Kay E. Kuter
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Kay E. Kuter (born Kay Edwin Emmert Kuter on April 25, 1925; died on November 12, 2003) was an American character actor who starred on television and in film. Kay was born in Los Angeles, California.
Kay is best known for his role in the 1960s television series Green Acres and Petticoat Junction as Newt Kiley. He seesawed back and forth between both shows. Often he would appear with a hat on, looking Harpo Marx-like.
Kay also starred in several television movies.
He appeared in many films including The Last Starfighter as Enduran, Warlock, and Gross Anatomy. His last movie role was in the 2004 film Forbidden Warrior.
In recent years, Kay did extensive voice acting in video games including playing the bartender Griswold Goodsoup in The Curse of Monkey Island and Dockmaster Velasco in Grim Fandango, both well-known LucasArts Adventure games of the 90s. He was probably best known to video game fans as Werner Huber in Gabriel Knight: The Beast Within. He was also the voice of "Hershey's Kisses" commercials for 14 years.
He made guest appearances on many television shows including Bonanza, Perry Mason, Star Trek: The Next Generation as a Cytherian in the season 4 episode "The Nth Degree", and in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine as the Bajoran Sirah in the season 1 episode "The Storyteller". He also appeared on ER, Charmed, and on Seinfeld as the Latvian Orthodox priest.
[edit] External links
- Kay E. Kuter at the Internet Movie Database
- Kay E. Kuter at the Voice Chasers Database
- Kay E. Kuter article at Memory Alpha, a Star Trek wiki.
Categories: 1925 births | 2003 deaths | American character actors | American television actors | American film actors | American voice actors | People from Los Angeles | Bonanza | Frasier actors | Gunsmoke actors | Star Trek: Deep Space Nine actors | Star Trek: The Next Generation actors | ER actors | V actors | The X-Files actors | Dallas (TV series) actors | Matlock actors
