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Warren J. Kemmerling

Warren J. Kemmerling

11 movies on Netflix

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

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  1. Close Encounters of the Third Kind1977 Drama, Sci-Fias Wild Bill

    IMDb rating 7.6239K votes

  2. Family Plot1976 Comedy, Thrilleras Grandison

    IMDb rating 6.827K votes

  3. Godzilla 19851985as General Goodhue

    IMDb rating 6.17.4K votes

  4. The Dark1979as Police Captain Speer

    IMDb rating 4.22.3K votes

  5. Eat My Dust1976as Sheriff Harry Niebold

    IMDb rating 5.41.2K votes

  6. Hit!1973as Dutch Schiller

    IMDb rating 6.11.0K votes

  7. Brother John1971as George

    IMDb rating 6.4935 votes

  8. The Execution of Private Slovik1974as Maj. Fellman

    IMDb rating 7.61.2K votes

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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.

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