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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

Grandpa Longneck
for Grandpa Longneck in Kings of the Jungle
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A young prince of the pride lands, Simba, is born to rule everything the light touches. But his destiny is shattered when his father, Mufasa, has been killed. Fleeing from his homeland, Simba is captured by humans and shipped off to India. Alone and caged, he is rescued by a jungle boy named Mowgli, and his friends Baloo and Bagheera. Meanwhile, Scar is now the king of the pride lands, but since there's no other meat left, Scar decides to move with the pride and hyenas all across Africa where they are confronted by Tarzan and the Apes. Simba all grown up has to return to Africa because he is the rightful king, the jungle trio comes to his aid, while being followed by Shere Khan. Now the battle for Africa begins. Simba, Tarzan, Mowgli and Baloo all come together to defeat Scar, Shere Khan, and Tublat. But as if this adventure couldn't get any more wild, they all fall into the hidden world of dinosaurs (that one episode from The Legend of Tarzan), where Littlefoot and his friends help the jungle heroes escape while facing another predator, the Sharptooth! It's Disney's most epic 4-hour animated crossover event ever made! It’s a grand tale where the Circle of Life, The Bare Necessities, Two Worlds, One Family, and The Land Before Time collide in an unforgettable jungle adventure!