King, Kip 1937(?)–

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KING, Kip 1937(?)

PERSONAL

Original name, Jerome Kattan; born August 11, 1937 (some sources cite 1934 or 1940), in Chicago, IL; children: Chris Kattan (an actor and comedian).

Addresses: Agent The Levin Agency, 8484 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 745, Beverly Hills, CA 90211; MGT Agency, 8489 W. Third Street, Suite 1107, Los Angeles, CA 90048.

Career: Actor, comedian. Groundlings (an improvisational comedy troupe), founding member; appeared in numerous commercials, including Continental Yogurt and V8 Juice; instructor of improvisational techniques.

Member: Screen Actors Guild; American Federation of Television and Radio Artists.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Ted, Tea and Sympathy, MetroGoldwynMayer, 1956.

Dino (also known as Killer Dino ), Allied Artists, 1957.

Boy, Johnny Trouble, Warner Bros., 1957.

(Uncredited) Marine, Kiss Them for Me, Twentieth CenturyFox, 1957.

(Uncredited) Pee Wee, Peyton Place, Twentieth CenturyFox, 1957.

Jerry Rohn, The Proper Time, Lopert, 1960.

(Uncredited) Delivery boy, Breakfast at Tiffany's, Paramount, 1961.

Dom, Thunder Alley (also known as Hell Drivers ), American International, 1967.

Technician, Westworld, MetroGoldwynMayer, 1973.

Black Starlet (also known as Black Gauntlet ), Video Gems, 1974.

Murph the Surf (also known as Live a Little, Steal a Lot and You Can't Steal Love ), American International, 1975.

School teacher, Slumber Party '57 (also known as Teenage Slumber Party ), Cannon, 1977.

Milton Goldman, Student Confidential, Troma, 1987.

RoboC.H.I.C., 1990.

Narrator, Death in Hollywood, Simitar, 1990.

Flower customer #2, A Night at the Roxbury, Paramount, 1998.

Daerco, Perfumed Garden (also known as Tales of Kama Sutra ), Spartan, 2000.

Dr. Kipper, Corky Romano (also known as Corky Romano: "Special " Agent ), Buena Vista, 2001.

Lowell, A Light in the Forest, Ardustry, 2002.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Wardell, Rosetti and Ryan: Men Who Love Women, NBC, 1977.

Lily pad pal, More Than Friends (also known as Love Me and I'll Be Your Best Friend ), ABC, 1978.

Voice, I YabbaDabba Do! (animated), ABC, 1993.

Barry Biggs, Breast Men, HBO, 1997.

Leo, Babylon 5: Thirdspace (also known as Thirdspace and Thirdspace: A Babylon 5 Adventure ), TNT, 1998.

Rabbi Rosenfarb, Call Me Claus, TNT, 2001.

Television Appearances; Series:

Voice of Tailor Smurf, The Smurfs (animated; also known as Smurfs' Adventures ), NBC, 1981.

Voice of Shecky, The Biskitts (animated), CBS, 1982.

Ronald Sandler, Charlie & Co., CBS, 1985.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

"When Mama Says Jump," Medic, NBC, 1955.

"The Big Wish," Dragnet, NBC, 1956.

"The Big Hobby," Dragnet, NBC, 1958.

"The Big Star," Dragnet, NBC, 1958.

Don Mahoney, "The Deadeye Kid," The Rifleman, ABC, 1959.

Ward, "The Way Home," The DuPont Show with June Allyson, CBS, 1960.

"Needle in a Haystack," M Squad, NBC, 1960.

"Where There's a Will," Bachelor Father, NBC, 1960.

Norman Howard, "Sorority House," Mister Ed, CBS, 1961.

Tom, "A Full Moon Every Night," The Eleventh Hour, NBC, 1964.

Belboy, "The Rhoda Gamble," My Living Doll, 1964.

Freddie Carson, Mr. Burns' nephew, "Shake Well and Don't Use," My Favorite Martian, CBS, 1964.

Skins, "Who Killed the Surf Board Broad?," Burke's Law, ABC, 1964.

Producer number three, "Clampett City," The Beverly Hillbillies, CBS, 1964.

Sergeant Weinstock, "Decision," Twelve O'Clock High, ABC, 1964.

Al, "Steve and the Computer," My Three Sons, 1965.

Victor, "Journeys End in Lovers Meeting," Ben Casey, ABC, 1965.

Nick, "The Joker Goes to School," Batman, ABC, 1966.

Nick, "He Meets His Match, the Grisly Ghoul," Batman, ABC, 1966.

"Love and the Nurse," Love, American Style, ABC, 1970.

Second musician, "Did You Hear the One about Danny Partridge?," The Partridge Family, ABC, 1970.

Dr. Fowler, "I See, Said the Blind Man," Longstreet, ABC, 1971.

Dr. Kelly, "Lifeline," Mannix, CBS, 1972.

Paul Powell, "Thanksgiving Story," Barney Miller, ABC, 1977.

Rabbi "Shecky" Stein, "RollettiSherwood Divorce," America 2Night, 1978.

Nicholas Baskin, "Identity," Barney Miller, ABC, 1979.

Dr. Padnick, "Arnold's Girlfriend: Parts 1 & 2," Diff'rent Strokes, NBC, 1979.

Bud Shore, "The Show Must Go On," Bosom Buddies, ABC, 1981.

Mr. Nieman, "Mrs. O'Leary's Kid," One Day at a Time, CBS, 1982.

Florist, "All by Herself," The Facts of Life, NBC, 1984.

Mr. Mendelson, "The Gift," The Jeffersons, CBS, 1984.

"The Bigger They Are," The Fall Guy, ABC, 1986.

Uncle Louie, "Behind Closed Doors," The Bronx Zoo, NBC, 1988.

Kenny Hart, "In the Spirits," Small Wonder, 1988.

Also appeared as rabbi, "Moral Decay," Night Stand; voice, Tom and Jerry Kids Show (animated), Fox; apartment manager, Jack's Place, ABC; insurance adjuster, EZ Streets, CBS; voice, Hello, Larry, NBC; in Droopy Master Detective; High Sierra Search and Rescue, NBC; Beverly Hills, 90210, Fox; Pulp Comics; The Young and the Restless; The Canterbury's Tales; America's Funniest Home Videos; Perfect Strangers; Out of This World; Cagney and Lacey.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Honest Stu Olsen, Handsome Harry's, NBC, 1986.

Television Appearances; Specials:

TV Funnies, NBC, 1982.

Voice of Tailor, Smurfily Ever After (animated), NBC, 1985.

'Tis the Season to Be Smurfy, NBC, 1987.

Television Work; Series:

Additional voices, Scooby and ScrappyDoo (animated), ABC, 1979.

OTHER SOURCES

Electronic:

Kip King Official Site, http://www.kipking.actorsite.com/, December 9, 2003.

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