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Arthur Kennedy

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderMale
Born / DiedFeb 17, 1914 (Died at 76)
Zodiac Sign♒Aquarius
Place of BirthWorcester, Massachusetts, USA
Career Span1940 – 1990
Known Credits94 Titles
Official Links
ActingPopularity Score 1.9

Arthur Kennedy

Also known as:Артур КеннедиJohn Arthur KennedyДжон Артур Кеннеди
Total Works

94

85 movies • 9 shows

Avg Rating

6.4 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#2

TMDB star index

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.

Signature Roles & Milestones

Lawrence of Arabia
8.0
Lawrence of Arabia
1962•movie
as Jackson Bentley
Fantastic Voyage
6.7
Fantastic Voyage
1966•movie
as Dr. Duval
High Sierra
7.1
High Sierra
1941•movie
as Red
The Man from Laramie
7.1
as Vic Hansbro

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 94 titles featuring Arthur Kennedy

Lawrence of Arabia
8.0
Lawrence of Arabia
1962•movie

as Jackson Bentley

Fantastic Voyage
6.7
Fantastic Voyage
1966•movie

as Dr. Duval

High Sierra
7.1
High Sierra
1941•movie

as Red

The Man from Laramie
7.1

as Vic Hansbro

Murder She Said
7.3
Murder She Said
1961•movie

as Paul Quimper

The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue
6.4

as The Inspector

The Sentinel
6.1
The Sentinel
1977•movie

as Monsignor Franchino

Bend of the River
7.0
Bend of the River
1952•movie

as Emerson Cole

Elmer Gantry
7.3
Elmer Gantry
1960•movie

as Jim Lefferts

Nevada Smith
6.7
Nevada Smith
1966•movie

as Bill Bowdre

The Desperate Hours
7.0

as Deputy Sheriff Jesse Bard

Barabbas
6.9
Barabbas
1961•movie

as Pontius Pilate

Cheyenne Autumn
6.7
Cheyenne Autumn
1964•movie

as Doc Holliday

Some Came Running
6.9
Some Came Running
1958•movie

as Frank Hirsh

Rancho Notorious
6.5
Rancho Notorious
1952•movie

as Vern Haskell

They Died with Their Boots On
6.7

as Ned Sharp

The Antichrist
6.1
The Antichrist
1974•movie

as Bishop Ascanio Oderisi

Champion
6.7
Champion
1949•movie

as Connie Kelly

Too Late for Tears
6.8
Too Late for Tears
1949•movie

as Alan Palmer

The Lusty Men
6.7
The Lusty Men
1952•movie

as Wes Merritt

Peyton Place
6.7
Peyton Place
1957•movie

as Lucas Cross

Boomerang!
7.0
Boomerang!
1947•movie

as John Waldron

Anzio
5.7
Anzio
1968•movie

as Maj. Gen. Jack Lesley

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
7.9
1 eps

as Keith Hollands

The Window
7.0
The Window
1949•movie

as Ed Woodry

Rome, Armed to the Teeth
6.6

as Vice questore Ruini

Air Force
6.5
Air Force
1943•movie

as Bombardier

A Summer Place
6.6
A Summer Place
1959•movie

as Bart Hunter

The Memphis Belle
6.7
The Memphis Belle
1944•movie

as (uncredited)

Attack and Retreat
6.7
Attack and Retreat
1964•movie

as Ferro Maria Ferri

City for Conquest
6.9
City for Conquest
1940•movie

as Eddie Kenny

The Humanoid
3.7
The Humanoid
1979•movie

as Dr. Kraspin

Shark
4.3
Shark
1969•movie

as Doc

Desperate Journey
6.1
Desperate Journey
1942•movie

as Flight Officer Jed Forrest

Nine Guests for a Crime
5.3

as Uberto

Day of the Evil Gun
6.2

as Owen Forbes

Cyclone
5.2
Cyclone
1978•movie

as Priest

Crashout
6.7
Crashout
1955•movie

as Joe Quinn

The Glass Menagerie
5.7

as Tom Wingfield

Red Mountain
6.7
Red Mountain
1951•movie

as Lane Waldron

The Walking Hills
6.0
The Walking Hills
1949•movie

as Chalk

Bright Victory
7.1
Bright Victory
1951•movie

as Larry Nevins

A Minute to Pray, a Second to Die
5.9

as Tuscosa Marshal Roy W. Colby

Emmanuelle on Taboo Island
4.2

as Antonio

The Naked Dawn
6.2
The Naked Dawn
1955•movie

as Santiago

Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man
5.6

as Dr. Henry Adams

Trial
6.9
Trial
1955•movie

as Barney Castle

Killer Cop
6.4
Killer Cop
1975•movie

as Armando Di Federico

Chicago Deadline
6.7
Chicago Deadline
1949•movie

as Tommy Ditman

Impulse
4.6
Impulse
1954•movie

as Alan Curtis

Ricco
6.0
Ricco
1973•movie

as Don Vito

The Rawhide Years
5.6
The Rawhide Years
1956•movie

as Rick Harper

Devotion
5.9
Devotion
1946•movie

as Branwell Brontë

Crawlspace
5.8
Crawlspace
1972•movie

as Albert Graves

Cheyenne
7.0
Cheyenne
1947•movie

as The Sundance Kid

Cave of the Sharks
4.6
Cave of the Sharks
1978•movie

as Mr. Jackson

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
6.2
1 eps

as Sam Carter

Signs of Life
4.9
Signs of Life
1989•movie

as Owen Coughlin

Knockout
5.1
Knockout
1941•movie

as Johnny Rocket

Dirty World
4.8
Dirty World
1978•movie

as Senator Merelli

American Playhouse
6.6
1 eps
American Playhouse
1982•series

as Owen Coughlin

Twilight for the Gods
4.7

as First Mate Ramsay

Resisting Enemy Interrogation
6.6

as Sgt. Alfred Mason

Family Killer
6.1
Family Killer
1973•movie

as Don Angelino Ferrante

The President's Plane Is Missing
6.3

as Gunther Damon

Strange Alibi
7.2
Strange Alibi
1941•movie

as Sgt. Joe Geary

Murieta
5.7
Murieta
1965•movie

as Capt. Love

Claudelle Inglish
5.2
Claudelle Inglish
1961•movie

as Clyde Inglish

Bad Men of Missouri
6.2

as Jim Younger

The Girl in White
7.1
The Girl in White
1952•movie

as Dr. Ben Barringer

General Electric Theater
6.8
1 eps

as Whitney Barton

ABC Stage 67
6.8
1 eps
ABC Stage 67
1966•series

as Lieutenant Hammond

Highway West
6.6
Highway West
1941•movie

as George Foster

Monday's Child
5.4
Monday's Child
1967•movie

as Peter Richardson

The Last Bomb
6.2
The Last Bomb
1945•movie

as Crewman (voice)

Joy in the Morning
4.2
Joy in the Morning
1965•movie

as Patrick Brown

The Battle of the Bulge... The Brave Rifles
6.0

as Narrator (voice)

The Movie Murderer
6.9
The Movie Murderer
1970•movie

as Angus MacGregor

Kraft Suspense Theatre
6.5
1 eps

as Dr. Walter Meade Taylor

My Old Man's Place
6.8
My Old Man's Place
1971•movie

as Walter Pell

Covert Action
6.0
Covert Action
1978•movie

as CIA Chief of Station, Athens

A Death of Innocence
7.0

as Mark Hirsch

Hail, Hero!
6.5
Hail, Hero!
1969•movie

as Albert Dixon

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
6.5

as Self (archive footage)

It's Your America
6.5
It's Your America
1946•movie

as Soldier / Narrator (uncredited)

Nakia
6.0
14 eps
Nakia
1974•series
MGM Parade
7.5
2 eps
MGM Parade
1955•series
Nakia
9.0
Nakia
1974•movie

as Sheriff Sam Jericho

Blackmail Chase
9.0
Blackmail Chase
1976•movie

as Mike Jannacone

Home Is the Hero
8.0
Home Is the Hero
1959•movie

as Willie O'Reilly

Reconnaissance Pilot
7.0

as Decoration Announcer (voice)

Breakdowns of 1942
6.0
Breakdowns of 1942
1942•movie

as Self

Espionage
10.0
1 eps
Espionage
1963•series

as Ed Pierce

In the Presence of Mine Enemies

as Paul Heller