
Arthur Kennedy
- Born
- February 17, 1914
- Died
- January 5, 1990 (75 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.
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Filmography
- 1990GrandpaGrandpaFilm
- 1989Signs of LifeFilm · Owen Coughlin

- 1987James Stewart: A Wonderful LifeFilm · Self (archive footage)

- 1982American PlayhouseSeries · Owen Coughlin

- 1979The HumanoidFilm · Dr. Kraspin★ 3.7

- 1978Dirty WorldFilm · Senator Merelli

- 1978CycloneFilm · Priest★ 5.2

- 1978Cave of the SharksFilm · Mr. Jackson

- 1978Last AngelsLast AngelsFilm · Il nonno
- 1978Covert ActionFilm · CIA Chief of Station, Athens

- 1977Nine Guests for a CrimeFilm · Uberto★ 5.3

- 1977The SentinelFilm · Monsignor Franchino★ 6.1

- 1976Rome, Armed to the TeethFilm · Vice questore Ruini★ 6.6

- 1976Emmanuelle on Taboo IslandFilm · Antonio

- 1976Blackmail ChaseFilm · Mike Jannacone

- 1975Killer CopFilm · Armando Di Federico

- 1974The Living Dead at Manchester MorgueFilm · The Inspector★ 6.4

- 1974The AntichristFilm · Bishop Ascanio Oderisi★ 6.1

- 1974NakiaSeries

- 1974NakiaFilm · Sheriff Sam Jericho

- 1974The Man from IndependenceThe Man from IndependenceFilm · Tom Pendergast
- 1973The President's Plane Is MissingFilm · Gunther Damon

- 1973RiccoFilm · Don Vito

- 1973Family KillerFilm · Don Angelino Ferrante

- 1972CrawlspaceFilm · Albert Graves

- 1971A Death of InnocenceFilm · Mark Hirsch

- 1971My Old Man's PlaceFilm · Walter Pell

- 1970The Movie MurdererFilm · Angus MacGregor

- 1969SharkFilm · Doc★ 4.3

- 1969Hail, Hero!Film · Albert Dixon

- 1968AnzioFilm · Maj. Gen. Jack Lesley★ 5.7

- 1968Day of the Evil GunFilm · Owen Forbes★ 6.2

- 1968A Minute to Pray, a Second to DieFilm · Tuscosa Marshal Roy W. Colby

- 1967Monday's ChildFilm · Peter Richardson

- 1966CBS PlayhouseCBS PlayhouseSeries · Rome Harper
- 1966ABC Stage 67Series · Lieutenant Hammond

- 1966Fantastic VoyageFilm · Dr. Duval★ 6.7

- 1966Nevada SmithFilm · Bill Bowdre★ 6.7

- 1965Joy in the MorningFilm · Patrick Brown

- 1965MurietaFilm · Capt. Love

- 1965The Battle of the Bulge... The Brave RiflesFilm · Narrator (voice)

- 1964Cheyenne AutumnFilm · Doc Holliday★ 6.7

- 1964Attack and RetreatFilm · Ferro Maria Ferri★ 6.7

- 1963Kraft Suspense TheatreSeries · Dr. Walter Meade Taylor

- 1963EspionageSeries · Ed Pierce

- 1962Lawrence of ArabiaFilm · Jackson Bentley★ 8.0

- 1962The Alfred Hitchcock HourSeries · Keith Hollands★ 7.9

- 1962Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young ManFilm · Dr. Henry Adams

- 1961BarabbasFilm · Pontius Pilate★ 6.9

- 1961Murder She SaidFilm · Paul Quimper★ 7.3

- 1961Claudelle InglishFilm · Clyde Inglish

- 1960Elmer GantryFilm · Jim Lefferts★ 7.3

- 1960In the Presence of Mine EnemiesFilm · Paul Heller

- 1959A Summer PlaceFilm · Bart Hunter★ 6.6

- 1959Home Is the HeroFilm · Willie O'Reilly

- 1958Some Came RunningFilm · Frank Hirsh★ 7.0

- 1958Twilight for the GodsFilm · First Mate Ramsay

- 1957Peyton PlaceFilm · Lucas Cross★ 6.7

- 1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreSeries · Sam Carter

- 1956The Rawhide YearsFilm · Rick Harper

- 1955The Naked DawnFilm · Santiago

- 1955TrialFilm · Barney Castle

- 1955The Desperate HoursFilm · Deputy Sheriff Jesse Bard★ 7.0

- 1955MGM ParadeSeries

- 1955The Man from LaramieFilm · Vic Hansbro★ 7.1

- 1955CrashoutFilm · Joe Quinn★ 6.7

- 1954ImpulseFilm · Alan Curtis

- 1953General Electric TheaterSeries · Whitney Barton

- 1952The Lusty MenFilm · Wes Merritt★ 6.7

- 1952The Girl in WhiteFilm · Dr. Ben Barringer

- 1952Rancho NotoriousFilm · Vern Haskell★ 6.5

- 1952Bend of the RiverFilm · Emerson Cole★ 7.1

- 1951Red MountainFilm · Lane Waldron★ 6.7

- 1951Bright VictoryFilm · Larry Nevins

- 1950The Glass MenagerieFilm · Tom Wingfield★ 5.7

- 1949Chicago DeadlineFilm · Tommy Ditman

- 1949Too Late for TearsFilm · Alan Palmer★ 6.8

- 1949The WindowFilm · Ed Woodry★ 7.0

- 1949ChampionFilm · Connie Kelly★ 6.7

- 1949The Walking HillsFilm · Chalk★ 6.0

- 1947CheyenneFilm · The Sundance Kid

- 1947Boomerang!Film · John Waldron★ 7.0

- 1946It's Your AmericaFilm · Soldier / Narrator (uncredited)

- 1946DevotionFilm · Branwell Brontë

- 1945Target - InvisibleTarget - InvisibleFilm · Air Force Officer / Narrator
- 1945The Last BombFilm · Crewman (voice)

- 1944Resisting Enemy InterrogationFilm · Sgt. Alfred Mason

- 1944The Memphis BelleFilm · (uncredited)★ 6.7

- 1944Troop Carrier Airplanes: Cockpit ProcedureTroop Carrier Airplanes: Cockpit ProcedureFilm · Capt. Mathews
- 1944Flight Characteristics of the P-51 AirplaneFlight Characteristics of the P-51 AirplaneFilm · Bob Chilton
- 1944Ditch and LiveDitch and LiveFilm · Captain Scott H. Reynolds
- 1943Air ForceFilm · Bombardier★ 6.5

- 1943Reconnaissance PilotFilm · Decoration Announcer (voice)

- 1943How to Fly the B-17 (Part 2, Flight Operations)How to Fly the B-17 (Part 2, Flight Operations)Film · Instructor
- 1943How to Fly the B-17 (Part 1, Ground Operations)How to Fly the B-17 (Part 1, Ground Operations)Film · Instructor
- 1942Breakdowns of 1942Film · Self

- 1942Desperate JourneyFilm · Flight Officer Jed Forrest★ 6.1

- 1941They Died with Their Boots OnFilm · Ned Sharp★ 6.7

- 1941Highway WestFilm · George Foster

- 1941Bad Men of MissouriFilm · Jim Younger

- 1941Strange AlibiFilm · Sgt. Joe Geary

- 1941KnockoutFilm · Johnny Rocket

- 1941High SierraFilm · Red★ 7.1

- 1940City for ConquestFilm · Eddie Kenny★ 6.9
