Arthur Kennedy
Known for Acting · 104 credits
- Born
- 1914-02-17
- Died
- 1990-01-05
- Place of birth
- Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
- Also known as
- Артур Кеннеди · John Arthur Kennedy · Джон Артур Кеннеди
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
TV Shows (10)
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
as Keith Hollands
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Sam Carter
Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963
as Dr. Walter Meade Taylor
Espionage
1963
as Ed Pierce
MGM Parade
1955
CBS Playhouse
1966
as Rome Harper
ABC Stage 67
1966
as Lieutenant Hammond
General Electric Theater
1953
as Whitney Barton
Nakia
1974
F.D.R.
1965
as Narrator
Movies (94)
Lawrence of Arabia
1962
as Jackson Bentley
Barabbas
1961
as Pontius Pilate
Fantastic Voyage
1966
as Dr. Duval
Nevada Smith
1966
as Bill Bowdre
A Summer Place
1959
as Bart Hunter
The Sentinel
1977
as Monsignor Franchino
Anzio
1968
as Maj. Gen. Jack Lesley
Cheyenne Autumn
1964
as Doc Holliday
Ricco
1973
as Don Vito
Bend of the River
1952
as Emerson Cole
The Antichrist
1974
as Bishop Ascanio Oderisi
The Man from Laramie
1955
as Vic Hansbro
Elmer Gantry
1960
as Jim Lefferts
Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man
1962
as Dr. Henry Adams
Rancho Notorious
1952
as Vern Haskell
Some Came Running
1958
as Frank Hirsh
Champion
1949
as Connie Kelly
Boomerang!
1947
as John Waldron
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987
as Self (archive footage)
Murder She Said
1961
as Paul Quimper
Peyton Place
1957
as Lucas Cross
They Died with Their Boots On
1941
as Ned Sharp
The Window
1949
as Ed Woodry
Shark
1969
as Doc
Trial
1955
as Barney Castle
The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue
1974
as The Inspector
The Desperate Hours
1955
as Deputy Sheriff Jesse Bard
City for Conquest
1940
as Eddie Kenny
Cyclone
1978
as Priest
High Sierra
1941
as Red
Joy in the Morning
1965
as Patrick Brown
Red Mountain
1951
as Lane Waldron
Air Force
1943
as Bombardier
Bright Victory
1951
as Larry Nevins
The Humanoid
1979
as Dr. Kraspin
Signs of Life
1989
as Owen Coughlin
Devotion
1946
as Branwell Brontë
Resisting Enemy Interrogation
1944
as Sgt. Alfred Mason
Chicago Deadline
1949
as Tommy Ditman
Attack and Retreat
1964
as Ferro Maria Ferri
Impulse
1954
as Alan Curtis
Cheyenne
1947
as The Sundance Kid
Crashout
1955
as Joe Quinn
Covert Action
1978
as CIA Chief of Station, Athens
The Memphis Belle
1944
as (uncredited)
Desperate Journey
1942
as Flight Officer Jed Forrest
The Rawhide Years
1956
as Rick Harper
Breakdowns of 1942
1942
as Self
The Glass Menagerie
1950
as Tom Wingfield
The President's Plane Is Missing
1973
as Gunther Damon
Dirty World
1978
as Senator Merelli
The Lusty Men
1952
as Wes Merritt
A Minute to Pray, a Second to Die
1968
as Tuscosa Marshal Roy W. Colby
Bad Men of Missouri
1941
as Jim Younger
Knockout
1941
as Johnny Rocket
The Walking Hills
1949
as Chalk
Claudelle Inglish
1961
as Clyde Inglish
Strange Alibi
1941
as Sgt. Joe Geary
Crawlspace
1972
as Albert Graves
Too Late for Tears
1949
as Alan Palmer
Murieta
1965
as Capt. Love
Nakia
1974
as Sheriff Sam Jericho
Day of the Evil Gun
1968
as Owen Forbes
Twilight for the Gods
1958
as First Mate Ramsay
Rome, Armed to the Teeth
1976
as Vice questore Ruini
In the Presence of Mine Enemies
1960
as Paul Heller
Killer Cop
1975
as Armando Di Federico
Highway West
1941
as George Foster
The Movie Murderer
1970
as Angus MacGregor
Last Angels
1978
as Il nonno
The Naked Dawn
1955
as Santiago
Emmanuelle on Taboo Island
1976
as Antonio
The Man from Independence
1974
as Tom Pendergast
Hail, Hero!
1969
as Albert Dixon
Nine Guests for a Crime
1977
as Uberto
A Death of Innocence
1971
as Mark Hirsch
My Old Man's Place
1971
as Walter Pell
The Girl in White
1952
as Dr. Ben Barringer
Reconnaissance Pilot
1943
as Decoration Announcer (voice)
The Last Bomb
1945
as Crewman (voice)
Family Killer
1973
as Don Angelino Ferrante
Blackmail Chase
1976
as Mike Jannacone
Cave of the Sharks
1978
as Mr. Jackson
Flight Characteristics of the P-51 Airplane
1944
as Bob Chilton
Target - Invisible
1945
as Air Force Officer / Narrator
It's Your America
1946
as Soldier / Narrator (uncredited)
Troop Carrier Airplanes: Cockpit Procedure
1944
as Capt. Mathews
The Battle of the Bulge... The Brave Rifles
1965
as Narrator (voice)
Monday's Child
1967
as Peter Richardson
Ditch and Live
1944
as Captain Scott H. Reynolds
Home Is the Hero
1959
as Willie O'Reilly
Grandpa
1990
How to Fly the B-17 (Part 1, Ground Operations)
1943
as Instructor
How to Fly the B-17 (Part 2, Flight Operations)
1943
as Instructor
About Arthur Kennedy
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. With 104 credits spanning from 1940 to 1990, Arthur Kennedy has appeared in 94 films and 10 TV shows.
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Most Popular Arthur Kennedy Movies
- Lawrence of Arabia (1962) — as Jackson Bentley
- Barabbas (1961) — as Pontius Pilate
- Fantastic Voyage (1966) — as Dr. Duval
- Nevada Smith (1966) — as Bill Bowdre
- A Summer Place (1959) — as Bart Hunter
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