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Kip King
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King in an episode of Medic (1955)
Born
Jerome Charles Kattan

(1937-08-11)August 11, 1937
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
DiedJuly 15, 2010(2010-07-15) (aged 72)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Other namesJerome C. Kattan
Occupation(s)Actor, voice actor, acting instructor
Years active1953–2009
SpouseHajnalka E. Biro (divorced)[1]
ChildrenChris Kattan

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.

Life and career

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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]

Filmography

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Animated roles

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Live-action roles

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Film roles

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References

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  1. ^ Rhodes, Joe (August 2, 2009). "Chris Kattan, Reincarnated in Mumbai". The New York Times.
  2. ^ Library of Congress. Copyright Office (1968). Catalog of Copyright Entries. U.S. Government Printing Office. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
  3. ^ Parsi, Novid (August 4, 2009). "Chris Kattan | Interview - Movies On Demand - Time Out Chicago". Archived from the original on October 17, 2012. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
  4. ^ a b c Dore, Shalini (July 18, 2010). "Comedian Kip King dies". Variety. Reed Elsevier. Retrieved July 18, 2010.
  5. ^ "Comedian Kip King, 72, was voice of Tailor Smurf Archived 2012-07-17 at archive.today". forum.bcdb.com July 18, 2010
  6. ^ "History; the 70's". The Groundlings. Archived from the original (Adobe SWF (Flash)) on July 31, 2007. Retrieved July 20, 2010.
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