Peter Capell

Peter Capell (1912 - 1986) was a German actor who dubbed the voice of Pops in Die Muppet Show, the German version of The Muppet Show, and in the German dubs of The Great Muppet Caper and The Muppets Take Manhattan. Although born and raised in Germany, Capell moved to the United States of America in 1933, working on stage and in radio in New York City. He was frequently heard as Nazis in wartime broadcasts such as Words at War and This Is Our Enemy, and served as producer on The Voice of America. Later radio credits included recurring roles on assorted soap operas and many appearances on the science-fiction series Dimension X, notably as Dr. Horst in an adaptation of Ray Bradbury's "Mars is Heaven," which he reprised in four different broadcasts of the tale.

Although Capell returned to Europe in 1955, he still appeared frequently in English-language films, including Paths of Glory, Billy Wilder's One, Two, Three, and Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, in a small but atmospheric role as the eerie tinker encountered by Charlie at the factory gate. Apart from his Muppet work, his German dub credits include Town Without Pity with Kirk Douglas, the television version of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (as Zarquon the Prophet), Anne of Green Gables (dubbing Richard Farnsworth), and the animated series Dr. Snuggles.