Ed Kemmer

Acting

Ed Kemmer

Born 1921-10-29 · Reading, Pennsylvania, USA

Ed Kemmer (October 29, 1921-November 9, 2004) was an American motion picture and television actor.

Acting credits

Earth vs. the Spider poster
4.8

Teenagers from a small town and their high school science teacher join forces to battle a giant mutant spider, living in a cave nearby and getting hungry.

Earth vs. the Spider

1958

A Gathering of Eagles poster
5.9

A B-52 commander must prepare his men to pass a grueling inspection.

A Gathering of Eagles

1963

Too Much, Too Soon poster
4.9

The daughter of iconic actor John Barrymore is reunited with her father after a ten year estrangement and engages in his self-destructive lifestyle.

Too Much, Too Soon

1958

The Crowded Sky poster
5.9

When Navy pilot Dale Heath takes off, he doesn't expect his navigational equipment to fail and must adapt when it goes out along with his radio. Heading straight for a commercial jet piloted by Dick Barnett, whose plane is full of passengers, Heath can't tell which way to turn in order to avoid a catastrophe.

The Crowded Sky

1960

Giant from the Unknown poster
4.4

A series of grisly murders plague a small mountain community and the sheriff suspects a local scientist whom he dislikes. Together with a former professor and the professor's pretty daughter, the scientist sets about solving the crimes and discovers the killer is an oversized 16th century conquistador, resurrected by a lightning bolt from his mountain grave.

Giant from the Unknown

1958

Sierra Stranger poster
5.0

A prospector becomes a small town outcast after he rescues a man about to be lynched.

Sierra Stranger

1957

Hong Kong Confidential poster
5.9

An undercover U.S. agent searches for an Arab ruler's son kidnapped by communists in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong Confidential

1958

Behind the High Wall poster
5.5

A group prison breakout goes from bad to worse when the desperate warden tries to steal the gang's dough.

Behind the High Wall

1956

Monster Madness: Mutants, Space Invaders, and Drive-Ins poster
6.0

From THINGS to BODY SNATCHERS to CREATURES FROM THE BLACK LAGOON, sci-fi monsters dominated 1950s horror. Take a ride to an era of drive-ins, Red Scares, low budgets and big bugs with SPACE INVADERS AND DRIVE INS.

Monster Madness: Mutants, Space Invaders, and Drive-Ins

2014

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7.5

A veteran Korean War pilot takes a job with a small air service business, but he also finds himself targeted by the local bullying motorcycle gang. Director Joe Parker's odd hybrid of 50's teen exploitation and the airplane-in-distress thriller has a climax that takes place at the Grand Canyon.

The Hot Angel

1958

Panama Sal poster
8.0

The story finds Sal Regan singing and dancing for her supper in a low-class Panamanian dive. Wealthy Dennis P. Dennis takes a liking to Sal, and decides to do the "My Fair Lady" bit. He takes the girl back to the States, where, after teaching her the social graces, he makes her famous as a high-toned supper club songstress. Along the way, Dennis falls in love with Sal, much to the dismay of his wealthy pals, who try to break up the romance.

Panama Sal

1957

Calypso Joe poster
7.5

Juile, an airline hostess, has her mind made up to marry South American millionaire Rico Vargas, in spite of the efforts made by her former boyfriend, Lee Darling, a television star, to win her back. Rico's sister, Astra, makes a play for Lee, who only responds to make Julie jealous. As the plane bearing Juile and others (includng all the credited musicians and bands) is about to depart, Herb Jefferies smuggles Lee on board so he can have a chance to dissuade Julie.

Calypso Joe

1957