Kenneth Mars Biography (1935?-)

Born April 4, 1935 (some sources cite 1936), in Chicago, IL; married BarbaraNewborn; children: two daughters. Addresses: Agent: International Creative Management, 8942 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor, voice artist
Birth Details: April 4, 1935?; Chicago, Illinois, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
Franz Liebkind, The Producers, Embassy, 1967
Dr. Sam Gillison, Viva Max!, Commonwealth United, 1969
Les Hopkins, The April Fools, National General, 1969
Marshal, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1969
Otto Bentwood, Desperate Characters, Paramount, 1971
Hugh Simon, What's Up, Doc?, Warner Bros., 1972
Inspector Hans Wilhelm Friedrich Kemp, Young Frankenstein (also known as Frankenstein Jr.), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1974
Will Turner, The Parallax View, Paramount, 1974
Nick, Night Moves, Warner Bros., 1975
Kruse, Goin' Coconuts, Osmond, 1978
Marshal Woolly Bill Hitchcock, The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again, Buena Vista, 1979
Coach and Principal Cleveland, Full Moon High (also known as Moon High), Filmways, 1982
Himself, Group Madness (documentary), 1983
Mr. Crisp and Vertigo, Yellowbeard, Orion, 1983
Lou, Protocol, Warner Bros., 1984
Stanton Boyd, Fletch, Universal, 1984
Lyndon B. Johnson, Prince Jack, Castle Hill, 1985
Voices of Vultor and Buzzard, The Adventures of the American Rabbit (animated), Atlantic Releasing, 1985
A. J. Norbecker, Beer (also known as The Selling of America), Orion, 1986
Rabbi Baumel, Radio Days, Orion, 1987
Hal B. Keeler, Illegally Yours (also known as Double Duty),Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1988
Mr. Bobrucz, For Keeps (also known as Maybe Baby), TriStar,1988
Reverend Farrell, Rented Lips, Cineworld, 1988
Mayor (The Mastermind), Police Academy 6: City under Siege, WarnerBros., 1989
Voice of Triton, The Little Mermaid (animated), Buena Vista, 1989
Magician, Shadows and Fog, Orion, 1992
Voice of Professor ScrewEyes, We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story (animated), Universal, 1993
Voice of Grandpa, The Land before Time II: The Great Valley Adventure (animated), 1994
Voice of King Colbert, Thumbelina (animated; also known as HansChristian Andersen's "Thumbelina"), Warner Bros., 1994
Magician, Rough Magic (also known as Miss Shumway jette un sort), 1995
Voice of Grandpa, The Land before Time III: The Time of the Great Giving (animated), 1995
Dr. Charlie Rollins, Citizen Ruth (also known as Meet Ruth Stoops), Miramax, 1996
Professor Von Trapp, Bruno the Kid: The Animated Movie (animated),1996
Voice of Grandpa, The Land before Time IV: Journey through the Mists (animated), 1996
Voice of Grandpa, The Land before Time V: The Mysterious Island (animated), Universal Studios Home Video, 1997
Voice of Grandpa, The Land before Time VI: The Secret of Saurus Rock (animated), Universal Studios Home Video, 1998
Voice of Grandpa, The Land before Time VII: The Stone of Cold Fire(animated), Universal Studios Home Video, 2000
Voice of Triton, The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea (animated), Buena Vista Home Video/Walt Disney Home Video, 2000
Voice of Grandpa, The Land before Time VIII: The Big Freeze (animated; also known as The Land before Time: The Big Freeze), Universal Studios Home Video, 2001
Gene Molinari, Teddy Bears' Picnic (also known as Call o' the Glen), Magnolia Pictures, 2002
Voice of Grandpa Longneck, The Land before Time IX: Journey to the BigWater (animated; also known as The Land before Time: Journey to Big Water), Universal Studios Home Video, 2002
Voice of Grandpa, The Land before Time X: The Great Longneck Migration (animated), Universal, 2003
Television Appearances
Series
Harry Zarakardos, He & She, CBS, 1967-68
Member of ensemble, The Don Knotts Show, NBC, 1970-71
Voices of Coldlips, Major Sideburns, Lupey, Colonel Flake, and General Upheaval, "M*U*S*H" segments, Uncle Croc's Block, ABC, 1975-76
William W. D. "Bud" Prize, a recurring role, Fernwood 2-Night, syndicated, 1977
(As Ken Mars) Member of ensemble, Sha Na Na, syndicated, 1977-78
(As Ken Mars) Member of ensemble, Carol Burnett & Company, CBS, 1979
(As Ken Mars) Voice of Lou Granite, Flintstone Family Adventures (animated), NBC, beginning 1981
(As Ken Mars) Voice of Sergeant Turnbuckle, Laverne and Shirley in theArmy (animated; also known as Laverne & Shirley), ABC, 1981-82
(As Ken Mars) Voice of Sergeant Turnbuckle, Laverne and Shirley with the Fonz (animated; also known as The Mork & Mindy/Laverne & Shirley with the Fonz Show), ABC, 1982-83
(As Ken Mars) Voice of Quickclaw, "Pitfall Harry" segments, Saturday Supercade (animated), CBS, 1983-85
Voices of Max, Fetch, and Snarl, The Biskitts (animated), CBS, 1983-85
Voice, The New Jetsons (animated), ABC, 1985
Voice, The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo (animated), ABC, 1985-86
Voice, Foofur (animated), NBC, 1986-88
Narrator and voice, The Flintstone Kids (animated; also known as Captain Caveman and Son), ABC, 1986-88 and 1990
Voice, My Little Pony `n' Friends (animated), syndicated, 1986-90
(As Ken Mars) Voice of the camel with wrinkled knees, The Adventures of Raggedy Ann and Andy (animated), CBS, 1988-91
Uncle Louie, a recurring role, Shades of L.A., syndicated, 1990-91
Voice, The Adventures of Don Coyote and Sancho Panda (animated), syndicated, 1990-91
(As Ken Mars) Voice of Professor Buzz, "TaleSpin" (animated; also known as "Disney's `TaleSpin`"), Disney Afternoon, syndicated, 1990-94
Voice of Sweet William, Fievel's American Tails (animated), CBS, 1992-93
Voice of King Triton, The Little Mermaid (also known as Disney's "The Little Mermaid"), CBS, 1992-95
Otto Mannkusser, Malcolm in the Middle, Fox, 2002-
Miniseries
Red Hewitt, The Rules of Marriage, CBS, 1982
Movies
Dr. Julius Roth, Second Chance, ABC, 1972
Mitchell Bernard, Guess Who's Sleeping in My Bed (also known as Guess Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed), ABC, 1973
Paul Wrightwood, Someone I Touched, ABC, 1975
Mike, Columbo: The Bye-Bye High I.Q. Murder Case, NBC, 1977
Ben Fryer, Before and After, ABC, 1979
Heaven Only Knows (also known as For Heaven's Sake), 1979
Commander Douglas Drury, Get Smart, Again!, ABC, 1989
(As Ken Mars) Smokey, She'll Take Romance (also known as I'll Take Romance), ABC, 1990
Buzz, How to Marry a Billionaire: A Christmas Tale (also known asHow to Marry a Billionaire), Fox, 2000
Dr. Arnold Bowman, Runaway Virus, ABC, 2000
Specials
The Alan King Show, NBC, 1968
Comedy Is King, NBC, 1968
(As Ken Mars) Colonel Von Balasko, The New, Original Wonder Woman,ABC, 1975
(As Ken Mars) Max Mencken, It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Superman (musical; also known as Superman the Musical), ABC, 1975
(As Ken Mars) Mr. Kolenkov, You Can't Take It with You, CBS, 1979
Voice of bald man, "Hugh Pine" (animated), CBS Storybook, CBS, 1985
Voice of Sugar Cane, "Chocolate Fever" (animated), CBS Storybook,CBS, 1985
Voice of Vulcan, "A DuckTales Valentine" (animated), The Magical Worldof Disney, NBC, 1990
Reverend Pete, Sex, Shock, and Censorship in the 90s (also known as Basic Values: Sex, Shock & Censorship in the 90s), Showtime, 1993
Santa Claus, Countdown to Christmas (also known as Santa's Journey), NBC, 1994
Episodic
Book publisher, "The Loves of Sylvia Schnauzer," Car 54, Where Are You?, NBC, 1963
Barry Schweitzer, "Never Bet on Anything That Talks," Trials of O'Brien, CBS, 1965
Clyde Hayes, "The Returning," Gunsmoke, CBS, 1967
Tom Orlando, "A Man Called Smart--Part 3," Get Smart, NBC, 1967
"Fandango," Gunsmoke, CBS, 1967
Ellsworth Gordon, "Captain Gregg's Whiz-Bang," The Ghost and Mrs. Muir, NBC, 1968
Elia Stanslaus, "The Paper Butterfly," Debbie Reynolds Show, NBC,1969
Mercer, "Merry Go Round for Murder," Mannix, CBS, 1969
"Clothes Make the Boy," Room 222, ABC, 1969
Captain Gooney, "I Ain't Got Nobody," That Girl, ABC, 1970
Joshua T. Albertson, "Tourist Go Home," The Ghost and Mrs. Muir, ABC, 1970
"Love and the Good Samaritan," Love, American Style, ABC, 1970

Mr. Buchanan, "Murder by the Barrel," McMillan and Wife, NBC, 1971
"Love and the Mistress," Love, American Style, ABC, 1971
Darby Digby, "Love and the Newscasters," Love, American Style, ABC, 1972
Dr. Thursby, "Cop of the Year," McMillan and Wife, NBC, 1972
"A Box for Mr. Lipton," Insight, syndicated, 1972
(As Kenny Mars) Adam Bronson, "Ollinger's Last Case," Ironside, NBC, 1973
"Love and the Missing Mister," Love, American Style, ABC, 1973
"Murder in Hollywood," Hawkins, CBS, 1973
Broker, "Steambath," Hollywood Television Theatre, PBS, 1974
Don Yorkfield, "Coinage of the Realm," Harry O, ABC, 1974
"Love and the Patrol Person," Love, American Style, ABC, 1974
Guest, The Carol Burnett Show, CBS, 1974, 1979
Dr. Courtney Mangram, "Tender Killing Care," Harry O, ABC, 1975
Mort Barker, "Cold Wind," Police Woman, NBC, 1975
"Double Vengeance," Barnaby Jones, CBS, 1975
Bob Crane Show, NBC, 1975
Mr. Callahan, "Evacuation," Barney Miller, ABC, 1976
"Blind Man's Bluff," Insight, syndicated, 1976
"Funny Fellow," Good Heavens, ABC, 1976
Family, ABC, 1976
Good Heavens, ABC, 1976
Billy Joe, "The Odd Couple," Alice, CBS, 1977
Harold French, "Five the Hard Way," Black Sheep Squadron (also known as Baa Baa Black Sheep), NBC, 1977
Manny Ziegler, "Bondage," Police Woman, NBC, 1977
"The Roommates," Alice, CBS, 1977
Gus Shaftner, "Sighting 4005: The Medicine Bow Incident," Project UFO, NBC, 1978
Robert, "Paul Goes to New York," Tabitha, ABC, 1978
(As Ken Mars) William W. B. "Bud" Prize, "The El Tijo Ballet Co.," America 2-Night, syndicated, 1978
(As Ken Mars) William W. B. "Bud" Prize, "Karen Black," America 2-Night, syndicated, 1978
(As Ken Mars) William W. B. "Bud" Prize, "New Talent," America 2-Night, syndicated, 1978
Turley, "Queen's the Impossible Knight," Supertrain, NBC, 1979
Sweepstakes, NBC, 1979
Dr. Cobb, "Murder Is Man's Best Friend," Hart to Hart, ABC, 1980
(As Ken Mars) William Tarkington IV, "The Killin' Cousin," Barnaby Jones, CBS, 1980
Henry Ellyson, "The Woman on the Beach," Magnum, P.I., CBS, 1981
(As Ken Mars) Mr. Harris, "Gossip," The Facts of Life, NBC, 1981
"A Bath for Benjamin," Private Benjamin, CBS, 1981
Ben Dodge, "The Dead Letter File," Simon & Simon, CBS, 1982
(As Ken Mars) Dr. French, "The Good Life," Trapper John, M.D., CBS, 1982
Dr. Lewis Evers, "Mel Wins by a Nose," Alice, CBS, 1982
Mark Wyndham, "Terminal Case," Tucker's Witch, CBS, 1982
Murray, "Burn Out," Cagney & Lacey, CBS, 1983
The Mississippi, CBS, 1983
Archie Rankin, "Fragments," Magnum, P.I., CBS, 1984
Elwood Sellers, "The Lollipop Gang Strikes Back," The Whiz Kids, CBS, 1984
Harmon Allison, "You Always Love the One You Hurt," The Duck Factory, NBC, 1984
Malcolm Carrothers, "I Do, I Don't," Trapper John, M.D., CBS, 1984
"A Wind from the East," Call to Glory, ABC, 1984
Burt Schneider, "Too Rich and Too Thin," Hardcastle and McCormick,ABC, 1985
Douglas Veenhoff, "Steele Blushing," Remington Steele, NBC, 1985
Hemsley Post, "Footnote to Murder," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1985
Fritz Markham, "Family Forecast," Simon & Simon, CBS, 1986
Gerald "Jerry" Hardcastle, "Brother, Can You Spare a Crime," Hardcastle and McCormick, ABC, 1986
Ned Bartlett/Don Diablo, "The Case of Don Diablo," Simon & Simon, CBS, 1986
Paul Brubaker, "I Want My Mummy," The Last Precinct, NBC, 1986
Tooth Fairy, "Tooth or Consequences," The Twilight Zone, CBS, 1986
Hans Balpeen, "Problem of the Trojan Hamburger," Mathnet, broadcast on Square One TV, PBS, 1987
Poppa Grudov, "A Date from Heck," Charles in Charge, syndicated, 1987
Uncle Charlie, "Moore Than You Know," Head of the Class, ABC, 1988
Alvin "Ace" Atkins, "Call Me Indestructible," Perfect Strangers, ABC, 1990
Joe Bouiver, "Nightmare on 227," 227, NBC, 1990
Voice of Flavio, "Hollywood Plucky," Tiny Toon Adventures (animated), syndicated, 1990
Voice of Heimlich Menudo, "Vowel Play," in "TaleSpin" (animated; also known as "Disney's `TaleSpin`"), Disney Afternoon, syndicated, 1990
"Astrocat," Garfield and Friends (animated), CBS, 1990
"The Hound of the Arbuckles," Garfield and Friends (animated), CBS, 1990
Voice of Tuskernini, "Adopt-a-Con," Darkwing Duck (animated), ABCand syndicated, 1991
Voice of Tuskernini, "Film Flam," Darkwing Duck (animated), ABC and syndicated, 1991
Voice of Tuskernini, "Slaves to Fashion," Darkwing Duck (animated), ABC and syndicated, 1991
Judge Mankiewicz, "The Triumph of De Ville," Civil Wars, ABC, 1992
Ridley, "Honeymoon in L.A.: Part 2," A Different World, NBC, 1992
"Drone of Arc," Civil Wars, ABC, 1992
Voice of Beethoven, "Roll Over, Beethoven," Animaniacs (animated;also known as Steven Spielberg Presents "Animaniacs"), Fox, 1993
Voice of sourpuss clown, "The Toon That Ate Hollywood," Bonkers (animated), syndicated, 1993
Voices of toothbrush, candy bar, and police officer, "Tooth or Dare/PartyAnimals," Rugrats (animated), Nickelodeon, 1993
Mayor Ogden, Evening Shade, CBS, 1993
Colyus, "Shadowplay," Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (also known as Deep Space Nine, DS9, and Star Trek: DS9), syndicated, 1994
Don, "Daddyshack," Tom, CBS, 1994
Don, "Mike's Excellent Adventure," Tom, CBS, 1994
Judge Zimring, "Tunnel of Love," L.A. Law, NBC, 1994
(As Ken Mars) Paul Reiss, "First Steps," M.A.N.T.I.S., Fox, 1994
Voice, "A Civil War," Duckman (animated), USA Network, 1994
Voice of Professor Zygote, "Zygote's Music," Mighty Max (animated), syndicated, 1994
Voice of Professor Zygote, "Zygote's Rhythm," Mighty Max (animated), syndicated, 1994
Voice of Richard, "Sideshow," Batman (also known as Batman: TheAnimated Series), Fox, 1994
Mr. Hucklebuck, "Christmas '95," Hangin' with Mr. Cooper, ABC, 1995
Voice of Dr. Gunther Hunterhanker, "Candle Jack," Freakazoid! (animated), The WB, 1995
Voice of M2, "The Lion and the Unicorn," Batman (also known as Batman: The Animated Series), Fox, 1995
Wallace Carstairs, "How to Murder Your Lawyer," Diagnosis Murder,CBS, 1995
Voice, Life with Louie (animated), Fox, 1995
Clown, "A Triage Grows in Boston," Boston Common, NBC, 1996
Earl Garraty, "Personal Demons," Party of Five, Fox, 1996
Grant Gendell, "Bob and Carol and Lois and Clark," Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (also known as Lois & Clark andThe New Adventures of Superman), ABC, 1996
Judge, "Community Property," Weird Science, USA Network, 1996
Voice of water buffalo, "Buffaloed/Haiti Meets His Match," Jungle Cubs (animated; also known as Disney's "Jungle Cubs"), ABC, 1996
Voices of Faust and police captain, "The Alchemist," The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest (animated), The Cartoon Network, TBS, and syndicated, 1996
Dr. Otis P. Quackenbush, Police Academy: The Series, syndicated, 1997
Judge, "The Source," The Naked Truth, NBC, 1997
Kommandant, "Stalag 16," Weird Science, USA Network, 1997
Mr. Tinsley, "Hello/Goodbye," The Drew Carey Show, ABC, 1997
Santa Claus, "The Gift of the Travi," You Wish, ABC, 1997
Les, "The Greatest Story Ever Toad," Maggie, Lifetime, 1998
Voices of candy store geek, police officer, and Wattle, "Tongue Sandwich/Dream Date Chicken," Cow and Chicken (animated), The Cartoon Network,1998
"Leviathan," Godzilla: The Series (animated), Fox, 1998
Benny, "Unsinkable," The Pretender, NBC, 1999
"Every Picture Tells a Story," L.A. Doctors, CBS, 1999
Benny, "Cold Dick," The Pretender, NBC, 2000
Ronald Bishop, "End Game," Nash Bridges (also known as Bridges), CBS, 2000
Horst Geitner, "Fanny Finch," Just Shoot Me!, NBC, 2001
Melvin, "Small Wonder," Becker, CBS, 2001
Melvin, "Sue You," Becker, CBS, 2001
Melvin, "Trials and Defibrillations," Becker, CBS, 2001
Uncle Sid, "Moveable Feast: Parts 1 & 2," Will & Grace, NBC, 2001
"Tarzan and the Challenger," The Legend of Tarzan (animated; alsoknown as Disney's "The Legend of Tarzan," Disney's "Tarzan," and Tarzan), UPN, 2001
Marty, "Penny Wise, Jake Foolish," Good Morning, Miami, NBC, 2002
Voice for Tom & Jerry Kids Show (animated), Fox.
Pilots
Jack Shepherd, Shepherd's Flock, CBS, 1971
Reporter, Comedy News, ABC, 1972
Eddie, The Karen Valentine Show, ABC, 1973
Reporter, Comedy News II, ABC, 1973
If I Had a Million, NBC, 1973
Hello, Mother, Goodbye, NBC, 1974
(As Ken Mars) Van Dyke and Company, NBC, 1975
(As Ken Mars) Frank Campbell, Full House, NBC, 1976
(As Ken Mars) Bank manager, Bunco, NBC, 1977
(As Ken Mars) Colonel H. Jonas Boyette, The Fighting Nightingales,CBS, 1978
(As Ken Mars) Arthur Krantz, Full House, CBS, 1983
Small & Frye, CBS, 1983
Senator Donner, "Deep Freeze," Misfits of Science, NBC, 1985
Uncle Al, Mimi & Me, 1991
Voice of King Triton, "A Whale of a Tale," The Little Mermaid (animated; also known as Disney's "The Little Mermaid"), CBS, 1992
Carl, "Fallout," Oliver Beene, Fox, 2004
Television Additional Voices
Series
The Jetsons (animated), ABC, 1962-64, CBS, 1964-65, NBC, 1965-67,CBS, 1969-71, NBC, 1971-76, NBC, 1979-81, NBC, 1982-83, syndicated, 1985
(As Ken Mars) Challenge of the GoBots (animated), syndicated, 1984-85
A Pup Named Scooby-Doo (animated), ABC, 1988-91
New Kids on the Block (animated), ABC, 1990-91
Pirates of Darkwater (animated; also known as Dark Water),ABC, 1991-93
Stage Appearances
Martin Eliot, The Affair, Henry Miller's Theatre, New York City, 1962
Baron Stockmar, The Crown, the Ring, and the Roses, American National Theatre and Academy, Theatre De Lys, New York City, 1963
Chester Billings, Best Foot Forward, Stage 73, New York City, 1963
Cass Henderson, Any Wednesday, Music Box Theatre, New York City, c. 1965
Dr. Ralph Brodie, The Best Laid Plans, Brooks Atkinson Theatre, New York City, 1966
Sir Evelyn Oakleigh, Anything Goes (musical), Orpheum Theatre, NewYork City, 1969-70
Help, Center Theatre Group, New Theatre for Now, Los Angeles MusicCenter, Los Angeles, 1972
Flint, Studio Arena Theatre, Buffalo, NY, 1974
Major Tours
Baron Elberfield, The Sound of Music (musical), U.S. cities, 1961
RECORDINGS
Videos
The Making of "The Producers," Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Home Entertainment, 2002
Video Games
(As Ken Mars) Voice of overseer, Fallout: A Post-Nuclear Role-PlayingGame (also known as Fallout), 1997
(As Ken Mars) Voice of King Triton, Kingdom Hearts (also known asKingudamu hatsu), 2002
Voices, Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix, Activision, 2002
Voice, Freelancer, Microsoft, 2003

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