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Kem Dibbs was born on 12 August 1917 in Zahle, Lebanon. He was an actor, known for Paths of Glory (1957), The Ten Commandments (1956) and Buck Rogers (1950). He died on 28 March 1996 in Rancho Mirage, California, USA.
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- Rancho Mirage, California, USA
Kem Dibbs was born on August 12, 1917 in Zahle, Lebanon. He was an actor, known for Paths of Glory (1957), The Ten Commandments (1956) and Buck Rogers (1950). He died on March 28, 1996 in Rancho Mirage, California, USA.
- August 12, 1917
- March 28, 1996
Apr 6, 1996 · Kem Dibbs, 78, the first actor to play the futuristic hero Buck Rogers on television and a founder of the Thalians. The Lebanon-born Dibbs had been a New York stockbroker before making his way to...
Three actors played Buck Rogers in the series: Earl Hammond (who starred as Buck very briefly), Kem Dibbs (whose last appearance in the role was aired on June 3), and Robert Pastene (whose first appearance in the role was aired on June 10).
A popular 1939 serial version starred Buster Crabbe but when Buck blasted off as a TV series in 1950 – with Kem Dibbs and then Robert Pastene playing the title role – it lasted less than a year. It was the success of Star Wars in 1977 that ignited Universal’s interest in a new Buck Rogers series.
Stockbroker-turned-big screen hero, Kem Dibbs is best-remembered for playing Buck Rogers in the 1950s serial. He also appeared in a few major feature films, including High Society (1955), The Ten Commandments (1956), and How the West Was Won (1962).
Mar 28, 1996 · Kem Dibbs is known as an Actor. Some of his work includes Paths of Glory, The Ten Commandments, Suddenly, How the West Was Won, Party Girl, The Bigamist, Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy, and Riding Shotgun.
