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My Take
Kenneth Mars is the kind of character actor I treasure - a face you may not name but a laugh you definitely remember. A Chicago native and Northwestern graduate, he poured that training into gloriously unhinged turns as the Nazi playwright in The Producers and the German inspector in Young Frankenstein, plus work for Bogdanovich and Woody Allen. What I love is the discipline behind the broadness: he commits totally yet always serves the scene rather than himself. Voice work, song, deadpan absurdity - he could do it all. He passed in 2011, but those over-the-top accents still land, and that staying power is the mark of a real craftsman.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Kenneth Mars
- Name (Japanese)
- ケネス・マース
- Reading
- けねす・まーす
- Born
- April 4, 1935 – February 12, 2011
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Boar
- Origin
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Occupation
- actor / voice actor / film actor / television actor / singer
2. Background
- High school
- Bowen High School
- University
- Northwestern University
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Kenneth Mars born?
April 4, 1935 – February 12, 2011.
Where is Kenneth Mars from?
Kenneth Mars is from Chicago, Illinois, United States.
What does Kenneth Mars do?
Kenneth Mars works as actor, voice actor, film actor, television actor, singer.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.