Kenneth Mars provides the voice of King Triton, ruler of the Merfolk
and Ariel's overpossessive father. He is well-known to movie fans for his
comic work in two Mel Brooks films, "Young Frankenstein" and "The
Producers," as well as for his work in "Radio Days," "Fletch,"
"What's Up, Doc," "Viva Max" and "Butch Cassidy
and the Sundance Kid," among others. On television, he has been seen
in the shows "Charles in Charge," "Simon and Simon,"
"The Facts of Life" and "Murder, She Wrote."
His stage credits range from musicals to dramas and comedies. Among his
more recent motion picture credits are "High Spirits" and Martin
Mull's "Rented Lips."
In 1993, he provided the voice of the Fairy King in Don Bluth's much-delayed
animated film "Thumbelina," which featured "Mermaid"
star Jodi Benson in the lead role.
In a 1994 episode of "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine," Mars guest-starred
opposite series regular Rene "Chef Louis/Constable Odo" Auberjonois
as a village elder in a town where the townsfolk are literally vanishing
into thin air.
