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Kenneth Spencer (1913–1964)

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American bass-baritone who appeared in at least two productions of "Show Boat" onstage and also played supporting roles in two major M-G-M films in the 1940s, before his self-imposed exile to Germany in 1951, where he made films for ten years. However, he did return once to the U.S. in 1955, to star in a television production of Eugene O'Neill's "The Emperor Jones"... See more trivia »

Born:

in Los Angeles, California, USA

Died:

(age 50) in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Still of Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Butterfly McQueen, Clinton Rosemond, Kenneth Spencer and Ethel Waters in Cabin in the Sky
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1961 Unser Haus in Kamerun
Bismarck
 
1959 Tausend Sterne leuchten
Sänger
 
1958 Armchair Theatre (TV series)
Brutus Jones
– Emperor Jones (1958) … Brutus Jones
 
1958 Meine schöne Mama
Jimmy
 
1957 Gruß und Kuß vom Tegernsee
Jimmy
 
1956 Mein Bruder Josua
Josua Washington Stone
 
1956 Zum neuen Jahr - das neue Spiel (TV movie)
Singer - Himself
 
1954 An jedem Finger zehn
Okay
 
1952 Tanzende Sterne
Singer
 
1951 Les joyeux pélerins
Kenneth
 
1943 Bataan
Wesley Eeps
 
1943 Cabin in the Sky
The General/Rev. Green
 
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1943 Bataan (performer: "St. Louis Blues" 1914 - uncredited)
 
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1963 Musik aus Studio B (TV series)
Singer
– Episode dated 18 February 1963 (1963) … Singer
 
1956 Treffpunkt Hamburg (TV movie)
Himself - Singer
 
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1998 Classified X (TV documentary)
Himself
 
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Trivia:

American bass-baritone who appeared in at least two productions of "Show Boat" onstage and also played supporting roles in two major M-G-M films in the 1940s, before his self-imposed exile to Germany in 1951, where he made films for ten years. However, he did return once to the U.S. in 1955, to star in a television production of Eugene O'Neill's "The Emperor Jones"... See more »

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