Arthur Kennedy
Known for acting · Born 17 February 1914 · Died 5 January 1990 · aged 75 · Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
106 credits
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
The Man from Laramie
1955
Murder She Said
1961
The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue
1974
Bend of the River
1952
Elmer Gantry
1960
The Desperate Hours
1955
Barabbas
1961
Rancho Notorious
1952
They Died with Their Boots On
1941
The Antichrist
1974
Champion
1949
High Sierra
1941
Acting (105)
1990GrandpaFilm
1989Signs of LifeOwen CoughlinFilm
1987James Stewart: A Wonderful LifeSelf (archive footage)Film
1982American PlayhouseOwen CoughlinSeries
1979The HumanoidDr. KraspinFilm
1978CyclonePriestFilm
1978Cave of the SharksMr. JacksonFilm
1978Dirty WorldSenator MerelliFilm
1978Covert ActionCIA Chief of Station, AthensFilm
1978Last AngelsIl nonnoFilm
1977The SentinelMonsignor FranchinoFilm
1977Nine Guests for a CrimeUbertoFilm
1976Rome, Armed to the TeethVice questore RuiniFilm
1976Emmanuelle on Taboo IslandAntonioFilm
1976Blackmail ChaseMike JannaconeFilm
1975Killer CopArmando Di FedericoFilm
1974The Living Dead at Manchester MorgueThe InspectorFilm
1974The AntichristBishop Ascanio OderisiFilm
1974Nakia · 14 episodesSeries
1974NakiaSheriff Sam JerichoFilm
1974The Man from IndependenceTom PendergastFilm
1973RiccoDon VitoFilm
1973Family KillerDon Angelino FerranteFilm
1973The President's Plane Is MissingGunther DamonFilm
1972CrawlspaceAlbert GravesFilm
1971My Old Man's PlaceWalter PellFilm
1971A Death of InnocenceMark HirschFilm
1970The Movie MurdererAngus MacGregorFilm
1969SharkDocFilm
1969Hail, Hero!Albert DixonFilm
1968AnzioMaj. Gen. Jack LesleyFilm
1968Day of the Evil GunOwen ForbesFilm
1968A Minute to Pray, a Second to DieTuscosa Marshal Roy W. ColbyFilm
1967Monday's ChildPeter RichardsonFilm
1966Fantastic VoyageDr. DuvalFilm
1966Nevada SmithBill BowdreFilm
1966ABC Stage 67Lieutenant HammondSeries
1966CBS PlayhouseRome HarperSeries
1965MurietaCapt. LoveFilm
1965Joy in the MorningPatrick BrownFilm
1965The Battle of the Bulge... The Brave RiflesNarrator (voice)Film
1965F.D.R.Narrator · 3 episodesSeries
1964Cheyenne AutumnDoc HollidayFilm
1964Attack and RetreatFerro Maria FerriFilm
1963Kraft Suspense TheatreDr. Walter Meade TaylorSeries
1963EspionageEd PierceSeries
1962Lawrence of ArabiaJackson BentleyFilm
1962The Alfred Hitchcock HourKeith HollandsSeries
1962Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young ManDr. Henry AdamsFilm
1961Murder She SaidPaul QuimperFilm
1961BarabbasPontius PilateFilm
1961Claudelle InglishClyde InglishFilm
1960Elmer GantryJim LeffertsFilm
1960In the Presence of Mine EnemiesPaul HellerFilm
1959A Summer PlaceBart HunterFilm
1959Home Is the HeroWillie O'ReillyFilm
1958Some Came RunningFrank HirshFilm
1958Twilight for the GodsFirst Mate RamsayFilm
1957Peyton PlaceLucas CrossFilm
1956The Rawhide YearsRick HarperFilm
1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreSam CarterSeries
1955The Man from LaramieVic HansbroFilm
1955The Desperate HoursDeputy Sheriff Jesse BardFilm
1955CrashoutJoe QuinnFilm
1955TrialBarney CastleFilm
1955The Naked DawnSantiagoFilm
1955MGM Parade · 2 episodesSeries
1954ImpulseAlan CurtisFilm
1953General Electric TheaterWhitney BartonSeries
1952Bend of the RiverEmerson ColeFilm
1952Rancho NotoriousVern HaskellFilm
1952The Lusty MenWes MerrittFilm
1952The Girl in WhiteDr. Ben BarringerFilm
1951Red MountainLane WaldronFilm
1951Bright VictoryLarry NevinsFilm
1950The Glass MenagerieTom WingfieldFilm
1949ChampionConnie KellyFilm
1949Too Late for TearsAlan PalmerFilm
1949The WindowEd WoodryFilm
1949The Walking HillsChalkFilm
1949Chicago DeadlineTommy DitmanFilm
1947Boomerang!John WaldronFilm
1947CheyenneThe Sundance KidFilm
1946DevotionBranwell BrontëFilm
1946It's Your AmericaSoldier / Narrator (uncredited)Film
1945The Last BombCrewman (voice)Film
1945Target - InvisibleAir Force Officer / NarratorFilm
1944The Memphis Belle(uncredited)Film
1944Resisting Enemy InterrogationSgt. Alfred MasonFilm
1944Ditch and LiveCaptain Scott H. ReynoldsFilm
1944Flight Characteristics of the P-51 AirplaneBob ChiltonFilm
1944Troop Carrier Airplanes: Cockpit ProcedureCapt. MathewsFilm
1943Air ForceBombardierFilm
1943How to Fly the B-17 (Part 1, Ground Operations)InstructorFilm
1943How to Fly the B-17 (Part 2, Flight Operations)InstructorFilm
1943Reconnaissance PilotDecoration Announcer (voice)Film
1942Desperate JourneyFlight Officer Jed ForrestFilm
1942Breakdowns of 1942SelfFilm
1941High SierraRedFilm
1941They Died with Their Boots OnNed SharpFilm
1941KnockoutJohnny RocketFilm
1941Strange AlibiSgt. Joe GearyFilm
1941Bad Men of MissouriJim YoungerFilm
1941Highway WestGeorge FosterFilm
1940City for ConquestEddie KennyFilm
Directing (1)
1982Assault with a Deadly WeaponDirectorFilm