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Arthur Kennedy

Arthur Kennedy

ActorDirector Feb 17 (died age 75) Worcester, Massachusetts, USA 1940–1990 (50 year career)
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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…

Known For

Lawrence of Arabia
Film

Lawrence of Arabia

Jackson Bentley
High Sierra
Film

High Sierra

Red
Fantastic Voyage
Film

Fantastic Voyage

Dr. Duval
Murder She Said
Film

Murder She Said

Paul Quimper
The Man from Laramie
Film

The Man from Laramie

Vic Hansbro
Elmer Gantry
Film

Elmer Gantry

Jim Lefferts
Bend of the River
Film

Bend of the River

Emerson Cole
The Desperate Hours
Film

The Desperate Hours

Deputy Sheriff Jesse Bard

Filmography

Acting (103)

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Movies (94)

Grandpa

Grandpa

1990
Signs of Life

Signs of Life

1989

as Owen Coughlin

4.6
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

1987

as Self (archive footage)

6.0
The Humanoid

The Humanoid

1979

as Dr. Kraspin

3.5
Cave of the Sharks

Cave of the Sharks

1978

as Mr. Jackson

4.2
Cyclone

Cyclone

1978

as Priest

5.1
Dirty World

Dirty World

1978

as Senator Merelli

4.0
Covert Action

Covert Action

1978

as CIA Chief of Station, Athens

Last Angels

Last Angels

1978

as Il nonno

6.0
Nine Guests for a Crime

Nine Guests for a Crime

1977

as Uberto

5.3
The Sentinel

The Sentinel

1977

as Monsignor Franchino

6.1
Emmanuelle on Taboo Island

Emmanuelle on Taboo Island

1976

as Antonio

3.5
Blackmail Chase

Blackmail Chase

1976

as Mike Jannacone

Rome, Armed to the Teeth

Rome, Armed to the Teeth

1976

as Vice questore Ruini

6.6
Killer Cop

Killer Cop

1975

as Armando Di Federico

6.5
The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue

The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue

1974

as The Inspector

6.4
The Antichrist

The Antichrist

1974

as Bishop Ascanio Oderisi

6.1
Nakia

Nakia

1974

as Sheriff Sam Jericho

The Man from Independence

The Man from Independence

1974

as Tom Pendergast

Family Killer

Family Killer

1973

as Don Angelino Ferrante

5.4
Ricco

Ricco

1973

as Don Vito

5.8
The President's Plane Is Missing

The President's Plane Is Missing

1973

as Gunther Damon

6.2
Crawlspace

Crawlspace

1972

as Albert Graves

5.4
My Old Man's Place

My Old Man's Place

1971

as Walter Pell

6.8
A Death of Innocence

A Death of Innocence

1971

as Mark Hirsch

7.0
The Movie Murderer

The Movie Murderer

1970

as Angus MacGregor

6.5
Hail, Hero!

Hail, Hero!

1969

as Albert Dixon

6.0
Shark

Shark

1969

as Doc

4.0
Anzio

Anzio

1968

as Maj. Gen. Jack Lesley

5.6
Day of the Evil Gun

Day of the Evil Gun

1968

as Owen Forbes

6.1
A Minute to Pray, a Second to Die

A Minute to Pray, a Second to Die

1968

as Tuscosa Marshal Roy W. Colby

5.9
Monday's Child

Monday's Child

1967

as Peter Richardson

4.8
Fantastic Voyage

Fantastic Voyage

1966

as Dr. Duval

6.7
Nevada Smith

Nevada Smith

1966

as Bill Bowdre

6.7
The Battle of the Bulge... The Brave Rifles

The Battle of the Bulge... The Brave Rifles

1965

as Narrator (voice)

5.7
Murieta

Murieta

1965

as Capt. Love

5.0
Joy in the Morning

Joy in the Morning

1965

as Patrick Brown

2.7
Cheyenne Autumn

Cheyenne Autumn

1964

as Doc Holliday

6.7
Attack and Retreat

Attack and Retreat

1964

as Ferro Maria Ferri

6.6
Lawrence of Arabia

Lawrence of Arabia

1962

as Jackson Bentley

8.0
Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man

Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man

1962

as Dr. Henry Adams

5.2
Barabbas

Barabbas

1961

as Pontius Pilate

6.9
Murder She Said

Murder She Said

1961

as Paul Quimper

7.3
Claudelle Inglish

Claudelle Inglish

1961

as Clyde Inglish

4.6
Elmer Gantry

Elmer Gantry

1960

as Jim Lefferts

7.3
In the Presence of Mine Enemies

In the Presence of Mine Enemies

1960

as Paul Heller

A Summer Place

A Summer Place

1959

as Bart Hunter

6.5
Home Is the Hero

Home Is the Hero

1959

as Willie O'Reilly

Some Came Running

Some Came Running

1958

as Frank Hirsh

7.0
Twilight for the Gods

Twilight for the Gods

1958

as First Mate Ramsay

3.8
Peyton Place

Peyton Place

1957

as Lucas Cross

6.7
The Rawhide Years

The Rawhide Years

1956

as Rick Harper

5.5
Trial

Trial

1955

as Barney Castle

6.8
The Desperate Hours

The Desperate Hours

1955

as Deputy Sheriff Jesse Bard

7.0
The Man from Laramie

The Man from Laramie

1955

as Vic Hansbro

7.2
Crashout

Crashout

1955

as Joe Quinn

6.6
The Naked Dawn

The Naked Dawn

1955

as Santiago

6.1
Impulse

Impulse

1954

as Alan Curtis

4.5
Rancho Notorious

Rancho Notorious

1952

as Vern Haskell

6.5
The Lusty Men

The Lusty Men

1952

as Wes Merritt

6.7
Bend of the River

Bend of the River

1952

as Emerson Cole

6.9
The Girl in White

The Girl in White

1952

as Dr. Ben Barringer

6.7
Bright Victory

Bright Victory

1951

as Larry Nevins

6.9
Red Mountain

Red Mountain

1951

as Lane Waldron

6.6
The Glass Menagerie

The Glass Menagerie

1950

as Tom Wingfield

5.6
Too Late for Tears

Too Late for Tears

1949

as Alan Palmer

6.8
The Walking Hills

The Walking Hills

1949

as Chalk

6.0
Champion

Champion

1949

as Connie Kelly

6.7
The Window

The Window

1949

as Ed Woodry

6.9
Chicago Deadline

Chicago Deadline

1949

as Tommy Ditman

6.5
Boomerang!

Boomerang!

1947

as John Waldron

7.0
Cheyenne

Cheyenne

1947

as The Sundance Kid

6.8
Devotion

Devotion

1946

as Branwell Brontë

5.7
It's Your America

It's Your America

1946

as Soldier / Narrator (uncredited)

6.5
The Last Bomb

The Last Bomb

1945

as Crewman (voice)

5.8
Target - Invisible

Target - Invisible

1945

as Air Force Officer / Narrator

Troop Carrier Airplanes: Cockpit Procedure

Troop Carrier Airplanes: Cockpit Procedure

1944

as Capt. Mathews

The Memphis Belle

The Memphis Belle

1944

as (uncredited)

6.6
Flight Characteristics of the P-51 Airplane

Flight Characteristics of the P-51 Airplane

1944

as Bob Chilton

Resisting Enemy Interrogation

Resisting Enemy Interrogation

1944

as Sgt. Alfred Mason

6.6
Ditch and Live

Ditch and Live

1944

as Captain Scott H. Reynolds

Air Force

Air Force

1943

as Bombardier

6.5
Reconnaissance Pilot

Reconnaissance Pilot

1943

as Decoration Announcer (voice)

How to Fly the B-17 (Part 1, Ground Operations)

How to Fly the B-17 (Part 1, Ground Operations)

1943

as Instructor

How to Fly the B-17 (Part 2, Flight Operations)

How to Fly the B-17 (Part 2, Flight Operations)

1943

as Instructor

Desperate Journey

Desperate Journey

1942

as Flight Officer Jed Forrest

6.0
Breakdowns of 1942

Breakdowns of 1942

1942

as Self

6.0
High Sierra

High Sierra

1941

as Red

7.1
Knockout

Knockout

1941

as Johnny Rocket

4.4
They Died with Their Boots On

They Died with Their Boots On

1941

as Ned Sharp

6.6
Bad Men of Missouri

Bad Men of Missouri

1941

as Jim Younger

5.6
Highway West

Highway West

1941

as George Foster

5.8
Strange Alibi

Strange Alibi

1941

as Sgt. Joe Geary

6.6
City for Conquest

City for Conquest

1940

as Eddie Kenny

6.7