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Arthur Kennedy

Arthur Kennedy

Known For Acting
Birthday Feb 17, 1914
Died Jan 05, 1990 (75)
Birthplace Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Popularity 0.4 (history)
Updated Dec 19, 2024 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 t ... he 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

Signs of Life

Signs of Life

1989

as Owen Coughlin

Cyclone

Cyclone

1978

as Priest

The Sentinel

The Sentinel

1977

as Monsignor Franchino

Blackmail Chase

Blackmail Chase

1976

as Mike Jannacone

Nakia

Nakia

1974

as Sheriff Sam Jericho

The President's Plane Is Missing

The President's Plane Is Missing

1973

as Gunther Damon

Crawlspace

Crawlspace

1972

as Albert Graves

My Old Man's Place

My Old Man's Place

1971

as Walter Pell

A Death of Innocence

A Death of Innocence

1971

as Mark Hirsch

The Movie Murderer

The Movie Murderer

1970

as Angus MacGregor

Hail, Hero!

Hail, Hero!

1969

as Albert Dixon

Shark

Shark

1969

as Doc

Day of the Evil Gun

Day of the Evil Gun

1968

as Owen Forbes

Monday's Child

Monday's Child

1967

as Peter Richardson

Nevada Smith

Nevada Smith

1966

as Bill Bowdre

Fantastic Voyage

Fantastic Voyage

1966

as Dr. Duval

Joy in the Morning

Joy in the Morning

1965

as Patrick Brown

Cheyenne Autumn

Cheyenne Autumn

1964

as Doc Holliday

Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man

Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man

1962

as Dr. Henry Adams

Lawrence of Arabia

Lawrence of Arabia

1962

as Jackson Bentley

Claudelle Inglish

Claudelle Inglish

1961

as Clyde Inglish

Murder She Said

Murder She Said

1961

as Paul Quimper

Barabbas

Barabbas

1961

as Pontius Pilate

Elmer Gantry

Elmer Gantry

1960

as Jim Lefferts

Home Is the Hero

Home Is the Hero

1959

as Willie O'Reilly

A Summer Place

A Summer Place

1959

as Bart Hunter

Twilight for the Gods

Twilight for the Gods

1958

as First Mate Ramsay

Some Came Running

Some Came Running

1958

as Frank Hirsh

Peyton Place

Peyton Place

1957

as Lucas Cross

The Rawhide Years

The Rawhide Years

1956

as Rick Harper

The Naked Dawn

The Naked Dawn

1955

as Santiago

The Man from Laramie

The Man from Laramie

1955

as Vic Hansbro

Crashout

Crashout

1955

as Joe Quinn

Trial

Trial

1955

as Barney Castle

The Desperate Hours

The Desperate Hours

1955

as Deputy Sheriff Jesse Bard

Impulse

Impulse

1954

as Alan Curtis

Bend of the River

Bend of the River

1952

as Emerson Cole

The Girl in White

The Girl in White

1952

as Dr. Ben Barringer

Rancho Notorious

Rancho Notorious

1952

as Vern Haskell

The Lusty Men

The Lusty Men

1952

as Wes Merritt

Bright Victory

Bright Victory

1951

as Larry Nevins

Red Mountain

Red Mountain

1951

as Lane Waldron

The Glass Menagerie

The Glass Menagerie

1950

as Tom Wingfield

The Window

The Window

1949

as Ed Woodry

Champion

Champion

1949

as Connie Kelly

Too Late for Tears

Too Late for Tears

1949

as Alan Palmer

The Walking Hills

The Walking Hills

1949

as Chalk

Chicago Deadline

Chicago Deadline

1949

as Tommy Ditman

Boomerang!

Boomerang!

1947

as John Waldron

Cheyenne

Cheyenne

1947

as The Sundance Kid

It's Your America

It's Your America

1946

as Soldier / Narrator (uncredited)

Devotion

Devotion

1946

as Branwell Brontë

Target - Invisible

Target - Invisible

1945

as Air Force Officer / Narrator

The Last Bomb

The Last Bomb

1945

as Crewman (voice)

Ditch and Live

Ditch and Live

1944

as Captain Scott H. Reynolds

Resisting Enemy Interrogation

Resisting Enemy Interrogation

1944

as Sgt. Alfred Mason

The Memphis Belle

The Memphis Belle

1944

as (uncredited)

Reconnaissance Pilot

Reconnaissance Pilot

1943

as Decoration Announcer (voice)

Air Force

Air Force

1943

as Bombardier

Desperate Journey

Desperate Journey

1942

as Flight Officer Jed Forrest

Knockout

Knockout

1941

as Johnny Rocket

Strange Alibi

Strange Alibi

1941

as Sgt. Joe Geary

Highway West

Highway West

1941

as George Foster

They Died with Their Boots On

They Died with Their Boots On

1941

as Ned Sharp

High Sierra

High Sierra

1941

as Red

Bad Men of Missouri

Bad Men of Missouri

1941

as Jim Younger

City for Conquest

City for Conquest

1940

as Eddie Kenny

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Organization Category Movie
Golden Globes Best Supporting Actor Elmer Gantry Nominated
Golden Globes Best Supporting Actor Come Back, Little Sheba Won
BAFTA Awards Best Actor A Private's Affair Nominated
Television Credits

F.D.R.

as Narrator

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Jan 08, 1965

Kraft Suspense Theatre

as Dr. Walter Meade Taylor

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 10, 1963

General Electric Theater

as Whitney Barton

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 01, 1953

ABC Stage 67

as Lieutenant Hammond

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 14, 1966

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as Sam Carter

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 05, 1956

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

as Keith Hollands

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1962

Nakia

Episodes: 14

First Aired: Sep 21, 1974

CBS Playhouse

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 08, 1966

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