Kay E. Kuter

Infobox actor


caption = Kuter as the Sirah on "": "The Storyteller"
birthdate = April 25, 1925
birthplace = Los Angeles, California
deathdate = November 12, 2003
deathplace = Burbank, California

Kay Edwin Emmert Kuter (April 25, 1925 - November 12, 2003) was an American actor who starred on television and in film. Kay was born in Los Angeles, California.

Kuter is known for his role in the 1960s television series "Green Acres" and "Petticoat Junction" as Newt Kiley. He seesawed back and forth between both shows. Often he would appear with a hat on, looking like Pennsylvania senator Arlen Specter. He also starred in several television movies.

He appeared in many films including "The Last Starfighter" as Enduran, "Warlock", and "Gross Anatomy". His last movie role was in the 2004 film "Forbidden Warrior".

In recent years, Kay 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 90s. He was probably best known to video game fans as Werner Huber in "" He was also the voice of "Hershey's Kisses" commercials for 14 years.

He made guest appearances on many television shows including "Bonanza", "Perry Mason", ' as a Cytherian in the season 4 episode "The Nth Degree", and in ' as the Bajoran Sirah in the season 1 episode "The Storyteller". He also appeared on "ER", "Charmed", "Seinfeld" as the Latvian Orthodox priest, and "Frasier" as a vagrant who wants a kiss from Martin.

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