Portrait of Charles Kemper

Acting

Charles Kemper

Career

Active from 1935 to 1973, with a break from 1952 to 1972, busiest in 1950 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
8
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score67/100
Highest rated
Poster for Scarlet Street
Scarlet Street
GoodWatch score89/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 17 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Charles Kemper Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.5, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.9, average 2.2
  • Uncanny
    1.4, average 2.5
  • Scare
    1.5, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Western 6
  • Historical Drama 5
  • Family-Friendly 4
  • American Frontier 4
  • Historical Setting 3
  • Wholesome Entertainment 3
  • American History 2
  • Historical Context 2
  • Lighthearted 2
  • Nostalgic 2
  • Romantic Comedy 2
  • Classic Comedy Short 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

33
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1970s

1 title
Dimboola: The Stage Play
Dimboola: The Stage Play (1973)

as The Very Reverend Patrick O'Shea

1950s

8 titles ยท average score 67
On Dangerous Ground
On Dangerous Ground (1951)
GoodWatch score 77

as Pop Daley

Wagon Master
Wagon Master (1950)
GoodWatch score 84

as Uncle Shiloh Clegg

Where Danger Lives
Where Danger Lives (1950)
GoodWatch score 60

as Police Chief

A Ticket to Tomahawk
A Ticket to Tomahawk (1950)
GoodWatch score 54

as Chuckity

The Nevadan
The Nevadan (1950)
GoodWatch score 59

as Sheriff Dyke Merrick

California Passage
California Passage (1950)

as Sheriff Willy Clair

Stars in My Crown
Stars in My Crown (1950)
GoodWatch score 77

as Prof. Sam Houston Jones

Mr. Music
Mr. Music (1950)
GoodWatch score 56

as Mr. Danforth

1940s

17 titles ยท average score 68
Intruder in the Dust
Intruder in the Dust (1949)
GoodWatch score 85

as Crawford Gowrie

The Doolins of Oklahoma
The Doolins of Oklahoma (1949)
GoodWatch score 61

as Thomas 'Arkansas' Jones

Adventure in Baltimore
Adventure in Baltimore (1949)
GoodWatch score 56

as Mr. Steuben

Fighting Father Dunne
Fighting Father Dunne (1948)
GoodWatch score 70

as Emmett Mulvey

Fury at Furnace Creek
Fury at Furnace Creek (1948)
GoodWatch score 53

as Peaceful Jones

Belle Starr's Daughter
Belle Starr's Daughter (1948)
GoodWatch score 54

as Deputy Gaffer

That Hagen Girl
That Hagen Girl (1947)
GoodWatch score 57

as Jim Hagen

King of the Wild Horses
King of the Wild Horses (1947)

as Rudy

Gallant Journey
Gallant Journey (1946)
GoodWatch score 63

as Father "Dickie" Ball

Scarlet Street
Scarlet Street (1945)
GoodWatch score 89

as Homer Higgins

The Southerner
The Southerner (1945)
GoodWatch score 82

as Tim

Waiting for Baby
Waiting for Baby (1941)

as Expectant Father

1930s

7 titles
With Best Dishes
With Best Dishes (1939)

as Emcee

Money on Your Life
Money on Your Life (1938)

as Charlie Kemp

Getting an Eyeful
Getting an Eyeful (1938)

as Henry Groper, Optician

The Timid Ghost
The Timid Ghost (1937)

as Charles Earle Gilbert

Taking the Count
Taking the Count (1937)

as Richard Howe

Show for Sale
Show for Sale (1937)

as Hotel Man

The Officer's Mess
The Officer's Mess (1935)

as Sarge