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films: as the deranged

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in '' The Producers'' (1967) and Police Inspector Hans Wilhelm Friedrich Kemp in ''

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'' (1974). He also appeared in

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's '' What's Up Doc?'' (1972), and

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'' (1987), and ''

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'' (1991). Mars appeared in two seasons of ''

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'' as Otto Mannkusser, Francis's well-meaning but dimwitted boss and a German immigrant who owns a

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. He voiced

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, Ariel's father, in the 1989

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'' and its

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, and the ''

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'' 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 ''

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'' (1994).

Early life

Mars was born in

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. His father, Bernard "Sonny" Mars, was a radio and television personality. Kenneth studied fine arts and acting at

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Career

Mars made his acting debut in 1962 as a book publisher on ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. He also appeared in dramatic roles such as Will Turner, a former FBI agent, in

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's ''

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''. Mars played Harry Zarakartos on the

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1967 CBS-TV sitcom ''

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''. He was featured in a number of small roles in broadcasts such as the ''

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'' pilot episode and the '' Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' episode "

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". He was cast opposite

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in '' Hello Mother, Goodbye!'', a 1973 television pilot aired by

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but never picked up as a series. From 1970 to 1974, Mars guest starred in five episodes of ''

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'', playing various characters. In 1977, Mars became a series regular on both the ''

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'' variety series and on

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's talk show parody '' Fernwood 2-Night'' in the memorable recurring role of eccentric William W.D. 'Bud' Prize, from Fernwood's Chamber of Commerce. He continued the role on ''

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'' in 1978. In 2001, Mars portrayed a comedic famous but washed-up photographer on '' Just Shoot Me''. Before his death, his final television roles were Otto, the German dude ranch owner on

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's ''

'', an appearance on

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's ''

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'', and a reprise of his role as Grandpa Longneck in ''

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'' television series. In 1969, Mars portrayed a marshal trying to raise a posse to pursue ''

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'', only to have his address to the townsfolk hijacked by a friendly bicycle salesman. Mars frequently played characters with exaggerated accents. He portrayed

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characters in '' The Producers'' (1967) and ''

'' (1974), and played a

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ian musicologist, Hugh Simon, in '' What's Up, Doc?'' (1972). His first broadly accented character was that of Sir Evelyn Oakleigh in the 1962

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revival of the

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musical ''

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''. He also appeared in the 1962 Broadway play '' The Affair''. In 1975, ABC/Dunhill released a comedy LP produced by Earl Doud, ''Henry the First'', featuring Mars in a number of comedy bits as

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, including a cover version of the

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song, " Takin' Care of Business". Mars cultivated a lengthy voice acting career, launching it by voicing several characters on ''

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''. He voiced the roles of

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's father

in ''

'' and in the video games ''

'' and ''

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.'' He voiced Littlefoot's Grandpa Longneck in The ''Land Before Time'' series of films and the spin-off television series, and the villainous Professor Screweyes in '' We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story.'' He played some minor roles on the popular radio show, ''

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''. He played Sweet William in ''

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'', which took place after '' An American Tail: Fievel Goes West''. He voiced characters on many animated television series, such as ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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'', as well as video games such as ''

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'' and ''

''. In 2008, Mars retired from acting after being diagnosed with

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two years prior. His final performance was as Grandpa Longneck in the animated television series ''

''.

Personal life

In 1977, Mars married Barbara Newborn. They had two daughters, Susannah and Rebecca. The marriage lasted until his death in 2011.

Illness and death

In 2006, Mars was diagnosed with

that had already spread beyond his pancreas. His cancer made him so ill that he could not reprise his role as King Triton for '' The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning'', so

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took over the role. As well as not being able to voice Triton, he could not voice Grandpa Longneck in '' The Land Before Time XIII: The Wisdom of Friends'' (Littlefoot’s Grandpa does appear in the film, but has no lines) and couldn't return to reprise his role as Otto in season 6 of ''

''. He died from the disease on February 12, 2011, at the age of 75.

Filmography

Film

Television

* ''

'' (1967) Robber Clyde Hayes * '' The Ghost & Mrs. Muir'' (1968-1970, TV series) as Joshua T. Albertson / Ellsworth Gordon (2 episodes) * ''

'' (1967–1968, TV series) as Harry Zarakartos * '' Guess Who's Sleeping in My Bed?'' (1973, TV series) as Mitchell Bernard * '' The New Original Wonder Woman (pilot)'' (1975, TV series) as Colonel Oberst Von Blasko (1 episode) * '' It's a Bird...It's a Plane...It's Superman'' (1975, TV special) as Max Mencken * ''

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'' (1977, TV series) as William W.D. "Bud" Prize (8 episodes) * '' Baa Baa Black Sheep'' (1977, TV series) as Harold French * ''

'' (1978, TV series) as William W.D. "Bud" Prize * ''

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'' (1978) as Kruse * ''Heaven Only Knows'' (1979, TV series) * ''

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'' (1979) as Marshal Woolly Bill Hitchcock * ''

Carol Burnett & Company ''Carol Burnett & Company'' is an American four-episode summer variety/ sketch comedy television show starring Carol Burnett, Tim Conway, Vicki Lawrence, Kenneth Mars and Craig Richard Nelson. The series served as a continuation of ''The Carol Bur ...

'' (1979, TV series) * ''Hart to Hart'' (1980, TV series) * ''

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'' (1981) as Coach Cleveland / Principal Cleveland * ''

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'' (1983) as Mr. Crisp / Verdugo * ''

'' (1983) as King Max * ''

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'' (1983) as Orson Kane * ''

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'' (1984) as

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* ''

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'' (1984) as Lou * '' Fletch'' (1985) as Stanton Boyd * ''

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'' (1985) as Adolphe Norbecker * ''

'' (TV) (1985) as Sen. Donner * ''

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'' (1986) as Walt / Vultor the Buzzard (voice) * ''

'' (1987) as Rabbi Baumel * ''

'' (1988–1991, TV series) as Dogcatcher Ghost (voice) * '' For Keeps?'' (1988) as Mr. Bobrucz * ''

Illegally Yours ''Illegally Yours'' is a 1988 American comedy film set in St. Augustine, Florida where a series of comic mishaps take place involving a blackmailer, a corpse, an incriminating audiotape, an innocent woman who accidentally picks up the tape, and ...

'' (1988) as Hal B. Keeler * ''

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'' (1988) as Rev. Farrell * ''

'' (1989, TV series, voice) * ''

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'' (1989, TV series) as Cmdr. Drury * '' Police Academy 6: City Under Siege'' (1989) as The Mayor / The Mastermind * ''

Tiny Toon Adventures ''Tiny Toon Adventures'' is an American animated comedy television series that was broadcast from September 14, 1990, to December 6, 1992. It was the first collaborative effort of Steven Spielberg's Amblin Television and Warner Bros. Animation ...

'' (1990, TV series) as Flavio (voice) (episode: "Hollywood Plucky") * ''

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'' (1991) * ''

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'' (1991, TV series) as Tuskernini (voice) * ''

'' (1991) as Armstead the Magician * ''

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'' (1992) as Homeless Man * ''

'' (1992, TV series) as Sweet William * ''

'' (1992-1994, TV series) as King Triton (voice) * '' We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story'' (1993) as Professor Screweyes (voice) * '' Swat Kats: The Radical Squadron'' (1993) as Dr. Wally Gilbert Kenrousch (voice) * '' Bonkers'' (1993, TV series) as Gloomy (voice) * ''

'' (1993, TV series) as Ludwig van Beethoven (voice) * '' Batman: The Animated Series'' (1994, TV series) as Richard (voice) * '' Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' (1994) as Colyus * ''

'' (1994) as King Colbert (voice) * ''The Land Before Time'' series (II-XIII) (1994-2008) as Littlefoot’s Grandpa (voice) * ''

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'' (1995, TV series) as Dr. Gunter Hunter Hanker (voice) * '' Batman: The Animated Series'' (1995, TV series) as M2 (voice) * ''

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'' (1997, TV series) as Mr. Tinsley * ''

'' (1997, Video Game) as Vault 13 Overseer (voice) * '' Godzilla: The Series'' (1998, TV series) as Dr. Alexander Preloran (voice) * '' The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea'' (2000) as King Triton (voice) * ''

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'' (2001, TV series) as Melvin * '' Just Shoot Me'' (2001, TV series) as Horst * ''

'' (2002) as King Triton (voice) * ''

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'' (2002) as Gene Molinari * ''

'' (2006, Video Game) as King Triton (voice)

Discography

*''Henry the First'' (1974) -

References

External links

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