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Arthur Kennedy

Arthur Kennedy

Acting1914Worcester, 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.

Acting History

1990
1989
Signs of Life
as Owen Coughlin
1987
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
as Self (archive footage)
1982
1979
The Humanoid
as Dr. Kraspin
1978
Dirty World
as Senator Merelli
Cave of the Sharks
as Mr. Jackson
Cyclone
as Priest
Covert Action
as CIA Chief of Station, Athens
Last Angels
as Il nonno
1977
The Sentinel
as Monsignor Franchino
1976
Rome, Armed to the Teeth
as Vice questore Ruini
Blackmail Chase
as Mike Jannacone
1975
Killer Cop
as Armando Di Federico
1974
The Antichrist
as Bishop Ascanio Oderisi
Nakia
as Sheriff Sam Jericho
The Man from Independence
as Tom Pendergast
1973
Ricco
as Don Vito
Family Killer
as Don Angelino Ferrante
1972
Crawlspace
as Albert Graves
1971
My Old Man's Place
as Walter Pell
A Death of Innocence
as Mark Hirsch
1970
The Movie Murderer
as Angus MacGregor
1969
Shark
as Doc
Hail, Hero!
as Albert Dixon
1968
Anzio
as Maj. Gen. Jack Lesley
Day of the Evil Gun
as Owen Forbes
A Minute to Pray, a Second to Die
as Tuscosa Marshal Roy W. Colby
1967
Monday's Child
as Peter Richardson
1966
Fantastic Voyage
as Dr. Duval
Nevada Smith
as Bill Bowdre
ABC Stage 67
TVas Lieutenant Hammond
1965
Murieta
as Capt. Love
Joy in the Morning
as Patrick Brown
F.D.R.
TVas Narrator
1964
Cheyenne Autumn
as Doc Holliday
Attack and Retreat
as Ferro Maria Ferri
Kraft Suspense Theatre
TVas Dr. Walter Meade Taylor• 1 eps
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
TVas Keith Hollands• 1 eps
1962
Lawrence of Arabia
as Jackson Bentley
1961
Barabbas
as Pontius Pilate
Murder She Said
as Paul Quimper
Claudelle Inglish
as Clyde Inglish
1960
Elmer Gantry
as Jim Lefferts
1959
A Summer Place
as Bart Hunter
Home Is the Hero
as Willie O'Reilly
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
TVas Sam Carter• 1 eps
1958
Twilight for the Gods
as First Mate Ramsay
Some Came Running
as Frank Hirsh
1957
Peyton Place
as Lucas Cross
1956
The Rawhide Years
as Rick Harper
1955
Trial
as Barney Castle
The Desperate Hours
as Deputy Sheriff Jesse Bard
Crashout
as Joe Quinn
The Man from Laramie
as Vic Hansbro
The Naked Dawn
as Santiago
1954
Impulse
as Alan Curtis
1953
General Electric Theater
TVas Whitney Barton
1952
Rancho Notorious
as Vern Haskell
Bend of the River
as Emerson Cole
The Girl in White
as Dr. Ben Barringer
The Lusty Men
as Wes Merritt
1951
Red Mountain
as Lane Waldron
Bright Victory
as Larry Nevins
1950
The Glass Menagerie
as Tom Wingfield
1949
Chicago Deadline
as Tommy Ditman
The Window
as Ed Woodry
Champion
as Connie Kelly
Too Late for Tears
as Alan Palmer
1947
Cheyenne
as The Sundance Kid
Boomerang!
as John Waldron
1946
Devotion
as Branwell Brontë
It's Your America
as Soldier / Narrator (uncredited)
1945
The Last Bomb
as Crewman (voice)
Target - Invisible
as Air Force Officer / Narrator
1944
The Memphis Belle
as (uncredited)
Resisting Enemy Interrogation
as Sgt. Alfred Mason
Ditch and Live
as Captain Scott H. Reynolds
1943
Air Force
as Bombardier
Reconnaissance Pilot
as Decoration Announcer (voice)
1942
Desperate Journey
as Flight Officer Jed Forrest
1941
Highway West
as George Foster
Strange Alibi
as Sgt. Joe Geary
Bad Men of Missouri
as Jim Younger
Knockout
as Johnny Rocket
1940
City for Conquest
as Eddie Kenny

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Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
2/17/1914
Day of Death
1/5/1990
Place of Birth
Worcester, Massachusetts, USA