Kip King
American actor From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
American actor From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kip King (born Jerome Charles Kattan; August 11, 1937 – July 15, 2010) was an American film, television and voice actor. He was the father of American television sketch comedian Chris Kattan.
Kip King | |
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.jpg) King in an episode of Medic (1955) | |
| Born | Jerome Charles Kattan August 11, 1937 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | July 15, 2010 (aged 72) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Other names | Jerome C. Kattan |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, voice actor, acting instructor |
| Years active | 1953–2009 |
| Spouse | Hajnalka E. Biro (divorced)[1] |
| Children | Chris Kattan |
King was born Jerome Charles Kattan[2] in Chicago, Illinois, the son of an Iraqi-Jewish father and a Polish-Jewish mother. His father, who was from Baghdad, was a letter carrier for T.E. Lawrence.[3]
King was probably best known for voicing Tailor Smurf in the 1980s television cartoon series The Smurfs. Long associated with Hanna-Barbera, King provided the voice of Shecky in The Biskitts (1983). He was also in the voice casts of The Little Rascals (1982), Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (1979-1980), Tom & Jerry Kids (1990), Droopy, Master Detective and the Flintstones TV special I Yabba-Dabba Do! (both 1993).[4][5]
He also made many guest appearances in films and on television shows such as Diff'rent Strokes, Corky Romano, Bachelor Father, The Munsters Today, One Day at a Time, Dragnet (both 1954 and 1989 versions), Burke's Law, The Bronx Zoo, Mister Roberts, Babylon 5: Thirdspace, Barney Miller, Mister Ed, The Bill Cosby Show, My Living Doll, The Beverly Hillbillies, Ben Casey, Mannix, The Rifleman, America 2-Night, Reno 911!, 12 O'Clock High, More Than Friends, Small Wonder, Breast Men, The Fall Guy, Burke's Law, Cagney and Lacey, The Partridge Family and The Jeffersons. He also wrote the teleplay for an episode of The Betty Hutton Show.
King was an original member of The Groundlings comedy troupe.[4][6]
King died on July 15, 2010, after a long illness.[4]
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