Person

Arthur Kennedy

Acting · 1914–1990 · 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.

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  The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

  Keith Hollands

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  American Playhouse

  Owen Coughlin

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  Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

  Sam Carter

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  Kraft Suspense Theatre

  Dr. Walter Meade Taylor

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  MGM Parade

  1955

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  Lawrence of Arabia

  Jackson Bentley

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  ABC Stage 67

  Lieutenant Hammond

• CBS Playhouse

  Rome Harper

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  Espionage

  Ed Pierce

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  Murieta

  Capt. Love

• 1990Grandpa
• 1989Signs of LifeOwen Coughlin
• 1987James Stewart: A Wonderful LifeSelf (archive footage)
• 1982American PlayhouseOwen Coughlin
• 1982Assault with a Deadly WeaponDirector
• 1979The HumanoidDr. Kraspin
• 1978Dirty WorldSenator Merelli
• 1978CyclonePriest
• 1978Cave of the SharksMr. Jackson
• 1978Last AngelsIl nonno
• 1978Covert ActionCIA Chief of Station, Athens
• 1977Nine Guests for a CrimeUberto
• 1977The SentinelMonsignor Franchino
• 1976Rome, Armed to the TeethVice questore Ruini
• 1976Emmanuelle on Taboo IslandAntonio
• 1976Blackmail ChaseMike Jannacone
• 1975Killer CopArmando Di Federico
• 1974The Living Dead at Manchester MorgueThe Inspector
• 1974The AntichristBishop Ascanio Oderisi
• 1974Nakia
• 1974NakiaSheriff Sam Jericho
• 1974The Man from IndependenceTom Pendergast
• 1973The President's Plane Is MissingGunther Damon
• 1973RiccoDon Vito
• 1973Family KillerDon Angelino Ferrante
• 1972CrawlspaceAlbert Graves
• 1971A Death of InnocenceMark Hirsch
• 1971My Old Man's PlaceWalter Pell
• 1970The Movie MurdererAngus MacGregor
• 1969SharkDoc
• 1969Hail, Hero!Albert Dixon
• 1968AnzioMaj. Gen. Jack Lesley
• 1968Day of the Evil GunOwen Forbes
• 1968A Minute to Pray, a Second to DieTuscosa Marshal Roy W. Colby
• 1967Monday's ChildPeter Richardson
• 1966CBS PlayhouseRome Harper
• 1966ABC Stage 67Lieutenant Hammond
• 1966Fantastic VoyageDr. Duval
• 1966Nevada SmithBill Bowdre
• 1965Joy in the MorningPatrick Brown
• 1965MurietaCapt. Love
• 1965F.D.R.Narrator
• 1965The Battle of the Bulge... The Brave RiflesNarrator (voice)
• 1964Cheyenne AutumnDoc Holliday
• 1964Attack and RetreatFerro Maria Ferri
• 1963Kraft Suspense TheatreDr. Walter Meade Taylor
• 1963EspionageEd Pierce
• 1962Lawrence of ArabiaJackson Bentley
• 1962The Alfred Hitchcock HourKeith Hollands
• 1962Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young ManDr. Henry Adams
• 1961BarabbasPontius Pilate
• 1961Murder She SaidPaul Quimper
• 1961Claudelle InglishClyde Inglish
• 1960Elmer GantryJim Lefferts
• 1960In the Presence of Mine EnemiesPaul Heller
• 1959A Summer PlaceBart Hunter
• 1959Home Is the HeroWillie O'Reilly
• 1958Some Came RunningFrank Hirsh
• 1958Twilight for the GodsFirst Mate Ramsay
• 1957Peyton PlaceLucas Cross
• 1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreSam Carter
• 1956The Rawhide YearsRick Harper
• 1955The Naked DawnSantiago
• 1955TrialBarney Castle
• 1955The Desperate HoursDeputy Sheriff Jesse Bard
• 1955MGM Parade
• 1955The Man from LaramieVic Hansbro
• 1955CrashoutJoe Quinn
• 1954ImpulseAlan Curtis
• 1953General Electric TheaterWhitney Barton
• 1952The Lusty MenWes Merritt
• 1952The Girl in WhiteDr. Ben Barringer
• 1952Rancho NotoriousVern Haskell
• 1952Bend of the RiverEmerson Cole
• 1951Red MountainLane Waldron
• 1951Bright VictoryLarry Nevins
• 1950The Glass MenagerieTom Wingfield
• 1949Chicago DeadlineTommy Ditman
• 1949Too Late for TearsAlan Palmer
• 1949The WindowEd Woodry
• 1949ChampionConnie Kelly
• 1949The Walking HillsChalk
• 1947CheyenneThe Sundance Kid
• 1947Boomerang!John Waldron
• 1946It's Your AmericaSoldier / Narrator (uncredited)
• 1946DevotionBranwell Brontë
• 1945Target - InvisibleAir Force Officer / Narrator
• 1945The Last BombCrewman (voice)
• 1944Resisting Enemy InterrogationSgt. Alfred Mason
• 1944The Memphis Belle(uncredited)
• 1944Flight Characteristics of the P-51 AirplaneBob Chilton
• 1944Troop Carrier Airplanes: Cockpit ProcedureCapt. Mathews
• 1944Ditch and LiveCaptain Scott H. Reynolds
• 1943Air ForceBombardier
• 1943Reconnaissance PilotDecoration Announcer (voice)
• 1943How to Fly the B-17 (Part 1, Ground Operations)Instructor
• 1943How to Fly the B-17 (Part 2, Flight Operations)Instructor
• 1942Breakdowns of 1942Self
• 1942Desperate JourneyFlight Officer Jed Forrest
• 1941They Died with Their Boots OnNed Sharp
• 1941Highway WestGeorge Foster
• 1941Bad Men of MissouriJim Younger
• 1941Strange AlibiSgt. Joe Geary
• 1941KnockoutJohnny Rocket
• 1941High SierraRed
• 1940City for ConquestEddie Kenny