Kenneth Mars (April 4, 1935 – February 12, 2011) was an American television, movie, and voice actor.
He may be best-remembered for his roles in several Mel Brooks films: the insane Nazi playwright Franz Liebkind in 1968's The Producers, and the relentless Police Inspector Hans Wilhelm Fredrich Kemp in 1974's Young Frankenstein.
Mars appeared in several seasons of Malcolm in the Middle as Otto, Francis's well-meaning but dim-witted boss. He was well known as the voice of King Triton in The Little Mermaid and its sequel, the television series and the Kingdom Hearts series. Mars also did several other animated voice over film roles such as Littlefoot's grandpa in the Land Before Time series and that of King Colbert (Prince Cornelius's father) in Thumbelina. He died of pancreatic cancer on February 12, 2011, aged 75.
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