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name: "Bill Kalmenson"
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "11 March 1956"
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average_fi1m_score: 80
updated: "2026-09-16T21:20:26.391944+00:00"
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# Bill Kalmenson

Actor. Born 11 March 1956 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 11 March 1956, Chicago, Illinois, USA
- **Active:** 1987–2012
- **Also known as:** Bill Kalemson

## Biography

Bill Kalmenson is an American actor, director and writer. Born in Chicago, Illinois, he studied acting in New York with Stella Adler and Jack Garfein and appeared in numerous stage productions, including opposite Milton Berle in Goodnight, Grandpa. He graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, and attended New York University Graduate Film School.

Kalmenson's screen credits include the role of a beat cop in *Lethal Weapon* (1987). He later played Hal Saunders in *Argo* (2012) and wrote, directed and appeared in *The Souler Opposite* (1998). His television work encompasses guest roles in series such as *ER* (as Ken), *24*, *Married... with Children*, *Shameless* (as Judge Vanwyngarden) and *Marvel's Agent Carter* (as Senator Webster). His grandfather, Benjamin Kalmenson, served as president of Warner Bros. in the 1960s.

*Sources: imdb.com, catalog.afi.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Argo* (2012), Fi1m 79, as Hal Saunders — [page](https://film.one/film/argo.md)
- *Lethal Weapon* (1987), Fi1m 80, as Beat Cop — [page](https://film.one/film/lethal-weapon.md)

## Also known for

- *Marvel's Agent Carter* (2015), Senator Webster
- *24* (2001), Red Shirt Guy
- *CSI: Crime Scene Investigation* (2000), Oliver Dunne
- *Married... with Children* (1987), Chuck
- *Lethal Weapon* (2016), Chief Jon Winslow
- *Rizzoli & Isles* (2010), Tim Phillips
- *80 for Brady* (2023), Other Defensive Coach
- *Loverboy* (1989), Male Patient

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