Matty Kemp

American actor

Matty Kemp
Born	(1907-09-10)September 10, 1907 New York City, New York, United States
Died	December 12, 1999(1999-12-12) (aged 92) Los Angeles, California, United States
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1926–1943

Matty Kemp (September 10, 1907 – December 12, 1999) was an American film actor.^[1] 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.

A close friend of actor and musician Charles "Buddy" Rogers and his wife Mary Pickford, Kemp was an early manager of the Mary Pickford Foundation. Under his supervision, the organization made fine grains and dupe negatives of 29 of Pickford's features and 28 of her Biograph shorts.^[2]

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)

References

^ "Library of Congress Project Report". Pickford Film Legacy. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
^ Harmetz, Altean (March 28, 1971) "America's Sweetheart Lives", New York Times; accessed April 6, 2021.