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Walter Kempley(1926-2001)

  • Writer
  • Producer
  • Script and Continuity Department
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Walter Kempley was born on 15 September 1926 in Fort Dodge, Iowa, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Happy Days (1974), Der Andro-Jäger (1982) and Die Gimmicks (1978). He died on 11 August 2001 in Sarasota, Florida, USA.
BornSeptember 15, 1926
DiedAugust 11, 2001(74)
BornSeptember 15, 1926
DiedAugust 11, 2001(74)
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Known for

Ron Howard, Henry Winkler, Marion Ross, Tom Bosley, Erin Moran, Don Most, and Anson Williams in Happy Days (1974)
Happy Days
7.4
TV Series
  • Writer
Der Andro-Jäger (1982)
Der Andro-Jäger
5.8
TV Series
  • Writer(as Walter V. Kempley)
Peer Augustinski and Werner Schulze-Erdel in Die Gimmicks (1978)
Die Gimmicks
6.6
TV Series
  • Writer
The Probability Factor (1976)
The Probability Factor
5.7
  • Writer
  • 1976

Credits

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Writer

  • Dieter Hallervorden and Eberhard Prüter in Die Didi-Show (1989)
    Die Didi-Show
    7.4
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1989
  • Lukas und Sohn
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1989
  • Peng! Du bist tot! (1987)
    Peng! Du bist tot!
    5.4
    • Writer
    • 1987
  • Marina Krauser, Günter Pfitzmann, and Dietmar Schönherr in Berliner Weiße mit Schuß (1984)
    Berliner Weiße mit Schuß
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Writer (segment "Bargeflüster")
    • 1986
  • Non-Stop Trouble with My Double (1984)
    Non-Stop Trouble with My Double
    6.6
    • story
    • 1984
  • Ruhe sanft, Bruno
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1983
  • Der Andro-Jäger (1982)
    Der Andro-Jäger
    5.8
    TV Series
    • written by (as Walter V. Kempley)
    • 1982
  • Ingrid Steeger in Susi (1980)
    Susi
    6.2
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1980–1981
  • The Ugily Family
    4.5
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1980
  • Wencke, Udo und der blaue Diamant
    TV Movie
    • writer (as Kempley)
    • 1979
  • Ron Howard, Henry Winkler, Marion Ross, Tom Bosley, Erin Moran, Don Most, and Anson Williams in Happy Days (1974)
    Happy Days
    7.4
    TV Series
    • written by
    • teleplay by
    • 1977–1979
  • Es begann bei Tiffany (1979)
    Es begann bei Tiffany
    7.4
    TV Movie
    • teleplay
    • 1979
  • Peer Augustinski and Werner Schulze-Erdel in Die Gimmicks (1978)
    Die Gimmicks
    6.6
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1978
  • Iris Berben and Ingrid Steeger in Zwei himmlische Töchter (1978)
    Zwei himmlische Töchter
    7.3
    TV Mini Series
    • Writer
    • 1978
  • The Probability Factor (1976)
    The Probability Factor
    5.7
    • from the novel by
    • 1976

Producer

  • The Ugily Family
    4.5
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 1980
  • Ron Howard, Henry Winkler, Marion Ross, Tom Bosley, Erin Moran, Don Most, and Anson Williams in Happy Days (1974)
    Happy Days
    7.4
    TV Series
    • producer
    • supervising producer
    • 1979–1980

Script and Continuity Department

  • Ron Howard, Henry Winkler, Marion Ross, Tom Bosley, Erin Moran, Don Most, and Anson Williams in Happy Days (1974)
    Happy Days
    7.4
    TV Series
    • executive script consultant
    • script consultant
    • 1977–1980

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Walter V. Kempley
  • Born
    • September 15, 1926
    • Fort Dodge, Iowa, USA
  • Died
    • August 11, 2001
    • Sarasota, Florida, USA
  • Other works
    In 1969, he wrote the teleplay for an unsold sitcom pilot for CBS called "Vernon's Volunteers." The plot concerned the enthusiastic but incompetent volunteer fire department who protects the small town of Vernon from burning to the ground.

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