{"product_id":"marvin-kaplan-ken-rotcop-9781629332819","title":"Marvin Kaplan: A Prince of Comedy, Creativity, and Kindness (hardback)","description":"\u003cp\u003eISN'T THAT WHAT'S-HIS-NAME?  \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Maybe you remember him as a regular on two of the longest running sitcoms on \u003cbr\u003e television. On ALICE he played Henry Beesmeyer, the telephone repairman who \u003cbr\u003e hung out at Mel's Diner. And before that as Alfred Prinzmetal, an aspiring poet, on the sitcom MEET MILLIE. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Or more recently as Mr. Gordon, the long-suffering patient, on the sitcom BECKER starring Ted Danson. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e And who can forget that voice of the flamboyant Choo Choo on the primetime cartoon series TOP CAT. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Maybe you saw Jonathan Winters throw him out of a window in MAD, MAD, \u003cbr\u003e MAD, MAD WORLD. Or laughed at his character in THE GREAT RACE starring \u003cbr\u003e Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon. Or A NEW KIND OF LOVE as Paul Newman's sidekick. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e He was called a scene-stealer in his first movie ADAM'S RIB playing a court stenographer opposite Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e His filmography (included in this book) comprises dozens of television, theater, and film credits. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e You know who I'm talking about. Had a distinctive, whining, deadpan Brooklyn accent, wore thick round eyeglasses with those bushy eyebrows. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e What's-his-name?  Marvin Kaplan. Undeniably the most beloved character actor in all of Hollywood. This is his story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ken Rotcop\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 162933281X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781629332819\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e BearManor Media\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/05\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 136\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.78lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.38d","brand":"Ken Rotcop","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44245315813631,"sku":"9781629332819","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f408e167-5631-4991-bebb-4904ca6a73db.jpg?v=1693927344","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/marvin-kaplan-ken-rotcop-9781629332819","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}