Dan Kemp
American actor
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| Intro | American actor | ||||||||
| Places | United States of America | ||||||||
| was | Actor | ||||||||
| Work field | Film, TV, Stage & Radio | ||||||||
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| Birth | 29 November 1927, San Diego, San Diego County, California, USA | ||||||||
| Death | 11 January 2000Nevada City, Nevada County, California, USA (aged 72 years) | ||||||||
| Star sign | Sagittarius | ||||||||
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Biography
Daniel "Dan" Kemp (November 29, 1927–January 11, 2000) was an American actor best known for his guest-starring roles in several television westerns between 1969 and 1971.
Early life
Kemp was born in San Diego, California. He was a son of film producer Carroll Kemp, from an old Cornish family. He is the older brother of actor Bruce Kimball and uncle of camera operator Bruce R. Kemp Jr.
Career
Kemp's first role was as "Nick" in the 1968 episode "A Few Miles West of Nowhere" on the NBC adventure series, I Spy, starring Robert Culp and Bill Cosby.
His first western role followed the next year as the character "Clem Watson" in Lightfoot on ABC's The Big Valley as well as High Chaparral. In 1970, he appeared as a police lieutenant in the episode "Beware the Wiles of the Stranger" on Raymond Burr's NBC series Ironside.
He appeared twice in 1970 in different roles on the NBC western The High Chaparral. In 1970, he also played the role of "Vittorio" in the film Cry Blood, Apache. On November 30, 1970, he played the outlaw "Lucas McCabe" in the episode "McCabe" of CBS's Gunsmoke. Mitch Vogel played his teenage son, Dobie, who, because of hatred over the father having deserted him and his late mother, turns McCabe over to authorities to be hanged. Ultimately Marshal Matt Dillonobtains McCabe on a lesser offense and the father and son reconcile, but McCabe goes to prison as his son waits for his return.
In 1971, Kemp played "Al Gorman" in the "Exit from Wickenburg" episode of ABC's Alias Smith and Jones. Kemp appeared twice on NBC's Bonanza, as "Jim Hale" in The Silence at Stillwater (1969) and as "Bolton" in The Reluctant American (1971). He also appeared in 1971 in the episode "No Pockets in the Shroud" of CBS's detective series Cannon, starring William Conrad.
In 1973, he played the outlaw "Joe Meehan" in the John Wayne film, Cahill U.S. Marshal. His last role was as a judge in the 1979 television movie, Undercover with the KKK.
Personal life
Kemp was married to Rosalie Anne Buck until her death on April 12, 1982.
Death
Kemp died on January 11, 2000, in Nevada City, Nevada County, California.He was 72.