Arthur Kennedy

    Arthur Kennedy

    Acting

    February 17, 1914
    Died January 5, 1990 (75 years old)
    Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

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    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...

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    Filmography

    Grandpa

    1990

    10
    Signs of Life

    Signs of Life

    1989

    as Owen Coughlin

    4.9
    James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

    James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

    1987

    as Self (archive footage)

    6.5
    American Playhouse

    American Playhouse

    1982

    as Owen Coughlin

    6.6
    The Humanoid

    The Humanoid

    1979

    as Dr. Kraspin

    3.7
    Cyclone

    Cyclone

    1978

    as Priest

    5.2
    Covert Action

    Covert Action

    1978

    as CIA Chief of Station, Athens

    7
    Dirty World

    Dirty World

    1978

    as Senator Merelli

    4.8

    Last Angels

    1978

    as Il nonno

    6.5
    Cave of the Sharks

    Cave of the Sharks

    1978

    as Mr. Jackson

    4.6
    The Sentinel

    The Sentinel

    1977

    as Monsignor Franchino

    6.1
    Nine Guests for a Crime

    Nine Guests for a Crime

    1977

    as Uberto

    5.3
    Rome, Armed to the Teeth

    Rome, Armed to the Teeth

    1976

    as Vice questore Ruini

    6.6
    Blackmail Chase

    Blackmail Chase

    1976

    as Mike Jannacone

    9
    Emmanuelle on Taboo Island

    Emmanuelle on Taboo Island

    1976

    as Antonio

    4.2
    Killer Cop

    Killer Cop

    1975

    as Armando Di Federico

    6.4
    The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue

    The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue

    1974

    as The Inspector

    6.4

    The Man from Independence

    1974

    as Tom Pendergast

    The Antichrist

    The Antichrist

    1974

    as Bishop Ascanio Oderisi

    6.1
    Nakia

    Nakia

    1974

    as Sheriff Sam Jericho

    9
    Nakia

    Nakia

    1974

    6
    Family Killer

    Family Killer

    1973

    as Don Angelino Ferrante

    6.1
    The President's Plane Is Missing

    The President's Plane Is Missing

    1973

    as Gunther Damon

    6.3
    Ricco

    Ricco

    1973

    as Don Vito

    5.9
    Crawlspace

    Crawlspace

    1972

    as Albert Graves

    5.8
    A Death of Innocence

    A Death of Innocence

    1971

    as Mark Hirsch

    7
    My Old Man's Place

    My Old Man's Place

    1971

    as Walter Pell

    6.8
    The Movie Murderer

    The Movie Murderer

    1970

    as Angus MacGregor

    6.9
    Shark

    Shark

    1969

    as Doc

    4.3
    Hail, Hero!

    Hail, Hero!

    1969

    as Albert Dixon

    6.5
    Day of the Evil Gun

    Day of the Evil Gun

    1968

    as Owen Forbes

    6.2
    Anzio

    Anzio

    1968

    as Maj. Gen. Jack Lesley

    5.6
    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

    5.4
    Fantastic Voyage

    Fantastic Voyage

    1966

    as Dr. Duval

    6.7
    Nevada Smith

    Nevada Smith

    1966

    as Bill Bowdre

    6.7
    ABC Stage 67

    ABC Stage 67

    1966

    as Lieutenant Hammond

    6.8

    CBS Playhouse

    1966

    as Rome Harper

    7
    Murieta

    Murieta

    1965

    as Capt. Love

    5.7
    Joy in the Morning

    Joy in the Morning

    1965

    as Patrick Brown

    4.3
    The Battle of the Bulge... The Brave Rifles

    The Battle of the Bulge... The Brave Rifles

    1965

    as Narrator (voice)

    6

    F.D.R.

    1965

    as Narrator

    10
    Cheyenne Autumn

    Cheyenne Autumn

    1964

    as Doc Holliday

    6.7
    Attack and Retreat

    Attack and Retreat

    1964

    as Ferro Maria Ferri

    6.7
    Kraft Suspense Theatre

    Kraft Suspense Theatre

    1963

    as Dr. Walter Meade Taylor

    6.5
    Espionage

    Espionage

    1963

    as Ed Pierce

    10
    Lawrence of Arabia

    Lawrence of Arabia

    1962

    as Jackson Bentley

    8
    Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man

    Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man

    1962

    as Dr. Henry Adams

    5.6
    The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

    The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

    1962

    as Keith Hollands

    7.9
    Murder She Said

    Murder She Said

    1961

    as Paul Quimper

    7.3
    Barabbas

    Barabbas

    1961

    as Pontius Pilate

    6.9
    Claudelle Inglish

    Claudelle Inglish

    1961

    as Clyde Inglish

    5.2
    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

    6.6
    Home Is the Hero

    Home Is the Hero

    1959

    as Willie O'Reilly

    8
    Some Came Running

    Some Came Running

    1958

    as Frank Hirsh

    7
    Twilight for the Gods

    Twilight for the Gods

    1958

    as First Mate Ramsay

    4.7
    Peyton Place

    Peyton Place

    1957

    as Lucas Cross

    6.7
    The Rawhide Years

    The Rawhide Years

    1956

    as Rick Harper

    5.6
    Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

    Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

    1956

    as Sam Carter

    6.2
    Crashout

    Crashout

    1955

    as Joe Quinn

    6.7
    The Desperate Hours

    The Desperate Hours

    1955

    as Deputy Sheriff Jesse Bard

    7
    The Man from Laramie

    The Man from Laramie

    1955

    as Vic Hansbro

    7.1
    The Naked Dawn

    The Naked Dawn

    1955

    as Santiago

    6.2
    Trial

    Trial

    1955

    as Barney Castle

    6.9
    MGM Parade

    MGM Parade

    1955

    7.5
    Impulse

    Impulse

    1954

    as Alan Curtis

    4.6
    General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

    1953

    as Whitney Barton

    6.8
    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

    7.1
    The Girl in White

    The Girl in White

    1952

    as Dr. Ben Barringer

    7.1
    Bright Victory

    Bright Victory

    1951

    as Larry Nevins

    7.1
    Red Mountain

    Red Mountain

    1951

    as Lane Waldron

    6.7
    The Glass Menagerie

    The Glass Menagerie

    1950

    as Tom Wingfield

    5.7
    The Window

    The Window

    1949

    as Ed Woodry

    7
    Champion

    Champion

    1949

    as Connie Kelly

    6.7
    Too Late for Tears

    Too Late for Tears

    1949

    as Alan Palmer

    6.8
    Chicago Deadline

    Chicago Deadline

    1949

    as Tommy Ditman

    6.7
    The Walking Hills

    The Walking Hills

    1949

    as Chalk

    6
    Boomerang!

    Boomerang!

    1947

    as John Waldron

    7
    Cheyenne

    Cheyenne

    1947

    as The Sundance Kid

    7
    Devotion

    Devotion

    1946

    as Branwell Brontë

    5.9
    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)

    6.2

    Target - Invisible

    1945

    as Air Force Officer / Narrator

    The Memphis Belle

    The Memphis Belle

    1944

    as (uncredited)

    6.7
    Resisting Enemy Interrogation

    Resisting Enemy Interrogation

    1944

    as Sgt. Alfred Mason

    6.6

    Ditch and Live

    1944

    as Captain Scott H. Reynolds

    Flight Characteristics of the P-51 Airplane

    1944

    as Bob Chilton

    Troop Carrier Airplanes: Cockpit Procedure

    1944

    as Capt. Mathews

    Air Force

    Air Force

    1943

    as Bombardier

    6.5

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

    1943

    as Instructor

    7

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

    1943

    as Instructor

    9
    Reconnaissance Pilot

    Reconnaissance Pilot

    1943

    as Decoration Announcer (voice)

    7
    Desperate Journey

    Desperate Journey

    1942

    as Flight Officer Jed Forrest

    6.1
    Breakdowns of 1942

    Breakdowns of 1942

    1942

    as Self

    6
    High Sierra

    High Sierra

    1941

    as Red

    7.1
    They Died with Their Boots On

    They Died with Their Boots On

    1941

    as Ned Sharp

    6.7
    Highway West

    Highway West

    1941

    as George Foster

    6.6
    Strange Alibi

    Strange Alibi

    1941

    as Sgt. Joe Geary

    7.2
    Bad Men of Missouri

    Bad Men of Missouri

    1941

    as Jim Younger

    6.2
    Knockout

    Knockout

    1941

    as Johnny Rocket

    5.1
    City for Conquest

    City for Conquest

    1940

    as Eddie Kenny

    6.9