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Kenneth Mars (4 April 1935 – 12 February 2011; age 75) was the veteran comic actor and voice actor who played the role of Colyus in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "Shadowplay".

Hailing from from Chicago, Illinois, he was known for his roles in the Mel Brooks films The Producers and Young Frankenstein and for playing Otto Mannkusser on the TV series Malcolm in the Middle. He was also known for voicing King Triton in Disney's 1989 film The Little Mermaid.

Film work

A veteran of farcical comedy, Mars was perhaps best recognized for his zany, over-the-top performances in two of Mel Brooks' most well-known films, The Producers in 1968 and Young Frankenstein in 1974. In the former, he portrayed Franz Liebkind, the Nazi playwright of Springtime for Hitler; in the latter, he played Inspector Kemp, a police officer with a creaky wooden arm, a monocle over an eyepatch, and an absurd German accent. Mars' co-stars in Young Frankenstein included one-time TOS guest actress Teri Garr.

His comedic talents were also utilized by director Peter Bogdanovich for his films What's Up, Doc? (1972, with Stefan Gierasch, Graham Jarvis, and Sean Morgan) and Illegally Yours (1988, with Leon Rippy). He was additionally directed by filmmaker Woody Allen in two comedies, 1987's Radio Days and 1991's Shadows and Fog. Both of these films co-starred Robert Joy and Wallace Shawn, while Mike Starr appeared in the former and Richard Riehle, Camille Saviola, Kurtwood Smith, and David Ogden Stiers had roles in the latter.

Mars played many dramatic roles, as well. He had a supporting role as a marshal in the acclaimed, Academy Award-winning 1969 western adventure Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, along with Ted Cassidy, Jeff Corey, Charles Dierkop, and Don Keefer. He then had the lead male role in the 1971 drama Desperate Characters, in which he and Shirley MacLaine play a middle-aged, middle class, childless Brooklyn couple trapped in a loveless marriage. Mars afterward landed roles in a pair of thrillers; the first was 1974's The Parallax View, which also featured an uncredited performance by Star Trek: Insurrection actor Anthony Zerbe. The following year, Mars co-starred in Night Moves with Harris Yulin.

Despite his dramatic film work, Mars maintained a propensity for comedic roles. Some of his other comedic films in addition to those with Brooks, Bogdanovich, and Allen include 1969's The April Fools (with Sally Kellerman), 1979's The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again (directed by Vincent McEveety and co-starring Ted Gehring, Ed McCready, Robert Pine, and Nick Ramus), 1983's Yellowbeard (with production designed by Joseph R. Jennings), and 1984's Protocol (with Ed Begley, Jr., Joel Brooks, Cliff DeYoung, Chris Sarandon, Gail Strickland, and Keith Szarabajka). He also had a supporting role in the hit 1985 comic thriler Fletch, in which he worked with Bruce French and fellow DS9 guest actor Richard Libertini.

He later appeared in 1989's Police Academy 6: City Under Siege, along with Arthur Batanides, David Graf, Gerrit Graham, Darryl Henriques, and Matt McCoy. Mars again worked with David Graf, as well as the aforementioned Kurtwood Smith, in the 1996 comic drama Citizen Ruth. Mars and Kurtwood again appeared together in the 2002 comedy Teddy Bears' Picnic, which also featured Henry Gibson, Michael McKean, Robert Mandan, and Brenda Strong. This was Mars' final feature film.

Television work

Episodic

Regular and recurring roles

On television, aside from voice work, Mars was a regular on the short-lived (1968-69) CBS comedy series He & She, as was his fellow DS9 guest star Hamilton Camp. He then became a regular on The Don Knotts Show along with Frank Welker. Mars later played W. D. "Bud" Prize on the talk show parody series Fernwood 2 Night (1977) and America 2-Night (1978). Mars was also a regular on The Carol Burnett Show during the 1974-1975 season. In 1979, Mars briefly became a regular skit performer on Carol Burnett & Company.

In 2001, Mars had a three-episode recurring role as Melvin on the CBS sitcom Becker. His DS9 co-star, Terry Farrell, was a regular on this series. From 2002 through 2004, Mars played the recurring role of Otto Mannkusser, Francis' German boss and sidekick, on the FOX Network series Malcolm in the Middle. In total, Mars appeared in twenty-seven episodes of the series, the first of which guest-starred Daniel Roebuck. Mars' subsequent episodes also featured Jason Alexander, David Burke, Marcy Goldman, Larry Hankin, Sherman Howard, Jim Jansen, Robert Joy, David A. Kimball, Ken Land, Tom McCleister, Don McManus, Mark Moses, Holmes Osborne, Jeremy Roberts, Jonathan Schmock, Tucker Smallwood, Kurtwood Smith, Todd Stashwick, Mark L. Taylor, Hallie Todd, Tom Towles, Michael Shamus Wiles, and Paul Willson.

1960s and 1970s

One of Mars' earliest TV appearances was a 1967 episode of Gunsmoke directed by Marc Daniels and co-starring Michael Ansara, Jonathan Lippe, and Richard Webb. Daniels later directed Mars in episodes of Love, American Style, Insight, and Alice (the latter of which starred Vic Tayback). Later that same year, he guest-starred on the comedy spy series Get Smart, along with William Schallert. In 1969, Mars appeared in an episode of the crime drama Mannix with Paul Carr and Warren Stevens and an episode of Room 222, the family drama which starred Lloyd Haynes.

Mars appeared in two episodes of the police drama McMillan & Wife, on which John Schuck was a regular cast member; one episode featured David Huddleston, the other Michael Ansara. Mars also worked with Schuck in an unsold TV pilot for CBS called Shepherd's Flock, in which Mars played the lead role.

Mars later appeared in two episodes of Harry O, working with Henry Darrow (who was a main cast member on the show for Mars' first episode), Granville Van Dusen, and Robert Ito. In addition, he guest-starred in two episodes of Police Woman, which starred Charles Dierkop; the first episode was directed by Alexander Singer. Mars also appeared in the pilot movie for the 1970s Wonder Woman series, along with Henry Gibson and Ian Wolfe. Other shows on which Mars appeared throughout the 1970s include Barney Miller (starring James Gregory and Ron Glass), Baa Baa Black Sheep (starring John Larroquette and James Whitmore, Jr.), Columbo (with Theodore Bikel and Samantha Eggar), and The Tony Randall Show (with Diana Muldaur).

1980s

In 1981, Mars appeared as Mr. Harris, the new headmaster of the all-girls Eastland School, on the sitcom The Facts of Life. He only did one episode, however, before his character was replaced by Mr. Parker, played by TOS guest star Roger Perry. Mars later appeared in two episodes of Hardcastle and McCormick, on which Brian Keith and Daniel Hugh Kelly starred in the title roles. Mars' first episode co-starred David Spielberg; in his second episode, which also guest-starred Leslie Bevis, Claudette Nevins, Phil Rubenstein, and Voyager's Robert Picardo, Mars played the brother of Brian Keith's character, Judge Hardcastle.

Mars also guest-starred in two episodes of Trapper John, M.D. (one with Bibi Besch and both with Madge Sinclair, who was a regular on the show), two episodes of Magnum, P.I. (including one with Samantha Eggar), and three episodes of Simon & Simon (working with Cecily Adams, Parley Baer, William Boyett, Darleen Carr, Mary Carver, Gary Lockwood, Bebe Neuwirth, and director Michael Vejar). In 1985, Mars worked with Scott Jaeck, Richard McGonagle, and DS9 regular Nana Visitor in an episode of Remington Steele directed by Alexander Singer. Among the other television shows in which Mars appeared during the 1980s are Barnaby Jones (starring Lee Meriwether), Murder, She Wrote (in which he and Diana Muldaur played a separated husband and wife), and The Twilight Zone (in a segment with David Birney and William Utay).

1990s and 2000s

In the 1990s, Mars was seen on such series as 227 (with Paul Winfield), Civil Wars (with Susan Bay, Kevin Brophy, Ray Buktenica, Lawrence Dobkin, Jenette Goldstein, Louise Fletcher, Jennifer Hetrick, Sharon Lawrence, and George D. Wallace), L.A. Law (with Armin Shimerman and Kate Vernon and series regulars Corbin Bernsen and Larry Drake), Diagnosis: Murder (directed by Leo Penn and co-starring Mark Moses, Cliff DeYoung, and Michael Shamus Wiles), and Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (with Teri Hatcher and K Callan). In addition, Mars starred with Terry Farrell in the unsold TV pilot Mimi & Me; Mars and Farrell later acted together on DS9 and Becker.

More recently, Mars guest-starred on such shows as The Pretender (with Leland Orser), Nash Bridges (with Melinda Clarke, Caroline Lagerfelt, Richard Libertini, and Marc Worden), and Will & Grace. He was most recently seen in a 2007 episode of the popular Disney series Hannah Montana.

TV movies

Mars starred or appeared in numerous made-for-TV movies throughout the 1970s. His earliest was the 1972 comic drama Second Chance, which co-starred fellow DS9 guest actor Brian Keith and TOS guest actor William Windom. Mars also had a supporting role in the 1975 TV adaptation of the Broadway musical It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Superman, which also featured Malachi Throne.

Lou Antonio directed Mars, Granville Van Dusen, and Andrew Robinson in the 1975 drama Someone I Touched. In 1979, Kim Friedman directed Mars in the drama Before and After. Also in 1979, Mars played Mr. Kolenkhov in the CBS adaptation of the Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman play You Can't Take It With You. This movie also featured supporting performances by Robert Mandan, Alan Oppenheimer, and Eugene Roche.

In 1982, Mars again worked with William Windom, as well as Melinda Culea, in the CBS mini-series The Rules of Marriage. In 1989, Mars was seen in Get Smart, Again!, a TV movie spin-off of the 1960s spy parody series Get Smart. John de Lancie and Cecily Adams also had supporting roles in Get Smart, Again!; Gayne Rescher was the director of photography.

Mars starred in very few TV movies after 1989. He did appear in two TV movies which aired in 2000: the thriller Runaway Virus with Larry Drake and the Fox Network comedy How to Marry a Billionaire: A Christmas Tale with the aforementioned Hamilton Camp. These were his final TV movie credits.

Voice-over work

In recent years, Mars became most recognizable for supplying his voice to several animated characters. Perhaps his most notable voice-over role is that of King Triton in the 1989 Walt Disney film The Little Mermaid. He subsequently voiced Triton on the 1990s TV series spin-off of The Little Mermaid, the 2000 direct-to-video sequel The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea, and in the Kingdom Hearts video games.

The Little Mermaid and The Little Mermaid II also featured the voice of DS9 star Rene Auberjonois as the French chef, Louie. Mars and Auberjonois have also collaborated as voice actors on such animated shows as The Jetsons, Challenge of the GoBots, and Pirates of Dark Water. Other voice actors in The Little Mermaid include Hamilton Camp, Paddi Edwards, and Gerrit Graham; The Little Mermaid II featured the voices of Clancy Brown, Kay E. Kuter, and Frank Welker.

Mars voiced characters on several other television shows for Disney, including DuckTales as the god Vulcan, TaleSpin as Buzz (a bird inventor who worked for Shere Kahn, voiced by Tony Jay) and Heimlich Menudo (a leopard criminal whose henchman was voiced by David L. Lander), and Darkwing Duck as the villainous walrus, Tuskerninni. He also lent his voice to episodes of the animated Warner Bros. shows Tiny Toon Adventures, Animaniacs, and Freakazoid! In addition, Mars and Star Trek: Voyager star Kate Mulgrew voiced characters in the Batman: The Animated Series episode "The Lion and the Unicorn". His other TV voice-over roles include Mr. Potato Head on Potato Head Kids (which also featured the voice of Scott Grimes), Greystone Giant on Potsworth & Co. (with Clive Revill voicing the title character), and Sweet William on Fievel's American Tails (which starred Phillip Glasser as Fievel).

Mars voiced Littlefoot the dinosaur's grandfather in the countless Land Before Time direct-to-video sequels. Some of his other film voice-over credits include 1993's We're Back: A Dinosaur's Story (as the villain, Professor Screweyes) and 1994's Thumbelina (as King Colbert). Mars can also be heard in the 2003 video game Freelancer, as can George Takei, as well as in 1997's Fallout alongside Ron Perlman, Tony Jay, David Warner, Clancy Brown and Frank Welker.

Death

Mars died from pancreatic cancer on 12 February 2011 at his home in Granada Hills, California. He was 75 years old. [1]

Other Trek connections

Film

Viva Max (1969) with Ted Gehring and Larry Hankin
Goin' Coconuts (1978) with Ted Cassidy and Marc Lawrence
Prince Jack (1985) with Theodore Bikel and William Windom
Rented Lips (1988) with Michael Shamus Wiles
Rough Magic (1995) with Michael Ensign

Television

The Ghost & Mrs. Muir episode "Tourist, Go Home" (1970) with Guy Raymond
Hawkins episode "Murder in Movieland" (1973) with William Smithers
Family episode "Jury Duty" (1976) with Jerry Hardin
Carter Country episode "Chief to Chief" (1977) with Harvey Vernon
Bunco (1977 TV pilot) with Jonathan Lippe and Meg Wyllie; directed by Alexander Singer
Supertrain episode "The Queen and the Improbable Knight" (1979) with Charlie Brill and Nehemiah Persoff
Heaven Only Knows (1979 TV movie) with Harvey Jason
Tucker's Witch episode "Terminal Case" (1982) with Catherine Hicks and Bert Remsen
Small & Frye episode "Pilot" (1983) with Jack Blessing
The Duck Factory episode "You Always Love the One You Hurt" (1984) with John Hancock
Whiz Kids episode "The Lollypop Gang Strikes Back" (1984) with Elisha Cook, Jr.
Basic Values: Sex, Shock & Censorship in the 90's (1993 Showtime special) with Tracey Walter
Boston Common episode "A Triage Grows in Boston" (1996) with Sam Anderson
The Drew Carey Show episode "Hello/Goodbye" (1997) with Diedrich Bader
Weird Science episode "Stalag 16" (1997) with Larry Hankin
L.A. Doctors episode "Every Picture Tells a Story" (1999) with Erich Anderson, Joel Polis, and Vanessa Williams

External links

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Kenneth Mars at Wikipedia

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-Veteran comic actor '''Kenneth Mars''' {{born|14|April|1936}} played the role of [[Colyus]] in the ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'' episode {{e|Shadowplay}}. He hails from Chicago, Illinois.
+'''Kenneth Mars''' {{born|4|April|1935|died|12|February|2011}} was the veteran comic actor and voice actor who played the role of [[Colyus]] in the ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'' episode {{e|Shadowplay}}.
+Hailing from from Chicago, Illinois, he was known for his roles in the Mel Brooks films ''The Producers'' and ''Young Frankenstein'' and for playing Otto Mannkusser on the TV series ''Malcolm in the Middle''. He was also known for voicing King Triton in Disney's 1989 film ''The Little Mermaid''.
 == Film work ==
-A veteran of farcical comedy, Mars is probably best recognized for his zany, over-the-top performances in two of Mel Brooks' most well-known films, ''The Producers'' in 1968 and ''Young Frankenstein'' in 1974, the latter of which co-starred one-time [[TOS]] guest actress [[Teri Garr]]. Mars' comedic talents have also been utilized by director Peter Bogdanovich for his films ''What's Up, Doc?'' (1972, with [[Graham Jarvis]], [[Stefan Gierasch]], and [[Sean Morgan]]) and ''Illegally Yours'' (1988, with [[Leon Rippy]]).
+A veteran of farcical comedy, Mars was perhaps best recognized for his zany, over-the-top performances in two of Mel Brooks' most well-known films, ''The Producers'' in 1968 and ''Young Frankenstein'' in 1974. In the former, he portrayed Franz Liebkind, the Nazi playwright of ''Springtime for Hitler''; in the latter, he played Inspector Kemp, a police officer with a creaky wooden arm, a monocle over an eyepatch, and an absurd German accent. Mars' co-stars in ''Young Frankenstein'' included one-time [[TOS]] guest actress [[Teri Garr]].
-Mars also had supporting roles in such acclaimed classics as 1969's ''Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'' (with TOS guest stars [[Jeff Corey]] and [[Ted Cassidy]]), 1974's ''The Parallax View'' (featuring {{film|9}} actor [[Anthony Zerbe]]), 1985's ''Fletch'' (with fellow [[DS9]] guest actor [[Richard Libertini]] as well as [[Bruce French]]), and Woody Allen's ''Radio Days'' (1987, with [[Wallace Shawn]] and [[Mike Starr]]). He later had a role in 1989's ''Police Academy 6: City Under Siege'', co-starring [[David Graf]], [[Matt McCoy]], [[Gerrit Graham]], [[Arthur Batanides]], and [[Darryl Henriques]]. In 1992, he appeared in Woody Allen's ''Shadows and Fog'', co-starring ''Trek'' alumni such as [[David Ogden Stiers]], [[Camille Saviola]], [[Kurtwood Smith]], [[Richard Riehle]], and [[Wallace Shawn]].
+His comedic talents were also utilized by director Peter Bogdanovich for his films ''What's Up, Doc?'' (1972, with [[Stefan Gierasch]], [[Graham Jarvis]], and [[Sean Morgan]]) and ''Illegally Yours'' (1988, with [[Leon Rippy]]). He was additionally directed by filmmaker Woody Allen in two comedies, 1987's ''Radio Days'' and 1991's ''Shadows and Fog''. Both of these films co-starred [[Robert Joy]] and [[Wallace Shawn]], while [[Mike Starr]] appeared in the former and [[Richard Riehle]], [[Camille Saviola]], [[Kurtwood Smith]], and [[David Ogden Stiers]] had roles in the latter.
+Mars played many dramatic roles, as well. He had a supporting role as a marshal in the acclaimed, Academy Award-winning 1969 western adventure ''Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'', along with [[Ted Cassidy]], [[Jeff Corey]], [[Charles Dierkop]], and [[Don Keefer]]. He then had the lead male role in the 1971 drama ''Desperate Characters'', in which he and Shirley MacLaine play a middle-aged, middle class, childless Brooklyn couple trapped in a loveless marriage. Mars afterward landed roles in a pair of thrillers; the first was 1974's ''The Parallax View'', which also featured an uncredited performance by {{film|9}} actor [[Anthony Zerbe]]. The following year, Mars co-starred in ''Night Moves'' with [[Harris Yulin]].
-Mars' more recent film credits include the 1996 comic drama ''Citizen Ruth'' (in which he again worked with David Graf and Kurtwood Smith) and the 2002 comedy ''Teddy Bears' Picnic'' (with [[Henry Gibson]], [[Michael McKean]], Kurtwood Smith, and [[Brenda Strong]]).
+Despite his dramatic film work, Mars maintained a propensity for comedic roles. Some of his other comedic films in addition to those with Brooks, Bogdanovich, and Allen include 1969's ''The April Fools'' (with [[Sally Kellerman]]), 1979's ''The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again'' (directed by [[Vincent McEveety]] and co-starring [[Ted Gehring]], [[Ed McCready]], [[Robert Pine]], and [[Nick Ramus]]), 1983's ''Yellowbeard'' (with production designed by [[Joseph R. Jennings]]), and 1984's ''Protocol'' (with [[Ed Begley, Jr.]], [[Joel Brooks]], [[Cliff DeYoung]], [[Chris Sarandon]], [[Gail Strickland]], and [[Keith Szarabajka]]). He also had a supporting role in the hit 1985 comic thriler ''Fletch'', in which he worked with [[Bruce French]] and fellow [[DS9]] guest actor [[Richard Libertini]].
+He later appeared in 1989's ''Police Academy 6: City Under Siege'', along with [[Arthur Batanides]], [[David Graf]], [[Gerrit Graham]], [[Darryl Henriques]], and [[Matt McCoy]]. Mars again worked with David Graf, as well as the aforementioned Kurtwood Smith, in the 1996 comic drama ''Citizen Ruth''. Mars and Kurtwood again appeared together in the 2002 comedy ''Teddy Bears' Picnic'', which also featured [[Henry Gibson]], [[Michael McKean]], [[Robert Mandan]], and [[Brenda Strong]]. This was Mars' final feature film.
 == Television work ==
+=== Episodic ===
-On television, aside from voice work, Mars was a regular on the short-lived (1968-69) [[CBS]] comedy series ''He & She'', as was his fellow DS9 guest star [[Hamilton Camp]]. Mars later played W. D. "Bud" Prize on the talk show parody series ''Fernwood 2 Night'' (1977) and ''America 2-Night'' (1978). Mars then briefly became a regular skit performer on ''Carol Burnett & Company'' in 1979.
+==== Regular and recurring roles ====
+On television, aside from voice work, Mars was a regular on the short-lived (1968-69) [[CBS Television Studios|CBS]] comedy series ''He & She'', as was his fellow DS9 guest star [[Hamilton Camp]]. He then became a regular on ''The Don Knotts Show'' along with [[Frank Welker]]. Mars later played W. D. "Bud" Prize on the talk show parody series ''Fernwood 2 Night'' (1977) and ''America 2-Night'' (1978). Mars was also a regular on ''The Carol Burnett Show'' during the 1974-1975 season. In 1979, Mars briefly became a regular skit performer on ''Carol Burnett & Company''.
+In 2001, Mars had a three-episode recurring role as Melvin on the CBS sitcom ''Becker''. His DS9 co-star, [[Terry Farrell]], was a regular on this series. From 2002 through 2004, Mars played the recurring role of Otto Mannkusser, Francis' German boss and sidekick, on the FOX Network series ''Malcolm in the Middle''. In total, Mars appeared in twenty-seven episodes of the series, the first of which guest-starred [[Daniel Roebuck]]. Mars' subsequent episodes also featured [[Jason Alexander]], [[David Burke]], [[Marcy Goldman]], [[Larry Hankin]], [[Sherman Howard]], [[Jim Jansen]], [[Robert Joy]], [[David A. Kimball]], [[Ken Land]], [[Tom McCleister]], [[Don McManus]], [[Mark Moses]], [[Holmes Osborne]], [[Jeremy Roberts]], [[Jonathan Schmock]], [[Tucker Smallwood]], [[Kurtwood Smith]], [[Todd Stashwick]], [[Mark L. Taylor]], [[Hallie Todd]], [[Tom Towles]], [[Michael Shamus Wiles]], and [[Paul Willson]].
-Mars has also made guest appearances on such classic TV series as ''Gunsmoke'' (in an episode directed by [[Marc Daniels]] and co-starring [[Michael Ansara]] and [[Richard Webb]]), ''Get Smart'' (with [[William Schallert]]), ''Mannix'' (with [[Paul Carr]] and [[Warren Stevens]]), ''McMillan & Wife'' (with Michael Ansara, [[David Huddleston]], and [[John Schuck]]), ''Police Woman'' (directed by [[Alexander Singer]]), ''Wonder Woman'' (in the pilot movie, co-starring [[Henry Gibson]] and [[Ian Wolfe]]), ''Barney Miller'' (starring [[Ron Glass]]), ''Baa Baa Black Sheep'' (starring [[John Larroquette]]), ''Barnaby Jones'' (starring [[Lee Meriwether]]), ''Alice'' (starring [[Vic Tayback]]), and even a stint on ''The Carol Burnett Show''. Some of the more contemporary series on which has appeared are ''Trapper John, M.D.'' (with [[Bibi Besch]]), ''Magnum P.I.'' (two episodes, including one with [[Samantha Eggar]]), ''Murder, She Wrote'' (working alongside [[Diana Muldaur]]), and ''Simon & Simon'' (three episodes: one directed by [[Mike Vejar]], one with [[Gary Lockwood]] and [[Bebe Neuwirth]], and a third with [[Parley Baer]] and [[Darleen Carr]]).
+==== 1960s and 1970s ====
-In 1985, Mars guest-starred in an episode of ''Remington Steele'' with DS9 regular [[Nana Visitor]]. He also guest-starred in two episodes of ''Hardcastle and McCormick'', starring [[Brian Keith]] and [[Daniel Hugh Kelly]] in the title roles; one of these episodes co-starred [[Leslie Bevis]], [[Claudette Nevins]], [[Phil Rubenstein]], and ''Voyager''{{'}}s [[Robert Picardo]]. More recent guest appearances include an episode of ''L.A. Law'' with [[Armin Shimerman]] (and series regulars [[Corbin Bernsen]] and [[Larry Drake]]), an episode of ''Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman'' (starring [[Teri Hatcher]]), an episode ''Nash Bridges'' with [[Melinda Clarke]] and [[Richard Libertini]], and three episodes of ''Becker'', alongside his DS9 co-star [[Terry Farrell]]. More recently, Mars had a recurring role as Otto Mankusser on the series ''Malcolm in the Middle''.
+One of Mars' earliest TV appearances was a 1967 episode of ''Gunsmoke'' directed by [[Marc Daniels]] and co-starring [[Michael Ansara]], [[Jonathan Lippe]], and [[Richard Webb]]. Daniels later directed Mars in episodes of ''Love, American Style'', ''Insight'', and ''Alice'' (the latter of which starred [[Vic Tayback]]). Later that same year, he guest-starred on the comedy spy series ''Get Smart'', along with [[William Schallert]]. In 1969, Mars appeared in an episode of the crime drama ''Mannix'' with [[Paul Carr]] and [[Warren Stevens]] and an episode of ''Room 222'', the family drama which starred [[Lloyd Haynes]].
+Mars appeared in two episodes of the police drama ''McMillan & Wife'', on which [[John Schuck]] was a regular cast member; one episode featured [[David Huddleston]], the other Michael Ansara. Mars also worked with Schuck in an unsold TV pilot for CBS called ''Shepherd's Flock'', in which Mars played the lead role.
+Mars later appeared in two episodes of ''Harry O'', working with [[Henry Darrow]] (who was a main cast member on the show for Mars' first episode), [[Granville Van Dusen]], and [[Robert Ito]]. In addition, he guest-starred in two episodes of ''Police Woman'', which starred [[Charles Dierkop]]; the first episode was directed by [[Alexander Singer]]. Mars also appeared in the pilot movie for the 1970s ''Wonder Woman'' series, along with [[Henry Gibson]] and [[Ian Wolfe]]. Other shows on which Mars appeared throughout the 1970s include ''Barney Miller'' (starring [[James Gregory]] and [[Ron Glass]]), ''Baa Baa Black Sheep'' (starring [[John Larroquette]] and [[James Whitmore, Jr.]]), ''Columbo'' (with [[Theodore Bikel]] and [[Samantha Eggar]]), and ''The Tony Randall Show'' (with [[Diana Muldaur]]).
+==== 1980s ====
+In 1981, Mars appeared as Mr. Harris, the new headmaster of the all-girls Eastland School, on the sitcom ''The Facts of Life''. He only did one episode, however, before his character was replaced by Mr. Parker, played by TOS guest star [[Roger Perry]]. Mars later appeared in two episodes of ''Hardcastle and McCormick'', on which [[Brian Keith]] and [[Daniel Hugh Kelly]] starred in the title roles. Mars' first episode co-starred [[David Spielberg]]; in his second episode, which also guest-starred [[Leslie Bevis]], [[Claudette Nevins]], [[Phil Rubenstein]], and ''Voyager''{{'}}s [[Robert Picardo]], Mars played the brother of Brian Keith's character, Judge Hardcastle.
+Mars also guest-starred in two episodes of ''Trapper John, M.D.'' (one with [[Bibi Besch]] and both with [[Madge Sinclair]], who was a regular on the show), two episodes of ''Magnum, P.I.'' (including one with [[Samantha Eggar]]), and three episodes of ''Simon & Simon'' (working with [[Cecily Adams]], [[Parley Baer]], [[William Boyett]], [[Darleen Carr]], [[Mary Carver]], [[Gary Lockwood]], [[Bebe Neuwirth]], and director [[Michael Vejar]]). In 1985, Mars worked with [[Scott Jaeck]], [[Richard McGonagle]], and DS9 regular [[Nana Visitor]] in an episode of ''Remington Steele'' directed by [[Alexander Singer]]. Among the other television shows in which Mars appeared during the 1980s are ''Barnaby Jones'' (starring [[Lee Meriwether]]), ''Murder, She Wrote'' (in which he and Diana Muldaur played a separated husband and wife), and ''The Twilight Zone'' (in a segment with [[David Birney]] and [[William Utay]]).
+==== 1990s and 2000s ====
+In the 1990s, Mars was seen on such series as ''227'' (with [[Paul Winfield]]), ''Civil Wars'' (with [[Susan Bay]], [[Kevin Brophy]], [[Ray Buktenica]], [[Lawrence Dobkin]], [[Jenette Goldstein]], [[Louise Fletcher]], [[Jennifer Hetrick]], [[Sharon Lawrence]], and [[George D. Wallace]]), ''L.A. Law'' (with [[Armin Shimerman]] and [[Kate Vernon]] and series regulars [[Corbin Bernsen]] and [[Larry Drake]]), ''Diagnosis: Murder'' (directed by [[Leo Penn]] and co-starring Mark Moses, [[Cliff DeYoung]], and Michael Shamus Wiles), and ''Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman'' (with [[Teri Hatcher]] and [[K Callan]]). In addition, Mars starred with Terry Farrell in the unsold TV pilot ''Mimi & Me''; Mars and Farrell later acted together on ''DS9'' and ''Becker''.
+More recently, Mars guest-starred on such shows as ''The Pretender'' (with [[Leland Orser]]), ''Nash Bridges'' (with [[Melinda Clarke]], [[Caroline Lagerfelt]], [[Richard Libertini]], and [[Marc Worden]]), and ''Will & Grace''. He was most recently seen in a 2007 episode of the popular Disney series ''Hannah Montana''.
+=== TV movies ===
+Mars starred or appeared in numerous made-for-TV movies throughout the 1970s. His earliest was the 1972 comic drama ''Second Chance'', which co-starred fellow DS9 guest actor [[Brian Keith]] and TOS guest actor [[William Windom]]. Mars also had a supporting role in the 1975 TV adaptation of the Broadway musical ''It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Superman'', which also featured [[Malachi Throne]].
+[[Lou Antonio]] directed Mars, [[Granville Van Dusen]], and [[Andrew Robinson]] in the 1975 drama ''Someone I Touched''. In 1979, [[Kim Friedman]] directed Mars in the drama ''Before and After''. Also in 1979, Mars played Mr. Kolenkhov in the CBS adaptation of the Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman play ''You Can't Take It With You''. This movie also featured supporting performances by [[Robert Mandan]], [[Alan Oppenheimer]], and [[Eugene Roche]].
+In 1982, Mars again worked with William Windom, as well as [[Melinda Culea]], in the CBS mini-series ''The Rules of Marriage''. In 1989, Mars was seen in ''Get Smart, Again!'', a TV movie spin-off of the 1960s spy parody series ''Get Smart''. [[John de Lancie]] and [[Cecily Adams]] also had supporting roles in ''Get Smart, Again!''; [[Gayne Rescher]] was the director of photography.
+Mars starred in very few TV movies after 1989. He did appear in two TV movies which aired in 2000: the thriller ''Runaway Virus'' with [[Larry Drake]] and the Fox Network comedy ''How to Marry a Billionaire: A Christmas Tale'' with the aforementioned Hamilton Camp. These were his final TV movie credits.
 == Voice-over work ==
-In recent years, Mars has become most recognizable supplying his voice to several animated characters, most notably King Triton in the 1989 Walt Disney film ''The Little Mermaid'' (a role [[Patrick Stewart]] was forced to decline due to his [[TNG]] schedule), which also featured the voice of DS9 star [[Rene Auberjonois]]. Mars and Auberjonois have also collaborated as voice actors on such animated shows as ''The Jetsons'', ''Challenge of the GoBots'', and ''Pirates of Dark Water''. Mars has voiced characters on several television shows for Disney, as well, including ''TaleSpin'' (as Heimlich Menudo), ''Darkwing Duck'' (as Tuskerninni), and the TV series spin-off of ''The Little Mermaid'' (again voicing King Triton).
+In recent years, Mars became most recognizable for supplying his voice to several animated characters. Perhaps his most notable voice-over role is that of King Triton in the 1989 Walt Disney film ''The Little Mermaid''. He subsequently voiced Triton on the 1990s TV series spin-off of ''The Little Mermaid'', the 2000 direct-to-video sequel ''The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea'', and in the ''Kingdom Hearts'' video games.
+''The Little Mermaid'' and ''The Little Mermaid II'' also featured the voice of DS9 star [[Rene Auberjonois]] as the French chef, Louie. Mars and Auberjonois have also collaborated as voice actors on such animated shows as ''The Jetsons'', ''Challenge of the GoBots'', and ''Pirates of Dark Water''. Other voice actors in ''The Little Mermaid'' include [[Hamilton Camp]], [[Paddi Edwards]], and [[Gerrit Graham]]; ''The Little Mermaid II'' featured the voices of [[Clancy Brown]], [[Kay E. Kuter]], and [[Frank Welker]].
+Mars voiced characters on several other television shows for Disney, including ''DuckTales'' as the god Vulcan, ''TaleSpin'' as Buzz (a bird inventor who worked for Shere Kahn, voiced by [[Tony Jay]]) and Heimlich Menudo (a leopard criminal whose henchman was voiced by [[David L. Lander]]), and ''Darkwing Duck'' as the villainous walrus, Tuskerninni. He also lent his voice to episodes of the animated Warner Bros. shows ''Tiny Toon Adventures'', ''Animaniacs'', and ''Freakazoid!'' In addition, Mars and ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]'' star [[Kate Mulgrew]] voiced characters in the ''Batman: The Animated Series'' episode "The Lion and the Unicorn". His other TV voice-over roles include Mr. Potato Head on ''Potato Head Kids'' (which also featured the voice of [[Scott Grimes]]), Greystone Giant on ''Potsworth & Co.'' (with [[Clive Revill]] voicing the title character), and Sweet William on ''Fievel's American Tails'' (which starred [[Phillip Glasser]] as Fievel).
+Mars voiced Littlefoot the dinosaur's grandfather in the countless ''Land Before Time'' direct-to-video sequels. Some of his other film voice-over credits include 1993's ''We're Back: A Dinosaur's Story'' (as the villain, Professor Screweyes) and 1994's ''Thumbelina'' (as King Colbert). Mars can also be heard in the 2003 video game ''Freelancer'', as can [[George Takei]], as well as in 1997's ''Fallout'' alongside [[Ron Perlman]], [[Tony Jay]], [[David Warner]], [[Clancy Brown]] and [[Frank Welker]].
+== Death ==
+Mars [[Star Trek deaths#February|died]] from {{w|pancreatic cancer}} on 12 February 2011 at his home in Granada Hills, California. He was 75 years old. [http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/young-frankenstein-actor-kenneth-mars-99482]
+== Other Trek connections ==
+=== Film ===
+*''Viva Max'' (1969) with [[Ted Gehring]] and [[Larry Hankin]]
+*''Goin' Coconuts'' (1978) with [[Ted Cassidy]] and [[Marc Lawrence]]
+*''Prince Jack'' (1985) with [[Theodore Bikel]] and [[William Windom]]
+*''Rented Lips'' (1988) with [[Michael Shamus Wiles]]
+*''Rough Magic'' (1995) with [[Michael Ensign]]
+=== Television ===
-Mars has also been voicing Littlefoot the dinosaur's grandfather in the countless ''Land Before Time'' direct-to-video sequels. In addition, Mars and ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]'' star [[Kate Mulgrew]] voiced characters in the ''Batman: The Animated Series'' episode "The Lion and the Unicorn". Mars' other TV voice-over credits include episodes of ''Tiny Toon Adventures'', ''Animaniacs'', and ''Freakazoid!'' Some of his feature film voice credits include ''We're Back: A Dinosaur's Story'' (1993) and ''Thumbelina'' (1994). Mars can also be heard in the 2003 video game ''Freelancer'', along with [[George Takei]], and he continued voicing King Triton in the ''Kingdom Hearts'' video games.
+*''The Ghost & Mrs. Muir'' episode "Tourist, Go Home" (1970) with [[Guy Raymond]]
+*''Hawkins'' episode "Murder in Movieland" (1973) with [[William Smithers]]
+*''Family'' episode "Jury Duty" (1976) with [[Jerry Hardin]]
+*''Carter Country'' episode "Chief to Chief" (1977) with [[Harvey Vernon]]
+*''Bunco'' (1977 TV pilot) with [[Jonathan Lippe]] and [[Meg Wyllie]]; directed by [[Alexander Singer]]
+*''Supertrain'' episode "The Queen and the Improbable Knight" (1979) with [[Charlie Brill]] and [[Nehemiah Persoff]]
+*''Heaven Only Knows'' (1979 TV movie) with [[Harvey Jason]]
+*''Tucker's Witch'' episode "Terminal Case" (1982) with [[Catherine Hicks]] and [[Bert Remsen]]
+*''Small & Frye'' episode "Pilot" (1983) with [[Jack Blessing]]
+*''The Duck Factory'' episode "You Always Love the One You Hurt" (1984) with [[John Hancock]]
+*''Whiz Kids'' episode "The Lollypop Gang Strikes Back" (1984) with [[Elisha Cook, Jr.]]
+*''Basic Values: Sex, Shock & Censorship in the 90's'' (1993 Showtime special) with [[Tracey Walter]]
+*''Boston Common'' episode "A Triage Grows in Boston" (1996) with [[Sam Anderson]]
+*''The Drew Carey Show'' episode "Hello/Goodbye" (1997) with [[Diedrich Bader]]
+*''Weird Science'' episode "Stalag 16" (1997) with [[Larry Hankin]]
+*''L.A. Doctors'' episode "Every Picture Tells a Story" (1999) with [[Erich Anderson]], [[Joel Polis]], and [[Vanessa Williams]]
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