Charles Kemper (September 6, 1900 – May 12, 1950) was an American character actor born in Oklahoma. The heavy-set actor was for decades a successful stage actor.

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Charles Kemper
Charles Kemper in On Dangerous Ground, 1951
Born	(1900-09-06)September 6, 1900 Hennessey, Oklahoma, U.S.
Died	May 12, 1950(1950-05-12) (aged 49) Burbank, California, U.S.
Resting place	Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City Plot: Section C, Lot 206, Grave 1
Occupation	Film actor
Years active	1929–1950

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Like many actors in New York, Kemper worked in short comedies filmed at the Astoria Studios. In 1937 he was signed by Educational Pictures as a leading comic, playing timid characters in the tradition of Educational's silent-era star Lloyd Hamilton. He soon became a foil for Educational's newest find Danny Kaye, who was then a dialect comedian. Kemper and Kaye might have continued in these miniature sketches, but the studio ceased production in mid-1938.

Kemper pursued a career in Hollywood, beginning in 1945, as a character actor. Kemper had memorable supporting roles in films including The Southerner (1945), Scarlet Street (1945), Gallant Journey (1946), The Shocking Miss Pilgrim (1947), and the film noir On Dangerous Ground (as Pop Daly, his last film role).

Kemper died at the age of 49 when he was involved in a car accident in Burbank, California.

• Charles Kemper at IMDb
• Charles Kemper at Find a Grave