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Marvin Kaplan(1927-2016)

  • Actor
  • Writer
  • Producer
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Marvin Kaplan
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Marvin Kaplan was born on 24 January 1927 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963), Wild at Heart (1990) and The Great Race (1965). He was married to Rosa Felsenburg. He died on 25 August 2016 in Tarzana, California, USA.
BornJanuary 24, 1927
DiedAugust 25, 2016(89)
BornJanuary 24, 1927
DiedAugust 25, 2016(89)
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Known for

Spencer Tracy, Peter Falk, Jim Backus, Milton Berle, Norman Fell, Mickey Rooney, Jimmy Durante, Buddy Hackett, Jonathan Winters, Edie Adams, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Ben Blue, Joe E. Brown, Sid Caesar, Alan Carney, Chick Chandler, Barrie Chase, Lloyd Corrigan, William Demarest, Andy Devine, Selma Diamond, Paul Ford, Stan Freberg, Ethel Merman, Dorothy Provine, Phil Silvers, and Terry-Thomas in It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
7.4
  • Irwin
  • 1963
Nicolas Cage and Laura Dern in Wild at Heart (1990)
Wild at Heart
7.2
  • Uncle Pooch
  • 1990
Natalie Wood, Tony Curtis, and Jack Lemmon in The Great Race (1965)
The Great Race
7.2
  • Frisbee
  • 1965
June Allyson and Dick Powell in The Reformer and the Redhead (1950)
The Reformer and the Redhead
6.2
  • Leon
  • 1950

Credits

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Actor

  • Steve Guttenberg in Lookin' Up (2016)
    Lookin' Up
    7.8
    • Vic Greeley
    • 2016
  • The Garfield Show (2008)
    The Garfield Show
    5.8
    TV Series
    • Additional Voices
    • 2008–2013
  • Autism and Cake
    6.6
    Short
    • Mark
    • 2012
  • Stu's Show (2006)
    Stu's Show
    6.4
    Podcast Series
    • Self = Guest
    • 2010
  • Dark and Stormy Night (2009)
    Dark and Stormy Night
    6.6
    • Gunny
    • 2009
  • McBride: The Chameleon Murder (2005)
    McBride: The Chameleon Murder
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • Mr. Bernard
    • 2005
  • Ted Danson, Shawnee Smith, and Hattie Winston in Becker (1998)
    Becker
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Mr. Gordon
    • 1998–2004
  • Even Stevens (2000)
    Even Stevens
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Old Guy #1
    • 2002
  • Courtland Mead in Lloyd in Space (2001)
    Lloyd in Space
    6.6
    TV Series
    • (voice)
    • 2001
  • Anthony Edwards, Julianna Margulies, Ming-Na Wen, Noah Wyle, Laura Innes, Alex Kingston, Eriq La Salle, Kellie Martin, Paul McCrane, Michael Michele, Erik Palladino, Maura Tierney, and Goran Visnjic in ER (1994)
    ER
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Kornberg's Father
    • 1999
  • Johnny Bravo (1997)
    Johnny Bravo
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Woody (voice)
    • 1997
  • Christine Cavanaugh, Charlie Adler, and David Eccles in Aaahh!!! Real Monsters (1994)
    Aaahh!!! Real Monsters
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Skeech
    • Sculptor (voice)
    • 1996
  • What a Cartoon! (1995)
    What a Cartoon!
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Dave D. Fly (voice)
    • 1995
  • Robert Carradine, Curtis Armstrong, Larry B. Scott, and Brian Tochi in Revenge of the Nerds IV: Nerds in Love (1994)
    Revenge of the Nerds IV: Nerds in Love
    3.8
    TV Movie
    • Mr. Dawson
    • 1994
  • The Big Gig (1994)
    The Big Gig
    6.2
    Short
    • 1994

Writer

  • Steve Guttenberg in Lookin' Up (2016)
    Lookin' Up
    7.8
    • Writer
    • 2016
  • Watch Out for Slick (2010)
    Watch Out for Slick
    • Writer
    • 2010
  • Michael Roberds, John DeSantis, Steven Fox, Nicole Fugere, Ellie Harvie, Betty Phillips, Brody Smith, and Glenn Taranto in The New Addams Family (1998)
    The New Addams Family
    6.4
    TV Series
    • story by (as Marvin W. Kaplan)
    • 1999
  • Bea Arthur in Maude (1972)
    Maude
    7.3
    TV Series
    • story by
    • 1972
  • Peggy Lipton, Michael Cole, and Clarence Williams III in The Mod Squad (1968)
    The Mod Squad
    7.0
    TV Series
    • story
    • 1971
  • Bill Cosby in The Bill Cosby Show (1969)
    The Bill Cosby Show
    6.1
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1969
  • Jackie Coogan, John Astin, Marie Blake, Ted Cassidy, Carolyn Jones, Lisa Loring, and Ken Weatherwax in The Addams Family (1964)
    The Addams Family
    8.0
    TV Series
    • story by
    • 1965

Producer

  • Steve Guttenberg in Lookin' Up (2016)
    Lookin' Up
    7.8
    • executive producer
    • 2016
  • Watch Out for Slick (2010)
    Watch Out for Slick
    • executive producer
    • 2010

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Monsters: Murray's Monster
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Monsters: Murray's Monster
Monsters: Murray's Monster
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Monsters: Murray's Monster

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Marvin W. Kaplan
  • Height
    • 5′ 7″ (1.70 m)
  • Born
    • January 24, 1927
    • Brooklyn, New York, USA
  • Died
    • August 25, 2016
    • Tarzana, California, USA(natural causes)
  • Spouse
    • Rosa Felsenburg1973 - June 1976 (divorced)
  • Parents
      Dr. Isidore E. Kaplan
  • Relatives
      Rene Kaplan(Sibling)
  • Other works
    TV commercial: Conseco Fund Group.
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Print Biography
    • 3 Articles

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Stocky, bespectacled New York comic actor with distinctive Brooklyn tones discovered by Katharine Hepburn while performing in a play at USC. After she put him into his first film, Adam's Rib (1949), he went and in cartoons (Top Cat (1961)).
  • Trademarks
      Thick Brooklyn accent and equally thick, black horn-rimmed glasses.

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