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Kenneth Mars
Kenneth Mars
Born	April 14, 1936 (age 73); Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Spouse(s)	Susan Geston (June 5, 1977 - present) 3 children

Kenneth Mars (born April 14, 1936^[1]) is an American television, movie and voice actor. Best known for his roles in several Mel Brooks films, the most memorable being the insane Nazi playwright of Springtime for Hitler, Franz Liebkind, in 1968's The Producers and the relentless Police Inspector Hans Wilhelm Fredrich Kemp in 1974's Young Frankenstein.

Mars had the role of the friendly fireman neighbor Harry Zarakartos on the television sitcom He & She, and has also been featured in a number of small roles in programs such as the Misfits of Science pilot episode, the audio program Adventures in Odyssey, and the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "Shadowplay". He was cast opposite Bette Davis in Hello Mother, Goodbye!, a 1973 television pilot that was aired by NBC but never added to its schedule.

Mars has often played characters with exaggerated accents. He was German in The Producers, Young Frankenstein, and Malcolm in the Middle, and was the Croatian Hugh Simon in What's Up, Doc?. His voice work is most remembered for his role of Ariel's father King Triton in Disney's animated feature The Little Mermaid.

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Hannah Montana (TV) (2007) - Gunther the Innkeeper
Kingdom Hearts II (VG) (2006) (voice) - King Triton
Kingdom Hearts (VG) (2002) (voice) - King Triton
Malcolm in the Middle (TV) (2002-2004) - Otto Mannkusser
Becker (TV) - (2001) Melvin (3 Episodes)
The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea (voice) (2000) - King Triton
Batman: The Animated Series (voice) (1995) - M2 (In the episode "The Lion and the Unicorn")
The Land Before Time series (II-present) (voice) (1994-present) - Grandpa
Thumbelina (voice) (1994) - King Colbert
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1994) - Colyus
Batman: The Animated Series (voice) (1994) - Richard (In the episode "Sideshow")
Animaniacs (voice) (1993) - Ludwig van Beethoven (In the episode "Roll Over Beethoven")
We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story (voice) (1993) - Professor Screweyes
Shadows and Fog (1992) - Armstead the Magician
A Different World (1992) - Homeless Man
Darkwing Duck (TV) (voice) (1991-1995) - Tuskerninni
Tale Spin (TV) (voice) (1990-1994) - Heimlich Menudo, Prof. Buzz
The Little Mermaid (voice) (1989) - King Triton
Police Academy 6: City Under Siege (1989) - The Mayor/The Mastermind
Get Smart, Again! (1989) (TV) - Cmdr. Drury
The Smurfs (1989) season (TV) - additional voices
Rented Lips (1988) - Reverend Farrell
For Keeps? (1988) - Mr. Bobrucz
Illegally Yours (1988) - Hal B. Keeler
A Pup Named Scooby-Doo (TV) (voice) (1988-1991) - Dogcatcher Ghost
Radio Days (1987) - Rabbi Baumel
The Adventures of the American Rabbit (voice) (1986) - Voltor/Buzzard
Misfits of Science (TV) (1985) - Sen. Donner
Beer (film) (1985) - Adolphe Norbecker
Fletch (1985) - Stanton Boyd
Yellowbeard (1983) - Mr. Crisp and Senior Verdugo
Full Moon High (1981) - Coach Cleveland / Principal Cleveland
The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again (1979) - Marshal Woolly Bill Hitchcock
Heaven Only Knows (TV) (1979)
Night Moves (1975) - Nick
Wonder Woman (TV) (1975) - Col. Oberst Von Blasko (1 episode)
Young Frankenstein (1974) - Police Inspector Hans Wilhelm Friedrich Kemp
The Parallax View (1974) - Former FBI Agent Will
Guess Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed? (1973) (TV) - Mitchell Bernard
What's Up, Doc? (1972) - Hugh Simon
Desperate Characters (1971)
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) - Marshal
The April Fools (1969) - Les Hopkins
The Producers (1968) - Franz Liebkind
He & She (TV) (1967-1968) - Harry Zarakartos