Ed Kemmer (October 29, 1921 â€" November 9, 2004) was an American
motion picture and television actor.Kemmer was born in Reading,
Pennsylvania as Edward William Kemmerer, and served as a fighter pilot
in World War II. He was shot down over France and spent 11 months in a
POW camp. He briefly escaped from the camp for two weeks before he was
recaptured.Kemmer made his television debut in 1951 and starred as
Buzz Corry in the live television science fiction action-drama Space
Patrol (1951-1956). Kemmer made his film debut in 1956 (Behind the
High Wall). He had a starring role as a pilot in the film The Hot
Angel (1958), but his big-screen work was mostly small roles in
low-budget B movies such as Giant from the Unknown (1958). The bulk of
Kemmer's work was for the small screen.In 1958, he guest-starred in
two consecutive episodes of the ABC/Warner Brothers western series,
Sugarfoot, starring Will Hutchins in the title role. In "The Wizard"
he is Sheriff Mike Collins; in "The Ghost", with fellow guest-star
Tommy Rettig, he is deputy sheriff Joe Wilkes. Also started as a Texas
Ranger on †Trackdown†with Robert Culp in the starring role.
motion picture and television actor.Kemmer was born in Reading,
Pennsylvania as Edward William Kemmerer, and served as a fighter pilot
in World War II. He was shot down over France and spent 11 months in a
POW camp. He briefly escaped from the camp for two weeks before he was
recaptured.Kemmer made his television debut in 1951 and starred as
Buzz Corry in the live television science fiction action-drama Space
Patrol (1951-1956). Kemmer made his film debut in 1956 (Behind the
High Wall). He had a starring role as a pilot in the film The Hot
Angel (1958), but his big-screen work was mostly small roles in
low-budget B movies such as Giant from the Unknown (1958). The bulk of
Kemmer's work was for the small screen.In 1958, he guest-starred in
two consecutive episodes of the ABC/Warner Brothers western series,
Sugarfoot, starring Will Hutchins in the title role. In "The Wizard"
he is Sheriff Mike Collins; in "The Ghost", with fellow guest-star
Tommy Rettig, he is deputy sheriff Joe Wilkes. Also started as a Texas
Ranger on †Trackdown†with Robert Culp in the starring role.
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