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Arthur Kennedy
Arthur Kennedy

Arthur Kennedy

ActingBorn February 17, 1914Died January 5, 1990 (age 75)Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

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.

Filmography

1990Movie
1989
Signs of Life

as Owen Coughlin

Movie
1987
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
1979
The Humanoid

as Dr. Kraspin

Movie
1978
Dirty World

as Senator Merelli

Movie
1978
Cyclone

as Priest

Movie
1978
Cave of the Sharks

as Mr. Jackson

Movie
1978
Last Angels

as Il nonno

Movie
1978
Covert Action

as CIA Chief of Station, Athens

Movie
1977Movie
1977
The Sentinel

as Monsignor Franchino

Movie
1976
Rome, Armed to the Teeth

as Vice questore Ruini

Movie
1976Movie
1976
Blackmail Chase

as Mike Jannacone

Movie
1975
Killer Cop

as Armando Di Federico

Movie
1974Movie
1974
The Antichrist

as Bishop Ascanio Oderisi

Movie
1974TV
1974
Nakia

as Sheriff Sam Jericho

Movie
1974
The Man from Independence

as Tom Pendergast

Movie
1973Movie
1973
Ricco

as Don Vito

Movie
1973
Family Killer

as Don Angelino Ferrante

Movie
1972
Crawlspace

as Albert Graves

Movie
1971
A Death of Innocence

as Mark Hirsch

Movie
1971
My Old Man's Place

as Walter Pell

Movie
1970
The Movie Murderer

as Angus MacGregor

Movie
1969
Shark

as Doc

Movie
1969
Hail, Hero!

as Albert Dixon

Movie
1968
Anzio

as Maj. Gen. Jack Lesley

Movie
1968
Day of the Evil Gun

as Owen Forbes

Movie
1968
A Minute to Pray, a Second to Die

as Tuscosa Marshal Roy W. Colby

Movie
1967
Monday's Child

as Peter Richardson

Movie
1966
CBS Playhouse

as Rome Harper

TV
1966
ABC Stage 67

as Lieutenant Hammond

TV
1966
Fantastic Voyage

as Dr. Duval

Movie
1966
Nevada Smith

as Bill Bowdre

Movie
1965
Joy in the Morning

as Patrick Brown

Movie
1965
Murieta

as Capt. Love

Movie
1965
F.D.R.

as Narrator

TV
1964
Cheyenne Autumn

as Doc Holliday

Movie
1964
Attack and Retreat

as Ferro Maria Ferri

Movie
1963
Kraft Suspense Theatre

as Dr. Walter Meade Taylor

TV
1963
Espionage

as Ed Pierce

TV
1962
Lawrence of Arabia

as Jackson Bentley

Movie
1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

as Keith Hollands

TV
1962Movie
1961
Barabbas

as Pontius Pilate

Movie
1961
Murder She Said

as Paul Quimper

Movie
1961
Claudelle Inglish

as Clyde Inglish

Movie
1960
Elmer Gantry

as Jim Lefferts

Movie
1960Movie
1959
A Summer Place

as Bart Hunter

Movie
1959
Home Is the Hero

as Willie O'Reilly

Movie
1958
Some Came Running

as Frank Hirsh

Movie
1958
Twilight for the Gods

as First Mate Ramsay

Movie
1957
Peyton Place

as Lucas Cross

Movie
1956
The Rawhide Years

as Rick Harper

Movie
1955
The Naked Dawn

as Santiago

Movie
1955
Trial

as Barney Castle

Movie
1955
The Desperate Hours

as Deputy Sheriff Jesse Bard

Movie
1955
The Man from Laramie

as Vic Hansbro

Movie
1955
Crashout

as Joe Quinn

Movie
1954
Impulse

as Alan Curtis

Movie
1953
General Electric Theater

as Whitney Barton

TV
1952
The Lusty Men

as Wes Merritt

Movie
1952
The Girl in White

as Dr. Ben Barringer

Movie
1952
Rancho Notorious

as Vern Haskell

Movie
1952
Bend of the River

as Emerson Cole

Movie
1951
Red Mountain

as Lane Waldron

Movie
1951
Bright Victory

as Larry Nevins

Movie
1950
The Glass Menagerie

as Tom Wingfield

Movie
1949
Chicago Deadline

as Tommy Ditman

Movie
1949
Too Late for Tears

as Alan Palmer

Movie
1949
The Window

as Ed Woodry

Movie
1949
Champion

as Connie Kelly

Movie
1949Movie
1947
Cheyenne

as The Sundance Kid

Movie
1947
Boomerang!

as John Waldron

Movie
1946
It's Your America

as Soldier / Narrator (uncredited)

Movie
1946
Devotion

as Branwell Brontë

Movie
1945
Target - Invisible

as Air Force Officer / Narrator

Movie
1945
The Last Bomb

as Crewman (voice)

Movie
1944
Resisting Enemy Interrogation

as Sgt. Alfred Mason

Movie
1944
The Memphis Belle

as (uncredited)

Movie
1944
Ditch and Live

as Captain Scott H. Reynolds

Movie
1943
Air Force

as Bombardier

Movie
1943
Reconnaissance Pilot

as Decoration Announcer (voice)

Movie
1942Movie
1942
Desperate Journey

as Flight Officer Jed Forrest

Movie
1941Movie
1941
Highway West

as George Foster

Movie
1941
Bad Men of Missouri

as Jim Younger

Movie
1941
Strange Alibi

as Sgt. Joe Geary

Movie
1941
Knockout

as Johnny Rocket

Movie
1941Movie
1940
City for Conquest

as Eddie Kenny

Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayFebruary 17, 1914
Day of DeathJanuary 5, 1990
Place of BirthWorcester, Massachusetts, USA
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