Joachim Kemmer (12 September 1939 – 26 April 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" (), sometimes translated in English as "The Little Sea Maid", is a fairy tale written by Danish author Hans Christian Andersen. Originally published in 1837 as part of a collection of fairy tales for children, the story foll ...

'', 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. It is the sequel to ''The Rescuers'' (1977). In ''The Rescuers Down Under'', Bernard and Bianc ...

'', Lumiere in ''

Beauty and the Beast "Beauty and the Beast" is a fairy tale written by the French novelist Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve and published in 1740 in (''The Young American and Marine Tales''). Villeneuve's lengthy version was abridged, rewritten, and publish ...

'', Jafar in ''

Aladdin Aladdin ( ; , , ATU 561, 'Aladdin') is a Middle-Eastern folk tale. It is one of the best-known tales associated with '' One Thousand and One Nights'' (often known in English as ''The Arabian Nights''), despite not being part of the original ...

'', Rafiki in ''

The Lion King ''The Lion King'' is a 1994 American animated musical coming-of-age drama film directed by Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff, produced by Don Hahn, and written by Irene Mecchi, Jonathan Roberts, and Linda Woolverton. Produced by Walt Disney ...

'' and Ratcliffe in ''

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

''. He also voiced Rasputin in ''

Anastasia Anastasia (from ) is a feminine given name of Greek and Slavic origin, derived from the Greek word (), meaning "resurrection". It is a popular name in Eastern Europe. Origin The name Anastasia originated during the Early Christianity, early d ...

'' and Zozi in ''

Bartok the Magnificent ''Bartok the Magnificent'' is a 1999 American direct-to-video animated adventure comedy film directed by Don Bluth and Gary Goldman. It is a standalone Spin-off (media), spin-off to the 1997 film ''Anastasia'', also directed by Bluth and Goldman ...

'' from

Fox Animation Studios Fox Animation Studios was an American animation studio owned by 20th Century Fox and located in Phoenix, Arizona. It was a subsidiary of 20th Century Fox Animation and was established by animators Don Bluth and Gary Goldman. It operated for six ...

outside of Disney in Phoenix, Arizona.

Personal life and death

Kemmer died on April 26, 2000, at Vienna, Austria the age of 60 due to

lung cancer Lung cancer, also known as lung carcinoma, is a malignant tumor that begins in the lung. Lung cancer is caused by genetic damage to the DNA of cells in the airways, often caused by cigarette smoking or inhaling damaging chemicals. Damaged ...

Selected filmography

* ''

The Vampire Happening ''The Vampire Happening'' (, ''They only bite at night'') is a 1971 West German comedy horror film directed by Freddie Francis. Plot Betty Williams, an American film actress has inherited a castle in Transylvania. But what she doesn't know is ...

'' (1971), as Friar Martin * '' Welcome in Vienna'' (1986), as Lt. Binder * ' (1986), as Kretschmar * ' (1987), as Schmieriak * ''

The Cat The Cat may refer to: Nickname * Mathilde Carré (1910-2007), French spy, double and possibly triple agent * Peter Bonetti (1941–2020), English footballer * Greg Cattrano (born 1975), American lacrosse player * Ernest Miller (born 1964), Amer ...

'' (1988), as Voss * ' (1990), as Strobeck * '' Pakten'' (1995), as Madina * ''

An Ambiguous Report About the End of the World ''An Ambiguous Report About the End of the World'' () is a 1997 Czech film directed by Juraj Jakubisko. It is a symbolic story of ill-fated love set in central Europe. Synopsis A magical and realistic vision of an unbalanced world takes place in ...

'' (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 German cabaret performers 20th-century German male actors 20th-century German male singers Deaths from lung cancer in Austria Male actors from Brandenburg {{Voice-actor-stub