Kenneth Mars Kenneth Mars was the veteran comic actor and voice actor who played the role of Colyus in the episode . Hailing from Chicago , Illinois , he was known for his roles in the Mel Brooks films " The Producers " and " Young Frankenstein " and for playing Otto Mannkusser on the TV series " Malcolm in the Middle " . He was also known for voicing King Triton in Disney ' s 1989 film " The Little Mermaid " . Film work . A veteran of farcical comedy , Mars was perhaps best recognized for his zany , over - the - top performances in two of Mel Brooks ' most well - known films , " The Producers " in 1968 and " Young Frankenstein " in 1974 . In the former , he portrayed Franz Liebkind , the Nazi playwright of " Springtime for Hitler " ; in the latter , he played Inspector Kemp , a police officer with a creaky wooden arm , a monocle over an eyepatch , and an absurd German accent . Mars ' co - stars in " Young Frankenstein " included one - time TOS guest actress Teri Garr . His comedic talents were also utilized by director Peter Bogdanovich for his films " What ' s Up , Doc ? " ( 1972 , with Stefan Gierasch , Graham Jarvis , and Sean Morgan ) and " Illegally Yours " ( 1988 , with Leon Rippy ) . He was additionally directed by filmmaker Woody Allen in two comedies , 1987 ' s " Radio Days " and 1991 ' s " Shadows and Fog " . Both of these films co - starred Robert Joy and Wallace Shawn , while Mike Starr appeared in the former and Richard Riehle , Camille Saviola , Kurtwood Smith , and David Ogden Stiers had roles in the latter . Mars played many dramatic roles , as well . He had a supporting role as a marshal in the acclaimed , Academy Award - winning 1969 western adventure " Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid " , along with Ted Cassidy , Jeff Corey , Charles Dierkop , and Don Keefer . He then had the lead male role in the 1971 drama " Desperate Characters " , in which he and Shirley MacLaine play a middle - aged , middle class , childless Brooklyn couple trapped in a loveless marriage . Mars afterward landed roles in a pair of thrillers ; the first was 1974 ' s " The Parallax View " , which also featured an uncredited performance by actor Anthony Zerbe . The following year , Mars co - starred in " Night Moves " with Harris Yulin . Despite his dramatic film work , Mars maintained a propensity for comedic roles . Some of his other comedic films in addition to those with Brooks , Bogdanovich , and Allen include 1969 ' s " The April Fools " ( with Sally Kellerman ) , 1979 ' s " The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again " ( directed by Vincent McEveety and co - starring Ted Gehring , Ed McCready , Robert Pine , and Nick Ramus ) , 1983 ' s " Yellowbeard " ( with production designed by Joseph R . Jennings ) , and 1984 ' s " Protocol " ( with Ed Begley , Jr . , Joel Brooks , Cliff DeYoung , Jeanne Mori , Chris Sarandon , Gail Strickland , Keith Szarabajka , George D . Wallace , and Paul Willson ) . He also had a supporting role in the hit 1985 comic thriler " Fletch " , in which he worked with Bruce French and fellow DS9 guest actor Richard Libertini . He later appeared in 1989 ' s " Police Academy 6 : City Under Siege " , along with Arthur Batanides , David Graf , Gerrit Graham , Darryl Henriques , and Matt McCoy . Mars again worked with David Graf , as well as the aforementioned Kurtwood Smith , in the 1996 comic drama " Citizen Ruth " . Mars and Kurtwood again appeared together in the 2002 comedy " Teddy Bears ' Picnic " , which also featured Henry Gibson , Michael McKean , Robert Mandan , and Brenda Strong . This was Mars ' final feature film . Television work . Episodic . Regular and recurring roles . On television , aside from voice work , Mars was a regular on the short - lived ( 1968 - 69 ) CBS comedy series " He & She " , as was his fellow DS9 guest star Hamilton Camp . He then became a regular on " The Don Knotts Show " along with Frank Welker . Mars later played W . D . " Bud " Prize on the talk show parody series " Fernwood 2 Night " ( 1977 ) and " America 2 - Night " ( 1978 ) . Mars was also a regular on " The Carol Burnett Show " during the 1974 - 1975 season . In 1979 , Mars briefly became a regular skit performer on " Carol Burnett & Company " . In 2001 , Mars had a three - episode recurring role as Melvin on the CBS sitcom " Becker " . His DS9 co - star , Terry Farrell , was a regular on this series . From 2002 through 2004 , Mars played the recurring role of Otto Mannkusser , Francis ' German boss and sidekick , on the Fox Network series " Malcolm in the Middle " . In total , Mars appeared in twenty - seven episodes of the series , the first of which guest - starred Daniel Roebuck . Mars ' subsequent episodes also featured Jason Alexander , David Burke , Marcy Goldman , Larry Hankin , Sherman Howard , Jim Jansen , Robert Joy , David A . Kimball , Ken Land , Tom McCleister , Don McManus , Mark Moses , Holmes Osborne , Jeremy Roberts , Jonathan Schmock , Tucker Smallwood , Kurtwood Smith , Todd Stashwick , Mark L . Taylor , Hallie Todd , Tom Towles , Michael Shamus Wiles , and Paul Willson . 1960s and 1970s . One of Mars ' earliest TV appearances was a 1967 episode of " Gunsmoke " directed by Marc Daniels and co - starring Michael Ansara , Jonathan Lippe , and Richard Webb . Daniels later directed Mars in episodes of " Love , American Style " , " Insight " , and " Alice " ( the latter of which starred Vic Tayback ) . Later that same year , he guest - starred on the comedy spy series " Get Smart " , along with William Schallert . In 1969 , Mars appeared in an episode of the crime drama " Mannix " with Paul Carr and Warren Stevens and an episode of " Room 222 " , the family drama which starred Lloyd Haynes . Mars appeared in two episodes of the police drama " McMillan & Wife " , on which John Schuck was a regular cast member ; one episode featured David Huddleston , the other Michael Ansara . Mars also worked with Schuck in an unsold TV pilot for CBS called " Shepherd ' s Flock " , in which Mars played the lead role . Mars later appeared in two episodes of " Harry O " , working with Henry Darrow ( who was a main cast member on the show for Mars ' first episode ) , Granville Van Dusen , and Robert Ito . In addition , he guest - starred in two episodes of " Police Woman " , which starred Charles Dierkop ; the first episode was directed by Alexander Singer . Mars also appeared in the pilot movie for the 1970s " Wonder Woman " series , along with Henry Gibson and Ian Wolfe . Other shows on which Mars appeared throughout the 1970s include " Barney Miller " ( starring James Gregory and Ron Glass ) , " Baa Baa Black Sheep " ( starring John Larroquette and James Whitmore , Jr . ) , " Columbo " ( with Theodore Bikel and Samantha Eggar ) , and " The Tony Randall Show " ( with Diana Muldaur ) . 1980s . In 1981 , Mars appeared as Mr . Harris , the new headmaster of the all - girls Eastland School , on the sitcom " The Facts of Life " . He only did one episode , however , before his character was replaced by Mr . Parker , played by TOS guest star Roger Perry . Mars later appeared in two episodes of " Hardcastle and McCormick " , on which Brian Keith and Daniel Hugh Kelly starred in the title roles . Mars ' first episode co - starred David Spielberg ; in his second episode , which also guest - starred Leslie Bevis , Claudette Nevins , Phil Rubenstein , and " Voyager " s Robert Picardo , Mars played the brother of Brian Keith ' s character , Judge Hardcastle . Mars also guest - starred in two episodes of " Trapper John , M . D . " ( one with Bibi Besch and both with Madge Sinclair , who was a regular on the show ) , two episodes of " Magnum , P . I . " ( including one with Samantha Eggar ) , and three episodes of " Simon & Simon " ( working with Cecily Adams , Parley Baer , William Boyett , Darleen Carr , Mary Carver , Gary Lockwood , Bebe Neuwirth , and director Michael Vejar ) . In 1985 , Mars worked with Scott Jaeck , Richard McGonagle , and DS9 regular Nana Visitor in an episode of " Remington Steele " directed by Alexander Singer . Among the other television shows in which Mars appeared during the 1980s are " Barnaby Jones " ( starring Lee Meriwether ) , " Murder , She Wrote " ( in which he and Diana Muldaur played a separated husband and wife ) , and " The Twilight Zone " ( in a segment with David Birney and William Utay ) . 1990s and 2000s . In the 1990s , Mars was seen on such series as " 227 " ( with Paul Winfield ) , " Civil Wars " ( with Susan Bay , Kevin Brophy , Ray Buktenica , Lawrence Dobkin , Jenette Goldstein , Louise Fletcher , Jennifer Hetrick , Sharon Lawrence , and George D . Wallace ) , " L . A . Law " ( with Armin Shimerman and Kate Vernon and series regulars Corbin Bernsen and Larry Drake ) , " Diagnosis : Murder " ( directed by Leo Penn and co - starring Mark Moses , Cliff DeYoung , and Michael Shamus Wiles ) , and " Lois & Clark : The New Adventures of Superman " ( with Teri Hatcher and K Callan ) . In addition , Mars starred with Terry Farrell in the unsold TV pilot " Mimi & Me " ; Mars and Farrell later acted together on " DS9 " and " Becker " . More recently , Mars guest - starred on such shows as " The Pretender " ( with Leland Orser ) , " Nash Bridges " ( with Melinda Clarke , Caroline Lagerfelt , Richard Libertini , and Marc Worden ) , and " Will & Grace " . He was most recently seen in a 2007 episode of the popular Disney series " Hannah Montana " . TV movies . Mars starred or appeared in numerous made - for - TV movies throughout the 1970s . His earliest was the 1972 comic drama " Second Chance " , which co - starred fellow DS9 guest actor Brian Keith and TOS guest actor William Windom . Mars also had a supporting role in the 1975 TV adaptation of the Broadway musical " It ' s a Bird , It ' s a Plane , It ' s Superman " , which also featured Malachi Throne . Lou Antonio directed Mars , Granville Van Dusen , and Andrew Robinson in the 1975 drama " Someone I Touched " . In 1979 , Kim Friedman directed Mars in the drama " Before and After " . Also in 1979 , Mars played Mr . Kolenkhov in the CBS adaptation of the Moss Hart and George S . Kaufman play " You Can ' t Take It With You " . This movie also featured supporting performances by Robert Mandan , Alan Oppenheimer , and Eugene Roche . In 1982 , Mars again worked with William Windom , as well as Melinda Culea , in the CBS mini - series " The Rules of Marriage " . In 1989 , Mars was seen in " Get Smart , Again ! " , a TV movie spin - off of the 1960s spy parody series " Get Smart " . John de Lancie and Cecily Adams also had supporting roles in " Get Smart , Again ! " ; Gayne Rescher was the director of photography . Mars starred in very few TV movies after 1989 . He did appear in two TV movies which aired in 2000 : the thriller " Runaway Virus " with Larry Drake and the Fox Network comedy " How to Marry a Billionaire : A Christmas Tale " with the aforementioned Hamilton Camp . These were his final TV movie credits . Voice - over work . In recent years , Mars became most recognizable for supplying his voice to several animated characters . Perhaps his most notable voice - over role is that of King Triton in the 1989 Walt Disney film " The Little Mermaid " . He subsequently voiced Triton on the 1990s TV series spin - off of " The Little Mermaid " , the 2000 direct - to - video sequel " The Little Mermaid II : Return to the Sea " , and in the " Kingdom Hearts " video games . " The Little Mermaid " and " The Little Mermaid II " also featured the voice of DS9 star Rene Auberjonois as the French chef , Louie . Mars and Auberjonois have also collaborated as voice actors on such animated shows as " The Jetsons " , " Challenge of the GoBots " , and " Pirates of Dark Water " . Other voice actors in " The Little Mermaid " include Hamilton Camp , Paddi Edwards , and Gerrit Graham ; " The Little Mermaid II " featured the voices of Clancy Brown , Kay E . Kuter , and Frank Welker . Mars voiced characters on several other television shows for Disney , including " DuckTales " as the god Vulcan , " TaleSpin " as Buzz ( a bird inventor who worked for Shere Kahn , voiced by Tony Jay ) and Heimlich Menudo ( a leopard criminal whose henchman was voiced by David L . Lander ) , and " Darkwing Duck " as the villainous walrus , Tuskerninni . He also lent his voice to episodes of the animated Warner Bros . shows " Tiny Toon Adventures " , " Animaniacs " , and " Freakazoid ! " In addition , Mars and star Kate Mulgrew voiced characters in the " Batman : The Animated Series " episode " The Lion and the Unicorn " . His other TV voice - over roles include Mr . Potato Head on " Potato Head Kids " ( which also featured the voice of Scott Grimes ) , Greystone Giant on " Potsworth & Co . " ( with Clive Revill voicing the title character ) , and Sweet William on " Fievel ' s American Tails " ( which starred Phillip Glasser as Fievel ) . Mars voiced Littlefoot the dinosaur ' s grandfather in the numerous " Land Before Time " direct - to - video sequels . Some of his other film voice - over credits include 1993 ' s " We ' re Back : A Dinosaur ' s Story " ( as the villain , Professor Screweyes ) and 1994 ' s " Thumbelina " ( as King Colbert ) . Mars can also be heard in the 2003 video game " Freelancer " , as can George Takei , as well as in 1997 ' s " Fallout " alongside Ron Perlman , Tony Jay , David Warner , Clancy Brown and Frank Welker . Death . Mars died from on 12 February 2011 at his home in Granada Hills , California . He was 75 years old .