Arthur Kennedy
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Feb 17, 1914 (112 years old)
Place of Birth
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.
Known For
| 1990 | Grandpa | |
| 1989 | Signs of LifeOwen Coughlin | |
| 1987 | James Stewart: A Wonderful LifeSelf (archive footage) | |
| 1979 | The HumanoidDr. Kraspin | |
| 1978 | CyclonePriest | |
| 1978 | Covert ActionCIA Chief of Station, Athens | |
| 1978 | Dirty WorldSenator Merelli | |
| 1978 | Last AngelsIl nonno | |
| 1978 | Cave of the SharksMr. Jackson | |
| 1977 | The SentinelMonsignor Franchino | |
| 1977 | Nine Guests for a CrimeUberto | |
| 1976 | Rome, Armed to the TeethVice questore Ruini | |
| 1976 | Blackmail ChaseMike Jannacone | |
| 1976 | Emmanuelle on Taboo IslandAntonio | |
| 1975 | Killer CopArmando Di Federico | |
| 1974 | The Living Dead at Manchester MorgueThe Inspector | |
| 1974 | The Man from IndependenceTom Pendergast | |
| 1974 | The AntichristBishop Ascanio Oderisi | |
| 1974 | NakiaSheriff Sam Jericho | |
| 1974 | Nakia | |
| 1973 | Family KillerDon Angelino Ferrante | |
| 1973 | The President's Plane Is MissingGunther Damon | |
| 1973 | RiccoDon Vito | |
| 1972 | CrawlspaceAlbert Graves | |
| 1971 | A Death of InnocenceMark Hirsch | |
| 1971 | My Old Man's PlaceWalter Pell | |
| 1970 | The Movie MurdererAngus MacGregor | |
| 1969 | SharkDoc | |
| 1969 | Hail, Hero!Albert Dixon | |
| 1968 | Day of the Evil GunOwen Forbes | |
| 1968 | AnzioMaj. Gen. Jack Lesley | |
| 1968 | A Minute to Pray, a Second to DieTuscosa Marshal Roy W. Colby | |
| 1967 | Monday's ChildPeter Richardson | |
| 1966 | Fantastic VoyageDr. Duval | |
| 1966 | Nevada SmithBill Bowdre | |
| 1966 | ABC Stage 67Lieutenant Hammond | |
| 1966 | CBS Playhouse | |
| 1965 | MurietaCapt. Love | |
| 1965 | Joy in the MorningPatrick Brown | |
| 1965 | The Battle of the Bulge... The Brave RiflesNarrator (voice) | |
| 1965 | F.D.R.Narrator | |
| 1964 | Cheyenne AutumnDoc Holliday | |
| 1964 | Attack and RetreatFerro Maria Ferri | |
| 1963 | Kraft Suspense TheatreDr. Walter Meade Taylor | |
| 1962 | Lawrence of ArabiaJackson Bentley | |
| 1962 | Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young ManDr. Henry Adams | |
| 1962 | The Alfred Hitchcock HourKeith Hollands | |
| 1961 | Murder She SaidPaul Quimper | |
| 1961 | BarabbasPontius Pilate | |
| 1961 | Claudelle InglishClyde Inglish | |
| 1960 | Elmer GantryJim Lefferts | |
| 1960 | In the Presence of Mine EnemiesPaul Heller | |
| 1959 | A Summer PlaceBart Hunter | |
| 1959 | Home Is the HeroWillie O'Reilly | |
| 1958 | Some Came RunningFrank Hirsh | |
| 1958 | Twilight for the GodsFirst Mate Ramsay | |
| 1957 | Peyton PlaceLucas Cross | |
| 1956 | The Rawhide YearsRick Harper | |
| 1956 | Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreSam Carter | |
| 1955 | CrashoutJoe Quinn | |
| 1955 | The Desperate HoursDeputy Sheriff Jesse Bard | |
| 1955 | The Man from LaramieVic Hansbro | |
| 1955 | The Naked DawnSantiago | |
| 1955 | TrialBarney Castle | |
| 1955 | MGM Parade | |
| 1954 | ImpulseAlan Curtis | |
| 1953 | General Electric TheaterWhitney Barton | |
| 1952 | Rancho NotoriousVern Haskell | |
| 1952 | The Lusty MenWes Merritt | |
| 1952 | Bend of the RiverEmerson Cole | |
| 1952 | The Girl in WhiteDr. Ben Barringer | |
| 1951 | Bright VictoryLarry Nevins | |
| 1951 | Red MountainLane Waldron | |
| 1950 | The Glass MenagerieTom Wingfield | |
| 1949 | The WindowEd Woodry | |
| 1949 | ChampionConnie Kelly | |
| 1949 | Too Late for TearsAlan Palmer | |
| 1949 | Chicago DeadlineTommy Ditman | |
| 1949 | The Walking HillsChalk | |
| 1947 | Boomerang!John Waldron | |
| 1947 | CheyenneThe Sundance Kid | |
| 1946 | DevotionBranwell Brontë | |
| 1946 | It's Your AmericaSoldier / Narrator (uncredited) | |
| 1945 | The Last BombCrewman (voice) | |
| 1945 | Target - InvisibleAir Force Officer / Narrator | |
| 1944 | The Memphis Belle(uncredited) | |
| 1944 | Resisting Enemy InterrogationSgt. Alfred Mason | |
| 1944 | Ditch and LiveCaptain Scott H. Reynolds | |
| 1944 | Flight Characteristics of the P-51 AirplaneBob Chilton | |
| 1944 | Troop Carrier Airplanes: Cockpit ProcedureCapt. Mathews | |
| 1943 | Air ForceBombardier | |
| 1943 | How to Fly the B-17 (Part 2, Flight Operations)Instructor | |
| 1943 | How to Fly the B-17 (Part 1, Ground Operations)Instructor | |
| 1943 | Reconnaissance PilotDecoration Announcer (voice) | |
| 1942 | Desperate JourneyFlight Officer Jed Forrest | |
| 1942 | Breakdowns of 1942Self | |
| 1941 | High SierraRed | |
| 1941 | They Died with Their Boots OnNed Sharp | |
| 1941 | Highway WestGeorge Foster | |
| 1941 | Strange AlibiSgt. Joe Geary | |
| 1941 | Bad Men of MissouriJim Younger | |
| 1941 | KnockoutJohnny Rocket | |
| 1940 | City for ConquestEddie Kenny |
| 1982 | Assault with a Deadly WeaponDirector |