
Marvin Kaplan
Known for Acting · 86 credits
- Born
- 1927-01-24
- Died
- 2016-08-25
- Place of birth
- Brooklyn, New York, USA
Biography
Marvin Wilbur Kaplan (January 24, 1927 – August 25, 2016) was an American actor, playwright and screenwriter who was best known as Henry Beesmeyer in Alice (1978–1985).
Known For
TV Shows (54)

ER
1994
as Kornberg's Father

MacGyver
1985
as The Chess Master

Love, American Style
1969
as Arnold / The Psychiatrist

Charlie's Angels
1976
as Zobar

The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
as Alvin

Petticoat Junction
1963
as Stanley

Alice
1976
as Henry

My Three Sons
1960
as Joe

The Red Skelton Show
1951
as Self/Alfred Pinzmetal

I Dream of Jeannie
1965
as Perkins

Cagney & Lacey
1982

Becker
1998
as Mr. Gordon

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
1964
as Mr. Kendall

The Fall Guy
1981

The Ford Television Theatre
1952
as Marvin

The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
1959
as Mr. Monty W. Milfloss

Alcoa Theatre
1957
as Harry Cooper

The Detectives
1959
as Irwin

Monsters
1988
as Murray Van Pelt

The Mod Squad
1968
as Sol Alpert

CHiPs
1977
as Hilmer Nelson

McHale's Navy
1962
as Kwazniak

What a Cartoon!
1995
as Dave D. Fly (voice)

Even Stevens
2000
as Old Guy #1

Kolchak: The Night Stalker
1974
as Delgado

Honey West
1965
as 'Byron Manners'

Top Cat
1961
as Choo Choo (voice)

Gidget
1965

My Two Dads
1987

Shades of L.A.
1990
Vacation Playhouse
1963
as Marvin

DuPont Show of the Month
1957
as The Messenger Boy

Flying High
1978

1st & Ten
1984
as Irv

Valentine's Day
1964

My World and Welcome to It
1969

Saturday Supercade
1983
as Shelly Turtle (voice) / Sidney Squirrel (voice)

On the Air
1992
as Dwight McGonigle

General Electric Theater
1953
as Marvin

Wake, Rattle, and Roll
1990
The Lux Show
1957
as Self

The Baileys of Balboa
1964

Hank
1965

Fender Bender 500
1990
as Choo Choo (voice)

They Came from Outer Space
1990
as Dr. Kendall

Murphy's Law
1988

Chopper One
1974
as Harry
The Chicago Teddy Bears
1971

The Lost Saucer
1975

We've Got Each Other
1977

Kangaroo
1984
as Sidney Squirrel

Heyyy, It's the King!
1977
as Skids (voice)

Frogger
1983
as Shellshock "Shelly" Turtle
Movies (32)

Wild at Heart
1990
as Uncle Pooch

The Nutty Professor
1963
as English Student

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
1963
as Irwin

The Great Race
1965
as Frisbee

Angels in the Outfield
1951
as Timothy Durney

Delirious
1991
as Typewriter Repairman

Adam's Rib
1949
as Court Stenographer (uncredited)

Freaky Friday
1976
as Carpet Cleaner

Revenge of the Nerds IV: Nerds in Love
1994

A New Kind of Love
1963
as Harry

Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World'
1991
as Self

Witchboard 2
1993
as Morris

Key to the City
1950
as Francis - Newspaper Photographer (uncredited)

Midnight Madness
1980
as Bonaventure Desk Clerk

Hollywood Vice Squad
1986
as Man with Doll

Dark and Stormy Night
2009
as Gunny

Top Cat and the Beverly Hills Cats
1988
as Choo-Choo (voice)

Behave Yourself!
1951
as Max the Umbrella

Monster in My Pocket: The Big Scream
1992
as Vampire (voice)

The Severed Arm
1973
as Mad Man Herman

Criminal Lawyer
1951
as Sam Kutler

Deck the Halls with Wacky Walls
1983
as Stick'um (voice)

The Reformer and the Redhead
1950
as Leon

Don't Ask Me, Ask God
1984
as Neighbor

Wake Me When It's Over
1960
as Hap Cosgrove
Troupers
2011

Fangs
1974
as Brother Joy

O. Ratz: Rat in a Hot Tin Can
1995
as Dave D. Fly (voice)

The Fabulous Senorita
1952
as Clifford Van Kunkle

Bad Cat
1984
as Mouser (voice)

I Can Get It for You Wholesale
1951
as Arnold Fisher

Autism and Cake
2012
as Mark
About Marvin Kaplan
Marvin Wilbur Kaplan (January 24, 1927 – August 25, 2016) was an American actor, playwright and screenwriter who was best known as Henry Beesmeyer in Alice (1978–1985). With 86 credits spanning from 1949 to 2012, Marvin Kaplan has appeared in 32 films and 54 TV shows.
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Most Popular Marvin Kaplan Movies
- Wild at Heart (1990) — as Uncle Pooch
- The Nutty Professor (1963) — as English Student
- It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963) — as Irwin
- The Great Race (1965) — as Frisbee
- Angels in the Outfield (1951) — as Timothy Durney
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