Josef Kemr

Biography

Josef Kemr was a Czech actor born on June 20, 1922, in Prague to a family of musicians. He began his career as a young man, performing with his brother at the Vinohradský divadle, and later studied at the Obchodní škola in Prague before joining the theatre company A. Budínské – Červíčkové. Kemr's notable roles include that of Kozlík in the 1967 film "Marketa Lazarová" and his starring role as Lazar in the same year's film adaptation, both directed by Otakar Vávra.