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name: "Buzz Kilman"
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born: "19 August 1944"
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# Buzz Kilman

Actor. Born 19 August 1944 in Detroit.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 19 August 1944, Detroit
- **Active:** 1986–1993

## Biography

Buzz Kilman is an American actor and radio personality. Born on 19 August 1944 in Detroit, Michigan, he attended Coral Gables High School in Miami and the University of Miami.

A longtime friend of director Jonathan Demme, Kilman has appeared in small roles in several of Demme's films. These include the TV Newscaster in *Something Wild* (1986), a ruthless sniper in *Married to the Mob* (1988), an EMS driver in *The Silence of the Lambs* (1991), 'Crutches' in *Philadelphia* (1993), and the guy with the shades in *The Manchurian Candidate* (2004). He has also contributed to soundtracks and voiced a character in the 2003 television mini-series *Mouse*.

Kilman has worked extensively in Chicago radio, notably alongside Steve Dahl, and has performed blues music with groups including the Blues Rocket Scientists.

*Sources: imdb.com, grokipedia.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Philadelphia* (1993), Fi1m 76, as Crutches — [page](https://film.one/film/philadelphia.md)
- *The Silence of the Lambs* (1991), Fi1m 91, as EMS Driver — [page](https://film.one/film/the-silence-of-the-lambs.md)
- *Something Wild* (1986), Fi1m 82, as TV Newscaster — [page](https://film.one/film/something-wild.md)

## Also known for

- *The Manchurian Candidate* (2004), The Guy with the Shades

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