Ronald Kolman
Writer, Producer, Director & Actor
In a career spanning nearly forty years, Ronald Kolman has had great success in many areas of the entertainment business. Along with undergraduate work at UCLA and postgraduate studies at the American Film Institute, his training includes studies with Lee Strasberg and internships with Alfred Hitchcock and Richard Avedon.
As a featured actor he worked in well over 100 radio, television and film productions that include Lucas Tanner, M.A.S.H., Mannix, Ironside, Happy Days, Emergency, Streets of San Francisco, Room 222, Adam 12, Police Story, Rich Man Poor Man, Owen Marshall, Marcus Welby, MD, Dragnet, Charlie’s Angels, CBS Mystery Theatre as well as work with Hanna-Barbera.
As Corporate General Manager for a Chicago film and television production complex, Ronald Kolman was the Chicago producer for numerous productions Warner Bros. Television, ER, 20th Century Fox, Chicago Hope, Rookie Of The Year, Rudy, Sleepless In Seattle and many others. These productions were in addition to his responsibilities of managing budgets, scheduling, personnel, sound stages, facilities and equipment that are within the realm of managing a major film and television facility.
In addition to the aforementioned experiences, Ronald Kolman has worked in the development and production of Training and Motivational Non-Fiction Audio and Video programs for individuals and businesses while working as Senior Producer for several non-fiction production concerns.
Ronald Kolman served as an Executive Producer, on the 20th Century Fox film Gospel Hill, starring Samuel L. Jackson, Danny Glover, Angela Basset and Julia Stiles.
In addition to the current production of the pilot episode of Woody’s World, Ronald Kolman is in the final development stages of his feature film screenplay, Late Train. This feature film will be produced with Scott Rosenfelt, producer of Home Alone, Mystic Pizza, Teen Wolf and many others.
Ronald Kolman is actively working on two of his projects.
° LATE TRAIN (the movie) in development.
° WOODY'S WORLD (the series) in production. Meet Woody...sneak peek
RK Media, LLC is a Wisconsin based limited liability company that develops and produces programs that effectively fulfill and exceed clients' objectives.
Prior to and since establishing RK Media, LLC, Ronald Kolman has successfully worked on numerous advertising, marketing and training campaigns. Clients include DuPont, Sears, Kraft Foods, McDonald's, Playboy Magazine, SBC Ameritech, Chevrolet Dealers Association, True Value Hardware, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Marshall Fields, Coldwell-Banker, Benjamin Moore Paints, YMCA, Hyatt Hotels, United Airlines, Ameritech, Lennox International. Commonwealth Edison, American Express, STP, Signode Corporation, Code-One Smoke Alarms and the Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Circus.
At the bottom line, we take pride in being consistently on schedule and within budget.