Arthur Kennedy
Acting·February 17, 1914·† January 5, 1990 — 75 years old·Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
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
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1990Grandpa1989Signs of LifeOwen Coughlin1987James Stewart: A Wonderful LifeSelf (archive footage)1982American PlayhouseTVOwen Coughlin1982Assault with a Deadly WeaponDirector1979The HumanoidDr. Kraspin1978Dirty WorldSenator Merelli1978CyclonePriest1978Cave of the SharksMr. Jackson1978Last AngelsIl nonno1978Covert ActionCIA Chief of Station, Athens1977Nine Guests for a CrimeUberto1977The SentinelMonsignor Franchino1976Rome, Armed to the TeethVice questore Ruini1976Emmanuelle on Taboo IslandAntonio1976Blackmail ChaseMike Jannacone1975Killer CopArmando Di Federico1974The Living Dead at Manchester MorgueThe Inspector1974The AntichristBishop Ascanio Oderisi1974NakiaTV1974NakiaSheriff Sam Jericho1974The Man from IndependenceTom Pendergast1973The President's Plane Is MissingGunther Damon1973RiccoDon Vito1973Family KillerDon Angelino Ferrante1972CrawlspaceAlbert Graves1971A Death of InnocenceMark Hirsch1971My Old Man's PlaceWalter Pell1970The Movie MurdererAngus MacGregor1969SharkDoc1969Hail, Hero!Albert Dixon1968AnzioMaj. Gen. Jack Lesley1968Day of the Evil GunOwen Forbes1968A Minute to Pray, a Second to DieTuscosa Marshal Roy W. Colby1967Monday's ChildPeter Richardson1966CBS PlayhouseTVRome Harper1966ABC Stage 67TVLieutenant Hammond1966Fantastic VoyageDr. Duval1966Nevada SmithBill Bowdre1965Joy in the MorningPatrick Brown1965MurietaCapt. Love1965F.D.R.TVNarrator1965The Battle of the Bulge... The Brave RiflesNarrator (voice)1964Cheyenne AutumnDoc Holliday1964Attack and RetreatFerro Maria Ferri1963Kraft Suspense TheatreTVDr. Walter Meade Taylor1963EspionageTVEd Pierce1962Lawrence of ArabiaJackson Bentley1962The Alfred Hitchcock HourTVKeith Hollands1962Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young ManDr. Henry Adams1961BarabbasPontius Pilate1961Murder She SaidPaul Quimper1961Claudelle InglishClyde Inglish1960Elmer GantryJim Lefferts1960In the Presence of Mine EnemiesPaul Heller1959A Summer PlaceBart Hunter1959Home Is the HeroWillie O'Reilly1958Some Came RunningFrank Hirsh1958Twilight for the GodsFirst Mate Ramsay1957Peyton PlaceLucas Cross1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreTVSam Carter1956The Rawhide YearsRick Harper1955The Naked DawnSantiago1955TrialBarney Castle1955The Desperate HoursDeputy Sheriff Jesse Bard1955MGM ParadeTV1955The Man from LaramieVic Hansbro1955CrashoutJoe Quinn1954ImpulseAlan Curtis1953General Electric TheaterTVWhitney Barton1952The Lusty MenWes Merritt1952The Girl in WhiteDr. Ben Barringer1952Rancho NotoriousVern Haskell1952Bend of the RiverEmerson Cole1951Red MountainLane Waldron1951Bright VictoryLarry Nevins1950The Glass MenagerieTom Wingfield1949Chicago DeadlineTommy Ditman1949Too Late for TearsAlan Palmer1949The WindowEd Woodry1949ChampionConnie Kelly1949The Walking HillsChalk1947CheyenneThe Sundance Kid1947Boomerang!John Waldron1946It's Your AmericaSoldier / Narrator (uncredited)1946DevotionBranwell Brontë1945Target - InvisibleAir Force Officer / Narrator1945The Last BombCrewman (voice)1944Resisting Enemy InterrogationSgt. Alfred Mason1944The Memphis Belle(uncredited)1944Flight Characteristics of the P-51 AirplaneBob Chilton1944Troop Carrier Airplanes: Cockpit ProcedureCapt. Mathews1944Ditch and LiveCaptain Scott H. Reynolds1943Air ForceBombardier1943Reconnaissance PilotDecoration Announcer (voice)1943How to Fly the B-17 (Part 2, Flight Operations)Instructor1943How to Fly the B-17 (Part 1, Ground Operations)Instructor1942Breakdowns of 1942Self1942Desperate JourneyFlight Officer Jed Forrest1941They Died with Their Boots OnNed Sharp1941Highway WestGeorge Foster1941Bad Men of MissouriJim Younger1941Strange AlibiSgt. Joe Geary1941KnockoutJohnny Rocket1941High SierraRed1940City for ConquestEddie Kenny