<Tr> <Th> Children </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <P> Kenneth Mars (April 4, 1935--February 12, 2011) was an American actor and voice actor, who specialized in comedic roles . He had roles in two Mel Brooks films: as the Nazi playwright Franz Liebkind in The Producers (1968) and Police Inspector Hans Wilhelm Friedrich Kemp in Young Frankenstein (1974). </P> <P> 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 (1993), and King Colbert (Prince Cornelius's father) in Thumbelina (1994). </P> <P> 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 . </P>

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