Joachim Kemmer
Joachim Kemmer (September 12, 1939 - April 27, 2000) was a German actor, voice actor, singer, and cabaret performer. Born in Brandenburg an der Havel, Germany, he grew up in Berlin and studied acting at the Fritz Kirchhoff School. He later performed in theaters across Germany and Austria, including the Theater an der Wien, the Theater in der Josefstadt, and the Salzburg Festival.
Kemmer appeared in numerous German films and television productions. His notable screen credits include The Vampire Happening (1971), Meier (1986), Otto - Der neue Film (1987), and Dominik Graf’s crime thriller Die Katze (1988), in which he appeared alongside Götz George. He also made guest appearances in popular German television series such as Derrick, Der Alte, Tatort, and Liebling Kreuzberg.
He was particularly renowned for his extensive voice acting career, becoming one of Germany’s most recognizable dubbing artists. He provided German voices for international actors including Humphrey Bogart, Al Pacino, Richard Pryor, Anthony Hopkins, Harvey Keitel, and Willem Dafoe.
Kemmer also voiced numerous characters in German-language versions of animated films, including Sebastian in The Little Mermaid (1989), Lumiere in Beauty and the Beast (1991), Jafar in Aladdin (1992), Rafiki in The Lion King (1994), Governor Ratcliffe in Pocahontas (1995), and Rasputin in Anastasia (1997).
In addition to his film and voice work, he performed in musical theater, notably portraying Gus, Bustopher Jones, and Growltiger in the German-language production of Cats.
Kemmer died in Vienna, Austria, on April 27, 2000, at the age of 60.
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Movies (38)
Offene Zweierbeziehung
2015
Silvias Bauch - Zwei Männer und (k)ein Baby
1998 · Hendrik
Blutiger Ernst
1998 · Arthur Gerwander
Der Rosenmörder
1998 · Kommissar
Winter Child
1997 · Georg
The Fearless Four
1997 · Tortellini (voice)
An Ambiguous Report About the End of the World
1997 · Madina
Happy Divorced
1997 · Hr. Sommer
Die Putzfraueninsel
1996 · Herr Minister
Der Blinde
1996 · Inspector Higgins
Das Karussell des Todes
1996 · Inspector Higgins
Die Katze von Kensington
1996 · Chiefinspector Higgins
The Sunset Boys
1995 · Johannes Christof
Verliebte Feinde
1995 · Frank
Mord an der roten Rita
1995 · Schaller
The Gamblers
1990 · Strobeck
Das Geheimnis des gelben Geparden
1990 · Dr. Mallet
Jede Menge Schmidt
1989 · Culver Schmidt
Schatten der Wüste
1989 · Chris
Trouble im Penthouse
1988 · Hubert Hunold
The Cat
1988 · Voss
Otto – The New Movie
1987 · Schmieriak
Santa Fe
1987 · Binder
Meier
1986 · Kretschmer
Welcome in Vienna
1986 · Lt. Binder
Steig aus deinem Luftballon
1985 · Schutting
Nina
1982 · Paul Hyrkan
Ich werde warten
1982 · Jochen Best
Der nächste, bitte
1981
Slaves
1977 · Man with Ebenholz (voice) (uncredited)
Erben ist menschlich
1977 · Dr. Philipp
Anpassung an eine zerstörte Illusion
1977 · Herr Grässel
Sladek oder Die schwarze Armee
1976 · Verteidiger
Verdunkelung
1976 · Linke
Mein Onkel Benjamin
1973 · Vicomte Victor de Pont-Cassé
Vacation Temptations
1972 · Gaius Julius Neppermaus
The Vampire Happening
1971 · Martin
Hocuspocus
1966
TV shows (21)
Die Motorrad-Cops: Hart am Limit
2000 · Hoffmann
Matchball
1994 · Archibald Bronski
Ärzte
1994
Adelheid und ihre Mörder
1993 · Oswald Sartorius
Freunde fürs Leben
1992 · Vertreter
Blank Meier Jensen
1992 · Robert Blank
Edgar, Hüter der Moral
1990 · Edgar
Radiofieber
1989 · Sterzel
Ein heikler Fall
1986
Liebling Kreuzberg
1986
Ein Heim für Tiere
1985 · Herr Aurich
Berliner Weiße mit Schuß
1984 · Bertram Pohle
Das Traumschiff
1981 · Balduin Glöckner, Eberhard Meyhopf
A Case For Two
1981 · Kriminalkommissar, Rudolf Berger
The Old Fox
1977 · Kurt Sasse
Direktion City
1976 · Erich Palmberg
Wege ins Leben
1976 · Kurt Ewers
Derrick
1974 · Johannes Berger
Die Montagsmaler
1974 · Self
Polizeiruf 110
1971 · Miguel
Scene of the Crime
1970 · Heinz Joesges