Klaus Havenstein was a German actor, cabaret artist, and voice artist who was
born in Wittenberge, German Empire, in 1922. He achieved early professional
recognition in 1953 with a film debut in Die goldene Gans and is famous for his
tenure with the cabaret ensemble Münchner Lach- und Schießgesellschaft and for
providing the German voice for the character King Louie in the Disney film The
Jungle Book. After training as a retail salesman and taking private acting
lessons, Havenstein served in the Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler during World War
II before being captured as a prisoner...