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Kenneth Mars (April 4, 1935 – February 12, 2011) was an American actor. He appeared in two Mel Brooks films: as the deranged Nazi playwright Franz Liebkind in The Producers (1967) and Police Inspector Hans Wilhelm Friedrich Kemp in Young Frankenstein (1974). He also appeared in Peter Bogdanovich's What's Up Doc? (1972), and Woody Allen's Radio Days (1987), and Shadows and Fog (1991). Mars appeared in two seasons of Malcolm in the Middle as Otto Mannkusser, Francis's well-meaning but dimwitted boss and a German immigrant who owns a dude ranch. He voiced King Triton, Ariel's father, in the 1989 Disney animated film The Little Mermaid and its sequel, as well as its companion television series, and the Kingdom Hearts 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 Thumbelina (1994). Description above from the Wikipedia article Kenneth Mars, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Kenneth Mars was a versatile American character actor and voice artist widely recognized for his recurring collaborations with director Mel Brooks and his extensive career in voice acting for animated features.
He is primarily remembered for his comedic performances in the films The Producers and Young Frankenstein, as well as providing the iconic voice of King Triton in Disney's The Little Mermaid and Grandpa in The Land Before Time series.
He appeared in the sitcom Malcolm in the Middle as Otto Mannkusser, the eccentric German owner of a dude ranch. Follow Kenneth Mars on Mood.