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Kay E. Kuter Net Worth



Kay Edwin Emmert Kuter net worth is
$100,000

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Kay Edwin Emmert Kuter (April 25, 1925 – 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 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.He made guest appearances on many television series, including Bonanza, Perry Mason, Gunsmoke, Star Trek: The Next Generation as a Cytherian in the season four episode "The Nth Degree", and in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine as the Bajoran Sirah in the first season episode "The Storyteller". He also appeared on ER, the Charmed episode "Happily Ever After", the Outer Limits episode "The Premonition" as a "Limbo Being" caught in time, Seinfeld as the Latvian Orthodox priest, The X-Files episode "The Calusari" as the head Calusari, and Frasier as a vagrant who wants a kiss from Martin Crane.Kuter died on November 12, 2003, from pulmonary complications at St. Joseph's Hospital in Burbank, California. He was 78, and his death came only four months after his mother's passing at age 103. He is buried in Forest Lawn - Hollywood Hills Cemetery. 
Full NameKay Edwin Emmert Kuter
Net Worth$100,000
Date Of BirthApril 25, 1925
Died2003-11-12
Place Of BirthLos Angeles, California, USA
Height6' 3½" (1.92 m)
OccupationActor, Singer
ProfessionActor, Soundtrack
NicknamesKay E. Kuter, Kuter, Kay E.
Star SignTaurus
#Trademark
1Deep commanding voice
#Fact
1Kay is currently appearing in a television ad for 800.com, in which he plays a grandfather who wakes up from catatonia long enough to tell his grandchildren about the speed of 800.com. [December 1999]
2Son of Leo K. Kuter
3Character actor best known for his countrified roles, though he was born in Los Angeles. Seesawed between the two bucolic 1960s sitcoms "Petticoat Junction" and "Green Acres" as neighborly farmer Newt Kiley.
4From a show business family, his father was pioneer art director Leo "K" Kuter and mother was silent screen actress Evelyn Edler, who died in July 2003 at age 103, just a few months before Kay passed away.
5Studied at Pomona College and UCLA, and graduated from what is now called Carnegie Mellon University.
6Directed more than 50 plays and appeared in over 200 stage productions.
7Voiced "Hershey's Kisses" commercials for the last 14 years of his life.
8Graduate of Van Nuys High School (California) 1943, which also spawned other Hollywood luminaries: Jane Russell, Marilyn Monroe, Robert Redford and many other stars.

Actor

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Forbidden Warrior2005Yawn
Grand Theft Parsons2003Undertaker
ER2002TV SeriesSeaton
Charmed2002TV SeriesKeeper of the Fairy Tales
Emperor: Battle for Dune2002Video GameUnit Reponse Voice (voice)
The Hollywood Sign2001Robbie Kant
Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura2001Video GameKan Hua / Narrator (voice)
The Little Mermaid 2: Return to the Sea2000VideoGrimsby (voice)
Arli$$2000TV Series
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction2000TV SeriesAnatole
The Pretender1999TV SeriesMr. Kleinman
Brimstone1999TV SeriesMan at Elevator
Grim Fandango1998Video GameDockmaster Velasco / Croupier (voice)
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch1998TV SeriesFather Christmas
Heretic II1998Video GameSiernan (voice, as Kay Kuter)
The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story1998VideoBiranyi (voice, as Kay Kuter)
The Curse of Monkey Island1997Video GameGriswold Goodsoup (voice)
Annabelle's Wish1997VideoSanta (voice)
Baywatch Nights1997TV SeriesProfessor Arnold
The Beast Within: A Gabriel Knight Mystery1996Video GameWerner Huber
Boy Meets World1996TV SeriesHerbert
Frasier1996TV SeriesWino
Fantastic Four1995TV SeriesEgo the Living Planet
The X-Files1995TV SeriesCalusari #1
In Search of Dr. Seuss1994TV MovieDr. Seuss (voice)
The Little Mermaid1994TV SeriesGrimsby
Seinfeld1993TV SeriesOlder Priest
The Legend of Prince Valiant1993TV SeriesBlind Man
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine1993TV SeriesSirah
The Seventh Coin1993Professor Walker
Love Field1992Announcer (as Skay Kuter)
Matlock1991TV SeriesUncle Roy
Star Trek: The Next Generation1991TV SeriesCytherian
Baywatch1989TV SeriesHenry
Gross Anatomy1989Lecturing Professor
Warlock1989Proctor
Goddess of Love1988TV MovieNeptune
Frankenstein General Hospital1988Larry
Beauty and the Beast1988TV SeriesAlain Viso
Zombie High1987Dean Eisner
The New Leave It to Beaver1986TV SeriesMr. Frye
The Twilight Zone1986TV SeriesMaestro Barbieri (segment "Grace Note")
Divorce Court1984TV SeriesRay Mims
V1984TV SeriesRichards
The Last Starfighter1984Enduran
The Taming of the Shrew1983VideoGremio
The Tempest1983VideoGonzalo
Dallas1983TV SeriesAndy Sampson
Quincy M.E.1978TV SeriesMr. Ferrar
An Enemy of the People1978
Far Out Space Nuts1975TV SeriesKayla - Mad Professor
Kung Fu1974-1975TV SeriesMarshal / Vinnie
Harry O1975TV SeriesAlbert Black
Cannon1974TV SeriesMotel Manager
Gunsmoke1956-1974TV SeriesMcCurdy / Warren / Barfly
The Doris Day Show1970-1973TV SeriesProfessor Charles Druten / Mr. Gwynn
Nichols1972TV SeriesJensen
Here's Lucy1971TV SeriesCanadian Mountie
Mayberry R.F.D.1971TV SeriesMan
Swing Out, Sweet Land1970TV MovieMan Representing Mississippi (uncredited)
The Virginian1966-1970TV SeriesWill / Jonah Sills / Razz Benton
The Intruders1970TV Movie
Watermelon Man1970Dr. Wainwright
Green Acres1965-1970TV SeriesNewt Kiley
Petticoat Junction1964-1969TV SeriesNewt Kiley
The Name of the Game1969TV SeriesMailman
I Dream of Jeannie1969TV SeriesEdgar Crawford
Cowboy in Africa1967TV SeriesA'Kunia
Accidental Family1967TV SeriesPoliceman
Iron Horse1967TV SeriesTurkey
A Time for Killing1967Owelson
Laredo1966TV SeriesEmie Venner
The Wild Wild West1965TV SeriesCaged Man
The Outer Limits1965TV SeriesLimbo Being
Mister Ed1963TV SeriesToothpick
Redigo1963TV SeriesVulture
Maverick1962TV SeriesFirst Creditor
The Roaring 20's1961TV SeriesSkinny Bum
The Tall Man1961TV SeriesClarence Henry
Frontier Circus1961TV SeriesWill Cutler
Two Faces West1961TV SeriesSheb
The Rifleman1960-1961TV SeriesCharv Banner / Rafe Coleman
Dante1960TV SeriesThe Emporer
Coronado 91960TV SeriesBen Turner
Overland Trail1960TV SeriesSaunders
Perry Mason1960TV SeriesDeputy
The Big Night1960Mailman
Riverboat1960TV SeriesHoskins
Johnny Midnight1960TV Series
Pony Express1960TV Series
The Texan1959TV SeriesShooter / Trail Cook
Bonanza1959TV SeriesMr. Finch
Tales of Wells Fargo1959TV SeriesSlim
The FBI Story1959Barber (uncredited)
Zorro1959TV SeriesHernando
Frontier Doctor1958-1959TV SeriesEd
Rescue 81959TV SeriesHathor
Special Agent 71959TV Series
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color1958TV SeriesDrunk Paying Fine
U.S. Marshal1958TV SeriesJoey Hogan
The Light in the Forest1958Fiddler (uncredited)
The Gale Storm Show: Oh! Susanna1958TV SeriesYasha
The Jack Benny Program1958TV SeriesLem
The Adventures of Jim Bowie1957-1958TV SeriesMolichucky / Sykes the Bird Man
The Adventures of McGraw1957TV SeriesBroderick
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp1957TV SeriesTrask
Under Fire1957Pvt. Arnold Swanson (uncredited)
Climax!1957TV SeriesThe Pharmacist
Designing Woman1957Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
You Are There1957TV SeriesJohn Kloehr
Telephone Time1957TV SeriesJacques
State Trooper1957TV SeriesShag Jorgenson
Crossroads1956-1957TV SeriesHotel Clerk / Jed
The True Story of Jesse James1957Fleming (uncredited)
Navy Log1957TV SeriesPiet
The Mole People1956Priest (uncredited)
Ford Star Jubilee1956TV SeriesDope
The Steel Jungle1956Stringbean
Front Row Center1956TV Series
The Millionaire1955TV SeriesClerk
Guys and Dolls1955Calvin (as Kay Kuter)
The Great Gildersleeve1955TV SeriesSlate Boy
The Cobweb1955Patient (uncredited)
City of Shadows1955Bartender Kink (as Kay Kuter)
Medic1955TV SeriesDr. Walter Koleta
Stories of the Century1955TV SeriesJohn Bender
Désirée1954Lackey (uncredited)
Drum Beat1954Veteran Soldier (uncredited)
Schlitz Playhouse1954TV Series
Sabrina1954Ernest - Houseman (uncredited)
Fireside Theatre1954TV Series
The Living Bible1952TV SeriesJoseph of Arimathea
The Living Christ Series1951TV Mini-SeriesMaster of Ceremonies / Egyptian

Soundtrack

TitleYearStatusCharacter
The Little Mermaid 2: Return to the Sea2000Video performer: "Down to the Sea"
Petticoat Junction1968-1969TV Series performer - 3 episodes

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz1985TV MovieHimself

Archive Footage

Known for movies

Enduran

The Last Starfighter (1984)
as Enduran

Proctor

Warlock (1989)
as Proctor

Calvin

Guys and Dolls (1955)
as Calvin

Grimsby

The Little Mermaid 2: Return to the Sea (2000)
as Grimsby

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