RIP Kenneth Mars

[Guitar_Raph]

Actor Kenneth Mars died @ the age of 64. He was known to do many Mel Brooks movies.

You might know him from these movies & tv shows he guest starred on.

What's Up Doc? (Hugh Simon)
The Little Mermaid (King Triton; movie & tv series)
Malcolm In The Middle (Otto Mannkrusser; dude ranch owner)

[Ninjinister]

I heard about it last night but was still awaiting confirmation. Sad to see it was true.

Also: He was 74.

[triplexxx]

Another acting legend in heaven, RIP Kenneth

[Raph's Girl]

http://www.twincities.com/movies/ci_17392367?source=rss&nclick_check=1

Kenneth Mars, a Mel Brooks collaborator who played a Hitler-worshipping playwright in "The Producers" and an earnest police inspector with a malfunctioning artificial arm in "Young Frankenstein," has died. He was 75.

In a statement Monday, Mars' family said the actor died Saturday of pancreatic cancer at his home in Granada Hills.

In Brooks' 1968 romp "The Producers," Mars co-starred as Franz Liebkind, a Nazi enthusiast whose play "Springtime for Hitler" is the basis for a scheme by two conniving showmen (Zero Mostel and Gene Wilder) to bilk investors by putting on a surefire Broadway flop.

Brooks cast Mars again in 1974's "Young Frankenstein" as the constable poking around the castle grounds on the trail of mad scientist Wilder's monster.

In both films, the Chicago-born Mars demonstrated his talent for vocal farce, lending over-the-top German accents to the characters.

Mars' nearly 50-year career included a long list of voice credits, including "The Little Mermaid," "The Jetsons" and "The Land Before Time" movies and TV series.

Among Mars' other film credits were Woody Allen's "Radio Days" and "Shadows and Fog," and Peter Bogdanovich's "What's Up, Doc?" His extensive television work featured regular roles on "Malcolm in the Middle," "Fernwood Tonight" and the 1960s series "He & She."

On stage, Mars appeared in such plays as "The Affair" and "Anything Goes."

Mars is survived by two daughters, Susannah Mars Johnson
and Rebecca Mars Tipton, and six grandchildren.

RIP Grandpa Longneck and King Triton!! :cry:

[BubblyShell22]

Man, that sucks. He rocked as Triton and Littlefoot's grandpa. I never knew he played those roles. And I liked him in Malcolm in the Middle. He was great as Otto. He will be missed. My condolences go out to his family and friends.

[shuriken]

That sucks. The guy was an awesome actor and a very funny one at that.