--- name: "Josef Kemr" canonical: "https://film.one/person/josef-kemr" fi1m_id: "josef-kemr" imdb_id: "nm0447515" tmdb_id: 44215 wikidata_id: "Q3565113" roles: ["Actor"] born: "20 June 1922" died: "15 January 1995" reviewed_on_fi1m: 1 average_as: "actor" average_over: 1 updated: "2026-09-26T16:35:46.754089+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Josef Kemr ## Identity Josef Kemr - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/josef-kemr - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** josef-kemr - **IMDb ID:** nm0447515 - **TMDB ID:** 44215 - **Wikidata ID:** Q3565113 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josef_Kemr, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3565113, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0447515/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/44215 Actor. Born 20 June 1922 in Praha - Československo. Died 15 January 1995. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 20 June 1922, Praha - Československo - **Died:** 15 January 1995 - **Also known as:** Йозеф Кемр - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josef_Kemr, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3565113, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0447515/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/44215 ## Biography Josef Kemr was a Czech actor. He was born on 20 June 1922 in Prague and died there on 15 January 1995. Kemr trained at a commercial school in Prague before joining a touring theatre company in 1942. He later worked at theatres in Kladno and Prague, including the Municipal Theatres of Prague, before becoming a member of the National Theatre's drama company in 1965, where he remained until his death. He appeared in numerous films, including *The Emperor and the Golem* (1951), *Marketa Lazarová* (1967) as Kozlík, *The Cremator* (1969), *Witchhammer* (1970), *Marecek, Pass Me the Pen!* (1976) and *Give the Devil His Due* (1985). He received the Thalia Award for lifetime achievement in 1993. *Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org, denik.cz.* ## On Fi1m (1) - *Marketa Lazarová* (1967), Fi1m 84, as Kozlík, Lazar's rival — [page](https://film.one/film/marketa-lazarova.md) ## Complete filmography (265) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Věčná Slavia* (2016), Actor - *Jeppe z vršku* (2009), as Jakub - *Malostranské humoresky* (1996), as Kadlus - *The Golet in the Valley* (1995), as Lejb Fajnermann - *V erbu lvice* (1995), as šílený mnich - *The Fortress* (1994), Actor - *The Rebellion* (1993), Actor - *Mistr Kampanus* (1993), Actor - *Horror Story* (1993), as Hanička's Grandfather - *Pomalé šípy* (1993), series, as Běhounek - *Home* (1991), as Old Man - *Zpověď Dona Juana* (1991), Actor - *Rama Dama* (1991), as Dr. Bisenius - *The Last Butterfly* (1991), Actor - *O Janovi a podivuhodném příteli* (1990), as Chamberlain - *Fidlovačka aneb Žádný hněv a žádná rvačka* (1990), as Mareš - *Zlatý ostrov* (1990), as Kapitán černého korábu - *Cesta do hlubin kočičí duše* (1989), series, as Narrator (voice) - *Sáňkování není povoleno* (1989), as dědeček - *Mistr Kornelius* (1988), Actor - *Zirkus Humberto* (1988), series, as Malina - *Život a smrt malíře Petra Jana B.* (1988), Actor - *Bratři* (1987), Actor - *Smích se lepí na paty* (1987), as učitel Kroupa - *O kouzelné píštalce* (1987), Actor - *Pohádka o lidské duši* (1986), as slepý hastrman - *Monika a hříbě s hvězdičkou* (1986), as Hošek - *O rybáři a rybce* (1986), Actor - *Sen noci...* (1986), as Narrator (voice) - *Slavné historky zbojnické* (1986), series, Actor - *The Good Soldier Schweik* (1986), series, as Flanderka (voice) - *Pták Žal* (1985), Actor - *Gobseck* (1985), as Gobseck - *Give the Devil His Due* (1985), as Prince Josef Sličný - *Všichni musí být v pyžamu* (1985), as otec Řehoř Maršíček - *Dům U tří vlaštoviček* (1985), Actor - *The Golden Fern* (1985), Actor - *Povídky malostranské* (1984), series, as Mr. Rybář - *The Little Shepherd Boy from the Valley* (1984), Actor - *Malý pitaval z velkého města* (1983), series, Actor - *There is a Dragon Behind Humny* (1983), as Grandpa Kovanda / Dragon (voice) - *Dobrá Voda* (1983), series, Actor - *Naši furianti* (1983), as Josef Habršperk - *Dynastie Nováků* (1982), series, Actor - *Vinobraní* (1982), Actor - *Spor dramaturga Stroupežnického* (1982), as Father - *Plaché příběhy* (1982), as (segment "Modrá chryzantéma") - *Opera ve vinici* (1982), as Fanoš Hřebačka-Mikulecký - *Behind the Sloe-Bush* (1981), as Zmiják Pernikár - *Blázni, vodníci a podvodníci* (1981), Actor - *Pastýřská pohádka* (1981), as král - *Povídka Malostranská* (1981), as Landlord - *Nenechte se rušit* (1981), Actor - *Holubník* (1980), Actor - *Paragraf 224* (1980), as ing. Placek - *The Divine Emma* (1979), as vesnický dirigent - *On the Poachers Trail* (1979), as Pernikar - *No Magic from Tomorrow* (1979), Actor - *Those Wonderful Movie Cranks* (1979), Actor - *Kufr plný nadějí* (1979), Actor - *Já jsem Stěna smrti* (1979), Actor - *The Ninth Heart* (1979), as Tončka's Father - *Miluji Tě* (1979), Actor - *Úplně beznadějný případ* (1978), Actor - *Proč nevěřit na zázraky* (1978), Actor - *Monkey's Playtime* (1978), as Džin - *The Secret of the Wicker Basket* (1978), series, Actor - *Dary hadího krále* (1977), Actor - *Flying Saucers Over Our Village* (1977), Actor - *Náš dědek Josef* (1977), Actor - *Our Gang* (1977), as Hnízdo - *Almost King* (1977), as bubeník - *O Honzovi a Barušce* (1977), as dědek - *Dveře* (1977), as Soused Lastuvka - *Jak se ševcem šili čerti* (1976), as Karafiátek - *Až bude padat hvězda* (1976), Actor - *Marecek, Pass Me the Pen!* (1976), as Plha - *Secluded, Near Woods* (1976), as děda Komárek - *Jezevec* (1976), Actor - *Prodaná nevěsta* (1976), as Indian - *Thirty Cases of Major Zema* (1976), series, as Igor Gräbner - *Agentura Pepa* (1976), Actor - *Chalupáři* (1975), series, as Bohouš Císař - *Hledám paní na hlídání* (1975), Actor - *Měsíční kámen* (1975), Actor - *Král Honza* (1975), Actor - *Padla kosa na kámen* (1974), Actor - *Nová metoda malíře Smithe* (1974), Actor - *Konec agenta č. 312* (1974), Actor - *Hvězda první velikosti* (1974), Actor - *Královská ozvěna* (1974), as Král Lorenco - *Jako malé děti* (1974), Actor - *Zvony pana Mlácena* (1973), Actor - *O ševci Matějovi* (1973), Actor - *Skleněná panna* (1973), Actor - *Dream City* (1973), Actor - *Tie malé výlety* (1973), as Renunciant - *Duhový luk* (1973), series, Actor - *Noční jízda* (1973), Actor - *Byli jednou dva písaři...* (1973), series, as inspektor - *Maurův odkaz* (1972), as Pedrugo - *Kráska a zvíře* (1972), as Filipán z Filipánu - *Venca* (1972), Actor - *The Stolen Battle* (1972), as Karl von Lothringen - *Vychovatel* (1972), Actor - *Claim na Hluchém potoku* (1972), as Hans Andersson (voice) - *The Death of Black King* (1972), as Franc Florián - *Straw Hat* (1972), Actor - *Touha Sherlocka Holmese* (1972), Actor - *Hříšníci* (1972), Actor - *Bakaláři* (1972), series, Actor - *Zdravá vdova 29/169* (1972), Actor - *Kam slunce nechodí...* (1971), Actor - *Zvláštní případ* (1971), as Malíř Horác - *Granny* (1971), Actor - *F. L. Věk* (1971), series, Actor - *Four Murders Are Enough, Darling* (1971), as zubatý gangster ze San Boniga - *Tvář pod maskou* (1971), Actor - *Almara* (1971), Actor - *Silvestrovské kousky Františka Housky* (1971), Actor - *Pan Tau* (1970), series, Actor - *Aesop* (1970), as Xanthos - *Jak se dělá divadlo* (1970), Actor - *Odvážná slečna* (1970), Actor - *I Killed Einstein, Gentlemen* (1970), Actor - *Bližní na tapetě* (1970), series, Actor - *Witchhammer* (1970), as Ignác - *Six Black Girls* (1969), Actor - *Hříšní lidé města pražského* (1969), series, Actor - *Úsměvy světa* (1969), series, as Mark Twain - *The Cremator* (1969), as Fenek (voice) - *Honor and Glory* (1969), Actor - *Marathon* (1968), Actor - *Křesadlo* (1968), Actor - *Spravedlnost pro Selvina* (1968), Actor - *Jarní vody* (1968), Actor - *A Man Who Rose in Price* (1968), Actor - *The Terribly Sad Princess* (1968), as Iks - *The End of Summer* (1968), Actor - *Zločin lorda Savila* (1968), Actor - *How to Get Rid of Helenka* (1968), Actor - *Lucerna* (1967), Actor - *The Nun's Night* (1967), as Pastor - *Marketa Lazarová* (1967), as Kozlík, Lazar's rival — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/marketa-lazarova.md) - *Sirka* (1967), Actor - *Poklad byzantského kupce* (1967), Actor - *Zločin a trik II.* (1967), as Man with a Match (segment "Sirka") - *Pinocchiova dobrodružství* (1967), series, Actor - *Eliška a její rod* (1966), series, Actor - *Odsouzený z Pinktownu* (1965), Actor - *Lysistrata* (1965), Actor - *Lov na mamuta* (1965), Actor - *Story of Souls* (1965), as cirkusák - *The Barnabáš Kos Case* (1965), as Barnabáš Kos - *The Dear Departed* (1964), Actor - *The Five Sinners* (1964), Actor - *The Hop-Pickers* (1964), Actor - *Favorit* (1964), Actor - *Among Us Thieves* (1964), as předseda JZD Paroubek - *Lucie* (1964), Actor - *Tři chlapi v chalupě* (1963), Actor - *The King of Kings* (1963), as Psenicka - *A Great Road Ahead* (1963), as spy - *Tri razy svitá ráno* (1962), Actor - *Tvrdohlavá žena a zamilovaný školní mládenec* (1962), Actor - *Pohádka o staré tramvaji* (1962), as básník - *Hrozné dítě* (1962), Actor - *Hledá se táta!* (1961), as Kuchař Houdek - *The Pilgrimage to the Holy Virgin* (1961), Actor - *Valčík pro milión* (1961), Actor - *How a puppy wanted little puppies* (1961), as (voice) (uncredited) - *Black Saturday* (1961), as staršina VB Bělka - *Hrdinové okamžiku* (1961), as Josef Brožek - *Tragic Monday* (1960), Actor - *Zkouška pokračuje* (1960), as actor Karel Cízek - *U nás v Mechově* (1960), Actor - *How sun gave puppy its water back* (1960), as (voice) - *Probuzení* (1960), Actor - *Zpívající pudřenka* (1960), as Lojza - *Zlepšovák* (1960), Actor - *The Young Lady from the Riverside* (1959), Actor - *Rodina Bláhova* (1959), series, Actor - *Hry a sny* (1959), Actor - *Escape from the Shadows* (1959), as Kadavý - car buyer - *Občan Brych* (1959), as officer Štětka - *Of Things Supernatural* (1959), as (segment "Glorie") - *Jak se Franta naučil bát* (1959), Actor - *Kasaři* (1958), as treasurer Krumpera - *Páté kolo u vozu* (1958), as Petránek - secretary - *Metoda rady Pitra* (1958), Actor - *Number 93 will not return* (1958), as Commentary (voice) - *At the Terminus* (1957), as Mr. Brzobohatý - *Instruction* (1957), as Husband - *The Good Soldier Švejk* (1957), as vyšší voják z eskorty - *Konec jasnovidce* (1957), as Karel Vaníček z Kročehlav - *V parku na lavičce* (1957), Actor - *Zaostřit prosím!* (1956), as Jan Přehršle - *Vina Vladimíra Olmera* (1956), as Koutný - Mirek's brother - *Jaroslav Hasek's Exemplary Cinematograph* (1956), Actor - *Jan Žižka* (1956), as Jesek -Student - *The Windy Mountain* (1956), as paleontolog Frantisek Jezek - *Korunka ke korunce* (1956), Actor - *Sen* (1956), Actor - *Angel in the Mountains* (1955), as Bohouš Vyhlídka - *Hudba z Marsu* (1955), as Veselý, hráč na činely - *Jan Hus* (1955), as Ješek - *The Best Man of All* (1954), as Cukner - *Frona* (1954), as Havranek - *The Circus Will Be* (1954), Actor - *Přicházejí z tmy* (1954), as farmer Štěpán Tomek - *Co si kdo uvaří...* (1954), Actor - *Pouť noci silvestrovské* (1953), Actor - *The Secret of Blood* (1953), as Aggressive Psychiatric Patient - *The Magical Hat* (1953), Actor - *Holiday with Angel* (1953), as Bohouš Vyhlídka - *Anna the Proletarian* (1953), as Unhappy Man - *Hasek’s Tales from the Old Monarchy* (1952), as učitel - *Štika v rybníce* (1952), Actor - *The Emperor and the Golem* (1951), as The Atom-Splitting Alchemist - *The Hen and the Sexton* (1951), as brigádník Smíšek, Smisek - *Veselý souboj* (1951), Actor - *V trestném území* (1951), as mechanic Jaroslav Horák - *Dva ohně* (1950), as Karel - *Rodinné trampoty oficiála Tříšky* (1949), as Karel, žadatel o byt - *Soudný den* (1949), as Špacír - *Divá Bára* (1949), as Josífek - *Red Lizard* (1949), Actor - *Lost in the Suburbs* (1949), Actor - *The Green Notebook* (1949), Actor - *The Musician* (1948), Actor - *O ševci Matoušovi* (1948), Actor - *Poesie pouti* (1948), Actor - *Three Pals* (1947), Actor - *Nobody Knows Anything* (1947), Actor - *Nevíte o bytě?* (1947), Actor - *Portáši* (1947), Actor - *Alena* (1947), Actor - *Pancho se žení* (1946), as Pedro - *13th district* (1946), Actor - *Rozina the Love Child* (1945), Actor - *Paklíc* (1944), as chlapec na kole - *Jarní píseň* (1944), Actor - *Bláhový sen* (1943), Actor - *Barbora Hlavsová* (1943), Actor - *Městečko na dlani* (1942), Actor - *Valentin Dobrotivý* (1942), as kolportér - *Pantáta Bezoušek* (1941), Actor - *I‘ll Marry Off My Wife* (1941), as poslíček z květinářství - *Střevíčky slečny Pavlíny* (1941), Actor - *Rukavička* (1941), as cukrář - *Pro kamaráda* (1941), Actor - *Poznej svého muže* (1940), as pikolík - *Prosím, pane profesore!* (1940), Actor - *To byl český muzikant* (1940), Actor - *We Study After School* (1940), as Vašek Pelíšek - *Journey Into the Depth of the Student's Soul* (1939), as septimán - *Tulák Macoun* (1939), Actor - *The White Yacht in Split* (1939), Actor - *Lízino štěstí* (1939), as Jůla - *Jarka a Věra* (1938), Actor - *School Is the Foundation of Life* (1938), as tercián Vávra - *Druhé mládí* (1938), as Pepík - *Klabzuba‘s Eleven* (1938), Actor - *Líza Soars to the Skies* (1938), as Jůla, syn Plichtových - *The Gingerbread Man*, as Narrator (Voice) ## Gallery - ![Josef Kemr](https://film.one/media/person/3913802/gallery-b31db8dec392.jpg) Josef Kemr — Národní divadlo, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/02/Josef_Kemr.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Josef Kemr ND1989 (Zlý jelen) (2008)](https://film.one/media/person/3913802/gallery-6db2b4270a37.jpg) Josef Kemr ND1989 (Zlý jelen) (2008) — J.Broukal, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Josef_Kemr_ND1989.jpg/1280px-Josef_Kemr_ND1989.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Zlý jelen, Národní divadlo 1989, Josef Kemr, Simona Postlerová](https://film.one/media/person/3913802/gallery-4a1ecafde9de.jpg) Zlý jelen, Národní divadlo 1989, Josef Kemr, Simona Postlerová — J.Broukal, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Zl%C3%BD_jelen_ND1989%2C_J.Kemr%2C_S.Postlerov%C3%A1.jpg/1280px-Zl%C3%BD_jelen_ND1989%2C_J.Kemr%2C_S.Postlerov%C3%A1.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Josef Kemr](https://film.one/media/person/3913802/gallery-ec8e1b2d6b0b.jpg) Josef Kemr — Image via TMDB ## Awards ### Other awards — 1 won - Thalia Awards 1993: Thalia Awards (won) *From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.* --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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