Paul Kemp (20 May 1896 – 13 August 1953) was a German
stage and
film actor. Kemp worked as a
piano accompaniest for
silent films, and then served as an
ambulance driver on the
Western Front during the
First World War.[1] Post-war he moved into acting on the stage in
Düsseldorf and
Hamburg. His career really took off when he moved to
Berlin in 1929, appearing in the hit stage version of the novel Menschen im Hotel by
Vicki Baum. He made his film debut in 1930, shortly after the introduction of
sound film. He appeared prolifically in German and Austrian films until his death in 1953.
^Bock, Hans-Michael; Bergfelder, Tim (1 November 2004). Concise Cinegraph: An Encyclopedia of German Cinema. New York City:
Berghahn Books. p. 239.
ISBN978-1-57181-655-9.
Paul Kemp (20 May 1896 – 13 August 1953) was a German
stage and
film actor. Kemp worked as a
piano accompaniest for
silent films, and then served as an
ambulance driver on the
Western Front during the
First World War.[1] Post-war he moved into acting on the stage in
Düsseldorf and
Hamburg. His career really took off when he moved to
Berlin in 1929, appearing in the hit stage version of the novel Menschen im Hotel by
Vicki Baum. He made his film debut in 1930, shortly after the introduction of
sound film. He appeared prolifically in German and Austrian films until his death in 1953.
^Bock, Hans-Michael; Bergfelder, Tim (1 November 2004). Concise Cinegraph: An Encyclopedia of German Cinema. New York City:
Berghahn Books. p. 239.
ISBN978-1-57181-655-9.