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Arthur Kennedy

Known for The Alfred Hitchcock Hour · American Playhouse

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…

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Born
Feb 17, 1914
Died
Jan 5, 1990
Birthplace
Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Known For
Acting

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.

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Known For

Filmography

Movies

City for ConquestEddie Kenny
1940
Bad Men of MissouriJim Younger
1941
High SierraRed
1941
Highway WestGeorge Foster
1941
KnockoutJohnny Rocket
1941
Strange AlibiSgt. Joe Geary
1941
They Died with Their Boots OnNed Sharp
1941
Breakdowns of 1942Self
1942
Desperate JourneyFlight Officer Jed Forrest
1942
Air ForceBombardier
1943
HT
How to Fly the B-17 (Part 1, Ground Operations)Instructor
1943
HT
How to Fly the B-17 (Part 2, Flight Operations)Instructor
1943
Reconnaissance PilotDecoration Announcer (voice)
1943
DA
Ditch and LiveCaptain Scott H. Reynolds
1944
FC
Flight Characteristics of the P-51 AirplaneBob Chilton
1944
Resisting Enemy InterrogationSgt. Alfred Mason
1944
The Memphis Belle(uncredited)
1944
TC
Troop Carrier Airplanes: Cockpit ProcedureCapt. Mathews
1944
T-
Target - InvisibleAir Force Officer / Narrator
1945
The Last BombCrewman (voice)
1945
DevotionBranwell Brontë
1946
It's Your AmericaSoldier / Narrator (uncredited)
1946
Boomerang!John Waldron
1947
CheyenneThe Sundance Kid
1947
ChampionConnie Kelly
1949
Chicago DeadlineTommy Ditman
1949
The Walking HillsChalk
1949
The WindowEd Woodry
1949
Too Late for TearsAlan Palmer
1949
The Glass MenagerieTom Wingfield
1950
Bright VictoryLarry Nevins
1951
Red MountainLane Waldron
1951
Bend of the RiverEmerson Cole
1952
Rancho NotoriousVern Haskell
1952
The Girl in WhiteDr. Ben Barringer
1952
The Lusty MenWes Merritt
1952
ImpulseAlan Curtis
1954
CrashoutJoe Quinn
1955
The Desperate HoursDeputy Sheriff Jesse Bard
1955
The Man from LaramieVic Hansbro
1955
The Naked DawnSantiago
1955
TrialBarney Castle
1955
The Rawhide YearsRick Harper
1956
Peyton PlaceLucas Cross
1957
Some Came RunningFrank Hirsh
1958
Twilight for the GodsFirst Mate Ramsay
1958
A Summer PlaceBart Hunter
1959
Home Is the HeroWillie O'Reilly
1959
Elmer GantryJim Lefferts
1960
In the Presence of Mine EnemiesPaul Heller
1960
BarabbasPontius Pilate
1961
Claudelle InglishClyde Inglish
1961
Murder She SaidPaul Quimper
1961
Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young ManDr. Henry Adams
1962
Lawrence of ArabiaJackson Bentley
1962
Attack and RetreatFerro Maria Ferri
1964
Cheyenne AutumnDoc Holliday
1964
Joy in the MorningPatrick Brown
1965
MurietaCapt. Love
1965
The Battle of the Bulge... The Brave RiflesNarrator (voice)
1965
Fantastic VoyageDr. Duval
1966
Nevada SmithBill Bowdre
1966
Monday's ChildPeter Richardson
1967
A Minute to Pray, a Second to DieTuscosa Marshal Roy W. Colby
1968
AnzioMaj. Gen. Jack Lesley
1968
Day of the Evil GunOwen Forbes
1968
Hail, Hero!Albert Dixon
1969
SharkDoc
1969
The Movie MurdererAngus MacGregor
1970
A Death of InnocenceMark Hirsch
1971
My Old Man's PlaceWalter Pell
1971
CrawlspaceAlbert Graves
1972
Family KillerDon Angelino Ferrante
1973
RiccoDon Vito
1973
The President's Plane Is MissingGunther Damon
1973
NakiaSheriff Sam Jericho
1974
The AntichristBishop Ascanio Oderisi
1974
The Living Dead at Manchester MorgueThe Inspector
1974
TM
The Man from IndependenceTom Pendergast
1974
Killer CopArmando Di Federico
1975
Blackmail ChaseMike Jannacone
1976
Emmanuelle on Taboo IslandAntonio
1976
Rome, Armed to the TeethVice questore Ruini
1976
Nine Guests for a CrimeUberto
1977
The SentinelMonsignor Franchino
1977
Cave of the SharksMr. Jackson
1978
Covert ActionCIA Chief of Station, Athens
1978
CyclonePriest
1978
Dirty WorldSenator Merelli
1978
LA
Last AngelsIl nonno
1978
The HumanoidDr. Kraspin
1979
AW
Assault with a Deadly WeaponDirector
1982
James Stewart: A Wonderful LifeSelf (archive footage)
1987
Signs of LifeOwen Coughlin
1989
G
Grandpa
1990

Television

General Electric TheaterWhitney Barton · 1 eps
1953
MGM Parade2 eps
1955
Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreSam Carter · 1 eps
1956
The Alfred Hitchcock HourKeith Hollands · 1 eps
1962
EspionageEd Pierce · 1 eps
1963
Kraft Suspense TheatreDr. Walter Meade Taylor · 1 eps
1963
F
F.D.R.Narrator · 3 eps
1965
ABC Stage 67Lieutenant Hammond · 1 eps
1966
CP
CBS PlayhouseRome Harper · 1 eps
1966
Nakia14 eps
1974
American PlayhouseOwen Coughlin · 1 eps
1982

Photos

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