The First King

The First King is a deleted minor character from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.

Not much is know about the king except that he was Snow White's father. He married Queen Grimhilde to give his daughter a loving mother, When the king died, Grimhilde showed her true nature and forced her stepdaughter to become a servant

Background
He was Snow White's father, who died when his daughter was young.

Not much is known about the king except for some background information given in the Golden Books. The king was a kind and good man who loved his wife dearly and since they were childless, they wished for a child. One winter's day his wife sat by a window sewing when she pricked her finger with the needle. When she saw the blood she wished for a daughter with skin white as snow, lips blood red and hair as black as ebony,

By spring, a little daughter was born to the king and queen. They called her Snow White and shortly after the baby was born the queen died. The king was devastated and spent many sad and lonely years in his kingdom before he decided that at least for his beloved child's sake to remarry. When he married again, alas his new wife although very beautiful did not possess goodness like his first wife. Instead after the king's untimely death she would treat his daughter like a servant,

Although there was pictures of his first wife, there are no pictures of the king in the Golden books.

Snow White Live
Unlike the movie itself, the King appeared in the musical adaptation of the film. At the start of the show, the Evil Queen notices how much the King loves his daughter. Rather than sharing a first dance with him, she lies to him and says she must arrange for the safety of the rest of her subjects back to her homeland in order instead. He is later seen in the second act where he is very worried about his daughter, but the prince and the huntsman tell him of the Queen's jealousy and her plans for Snow White. The King orders Luna to be brought before him and he decides to throw her in the dungeon to rot there for the rest of her days. At the end of the show, he reunites with his daughter when she marries the Prince.

Once Upon a Time
In the TV series Once Upon a Time, The king's name is Leopold and is a wise and generous king and was portrayed by Richard Schiff. He only married Regina because his beloved daughter needed a mother's care as his wife/ Snow's mother died when Snow White was young. He proposes to Regina and Cora accepts. However unbeknownst to Leopold Regina is in love with the stable boy Daniel. Unfortunately for Regina, Cora rips Daniel's heart out of his chest and crushes it killing him. Regina agrees and marries the king. Regina is unhappy with her marriage and uses her husband's new friend the Genie to kill him. When the king dies from poisonous snakes, Regina takes over the throne.