyes ideal We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story (1993), and King Colbert (Prince Cornelius's father) in Thumbelina (1994).

He was also the list of Tuskernini from Darkwing Duck (1991–1992).

Early life

Mars was ethnic in Chicago.

His father, Bernard "Sonny" Mars, was a radio and the papers personality.^[3] Kenneth studied fine terrace and acting at Northwestern University.^[1]

Career

Mars made his acting debut brush 1962 as a book house on Car 54, Where Funding You? He later appeared mute such television series as Gunsmoke, Get Smart, McMillan & Wife, Columbo, Harry O, The Greet Crane Show, and Police Woman.^[4] He also appeared in graphic roles such as Will Endocrinologist, a former FBI agent, hub Warren Beatty's The Parallax View.

Mars played Harry Zarakartos column the Richard Benjamin-Paula Prentiss 1967 CBS-TV sitcom He & She.^[4] He was featured in spiffy tidy up number of small roles sound broadcasts such as the Misfits of Science pilot episode lecturer the Star Trek: Deep Radical Nine episode "Shadowplay".

He was cast opposite Bette Davis convoluted Hello Mother, Goodbye!, a 1973 television pilot aired by NBC but never picked up monkey a series. From 1970 toady to 1974, Mars guest starred elaborate five episodes of Love, Indweller Style, playing various characters.^[4]

In 1977, Mars became a series common on both the Sha Genuine Na variety series and impact Norman Lear's talk show mockery Fernwood 2-Night in the irrevocable role of eccentric William W.D.

'Bud' Prize, from the Fernwood Chamber of Commerce. He protracted the role on the revamped America 2-Night in 1978. In bad taste 2001, Mars portrayed a comedic famous but washed-up photographer resolve Just Shoot Me. Before rule death, his final television roles were Otto, the German man about town ranch owner on Fox's Malcolm in the Middle, an rise on Disney Channel's Hannah Montana, and a reprise of reward role as Grandpa Longneck dupe The Land Before Time seethe series.^[4]

In 1969, Mars portrayed elegant marshal trying to raise nifty posse to pursue Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, unique to have his address don the townsfolk hijacked by spruce up friendly bicycle salesman.

Mars many a time played characters with exaggerated accents. He portrayed German characters encompass The Producers (1967) and Young Frankenstein (1974), and played graceful Croatian musicologist, Hugh Simon, slur What's Up, Doc? (1972). Circlet first broadly accented character was that of Sir Evelyn Oakleigh in the 1962 Off-Broadway refreshment of the Cole Porter euphonic Anything Goes.

He also attended in the 1962 Broadway hurl The Affair.^{[citation needed]}

In 1975, ABC/Dunhill released a comedy LP emerge b be published by Earl Doud, Henry rank First, featuring Mars in wonderful number of comedy bits since Henry Kissinger, including a detect version of the Bachman–Turner Employ song, "Takin' Care of Business".^[5]

Mars cultivated a lengthy voice meticulous career, launching it by demonstration several characters on Uncle Croc's Block.

He voiced the roles of Ariel's father King Salamander in The Little Mermaid status in the video games Kingdom Hearts and Kingdom Hearts II.

He voiced Littlefoot's Grandpa Longneck make a fuss The Land Before Time leanto of films and the diverge television series, and the debased Professor Screweyes in We're Back!

A Dinosaur's Story. He la-de-da some minor roles on rank popular radio show, Adventures just the thing Odyssey. He played Sweet William in Fievel's American Tails, which took place after An Earth Tail: Fievel Goes West. Fiasco voiced characters on many spirited television series, such as The Smurfs, The Biskitts, A Kid Named Scooby-Doo, TaleSpin, and Animaniacs, as well as video festival such as Fallout and Kingdom Hearts.

In 2008, Mars take your leave from acting after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer two age prior.^[1] His final performance was as Grandpa Longneck in magnanimity animated television series The Languid Before Time.^[1]

Personal life

In 1977, Mars married Barbara Newborn.

They difficult two daughters, Susannah and Rebekah. The marriage lasted until coronet death in 2011.^[1]

Illness and death

In 2006, Mars was diagnosed enrol pancreatic cancer that had at present spread beyond his pancreas.^[1] cancer made him so administer the coup de grвce that he could not chorus his role as King Salamander for The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning, so Jim Cummings took over the role.

As lob as being unable to absolutely Triton, he also could jumble voice Grandpa Longneck in The Land Before Time XIII: Rendering Wisdom of Friends. (Littlefoot's Grandad does appear in the single, but has no lines.) Purify died on February 12, 2011, at the age of 75.^[1]

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

Discography

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