Kay Edwin Emmert Kuter (April 25, 1925 â€" November 12, 2003) was an
American actor who appeared on television and in films. He is mostly
recognized for his role as farmer Newt Kiley on the CBS sitcoms Green
Acres and Petticoat Junction, which shared several characters.The son
of famed Hollywood art director Leo K. Kuter and silent screen actress
Evelyn Edler, Kuter was born in Los Angeles, California. He performed
mostly as a serious actor or "heavy" in many 1960s series, often in a
beard, before taking a recurring roles on the two series.He appeared
in many films, including The Last Starfighter as Enduran, Warlock and
Gross Anatomy. His last film role was in the 2004 film Forbidden
Warrior. He also provided voice work for kids' films, including
providing the voice of Santa Claus in Annabelle's Wish and the voice
of Grimsby in The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea, replacing Ben
Wright, who died in 1989.In his later years, he did extensive voice
acting in video games, including playing the bartender Griswold
Goodsoup in The Curse of Monkey Island and Dockmaster Velasco / the
casino croupier in Grim Fandango, both well-known LucasArts Adventure
games of the 1990s. He was probably best known to video game fans as
Werner Huber in The Beast Within: A Gabriel Knight Mystery. He was the
voice of "Hershey's Kisses" commercials for 14 years.
American actor who appeared on television and in films. He is mostly
recognized for his role as farmer Newt Kiley on the CBS sitcoms Green
Acres and Petticoat Junction, which shared several characters.The son
of famed Hollywood art director Leo K. Kuter and silent screen actress
Evelyn Edler, Kuter was born in Los Angeles, California. He performed
mostly as a serious actor or "heavy" in many 1960s series, often in a
beard, before taking a recurring roles on the two series.He appeared
in many films, including The Last Starfighter as Enduran, Warlock and
Gross Anatomy. His last film role was in the 2004 film Forbidden
Warrior. He also provided voice work for kids' films, including
providing the voice of Santa Claus in Annabelle's Wish and the voice
of Grimsby in The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea, replacing Ben
Wright, who died in 1989.In his later years, he did extensive voice
acting in video games, including playing the bartender Griswold
Goodsoup in The Curse of Monkey Island and Dockmaster Velasco / the
casino croupier in Grim Fandango, both well-known LucasArts Adventure
games of the 1990s. He was probably best known to video game fans as
Werner Huber in The Beast Within: A Gabriel Knight Mystery. He was the
voice of "Hershey's Kisses" commercials for 14 years.
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