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Warren J. Kemmerling

Warren J. Kemmerling

Actor · Died January 3, 2005, aged 80 · St. Louis, Missouri, USA

After graduating from St. Louis University in 1947 and serving a hitch in the Marines, Warren Kemmerling began his professional acting career. He debuted on Broadway in 1953 in a new musical by Rodgers & Hammerstein, "Me and Juliet". After several years of performing in Broadway plays and musicals, which included another Rodgers & Hammerstein effort, "Pipe Dream", as well a musical called "Ankles Aweigh", he decided to try his hand in Hollywood. He spent the next thirty-odd years as a supporting player, mainly in television, making several appearances in, among other shows, Gunsmoke (1955), Bonanza (1959), Ironside (1967), and How the West Was Won (1976). He appeared in King (1978) as President Lyndon B. Johnson. Kemmerling served for 18 years on the Board of Directors of the Screen Actor's Guild (SAG), where he was a leading advocate of benefits for actors. After his death in 2005, he received a posthumous tribute at that year's SAG Awards.

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Biography from IMDb.

Born
January 4, 1924
Died
January 3, 2005 (aged 80)
From
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
38 on MovieCove · 64 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 24% in 30 days

What are Warren J. Kemmerling's films like?

Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

Genres

Action5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 47th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 61st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
38%
Survival
22%
Bonds
12%
Self
10%
Society
8%
Ideas
7%
Power
3%
Survival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 12 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 8 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 3 · Charged 6 · Intense 3

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 6 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 2

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 2 · Engaged 9 · Full focus 1

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 6 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 2

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
10
Contemplative
5
Melancholic
4
Thrilling
3
Dread
2
Other
6

How their films linger

Thought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet4
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Warren J. Kemmerling's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 24 of their 38 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Warren J. Kemmerling's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

64 credits, 38 with a MovieCove page.

  • L.A. Law(1986)

    Show 2 episodes · as John Anthony Keris

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • Godzilla 1985(1985)

    as General Goodhue

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Murder, She Wrote(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Maurice Webster

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • The A-Team(1983)

    Show 1 episode · as Gen. Ludlam

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • The Dark(1979)

    as Police Captain Speer

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • The Bermuda Triangle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Captain of Ellen Austin

  • Kaz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Bad Men of the West(1974)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • King(1978)

    Show 3 episodes · as Lyndon Johnson

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Close Encounters of the Third Kind(1977)

    as Wild Bill

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Lou Grant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · as General Sutherland

  • Kingston: Confidential (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · as Frank Emerson

  • How the West Was Won(1976)

    Show 5 episodes · as Judge Rensen

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Raid on Entebbe(1976)

    as Gad Yaakobi

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Delvecchio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 1 episode · as Sgt. Ed McCaffery

  • Family Plot(1976)

    as Hank Granderson

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Eat My Dust(1976)

    as Sheriff Harry Niebold (as Warren Kemmerling)

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • 92 in the Shade(1975)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Framed(1975)

    as Morello

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Trapped Beneath the Sea(1974)

    as Cmdr. Prestwick (as Warren Kemmerling)

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Rockford Files(1974)

    Show 1 episode · as Police Lt. Earl Furlong · as Vern Soper

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Petrocelli (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 2 episodes · as Lt. Carter

  • The Execution of Private Slovik(1974)

    as Maj. Fellman

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • The Six Million Dollar Man(1974)

    Show 1 episode · as Ted

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Hit!(1973)

    as Dutch Schiller

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Savage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Lieutenant Chambers

  • Hawkins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Show 1 episode · as Ernie Fisk

  • The Waltons(1972)

    Show 1 episode · as Eustace Madden

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • The Marshal of Madrid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Owen McCann

  • McMillan & Wife(1971)

    Show 1 episode · as Dickerson

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Brother John(1971)

    as George

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • The Cheyenne Social Club(1970)

    as Kohler

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • The Lawyer(1970)

    as Sergeant Moran

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • The Name of the Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 1 episode · as Ron Alger

  • The Outsider (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 1 episode · as Masters · as Police Lieutenant

  • Mannix(1967)

    Show 1 episode · as Lt. Bowers

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Ironside (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · as Captain Barnes · as Jack Doyle · as Sheriff Pat Heally

  • Mission: Impossible(1966)

    Show 1 episode · as Raff

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • The Green Hornet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Show 1 episode · as Bert Selden

  • The Loved One(1965)

    as Colonel

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • I Dream of Jeannie(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Husband

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Angel's Flight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Actor

  • Navajo Run (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Luke Grog

  • Daniel Boone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 1 episode · as Dekker

  • A Tiger Walks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Kelso

  • The Fugitive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · as Nick

  • Combat!(1962)

    Show 1 episode · as American Captain (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • The Virginian (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Show 1 episode · as Frank Benteen · as Sharkey

  • Convicts 4(1962)

    as Guard

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Incident in an Alley(1962)

    as Det. Peterson (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Trauma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Luther

  • Gun Street(1961)

    as Frank Bogan (as Warren Kemmerling)

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Route 66(1960)

    Show 1 episode · as Fred Capper · as Kemmerling Police Chief W.J. Burns

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • The Detectives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Tuna March

  • The Untouchables (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Dutch Schultz

  • The Twilight Zone(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Jud Godwin

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Bonanza(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Asa Flanders · as Frank Slater · as Jim Hartley · as Sheriff Garth

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • One Step Beyond(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Lt. Mike Walton

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Black Saddle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Vic Cleland

  • Lawman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Show 1 episode · as Bill Carson · as Tay Roach

  • Peter Gunn(1958)

    Show 1 episode · as Bennett (as Warren Kemmerling)

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Perry Mason(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as Boris Zelbowski

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Gunsmoke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 3 episodes · as Carr · as Conductor · as Del Phillips · as Nate · as Sheriff Ridder

  • The Jack Benny Program (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Show 1 episode · as Kidnapper

Career shape

Star power in the 87th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 64 titles from 1950 to 1986; peak year 1976.

Biggest box office

Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)

$307M worldwide

Highest rated

Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)

Midcredits 94th

Most popular right now

How the West Was Won (1976)

Film career

19501986

Peak 1976 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting64 of 64: 64 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score70th

By decade

1950s11 · acting1960s20 · acting1970s29 · acting1980s4 · acting

Billing

usually 7th · top billed in 0% of 8 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Warren J. Kemmerling's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 58th percentile, the median of all 19; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 55th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Approval · how many liked their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Reach · how many have seen their films

47thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Midcredits score across 38 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up14
  • 50th to 74th15
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

24 of their 38 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser24
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · actor

Bad Men of the West (1974)

63rd percentile spread · 55% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)

Midcredits 94th · 81% liked

Reviewers score the acting 65/100 in their films, across 12 reviewed titles; fans 74, detractors 42. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Warren J. Kemmerling work with?

People who share at least 2 of Warren J. Kemmerling's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Sidney J. Furie shares the most, 2.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors