Warren J. Kemmerling
Biography
Warren J. Kemmerling was an American actor who worked in film, on stage and in television, best known as Major Wild Bill Walsh in Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977). Born in St. Louis, he attended Saint Louis University and started on the stage in 1953 with Me and Juliet, going on to appear in plays including Anniversary Waltz, Orpheus Descending and Pipe Dream. He moved into television in 1959 with Brenner and spent the following decades as a guest star on series such as Gunsmoke, Bonanza, The Twilight Zone, The Fugitive and The Virginian, and played Dr. Joe Hendricks on Days of Our Lives. His films included Hit! (1973), 92 in the Shade (1975) and The Cheyenne Social Club. He retired from acting in 1990 after appearing in Equal Justice.
80years old at death
- Born St. Louis
- Died Los Angeles
- Star sign: CapricornThe sign runs December 22 to January 19
Movie Career
- Films
- 11
- Career span
- 14 years1971 to 1985
First and latest
Share
Warren J. Kemmerling movies on Netflix
Godzilla 1985as General Goodhue
A Cry For Justiceas Ray Driscoll(Warren Kemmerling)
The Darkas Police Captain Speer
Close Encounters of the Third Kindas Wild Bill
Eat My Dustas Sheriff Harry Niebold
Family Plotas Grandison
Raid on Entebbeas Gad Yaakobi
92 in the Shadeas Powell
The Execution of Private Slovikas Maj. Fellman
Hit!as Dutch Schiller
Brother Johnas George
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Worked with
Warren J. Kemmerling shares two films with William Devane, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.









Films together
William Devane2 films together, 1976 to 1979
William Devane's page The Dark1979IMDb rating 4.2Kemmerling as Police Captain SpeerDevane as Roy Warner, aka Steve Dupree
Family Plot1976IMDb rating 6.8Kemmerling as GrandisonDevane as Arthur Adamson
Lance Henriksen1 film together, 1977
Lance Henriksen's page Close Encounters of the Third Kind1977IMDb rating 7.6Kemmerling as Wild BillHenriksen as Robert
Bruce Dern1 film together, 1976
Bruce Dern's page Family Plot1976IMDb rating 6.8Kemmerling as GrandisonDern as George Lumley
Martin Sheen1 film together, 1974
Martin Sheen's page The Execution of Private Slovik1974IMDb rating 7.6Kemmerling as Maj. FellmanSheen as Eddie Slovik
Charles Bronson1 film together, 1976
Charles Bronson's page Raid on Entebbe1976IMDb rating 6.7Kemmerling as Gad YaakobiBronson as Brig. Gen. Dan Shomron
Richard Dreyfuss1 film together, 1977
Richard Dreyfuss's page Close Encounters of the Third Kind1977IMDb rating 7.6Kemmerling as Wild BillDreyfuss as Roy Neary
Steven SpielbergDirector, 1 film, 1977
All films by Steven Spielberg Close Encounters of the Third Kind1977IMDb rating 7.6Kemmerling as Wild Bill
Alfred HitchcockDirector, 1 film, 1976
All films by Alfred Hitchcock Family Plot1976IMDb rating 6.8Kemmerling as Grandison
Koji HashimotoDirector, 1 film, 1985
Godzilla 19851985IMDb rating 6.1Kemmerling as General Goodhue
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.


