Marvin Kaplan was born on January 24, 1927 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Meet Millie (1952), Wild at Heart (1990) and The Great Race (1965). He was previously married to Rosa Felsenburg.
Thick Brooklyn accent and equally thick, black horn-rimmed glasses
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Fact
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Kaplan studied at Brooklyn College and came to Hollywood in 1947 to write for radio and the stage.
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Served as AFTRA Los Angeles local president for eight years.
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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 on to perform in a number of loveable, sometime dim-witted roles on TV ("Alice") and in cartoons ("Top Cat").
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Garfield and Friends
1991
TV Series
Angel Puss
Delirious
1991
Typewriter Repairman
They Came from Outer Space
1991
TV Series
Dr. Kendall
Monsters
1990
TV Series
Murray Van Pelt
Wake, Rattle & Roll
1990
TV Series
Choo Choo (1990) (voice)
Wild at Heart
1990
Uncle Pooch
Double Your Pleasure
1989
TV Movie
Jeff
My Two Dads
1989
TV Series
Burnin' Vernon McCracken
The Further Adventures of SuperTed
1989
TV Series
Man at Radio Station
1st & Ten: The Championship
1988
TV Series
Irv
Cagney & Lacey
1988
TV Series
Jerrold Plotnik
Top Cat and the Beverly Hills Cats
1988
TV Movie
Choo-Choo (voice)
The Smurfs
1986
TV Series
Additional Voices
The Fall Guy
1986
TV Series
Joe
MacGyver
1986
TV Series
The Chess Master
Hollywood Vice Squad
1986
Man with doll
Alice
1978-1985
TV Series
Henry
ABC Weekend Specials
1981-1984
TV Series
Mouser / Sutcliffe
Don't Ask Me, Ask God
1984
TV Movie
Neighbor #1
Deck the Halls with Wacky Walls
1983
TV Movie
Stick'um (voice)
Saturday Supercade
1983
TV Series
Shellshock 'Shelly' Turtle
Midnight Madness
1980
Bonaventure Desk Clerk
Flying High
1979
TV Series
Cutler
CHiPs
1978
TV Series
Hilmer Nelson
We've Got Each Other
1977
TV Series
Milton
Charlie's Angels
1977
TV Series
Zobar
C B Bears
1977
TV Series
Skids (voice)
Freaky Friday
1976
Carpet Cleaner
The Lost Saucer
1975
TV Series
Scientist #1
Snakes
1974
Brother Joy
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
1974
TV Series
Delgado
Chopper One
1974
TV Series
Harry
Love, American Style
1972-1973
TV Series
The Psychiatrist (segment "Love and the Stutter") / Arnold (segment "Love and the Latin Lover")
The Severed Arm
1973
Mad Man Herman
Wait Till Your Father Gets Home
1972
TV Series
Norman
The Chicago Teddy Bears
1971
TV Series
Marvin
Julia
1971
TV Series
Mr. Crocker
I Dream of Jeannie
1970
TV Series
Perkins
Mod Squad
1969
TV Series
Sol Alpert / Sol Albert
Petticoat Junction
1969
TV Series
Stanley
My World and Welcome to It
1969
TV Series
Corp. Schultz
Premiere
1968
TV Series
Ethel
My Three Sons
1968
TV Series
Joe
Gomer Pyle: USMC
1968
TV Series
Mr. Kendall
Gidget
1966
TV Series
Jeff Tracy
Honey West
1966
TV Series
Byron Manners
Hank
1965
TV Series
Dudley Cobb
The Great Race
1965
Frisbee
McHale's Navy
1965
TV Series
Kwazniak
Valentine's Day
1964-1965
TV Series
Pet Store Owner / Landlord
The Baileys of Balboa
1964
TV Series
Louie
Vacation Playhouse
1963-1964
TV Series
Marvin / Marv
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1964
TV Series
Alvin
It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World
1963
Irwin
A New Kind of Love
1963
Harry
Maggie Brown
1963
TV Movie
Marvin
The Nutty Professor
1963
English Student
Top Cat
1961-1962
TV Series
Choo Choo
Choo-Choo
The Detectives
1961
TV Series
Irwin
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
1961
TV Series
Mr. Monty W. Milfloss
Acapulco
1961
TV Series
Tom, Dick and Harry
1960
TV Movie
Harry Murphy
M Squad
1960
TV Series
Arbogast
Wake Me When It's Over
1960
Hap Cosgrove
Alcoa Theatre
1959
TV Series
Harry Cooper
The Red Skelton Hour
1956-1958
TV Series
Pvt. Alvin / Alfred Pinzmetal
Make Room for Daddy
1958
TV Series
Oscar 'Evil Eye' Schultz
Meet Millie
1952-1955
TV Series
Alfred Prinzmetal
Shower of Stars
1954
TV Series
W. Somerset Kaplan
General Electric Theater
1953
TV Series
Marvin
The Ford Television Theatre
1953
TV Series
Marvin
The Fabulous Senorita
1952
Clifford Van Kunkle
The Andrews Sisters
1951
TV Movie
Angels in the Outfield
1951
Timothy Durney
Behave Yourself!
1951
Max the Umbrella
Criminal Lawyer
1951
Sam Kutler
The Fat Man
1951
Pinkie (uncredited)
I Can Get It for You Wholesale
1951
Arnold Fisher
Hollywood Theatre Time
1950
TV Series
The Reformer and the Redhead
1950
Leon
Key to the City
1950
Francis - Newspaper Photographer (uncredited)
Francis
1950
First Medical Corps lieutenant (uncredited)
Adam's Rib
1949
Court Stenographer (uncredited)
Lookin' Up
2016
Vic Greeley
The Garfield Show
2008-2013
TV Series
Additional Voices
Autism and Cake
2012
Short
Mark
Dark and Stormy Night
2009
Gunny
McBride: The Chameleon Murder
2005
TV Movie
Mr. Bernard
Becker
1998-2004
TV Series
Mr. Gordon
Even Stevens
2002
TV Series
Old Guy #1
ER
1999
TV Series
Kornberg's Father
Johnny Bravo
1997
TV Series
Woody
Aaahh!!! Real Monsters
1996
TV Series
Skeech / Sculptor
The Cartoon Cartoon Show
1995
TV Series
Dave D. Fly
Revenge of the Nerds IV: Nerds in Love
1994
TV Movie
Mr. Dawson
The Big Gig
1993
Short
Witchboard 2
1993
Morris
Monster in My Pocket: The Big Scream
1992
TV Short
Vampire (voice)
On the Air
1992
TV Series
Dwight McGonigle
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Lookin' Up
2016
Watch Out for Slick
2010
Maude
1972
TV Series story by - 1 episode
Mod Squad
1971
TV Series story - 1 episode
The Bill Cosby Show
1969
TV Series written by - 1 episode
The Addams Family
1965
TV Series story - 1 episode
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Lookin' Up
2016
executive producer
Watch Out for Slick
2010
executive producer
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Last 70mm Film Festival
2014
Video documentary short
Himself
Troupers
2011
Documentary
Himself
Stage 5
2010
TV Series
Himself
Cool Cats in Interview Alley
2004
Video short
Himself
Biography
1999
TV Series documentary
Himself
Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World'