Kenneth Mars

Kenneth Mars (April 4, 1935 - February 12, 2011) was an American movie, television, stage, and voice actor, who specialized in comedic roles. He was best known for his roles as Inspector Kemp in Young Frankenstein, King Triton in The Little Mermaid, Franz Liebkind in The Producers, and as Otto Mannkusser in Malcolm in the Middle.

Biography
Mars was born in Chicago. His father, Bernard "Sonny" Mars, was a radio and television personality. He studied fine arts and acting at Northwestern University. After graduation he began acting in the early 1960s, with his acting debut being in the 1962 TV series Car 54, Where Are You?. He later appeared on such television series as Gunsmoke, Get Smart, McMillan & Wife, Columbo, and The Bob Crane Show.

He is best remembered for his appeares in Mel Brooks' films; as the deranged Nazi playwright Franz Liebkind in The Producers and Police Inspector Hans Wilhelm Friedrich Kemp in Young Frankenstein. He also appeared in Peter Bogdanovich's What's Up Doc?, and Woody Allen's Radio Days, and Shadows & Fog.

Mars appeared in two seasons of Malcolm in the Middle as Otto, Francis's well-meaning but dimwitted boss. He voiced King Triton, Ariel's father, in the 1989 Disney animated film The Little Mermaid and its sequel, the 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 and that of Professor Screweyes in ''We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story, and King Colbert in Thumbelina''.

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

In 2006, Mars was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer which 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 Jim Cummings took over the role. Mars succumbed to the cancer on February 12, 2011 at the age of 75.

Video Game Dubbing

 * Kingdom Hearts (2002) - King Triton
 * Kingdom Hearts II (2006) - King Triton