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Arthur Kennedy

Arthur Kennedy

Acting

Born: February 17, 1914Worcester, 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.

Known For
Filmography

Grandpa

1990
Signs of Life

Signs of Life

Owen Coughlin

1989
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

Self (archive footage)

1987
The Humanoid

The Humanoid

Dr. Kraspin

1979
Dirty World

Dirty World

Senator Merelli

1978
Cyclone

Cyclone

Priest

1978
Cave of the Sharks

Cave of the Sharks

Mr. Jackson

1978

Last Angels

Il nonno

1978
Covert Action

Covert Action

CIA Chief of Station, Athens

1978
Nine Guests for a Crime

Nine Guests for a Crime

Uberto

1977
The Sentinel

The Sentinel

Monsignor Franchino

1977
Rome, Armed to the Teeth

Rome, Armed to the Teeth

Vice questore Ruini

1976
Emmanuelle on Taboo Island

Emmanuelle on Taboo Island

Antonio

1976
Blackmail Chase

Blackmail Chase

Mike Jannacone

1976
Killer Cop

Killer Cop

Armando Di Federico

1975
The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue

The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue

The Inspector

1974
The Antichrist

The Antichrist

Bishop Ascanio Oderisi

1974
Nakia

Nakia

Sheriff Sam Jericho

1974

The Man from Independence

Tom Pendergast

1974
The President's Plane Is Missing

The President's Plane Is Missing

Gunther Damon

1973
Ricco

Ricco

Don Vito

1973
Family Killer

Family Killer

Don Angelino Ferrante

1973
Crawlspace

Crawlspace

Albert Graves

1972
A Death of Innocence

A Death of Innocence

Mark Hirsch

1971
My Old Man's Place

My Old Man's Place

Walter Pell

1971
The Movie Murderer

The Movie Murderer

Angus MacGregor

1970
Shark

Shark

Doc

1969
Hail, Hero!

Hail, Hero!

Albert Dixon

1969
Anzio

Anzio

Maj. Gen. Jack Lesley

1968
Day of the Evil Gun

Day of the Evil Gun

Owen Forbes

1968
A Minute to Pray, a Second to Die

A Minute to Pray, a Second to Die

Tuscosa Marshal Roy W. Colby

1968
Monday's Child

Monday's Child

Peter Richardson

1967
Fantastic Voyage

Fantastic Voyage

Dr. Duval

1966
Nevada Smith

Nevada Smith

Bill Bowdre

1966
Joy in the Morning

Joy in the Morning

Patrick Brown

1965
Murieta

Murieta

Capt. Love

1965
The Battle of the Bulge... The Brave Rifles

The Battle of the Bulge... The Brave Rifles

Narrator (voice)

1965
Cheyenne Autumn

Cheyenne Autumn

Doc Holliday

1964
Attack and Retreat

Attack and Retreat

Ferro Maria Ferri

1964
Lawrence of Arabia

Lawrence of Arabia

Jackson Bentley

1962
Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man

Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man

Dr. Henry Adams

1962
Barabbas

Barabbas

Pontius Pilate

1961
Murder She Said

Murder She Said

Paul Quimper

1961
Claudelle Inglish

Claudelle Inglish

Clyde Inglish

1961
Elmer Gantry

Elmer Gantry

Jim Lefferts

1960
In the Presence of Mine Enemies

In the Presence of Mine Enemies

Paul Heller

1960
A Summer Place

A Summer Place

Bart Hunter

1959
Home Is the Hero

Home Is the Hero

Willie O'Reilly

1959
Some Came Running

Some Came Running

Frank Hirsh

1958
Twilight for the Gods

Twilight for the Gods

First Mate Ramsay

1958
Peyton Place

Peyton Place

Lucas Cross

1957
The Rawhide Years

The Rawhide Years

Rick Harper

1956
The Naked Dawn

The Naked Dawn

Santiago

1955
Trial

Trial

Barney Castle

1955
The Desperate Hours

The Desperate Hours

Deputy Sheriff Jesse Bard

1955
The Man from Laramie

The Man from Laramie

Vic Hansbro

1955
Crashout

Crashout

Joe Quinn

1955
Impulse

Impulse

Alan Curtis

1954
The Lusty Men

The Lusty Men

Wes Merritt

1952
The Girl in White

The Girl in White

Dr. Ben Barringer

1952
Rancho Notorious

Rancho Notorious

Vern Haskell

1952
Bend of the River

Bend of the River

Emerson Cole

1952
Red Mountain

Red Mountain

Lane Waldron

1951
Bright Victory

Bright Victory

Larry Nevins

1951
The Glass Menagerie

The Glass Menagerie

Tom Wingfield

1950
Chicago Deadline

Chicago Deadline

Tommy Ditman

1949
Too Late for Tears

Too Late for Tears

Alan Palmer

1949
The Window

The Window

Ed Woodry

1949
Champion

Champion

Connie Kelly

1949
The Walking Hills

The Walking Hills

Chalk

1949
Cheyenne

Cheyenne

The Sundance Kid

1947
Boomerang!

Boomerang!

John Waldron

1947
It's Your America

It's Your America

Soldier / Narrator (uncredited)

1946
Devotion

Devotion

Branwell Brontë

1946

Target - Invisible

Air Force Officer / Narrator

1945
The Last Bomb

The Last Bomb

Crewman (voice)

1945
Resisting Enemy Interrogation

Resisting Enemy Interrogation

Sgt. Alfred Mason

1944
The Memphis Belle

The Memphis Belle

(uncredited)

1944

Troop Carrier Airplanes: Cockpit Procedure

Capt. Mathews

1944

Flight Characteristics of the P-51 Airplane

Bob Chilton

1944

Ditch and Live

Captain Scott H. Reynolds

1944
Air Force

Air Force

Bombardier

1943
Reconnaissance Pilot

Reconnaissance Pilot

Decoration Announcer (voice)

1943

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

Instructor

1943

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

Instructor

1943
Breakdowns of 1942

Breakdowns of 1942

Self

1942
Desperate Journey

Desperate Journey

Flight Officer Jed Forrest

1942
They Died with Their Boots On

They Died with Their Boots On

Ned Sharp

1941
Highway West

Highway West

George Foster

1941
Bad Men of Missouri

Bad Men of Missouri

Jim Younger

1941
Strange Alibi

Strange Alibi

Sgt. Joe Geary

1941
Knockout

Knockout

Johnny Rocket

1941
High Sierra

High Sierra

Red

1941
City for Conquest

City for Conquest

Eddie Kenny

1940