Gottfried Kramer

 Gottfried   Kramer  ( May 3 rd 1925 - May 30 th 1994 ) was a German voice actor who dubbed  OSCAR THE GROUCH  on Sesamstrasse ( the German co - production of  SESAME STREET  ) & Bruno on the German dub of Dog City.

A frequent player in German film & television, Kramer also had a bit part in George Seaton ' s  The Counterfeit Traitor  ( 19 62 ) , with William Holden. As a dubbing actor, Kramer was heard as Marlon Brando in The Godfather &  Apocalypse Now  , [http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/F._Murray_Abraham F. Murray Abraham ] in  Amadeus  &  The Name of the Rose , & Charlton Heston in  Almost an Angel . Kramer ' s other TV role s included [http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/K.I.T.T. K. I. T. T. ] on  Knight Rider , Dabney Coleman on Columbo , & Ming the Merciless in the animate d series Defend e r s of the Earth.