Kenneth Mars (April 14, 1936 – 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.
He voiced the roles of Ariel’s father King Triton in The Little Mermaid, and Littlefoot’s Grandpa Longneck in The Land Before Time movie series and the spin-off television series.
Death of Kenneth Mars
Kenneth Mars died of pancreatic cancer.
Kenneth Mars was 75 years old at the time of his death.
The Producers (1968) – Franz Liebkind (Kenneth Mars)