Marvin Wilbur Kaplan (January 24, 1927 â€" August 25, 2016) was an
American actor, screenwriter and playwright.Kaplan was born in
Brooklyn, New York, in 1927, the son of Dr. I.E. Kaplan and his wife.
He attended Public School 16, and Junior High School 15 and graduated
from Eastern District High School in 1943. He graduated from Brooklyn
College with a bachelor's degree in English in 1947 and later took
classes in theater at the University of Southern California.Kaplan is
probably best known for his recurring role on the sitcom Alice where
he portrayed a phone lineman named Henry Beesmeyer who frequented
Mel's diner. He was with the cast from 1977 until the series ended in
1985.In addition, the actor was the voice of Choo-Choo on the cartoon
series Top Cat (1961â€"62). :1096 He played an electronics expert,
Ensign Kwasniak, on McHale's Navy episode 104 (season 3 episode 32)
"All Ahead, Empty". In 1969, he appeared as Stanley on Petticoat
Junction in the episode: "The Other Woman".
American actor, screenwriter and playwright.Kaplan was born in
Brooklyn, New York, in 1927, the son of Dr. I.E. Kaplan and his wife.
He attended Public School 16, and Junior High School 15 and graduated
from Eastern District High School in 1943. He graduated from Brooklyn
College with a bachelor's degree in English in 1947 and later took
classes in theater at the University of Southern California.Kaplan is
probably best known for his recurring role on the sitcom Alice where
he portrayed a phone lineman named Henry Beesmeyer who frequented
Mel's diner. He was with the cast from 1977 until the series ended in
1985.In addition, the actor was the voice of Choo-Choo on the cartoon
series Top Cat (1961â€"62). :1096 He played an electronics expert,
Ensign Kwasniak, on McHale's Navy episode 104 (season 3 episode 32)
"All Ahead, Empty". In 1969, he appeared as Stanley on Petticoat
Junction in the episode: "The Other Woman".
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