Joachim Kemmer (September 12, 1939 – April 26, 2000) was a German actor, cabaret artist, singer, and voice actor. He appeared in more than seventy films from 1969 to 2000. He did dubbing work for many German language versions of Disney animated films, voicing Sebastian in ''

The Little Mermaid "The Little Mermaid" ( da, Den lille havfrue) is a literary fairy tale written by the Danish author Hans Christian Andersen. The story follows the journey of a young mermaid who is willing to give up her life in the sea as a mermaid to gain a ...

'', Wilbur in ''

The Rescuers Down Under ''The Rescuers Down Under'' is a 1990 American animated adventure film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The 29th Disney animated feature film and the second movie to be produced during the Disne ...

'', Lumiere in ''

Beauty and the Beast ''Beauty and the Beast'' (french: La Belle et la Bête) is a fairy tale written by French novelist Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve and published in 1740 in ''La Jeune Américaine et les contes marins'' (''The Young American and Marine ...

'', Jafar in '' Aladdin'', Rafiki in ''

The Lion King ''The Lion King'' is a 1994 American animated musical drama film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The 32nd Disney animated feature film and the fifth produced during the Disney Renaissance ...

'' and Ratcliffe in ''

Pocahontas Pocahontas (, ; born Amonute, known as Matoaka, 1596 – March 1617) was a Native American woman, belonging to the Powhatan people, notable for her association with the colonial settlement at Jamestown, Virginia. She was the daughter of ...

''.

Personal Life and death

Kemmer died on April 26, 2000 at Vienna, Austria the age of 60 the cause of death of heart failure

Selected filmography

* ''

The Vampire Happening ''The Vampire Happening'' (german: Gebissen wird nur nachts, ''They only bite at night'') is a 1971 West Germany, West German comedy film, comedy and horror film directed by Freddie Francis. Plot An American actress inherits a castle in Transy ...

'' (1971), as Friar Martin * ''

Welcome in Vienna ''Welcome in Vienna'' (german: Wohin und zurück - Teil 3: Welcome in Vienna) is a 1986 Austrian drama film directed by Axel Corti. The film was selected as the Austrian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 60th Academy Awards, but w ...

'' (1986), as Lt. Binder * ' (1986), as Kretschmar * '' The Cat'' (1988), as Voss * ' (1990), as Strobeck * ''

Pakten ''Pakten'' ( English title: ''Waiting for Sunset'' (USA) or ''The Sunset Boys'') is a 1995 Norwegian film directed by Leidulv Risan. It made headlines in Norway as it was the first Norwegian film to star several respected Hollywood stars, namely ...

'' (1995), as Madina * '' An Ambiguous Report About the End of the World'' (1997), as Johannes Christof

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* 1939 births 2000 deaths People from Brandenburg an der Havel German male film actors German male television actors German male voice actors 20th-century German male actors Deaths from cancer in Austria Deaths from lung cancer {{Germany-actor-stub