Βιογραφία: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Daniel von Bargen (June 5, 1950 – March 1, 2015) was an American character actor of film, stage and television. He was known for his roles as Mr. Kruger on Seinfeld, Commandant Edwin Spangler on Malcolm in the Middle, and Chief Grady in Super Troopers. Description above from the Wikipedia article Daniel vob Bargen, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.