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Marvin Kaplan(1927-2016)

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  • Writer
  • Producer
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Marvin Kaplan
Monsters: Murray's Monster
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Murray's Monster (1990)
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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 previously 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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Marvin Kaplan and Bert Williams in Midnight Madness (1980)
Patricia Alice Albrecht, Brian Frishman, Stephen Furst, Marvin Kaplan, Sal Lopez, and Andy Tennant in Midnight Madness (1980)
Marvin Kaplan in The Severed Arm (1973)
Marvin Kaplan in The Severed Arm (1973)
Marvin Kaplan in The Severed Arm (1973)
Marvin Kaplan in The Severed Arm (1973)
Paul Carr, John Crawford, Ray Dannis, Marvin Kaplan, Vince Martorano, and David G. Cannon in The Severed Arm (1973)
Marvin Kaplan in Delirious (1991)
Marvin Kaplan, Joe Ross, and Vito Scotti in The Lost Saucer (1975)
Marvin Kaplan, Dick Powell, and David Wayne in The Reformer and the Redhead (1950)
June Allyson, Marvin Kaplan, and David Wayne in The Reformer and the Redhead (1950)
Sharon Gless and Marvin Kaplan in Cagney & Lacey (1981)

Known for

It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)
It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World
7.5
  • 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
A New Kind of Love (1963)
A New Kind of Love
5.8
  • Harry
  • 1963

Credits

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Actor

  • Steve Guttenberg in Lookin' Up (2016)
    Lookin' Up
    • Vic Greeley
    • 2016
  • The Garfield Show (2008)
    The Garfield Show
    • Additional Voices (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 2008–2013
  • Autism and Cake
    • Mark
    • Short
    • 2012
  • Dark and Stormy Night (2009)
    Dark and Stormy Night
    • Gunny
    • 2009
  • Marta DuBois and John Larroquette in McBride: The Chameleon Murder (2005)
    McBride: The Chameleon Murder
    • Mr. Bernard
    • TV Movie
    • 2005
  • Terry Farrell, Ted Danson, Alex Désert, Shawnee Smith, and Hattie Winston in Becker (1998)
    Becker
    • Mr. Gordon
    • TV Series
    • 1998–2004
  • Even Stevens (2000)
    Even Stevens
    • Old Guy #1
    • TV Series
    • 2002
  • Courtland Mead in Lloyd in Space (2001)
    Lloyd in Space
    • (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 2001
  • George Clooney, 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
    • Kornberg's Father
    • TV Series
    • 1999
  • Johnny Bravo (1997)
    Johnny Bravo
    • Woody (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 1997
  • Christine Cavanaugh, Charlie Adler, and David Eccles in Aaahh!!! Real Monsters (1994)
    Aaahh!!! Real Monsters
    • Skeech
    • Sculptor (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 1996
  • What a Cartoon! (1995)
    What a Cartoon!
    • Dave D. Fly (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 1995
  • Revenge of the Nerds IV: Nerds in Love (1994)
    Revenge of the Nerds IV: Nerds in Love
    • Mr. Dawson
    • TV Movie
    • 1994
  • The Big Gig (1994)
    The Big Gig
    • Short
    • 1994
  • Witchboard 2 (1993)
    Witchboard 2
    • Morris
    • 1993

Writer

  • Steve Guttenberg in Lookin' Up (2016)
    Lookin' Up
    • 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
    • story by (as Marvin W. Kaplan)
    • TV Series
    • 1999
  • Bea Arthur in Maude (1972)
    Maude
    • story by
    • TV Series
    • 1972
  • Peggy Lipton, Michael Cole, and Clarence Williams III in Mod Squad (1968)
    Mod Squad
    • story
    • TV Series
    • 1971
  • The Bill Cosby Show (1969)
    The Bill Cosby Show
    • written by
    • TV Series
    • 1969
  • Jackie Coogan, John Astin, Marie Blake, Ted Cassidy, Carolyn Jones, Lisa Loring, and Ken Weatherwax in The Addams Family (1964)
    The Addams Family
    • story
    • TV Series
    • 1965

Producer

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

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Trailer
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Trailer
Monsters: Murray's Monster
Trailer 1:51
Monsters: Murray's Monster

Personal details

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  • 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)
  • Other works
    TV commercial: Conseco Fund Group.
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Print Biography
    • 1 Article

Did you know

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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 and in cartoons (Top Cat (1961)).
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      Thick Brooklyn accent and equally thick, black horn-rimmed glasses

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