David Kemper (writer)
David Kemper is an American television writer and producer who is best known for his work on the science fiction/fantasy show Farscape. He was raised in Oak Park, Michigan, where he attended Ferndale High School. At school he was a baseball player. He graduated from the University of Michigan before moving to California.
In addition to Farscape, Kemper wrote episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation, SeaQuest DSV, The Pretender, Swamp Thing, and Stargate SG-1, and was also the executive producer for the SyFy channel film Aztec Rex.
In October 2006 made a deal with the Sci Fi Channel to supply five movies to their Saturday night movie franchise.[1]
Filmography
[edit]Television
[edit]The numbers in writing credits refer to the number of episodes.
| Title | Year | Credited as | Network | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Writer | Executive producer | ||||
| Star Trek: The Next Generation | 1989 | Yes (2) | No | First-run syndication | |
| Tour of Duty | 1989–90 | Yes (5) | No | CBS | Executive story editor (3 episodes) |
| Booker | 1990 | Yes (1) | No | Fox | |
| Street Justice | 1992–93 | Yes (2) | No | Syndication | |
| Silk Stalkings | 1992–93 | Yes (3) | No | CBS | |
| Swamp Thing | 1993 | Yes (1) | No | USA Network | |
| SeaQuest DSV | 1993–94 | Yes (5) | No | NBC | Co-producer (season 1: 10 episodes) Producer (season 1: 13 episodes) |
| Star Trek: Voyager | 1995 | Yes (1) | No | UPN | |
| M.A.N.T.I.S. | 1995 | Yes (2) | No | Fox | |
| The Outer Limits | 1995 | Yes (1) | No | Showtime | |
| The Pretender | 1997 | Yes (1) | No | NBC | |
| The Burning Zone | 1997 | Yes (1) | No | UPN | |
| Pacific Blue | 1997–98 | Yes (8) | No | USA Network | |
| Ghost Stories | 1997 | Yes (1) | No | The Family Channel | Anthology series |
| Stargate SG-1 | 1998 | Yes (1) | No | Showtime | |
| Farscape | 1999–2003 | Yes (16) | Yes | Nine Network Sci-Fi Channel |
Co-executive producer (season 1: 6 episodes) Executive producer (69 episodes) |
| Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars | 2004 | Yes | Yes | Sci-Fi Channel | Miniseries |
| Aztec Rex | 2008 | No | Yes | Sci Fi | Television film |
| Heatstroke | 2008 | Yes | Yes | ||
| Cult | 2013 | Yes (1) | No | The CW | Consulting producer (12 episodes) |
References
[edit]- ^ "FarScape's David Kemper Returns". B&C, Broadcasting & Cable. Retrieved April 3, 2007.
External links
[edit]- David Kemper at IMDb
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