# Actor metadata issue - Steven Kampmann **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussions\ **Tags:** metadata\ **Created:** [October 11, 2024, 3:30pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/actor-metadata-issue-steven-kampmann/892018 "2024-10-11T15:30:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![elasticmaster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a87d85/32.png) [@elasticmaster](https://forums.plex.tv/u/elasticmaster)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2024, 3:30pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/actor-metadata-issue-steven-kampmann/892018/1 "2024-10-11T15:30:55Z")
Actor **Steven Kampmann** continues to show up in Plex under a pen-name he once shared with a writing partner instead of his actual credited name. There has been a picture of him on TMDB with correct information for years, and every database (TMDB, TTVDB, IMDB) correctly credits him as Steven Kampmann (with photos), so I’m confused as to why this exists like this. Every one of his acting credits shows the name **Bobby von Hayes** instead of Steven Kampmann and no picture. Can someone help figure this out? It’s been an ongoing issue with this actor. Thanks! [https://watch.plex.tv/it/person/steven-kampmann](https://watch.plex.tv/it/person/steven-kampmann) ---
**Author:** ![anon5074910](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/db5fbb/32.png) [@anon5074910](https://forums.plex.tv/u/anon5074910)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2024, 3:36pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/actor-metadata-issue-steven-kampmann/892018/2 "2024-10-11T15:36:29Z")
My guess is because this incorrect entry at tmdb [https://www.themoviedb.org/person/28171-bobby-von-hayes](https://www.themoviedb.org/person/28171-bobby-von-hayes) has an external id linking it to imdb. I’ll file a request with the tmdb admins have it removed and merged with the correct tmdb entry. EDIT: Done → [Reported Problem for Bobby von Hayes - Talk — The Movie Database (TMDB)](https://www.themoviedb.org/talk/670947c58d487f6541289f94) ---
**Author:** ![elasticmaster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a87d85/32.png) [@elasticmaster](https://forums.plex.tv/u/elasticmaster)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2024, 3:51pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/actor-metadata-issue-steven-kampmann/892018/3 "2024-10-11T15:51:15Z")
Thanks for the assist! I couldn’t figure out what was going on, but you’re a technical genius! Hopefully this will resolve the problem. ---
**Author:** ![anon5074910](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/db5fbb/32.png) [@anon5074910](https://forums.plex.tv/u/anon5074910)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2024, 3:57pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/actor-metadata-issue-steven-kampmann/892018/4 "2024-10-11T15:57:58Z")
No problem, hopefully it’ll fix it. I see one of the admins has deleted it so give it 48-72 hours for plex to pickup the change. ---
**Author:** ![anon5074910](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/db5fbb/32.png) [@anon5074910](https://forums.plex.tv/u/anon5074910)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2024, 3:23pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/actor-metadata-issue-steven-kampmann/892018/5 "2024-10-13T15:23:19Z")
FYI… think its all good now. At [https://watch.plex.tv/person/steven-kampmann](https://watch.plex.tv/person/steven-kampmann) I now see ![Screenshot from 2024-10-13 16-20-11](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/4X/4/2/3/4236681165e12a0ee1dabf589713874cde5b6b47.jpeg) You may need to refresh the metadata of the movies on your own plex server but it should be all sorted now. ---
**Author:** ![elasticmaster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a87d85/32.png) [@elasticmaster](https://forums.plex.tv/u/elasticmaster)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2024, 5:11pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/actor-metadata-issue-steven-kampmann/892018/6 "2024-10-13T17:11:34Z")
Yes! It’s slowly starting to trickle into my different Plex platforms. Thanks for the help! It’s been driving me crazy for the last couple years, and now I have some additional tips on where to look for potential issues in the future. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2025, 5:11pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/actor-metadata-issue-steven-kampmann/892018/7 "2025-01-11T17:11:54Z")
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