Arthur Kennedy
Known for
Acting
Life
1914 – 1990 (aged 75)
Born in
Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Credits
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Biography
John Arthur Kennedy (February 17, 1914 – January 5, 1990) was an American stage and film actor known for his versatility in supporting film roles and his ability to create "an exceptional honesty and naturalness on stage", especially in the original casts of Arthur Miller plays on Broadway. He won the 1949 Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play for Miller's Death of a Salesman. He also won the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor for the 1955 film Trial, and was a five-time Academy Award nominee.
Known For
Lawrence of Arabia
11 Dec 1962
Fantastic Voyage
24 Aug 1966
High Sierra
23 Jan 1941
The Man from Laramie
19 Aug 1955
Murder She Said
26 Sep 1961
The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue
28 Nov 1974
The Sentinel
07 Jan 1977
Bend of the River
23 Jan 1952
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Filmography
1990
1989
- Signs of Lifeas Owen Coughlin
1982
- American Playhouseas Owen Coughlin1 episode
1979
- The Humanoidas Dr. Kraspin
1978
- Dirty Worldas Senator Merelli
- Cycloneas Priest
- Cave of the Sharksas Mr. Jackson
- Last Angelsas Il nonno
- Covert Actionas CIA Chief of Station, Athens
1977
- Nine Guests for a Crimeas Uberto
- The Sentinelas Monsignor Franchino
1976
- Rome, Armed to the Teethas Vice questore Ruini
- Emmanuelle on Taboo Islandas Antonio
- Blackmail Chaseas Mike Jannacone
1975
- Killer Copas Armando Di Federico
1974
- The Living Dead at Manchester Morgueas The Inspector
- The Antichristas Bishop Ascanio Oderisi
- Nakia14 episodes
- Nakiaas Sheriff Sam Jericho
- The Man from Independenceas Tom Pendergast
1973
- The President's Plane Is Missingas Gunther Damon
- Riccoas Don Vito
- Family Killeras Don Angelino Ferrante
1972
- Crawlspaceas Albert Graves
1971
- A Death of Innocenceas Mark Hirsch
- My Old Man's Placeas Walter Pell
1970
- The Movie Murdereras Angus MacGregor
1969
- Sharkas Doc
- Hail, Hero!as Albert Dixon
1968
- Anzioas Maj. Gen. Jack Lesley
- Day of the Evil Gunas Owen Forbes
- A Minute to Pray, a Second to Dieas Tuscosa Marshal Roy W. Colby
1967
- Monday's Childas Peter Richardson
1966
- CBS Playhouseas Rome Harper1 episode
- ABC Stage 67as Lieutenant Hammond1 episode
- Fantastic Voyageas Dr. Duval
- Nevada Smithas Bill Bowdre
1965
- Joy in the Morningas Patrick Brown
- Murietaas Capt. Love
- F.D.R.as Narrator3 episodes
- The Battle of the Bulge... The Brave Riflesas Narrator (voice)
1964
- Cheyenne Autumnas Doc Holliday
- Attack and Retreatas Ferro Maria Ferri
1963
- Kraft Suspense Theatreas Dr. Walter Meade Taylor1 episode
- Espionageas Ed Pierce1 episode
1962
- Lawrence of Arabiaas Jackson Bentley
- The Alfred Hitchcock Houras Keith Hollands1 episode
- Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Manas Dr. Henry Adams
1961
- Barabbasas Pontius Pilate
- Murder She Saidas Paul Quimper
- Claudelle Inglishas Clyde Inglish
1960
- Elmer Gantryas Jim Lefferts
- In the Presence of Mine Enemiesas Paul Heller
1959
- A Summer Placeas Bart Hunter
- Home Is the Heroas Willie O'Reilly
1958
- Some Came Runningas Frank Hirsh
- Twilight for the Godsas First Mate Ramsay
1957
- Peyton Placeas Lucas Cross
1956
- Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatreas Sam Carter1 episode
- The Rawhide Yearsas Rick Harper
1955
- The Naked Dawnas Santiago
- Trialas Barney Castle
- The Desperate Hoursas Deputy Sheriff Jesse Bard
- MGM Parade2 episodes
- The Man from Laramieas Vic Hansbro
- Crashoutas Joe Quinn
1954
- Impulseas Alan Curtis
1953
- General Electric Theateras Whitney Barton1 episode
1952
- The Lusty Menas Wes Merritt
- The Girl in Whiteas Dr. Ben Barringer
- Rancho Notoriousas Vern Haskell
- Bend of the Riveras Emerson Cole
1951
- Red Mountainas Lane Waldron
- Bright Victoryas Larry Nevins
1950
- The Glass Menagerieas Tom Wingfield
1949
- Chicago Deadlineas Tommy Ditman
- Too Late for Tearsas Alan Palmer
- The Windowas Ed Woodry
- Championas Connie Kelly
- The Walking Hillsas Chalk
1947
- Cheyenneas The Sundance Kid
- Boomerang!as John Waldron
1946
- It's Your Americaas Soldier
- Devotionas Branwell Brontë
1945
- Target - Invisibleas Air Force Officer
- The Last Bombas Crewman (voice)
1944
- Resisting Enemy Interrogationas Sgt. Alfred Mason
- The Memphis Belleas (uncredited)
- Troop Carrier Airplanes: Cockpit Procedureas Capt. Mathews
- Flight Characteristics of the P-51 Airplaneas Bob Chilton
- Ditch and Liveas Captain Scott H. Reynolds
1943
- Air Forceas Bombardier
- Reconnaissance Pilotas Decoration Announcer (voice)
- How to Fly the B-17 (Part 2, Flight Operations)as Instructor
- How to Fly the B-17 (Part 1, Ground Operations)as Instructor
1942
- Desperate Journeyas Flight Officer Jed Forrest
1941
- They Died with Their Boots Onas Ned Sharp
- Highway Westas George Foster
- Bad Men of Missourias Jim Younger
- Strange Alibias Sgt. Joe Geary
- Knockoutas Johnny Rocket
- High Sierraas Red
1940
- City for Conquestas Eddie Kenny