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Kenneth Mars was an American actor and comedian. 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).
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Kenneth Mars (April 4, 1935 – February 12, 2011) [1] 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). [2] He also appeared in Peter Bogdanovich's What's Up Doc?
Young Frankenstein Details. Full Cast and Crew; Release Dates; Official Sites; Company Credits; Filming & Production; Technical Specs
- Studio Executives tried Tricking Director Mel Brooks into Shooting the Film in Color. By the mid-‘70s, black and white cinema was an endangered species.
- Star and Co-Writer Gene Wilder Convinced Brooks to Forgo his Usual Cameo Appearance. Like Alfred Hitchcock, Brooks usually gave himself a part in his own films, from Blazing Saddles’ loopy governor to the wine-selling Rabbi of Robin Hood: Men in Tights.
- Early On, We Hear the Exact Same Conversation Repeated in Both English and German. En route to Romania, our protagonist catches a train to New York, whereupon he hears an American couple bickering.
- One of Igor’s Best Moments Inspired a Hit Aerosmith Song. “Walk this way!” Marty Feldman’s Igor instructs his master, who proceeds to copy the hunchback’s shuffling gait.
Peter Boyle as The Monster, a creature made from the corpse of an executed criminal. Marty Feldman as Igor, a hunchbacked servant of Victor Frankenstein who works with Frederick. Cloris Leachman as Frau Blücher, the housekeeper of the Frankenstein estate.
Feb 15, 2011 · Character actor Kenneth Mars, best known for roles in “Young Frankenstein” and the original film version of “The Producers,” died Saturday of pancreatic cancer in Granada Hills, Calif. He...
