Marvin Kaplan
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| Born | January 24, 1924  Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
Marvin Kaplan (born January 24, 1924 in Brooklyn, New York) is a character actor and voice artist. Kaplan is probably best known for his recurring role on the 1970's sitcom Alice (TV series) where he portrayed a phone company employee named Henry who frequented Mel's diner. In addition, Kaplan was the voice of Choo Choo on the 1960s cartoon series Top Cat and had a bit role in the 1963 film It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World playing a gas station attendant opposite Jonathan Winters. In the latter two he was featured alongside actor Arnold Stang. He also made a brief appearance as a carpet cleaner in the 1976 film Freaky Friday. An early role includes the court reporter in Adam's Rib with Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn where in deadpan asked Spencer Tracy how to spell the word "Pinky" a pet name for Hepburn in the movie that Tracy had called her by accident while in court.
