Jeremy Kemp

Jeremy Kemp was born in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, to Elsa May and Edmund Reginald Walker, an engineer. He studied acting at the Central School of Speech and Drama. Kemp began his career in television, appearing in shows like Colditz, Space: 1999, and Hart to Hart. He went on to have notable roles in American series such as The Greatest American Hero and The Fall Guy, as well as film appearances in Operation Crossbow, The Blue Max, and A Bridge Too Far. Kemp also played Cornwall in the 1984 TV movie version of King Lear, opposite Laurence Olivier.