Arthur Kennedy
Born
February 17, 1914
Died
January 5, 1990 (75 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
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.
Known For
Grandpa
1990
Signs of Life
Owen Coughlin
1989
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Self (archive footage)
1988
The Humanoid
Dr. Kraspin
1979
Dirty World
Senator Merelli
1978
Cyclone
Priest
1978
Cave of the Sharks
Mr. Jackson
1978
Last Angels
Il nonno
1978
Covert Action
CIA Chief of Station, Athens
1978
Nine Guests for a Crime
Uberto
1977
The Sentinel
Monsignor Franchino
1977
Rome, Armed to the Teeth
Vice questore Ruini
1976
Emmanuelle on Taboo Island
Antonio
1976
Blackmail Chase
Mike Jannacone
1976
Killer Cop
Armando Di Federico
1975
The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue
The Inspector
1974
The Antichrist
Bishop Ascanio Oderisi
1974
Nakia
(14 episodes)
1974
Nakia
Sheriff Sam Jericho
1974
The Man from Independence
Tom Pendergast
1974
The President's Plane Is Missing
Gunther Damon
1973
Ricco
Don Vito
1973
Family Killer
Don Angelino Ferrante
1973
Crawlspace
Albert Graves
1972
A Death of Innocence
Mark Hirsch
1971
My Old Man's Place
Walter Pell
1971
The Movie Murderer
Angus MacGregor
1970
Shark
Doc
1969
Hail, Hero!
Albert Dixon
1969
Anzio
Maj. Gen. Jack Lesley
1968
Day of the Evil Gun
Owen Forbes
1968
A Minute to Pray, a Second to Die
Tuscosa Marshal Roy W. Colby
1968
Monday's Child
Peter Richardson
1967
CBS Playhouse
(1 episode)
1966
ABC Stage 67
Lieutenant Hammond · (1 episode)
1966
Fantastic Voyage
Dr. Duval
1966
Nevada Smith
Bill Bowdre
1966
Joy in the Morning
Patrick Brown
1965
Murieta
Capt. Love
1965
F.D.R.
Narrator · (3 episodes)
1965
The Battle of the Bulge... The Brave Rifles
Narrator (voice)
1965
Cheyenne Autumn
Doc Holliday
1964
Attack and Retreat
Ferro Maria Ferri
1964
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Dr. Walter Meade Taylor · (1 episode)
1963
Lawrence of Arabia
Jackson Bentley
1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Keith Hollands · (1 episode)
1962
Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man
Dr. Henry Adams
1962
Barabbas
Pontius Pilate
1961
Murder She Said
Paul Quimper
1961
Claudelle Inglish
Clyde Inglish
1961
Elmer Gantry
Jim Lefferts
1960
A Summer Place
Bart Hunter
1959
Home Is the Hero
Willie O'Reilly
1959
Some Came Running
Frank Hirsh
1958
Twilight for the Gods
First Mate Ramsay
1958
Peyton Place
Lucas Cross
1957
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Sam Carter · (1 episode)
1956
The Rawhide Years
Rick Harper
1956
The Naked Dawn
Santiago
1955
Trial
Barney Castle
1955
The Desperate Hours
Deputy Sheriff Jesse Bard
1955
The Man from Laramie
Vic Hansbro
1955
Crashout
Joe Quinn
1955
Impulse
Alan Curtis
1954
General Electric Theater
Whitney Barton · (1 episode)
1953
The Lusty Men
Wes Merritt
1952
The Girl in White
Dr. Ben Barringer
1952
Rancho Notorious
Vern Haskell
1952
Bend of the River
Emerson Cole
1952
Red Mountain
Lane Waldron
1951
Bright Victory
Larry Nevins
1951
The Glass Menagerie
Tom Wingfield
1950
Chicago Deadline
Tommy Ditman
1949
Too Late for Tears
Alan Palmer
1949
The Window
Ed Woodry
1949
Champion
Connie Kelly
1949
The Walking Hills
Chalk
1949
Cheyenne
The Sundance Kid
1947
Boomerang!
John Waldron
1947
It's Your America
Soldier / Narrator (uncredited)
1946
Devotion
Branwell Brontë
1946
Target - Invisible
Air Force Officer / Narrator
1945
The Last Bomb
Crewman (voice)
1945
Resisting Enemy Interrogation
Sgt. Alfred Mason
1944
The Memphis Belle
(uncredited)
1944
Flight Characteristics of the P-51 Airplane
Bob Chilton
1944
Troop Carrier Airplanes: Cockpit Procedure
Capt. Mathews
1944
Ditch and Live
Captain Scott H. Reynolds
1944
Air Force
Bombardier
1943
Reconnaissance Pilot
Decoration Announcer (voice)
1943
How to Fly the B-17 (Part 1, Ground Operations)
Instructor
1943
How to Fly the B-17 (Part 2, Flight Operations)
Instructor
1943
Breakdowns of 1942
Self
1942
Desperate Journey
Flight Officer Jed Forrest
1942
They Died with Their Boots On
Ned Sharp
1941
Highway West
George Foster
1941
Bad Men of Missouri
Jim Younger
1941
Strange Alibi
Sgt. Joe Geary
1941
Knockout
Johnny Rocket
1941
High Sierra
Red
1941
City for Conquest
Eddie Kenny
1940