Portrait of Marvin Kaplan

Acting

Marvin Kaplan

Career

Active from 1950 to 2012, with a break from 1996 to 2011, busiest in 1984 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
8
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score54/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Addams Family
The Addams Family
GoodWatch score91/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 57 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 4.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Marvin Kaplan Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Melancholy
    2.7, average 4.7
  • Psychological
    3.6, average 5.5
  • Tension
    4.2, average 6.0
  • Pathos
    3.5, average 5.3

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Slapstick Comedy 4
  • Classic Cartoon 3
  • Family-Friendly 3
  • Low-Budget 2
  • Exploitation 2
  • Psychological Horror 2
  • 1950s Setting 2
  • Classic Sitcom 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

82
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

1 title
Autism and Cake
Autism and Cake (2012)

as Mark

2000s

2 titles ยท average score 56
Dark and Stormy Night
Dark and Stormy Night (2009)
GoodWatch score 63

as Gunny

Even Stevens
Even Stevens (2000)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show ยท as Old Guy #1

1990s

13 titles ยท average score 60
Becker
Becker (1998)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show ยท as Mr. Gordon

O. Ratz: Rat in a Hot Tin Can
O. Ratz: Rat in a Hot Tin Can (1995)

as Dave D. Fly (voice)

What a Cartoon!
What a Cartoon! (1995)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show ยท as Dave D. Fly (voice)

ER
ER (1994)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show ยท as Kornberg's Father

Witchboard 2
Witchboard 2 (1993)
GoodWatch score 41

as Morris

On the Air
On the Air (1992)
GoodWatch score 44

TV show ยท as Dwight McGonigle

Monster in My Pocket: The Big Scream
Monster in My Pocket: The Big Scream (1992)

as Vampire (voice)

Delirious
Delirious (1991)
GoodWatch score 39

as Typewriter Repairman

Wild at Heart
Wild at Heart (1990)
GoodWatch score 66

as Uncle Pooch

Fender Bender 500
Fender Bender 500 (1990)

TV show ยท as Choo Choo (voice)

Wake, Rattle, and Roll
Wake, Rattle, and Roll (1990)

TV show

They Came from Outer Space
They Came from Outer Space (1990)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Dr. Kendall

1980s

16 titles ยท average score 57
Top Cat and the Beverly Hills Cats
Top Cat and the Beverly Hills Cats (1988)
GoodWatch score 46

as Choo-Choo (voice)

Monsters
Monsters (1988)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Murray Van Pelt

My Two Dads
My Two Dads (1987)
GoodWatch score 41

TV show

MacGyver
MacGyver (1985)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show ยท as The Chess Master

1st & Ten
1st & Ten (1984)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show ยท as Irv

Bad Cat
Bad Cat (1984)

as Mouser (voice)

Don't Ask Me, Ask God
Don't Ask Me, Ask God (1984)

as Neighbor

Deck the Halls with Wacky Walls
Deck the Halls with Wacky Walls (1983)

as Stick'um (voice)

Saturday Supercade
Saturday Supercade (1983)

TV show ยท as Shelly Turtle (voice) / Sidney Squirrel (voice)

Cagney & Lacey
Cagney & Lacey (1982)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show

The Fall Guy
The Fall Guy (1981)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show

Midnight Madness
Midnight Madness (1980)
GoodWatch score 37

as Bonaventure Desk Clerk

1970s

13 titles ยท average score 54
Flying High
Flying High (1978)

TV show

Heyyy, It's the King!
Heyyy, It's the King! (1977)

TV show ยท as Skids (voice)

CHiPs
CHiPs (1977)
GoodWatch score 44

TV show ยท as Hilmer Nelson

Charlie's Angels
Charlie's Angels (1976)
GoodWatch score 44

TV show ยท as Zobar

Alice
Alice (1976)
GoodWatch score 46

TV show ยท as Henry / Henry Beesmeyer

Freaky Friday
Freaky Friday (1976)
GoodWatch score 62

as Carpet Cleaner

The Lost Saucer
The Lost Saucer (1975)
GoodWatch score 60

TV show

Fangs
Fangs (1974)
GoodWatch score 50

as Brother Joy

Kolchak: The Night Stalker
Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1974)
GoodWatch score 90

TV show ยท as Delgado

Chopper One
Chopper One (1974)

TV show ยท as Harry

The Severed Arm
The Severed Arm (1973)
GoodWatch score 39

as Mad Man Herman

The Chicago Teddy Bears
The Chicago Teddy Bears (1971)

TV show

1960s

21 titles ยท average score 61
Love, American Style
Love, American Style (1969)
GoodWatch score 43

TV show ยท as Arnold / The Psychiatrist

The Mod Squad
The Mod Squad (1968)
GoodWatch score 43

TV show ยท as Sol Alpert

I Dream of Jeannie
I Dream of Jeannie (1965)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as Perkins

Gidget
Gidget (1965)
GoodWatch score 45

TV show

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. (1964)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Mr. Kendall

A New Kind of Love
A New Kind of Love (1963)
GoodWatch score 34

as Harry

Petticoat Junction
Petticoat Junction (1963)
GoodWatch score 43

TV show ยท as Stanley

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
GoodWatch score 68

as Irwin

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show ยท as Alvin

McHale's Navy
McHale's Navy (1962)
GoodWatch score 47

TV show ยท as Kwazniak

Top Cat
Top Cat (1961)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Choo Choo (voice)

My Three Sons
My Three Sons (1960)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show ยท as Joe

1950s

15 titles ยท average score 66
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (1959)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Mr. Monty W. Milfloss

The Detectives
The Detectives (1959)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Irwin

Alcoa Theatre
Alcoa Theatre (1957)

TV show ยท as Harry Cooper

DuPont Show of the Month
DuPont Show of the Month (1957)

TV show ยท as The Messenger Boy

The Danny Thomas Show
The Danny Thomas Show (1953)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show ยท as Oscar Schultz

General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater (1953)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Marvin

The Ford Television Theatre
The Ford Television Theatre (1952)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Marvin

The Fabulous Senorita
The Fabulous Senorita (1952)

as Clifford Van Kunkle

The Red Skelton Show
The Red Skelton Show (1951)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show ยท as Marvin Kaplan / Alfred Pinzmetal

I Can Get It for You Wholesale
I Can Get It for You Wholesale (1951)
GoodWatch score 59

as Arnold Fisher

Angels in the Outfield
Angels in the Outfield (1951)
GoodWatch score 73

as Timothy Durney

The Reformer and the Redhead
The Reformer and the Redhead (1950)
GoodWatch score 56

as Leon

1940s

1 title ยท average score 83
Adam's Rib
Adam's Rib (1949)
GoodWatch score 83

as Court Stenographer (uncredited)