Matty Kemp (September 10, 1907 – December 12, 1999) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 50 films between 1926 and 1943.
After retiring from acting, Kemp produced many musical short films. In 1954, he contributed the story for the Jane Russell musical film The French Line.
Biography A “close friend” of actor and musician Charles "Buddy" Rogers, Kemp was an early manager of The Mary Pickford Foundation. Under his supervision, the organisation made fine grains and dupe negatives of 29 of Mary Pickford's features and 28 of her Biograph shorts.Harmetz, Altean (March 28, 1971) "America's Sweetheart Lives", New York Times; accessed April 6, 2021.
He is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale.Wilson, Scott. Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed.: 2 (Kindle Locations 25047-25048). McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. Kindle Edition.
Partial filmography
Rustlers' Ranch (1926) - Clem Allen The Magnificent Flirt (1928) - Hubert The Good-Bye Kiss (1928) - Bill Williams The Campus Vamp (1928, Short) - Matty The Million Dollar Collar (1929) - Bill Holmes Common Clay (1930) - Arthur Coakley City Streets (1931) - Man Stabbed with Fork (uncredited) One More Chance (1931, Short) - Percy Howard Air Eagles (1931) - Eddie Ramsey Probation (1932) - Bert Thrill of Youth (1932) - Chet Thayer Down to Earth (1932) - Ross Peters The Phantom of Crestwood (1932) - Frank Andes Tess of the Storm Country (1932) - Dillon (uncredited) Wine, Women and Song (1933) - Ray Joyce Justice Takes a Holiday (1933) - Larry Harrison City Park (1934) - Raymond Ransome Cross Streets (1934) - Ken Barclay His Night Out (1935) - Salesman (uncredited) Three Kids and a Queen (1935) - Reporter (uncredited) Dangerous Waters (1936) - Officer Garvey (uncredited) Tango (1936) - Anthony Thorne aka 'Tony' Carver The Crime of Dr. Forbes (1936) - Student Doctor (uncredited) House of Secrets (1936) - Man on Ship (uncredited) Red Lights Ahead (1936) - Jerry Carruthers (uncredited) A Star Is Born (1937) - Preview Reporter (uncredited) Criminals of the Air (1937) - Arnold (uncredited) Here's Flash Casey (1938) - Rodney Addison Saleslady (1938) - Wheeler Campus Confessions (1938) - Ed Riggs Law of the Texan (1938) - Ranger Jack Bryant I Demand Payment (1938) - Toby Locke Sudden Money (1939) - Sound Man (uncredited) Million Dollar Legs (1939) - Ed Riggs The Adventures of the Masked Phantom (1939) - Stan Barton Golden Gloves (1940) - Lefty (uncredited) Look Who's Laughing (1941) - Harry (uncredited) Cadet Girl (1941) - Phil - Musician (uncredited) Chatterbox (1943) - Reporter (uncredited) (final film role) The Road to Hollywood (1947) - Percy Howard, Bing's Rival, from 'One More Chance' (archive footage) Million Dollar Weekend (1948, Producer)
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