William F. Kinderman (played by Lee J. Cobb) is a homicide detective assigned to investigate the death of Burke Dennings.

LT. KINDERMAN: You know who you look like? John Garfield. Exactly, John Garfield. "Body and Soul." Do people ever tell you that, Father?
FATHER KARRAS: Do people tell you that you look like Paul Newman?
LT. KINDERMAN: Always.

Lt. Kinderman is something of a movie buff. He asks Chris for her autograph.