Acting

Kenner G. Kemp

Born January 3, 1908 · Concho, Arizona, USA

Died May 13, 1985 · aged 77

Kemp was born on January 3, 1908 in Concho, Arizona. Kemp first started appearing in films in uncredited minor roles in the early 1930's and began popping up in numerous TV shows in the early 1950's. Moreover, Kenner not only also worked as both a stuntman and an occasional stand-in for.

Known For

North by Northwest

North by Northwest · 1959

North by Northwest

MovieThrillerAdventure

Advertising man Roger Thornhill is mistaken for a spy, triggering a deadly cross-country chase.

Marnie

MovieThrillerMystery

Marnie is a beautiful but emotionally withdrawn thief, stealing from employers before disappearing under new identities. When her new boss, Mark Rutland, discovers her secret, his fascination turns to obsession, and he blackmails her into marriage, convinced he can cure her. But as he probes deeper into Marnie’s fractured mind, long-buried fears and compulsions begin to surface.

Singin' in the Rain

Singin' in the Rain · 1952

Singin' in the Rain

MovieComedyRomance

In 1927 Hollywood, a silent film star falls for a chorus girl just as he and his paranoid screen partner struggle to make the difficult transition to talking pictures.

Spartacus

Spartacus · 1960

MovieHistoryDrama

The rebellious Thracian Spartacus, born and raised a slave, is sold to Gladiator trainer Batiatus. After weeks of being trained to kill for the arena, Spartacus turns on his owners and leads the other slaves in rebellion. As the rebels move from town to town, their numbers swell as escaped slaves join their ranks. Under the leadership of Spartacus, they make their way to southern Italy, where they will cross the sea and return to their homes.

Tora! Tora! Tora!

Tora! Tora! Tora! · 1970

Tora! Tora! Tora!

MovieWarHistory

In the summer of 1941, the United States and Japan seem on the brink of war after constant embargos and failed diplomacy come to no end. "Tora! Tora! Tora!", named after the code words used by the lead Japanese pilot to indicate they had surprised the Americans, covers the days leading up to the attack on Pearl Harbor, which plunged America into the Second World War.

The Big Sleep

The Big Sleep · 1946

MovieMysteryCrime

Private Investigator Philip Marlowe is hired by wealthy General Sternwood regarding a matter involving his youngest daughter Carmen. Before the complex case is over, Marlowe sees murder, blackmail, deception, and what might be love.

The Great Race

The Great Race · 1965

MovieComedyAdventure

Professional daredevil and white-suited hero, The Great Leslie, convinces turn-of-the-century auto makers that a race from New York to Paris (westward across America, the Bering Straight and Russia) will help to promote automobile sales. Leslie's arch-rival, the mustached and black-attired Professor Fate vows to beat Leslie to the finish line in a car of Fate's own invention.

The Killing

The Killing · 1956

MovieCrimeThriller

Career criminal Johnny Clay recruits a sharpshooter, a crooked police officer, a bartender and a betting teller named George, among others, for one last job before he goes straight and gets married. But when George tells his restless wife about the scheme to steal millions from the racetrack where he works, she hatches a plot of her own.

Filmography

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North by Northwest

North by Northwest · 1959

North by Northwest

MovieThrillerAdventure

Advertising man Roger Thornhill is mistaken for a spy, triggering a deadly cross-country chase.

Man Leaving Office Building (uncredited)

Marnie

MovieThrillerMystery

Marnie is a beautiful but emotionally withdrawn thief, stealing from employers before disappearing under new identities. When her new boss, Mark Rutland, discovers her secret, his fascination turns to obsession, and he blackmails her into marriage, convinced he can cure her. But as he probes deeper into Marnie’s fractured mind, long-buried fears and compulsions begin to surface.

Party Guest (uncredited)

Singin' in the Rain

Singin' in the Rain · 1952

Singin' in the Rain

MovieComedyRomance

In 1927 Hollywood, a silent film star falls for a chorus girl just as he and his paranoid screen partner struggle to make the difficult transition to talking pictures.

Police Escort at Premiere (uncredited)

Spartacus

Spartacus · 1960

MovieHistoryDrama

The rebellious Thracian Spartacus, born and raised a slave, is sold to Gladiator trainer Batiatus. After weeks of being trained to kill for the arena, Spartacus turns on his owners and leads the other slaves in rebellion. As the rebels move from town to town, their numbers swell as escaped slaves join their ranks. Under the leadership of Spartacus, they make their way to southern Italy, where they will cross the sea and return to their homes.

Roman Senator (uncredited)

Tora! Tora! Tora!

Tora! Tora! Tora! · 1970

Tora! Tora! Tora!

MovieWarHistory

In the summer of 1941, the United States and Japan seem on the brink of war after constant embargos and failed diplomacy come to no end. "Tora! Tora! Tora!", named after the code words used by the lead Japanese pilot to indicate they had surprised the Americans, covers the days leading up to the attack on Pearl Harbor, which plunged America into the Second World War.

Civilian Official Seated at Meeting Table (uncredited)

The Big Sleep

The Big Sleep · 1946

MovieMysteryCrime

Private Investigator Philip Marlowe is hired by wealthy General Sternwood regarding a matter involving his youngest daughter Carmen. Before the complex case is over, Marlowe sees murder, blackmail, deception, and what might be love.

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

The Great Race

The Great Race · 1965

MovieComedyAdventure

Professional daredevil and white-suited hero, The Great Leslie, convinces turn-of-the-century auto makers that a race from New York to Paris (westward across America, the Bering Straight and Russia) will help to promote automobile sales. Leslie's arch-rival, the mustached and black-attired Professor Fate vows to beat Leslie to the finish line in a car of Fate's own invention.

Townsman (uncredited)

The Killing

The Killing · 1956

MovieCrimeThriller

Career criminal Johnny Clay recruits a sharpshooter, a crooked police officer, a bartender and a betting teller named George, among others, for one last job before he goes straight and gets married. But when George tells his restless wife about the scheme to steal millions from the racetrack where he works, she hatches a plot of her own.

Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)

Limelight

Limelight · 1952

MovieRomanceDrama

A fading music hall comedian tries to help a despondent ballet dancer learn to walk and to again feel confident about life.

Pub Extra (uncredited)

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

The Hunchback of Notre Dame · 1939

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

MovieDramaRomance

Paris, France, 1482. Frollo, Chief Justice of benevolent King Louis XI, gets infatuated by the beauty of Esmeralda, a young Romani girl. The hunchback Quasimodo, Frollo's protege and bell-ringer of Notre Dame, lives in peace among the bells in the heights of the immense cathedral until he is involved by the twisted magistrate in his malicious plans to free himself from Esmeralda's alleged spell, which he believes to be the devil's work.

Townsman (uncredited)

The Best Years of Our Lives

The Best Years of Our Lives · 1946

The Best Years of Our Lives

MovieDramaRomance

It's the hope that sustains the spirit of every GI: the dream of the day when he will finally return home. For three WWII veterans, the day has arrived. But for each man, the dream is about to become a nightmare.

Dinner Guest (uncredited)

Gilda

MovieRomanceDrama

A gambler discovers an old flame while in Argentina, but she's married to his new boss.

Gambler (uncredited)

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral · 1957

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

Lawman Wyatt Earp and outlaw Doc Holliday form an unlikely alliance which culminates in their participation in the legendary Gunfight at the O.K. Corral.

Croupier (uncredited)

The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes

The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes · 1969

The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes

MovieComedyFamily

Some college students manage to persuade the town's big businessman, A. J. Arno, to donate a computer to their college. When the problem- student, Dexter Riley, tries to fix the computer, he gets an electric shock and his brain turns to a computer; now he remembers everything he reads. Unfortunately, he also remembers information which was in the computer's memory, like Arno's illegal businesses..

Extra

Tales of Terror

Tales of Terror · 1962

Tales of Terror

MovieHorrorComedy

Three stories adapted from the work of Edgar Allen Poe: 1) A man and his daughter are reunited, but the blame for the death of his wife hangs over them, unresolved. 2) A derelict challenges the local wine-tasting champion to a competition, but finds the man's attention to his wife worthy of more dramatic action. 3) A man dying and in great pain agrees to be hypnotized at the moment of death, with unexpected consequences.

Wine Society Member ("The Black Cat") (uncredited)

Cape Fear

Cape Fear · 1962

MovieThrillerDrama

Sam Bowden witnesses a rape committed by Max Cady and testifies against him. When released after 8 years in prison, Cady begins stalking Bowden and his family but is always clever enough not to violate the law.

Extra at Bar / Table Extra at Bar (uncredited)

The Bad and the Beautiful

The Bad and the Beautiful · 1952

The Bad and the Beautiful

MovieDramaRomance

Told in flashback form, the film traces the rise and fall of a tough, ambitious Hollywood producer, Jonathan Shields, as seen through the eyes of various acquaintances, including a writer, James Lee Bartlow; a star, Georgia Lorrison; and a director, Fred Amiel. He is a hard-driving, ambitious man who ruthlessly uses everyone on the way to becoming one of Hollywood's top movie makers.

Mourner (uncredited)

All the King's Men

All the King's Men · 1949

All the King's Men

A man of humble beginnings and honest intentions rises to power by nefarious means. Along for the wild ride are an earnest reporter, a heretofore classy society girl, and a too-clever-for-her-own-good political flack.

Legislator (uncredited)

Days of Wine and Roses

Days of Wine and Roses · 1963

Days of Wine and Roses

MovieDramaRomance

An alcoholic falls in love with and gets married to a young woman, whom he systematically addicts to booze so they can share his "passion" together.

Party Guest (uncredited)

Adam's Rib

Adam's Rib · 1949

MovieComedyRomance

A woman's attempted murder of her uncaring husband results in everyday quarrels in the lives of Adam and Amanda, a pair of happily married lawyers who end up on opposite sides of the case in court.

Man in Courtroom (uncredited)

Leave Her to Heaven

Leave Her to Heaven · 1945

Leave Her to Heaven

MovieDramaThriller

A socialite marries a prominent novelist, which spurs a violent, obsessive, and dangerous jealousy in her.

Lounge Car Train Passenger (uncredited)

Zabriskie Point

Zabriskie Point · 1970

Zabriskie Point

Anthropology student Daria, who's helping a property developer build a village in the Los Angeles desert, and dropout Mark, who's wanted by the authorities for allegedly killing a policeman during a student riot, accidentally encounter each other in Death Valley and soon begin an unrestrained romance.

Departing Plane Passenger (uncredited)

The Harder They Fall

The Harder They Fall · 1956

The Harder They Fall

Jobless sportswriter Eddie Willis is hired by corrupt fight promoter Nick Benko to promote his current protégé, an unknown Argentinian boxer named Toro Moreno. Although Moreno is a hulking giant, his chances for success are hampered by a powder-puff punch and a glass jaw. Exploiting Willis' reputation for integrity and standing in the boxing community, Benko arranges a series of fixed fights that propel the unsophisticated Moreno to #1 contender for the championship. The reigning champ, the sadistic Buddy Brannen, harbors resentment at the publicity Toro has been receiving and vows to viciously punish him in the ring. Eddie must now decide whether or not to tell the naive Toro the truth.

Man at Contract Signing (uncredited)

Them!

MovieScience FictionHorror

As a result of nuclear testing, gigantic, ferocious mutant ants appear in the American desert southwest, and a father-daughter team of entomologists join forces with the state police officer who first discovers their existence, an FBI agent and, eventually, the US Army to eradicate the menace, before it spreads across the continent — and the world.

Trooper #2

Get Smart

Get Smart · 1965

SeriesComedySci-Fi & Fantasy

Maxwell Smart, a hilariously inept and maladroit secret agent for CONTROL, battles the nefarious—though equally incompetent—KAOS.

Husband (uncredited)

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone · 1959

The Twilight Zone

SeriesSci-Fi & FantasyMystery

An anthology series containing drama, psychological thriller, fantasy, science fiction, suspense, and/or horror, often concluding with a macabre or unexpected twist.

Club Member (uncredited)

The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet

The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet · 1952

The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet

SeriesComedyFamily

The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet is an American sitcom, airing on ABC from October 3, 1952 through March 26, 1966, starring the real life Nelson family. After a long run on radio, the show was brought to television where it continued its success, running on both radio and television for a few years. The series stars Ozzie Nelson and his wife, singer Harriet Nelson, and their young sons, David and Eric "Ricky" Nelson. Don DeFore had a recurring role as the Nelsons' friendly neighbor "Thorny".

Theater Patron

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

The Man from U.N.C.L.E. · 1964

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

SeriesAction & AdventureComedy

Agents Napoleon Solo and Illya Kuryakin work for a secret intelligence service working under the auspices of the U.N. Their immediate superior is Mr. Waverly. Together they operate out of a secret base beneath the streets of New York City, and accesses through several cover business such as Del Floria's Tailor Shop and the Masque Club. This secret intelligence service is called U.N.C.L.E. United Network Command for Law and Enforcement.

Club Member (uncredited)

The Ghost & Mrs. Muir

The Ghost & Mrs. Muir · 1968

The Ghost & Mrs. Muir

SeriesSci-Fi & FantasyComedy

Derived from the 1947 movie with the same name, a house is haunted by a deceased sea captain who wreaks havoc with the new tenants who were not advised of his existence.

Audience Member (uncredited)