Arthur Kennedy

Arthur Kennedy

Acting
Born Feb 17, 1914
From Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Died Jan 05, 1990

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 — Acting

Lawrence of Arabia
8.0
1962

Lawrence of Arabia

Jackson Bentley

Barabbas
6.9
1961

Barabbas

Pontius Pilate

Fantastic Voyage
6.7
1966

Fantastic Voyage

Dr. Duval

Murder She Said
7.3
1961

Murder She Said

Paul Quimper

Cheyenne Autumn
6.7
1964

Cheyenne Autumn

Doc Holliday

A Summer Place
6.5
1959

A Summer Place

Bart Hunter

Elmer Gantry
7.3
1960

Elmer Gantry

Jim Lefferts

Bend of the River
7.0
1952

Bend of the River

Emerson Cole

The Sentinel
6.1
1977

The Sentinel

Monsignor Franchino

Rancho Notorious
6.5
1952

Rancho Notorious

Vern Haskell

Trial
6.8
1955

Trial

Barney Castle

Champion
6.6
1949

Champion

Connie Kelly

Some Came Running
7.0
1958

Some Came Running

Frank Hirsh

Nevada Smith
6.7
1966

Nevada Smith

Bill Bowdre

High Sierra
7.1
1941

High Sierra

Red

They Died with Their Boots On
6.6
1941

They Died with Their Boots On

Ned Sharp

Boomerang!
7.0
1947

Boomerang!

John Waldron

Peyton Place
6.8
1957

Peyton Place

Lucas Cross

Signs of Life
4.6
1989

Signs of Life

Owen Coughlin

The Window
6.9
1949

The Window

Ed Woodry

City for Conquest
6.8
1940

City for Conquest

Eddie Kenny

Shark
4.1
1969

Shark

Doc

The Desperate Hours
7.0
1955

The Desperate Hours

Deputy Sheriff Jesse Bard

The Lusty Men
6.7
1952

The Lusty Men

Wes Merritt

The Man from Laramie
7.2
1955

The Man from Laramie

Vic Hansbro

Air Force
6.5
1943

Air Force

Bombardier

The President's Plane Is Missing
6.2
1973

The President's Plane Is Missing

Gunther Damon

Crashout
6.6
1955

Crashout

Joe Quinn

Anzio
5.6
1968

Anzio

Maj. Gen. Jack Lesley

Cheyenne
7.0
1947

Cheyenne

The Sundance Kid

The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue
6.4
1974

The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue

The Inspector

Devotion
5.7
1946

Devotion

Branwell Brontë

The Humanoid
3.6
1979

The Humanoid

Dr. Kraspin

Cyclone
5.1
1978

Cyclone

Priest

Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man
5.2
1962

Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man

Dr. Henry Adams

Bright Victory
6.9
1951

Bright Victory

Larry Nevins

Day of the Evil Gun
6.1
1968

Day of the Evil Gun

Owen Forbes

The Memphis Belle
6.6
1944

The Memphis Belle

(uncredited)

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
6.0
1987

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

Self (archive footage)

Breakdowns of 1942
6.0
1942

Breakdowns of 1942

Self

Covert Action
1978

Covert Action

CIA Chief of Station, Athens

The Rawhide Years
5.5
1956

The Rawhide Years

Rick Harper

Too Late for Tears
6.8
1949

Too Late for Tears

Alan Palmer

Chicago Deadline
6.5
1949

Chicago Deadline

Tommy Ditman

Red Mountain
6.6
1951

Red Mountain

Lane Waldron

Bad Men of Missouri
5.6
1941

Bad Men of Missouri

Jim Younger

Nine Guests for a Crime
5.3
1977

Nine Guests for a Crime

Uberto

Hail, Hero!
6.0
1969

Hail, Hero!

Albert Dixon

The Movie Murderer
6.5
1970

The Movie Murderer

Angus MacGregor

Blackmail Chase
1976

Blackmail Chase

Mike Jannacone

Ricco
5.8
1973

Ricco

Don Vito

Highway West
5.8
1941

Highway West

George Foster

Murieta
5.0
1965

Murieta

Capt. Love

Strange Alibi
6.6
1941

Strange Alibi

Sgt. Joe Geary

The Antichrist
6.1
1974

The Antichrist

Bishop Ascanio Oderisi

The Glass Menagerie
5.7
1950

The Glass Menagerie

Tom Wingfield

Impulse
4.5
1954

Impulse

Alan Curtis

1974

The Man from Independence

Tom Pendergast

Desperate Journey
6.1
1942

Desperate Journey

Flight Officer Jed Forrest

A Minute to Pray, a Second to Die
5.9
1968

A Minute to Pray, a Second to Die

Tuscosa Marshal Roy W. Colby

The Walking Hills
6.0
1949

The Walking Hills

Chalk

A Death of Innocence
7.0
1971

A Death of Innocence

Mark Hirsch

My Old Man's Place
6.8
1971

My Old Man's Place

Walter Pell

Cave of the Sharks
4.1
1978

Cave of the Sharks

Mr. Jackson

The Girl in White
6.7
1952

The Girl in White

Dr. Ben Barringer

Rome, Armed to the Teeth
6.6
1976

Rome, Armed to the Teeth

Vice questore Ruini

Knockout
4.4
1941

Knockout

Johnny Rocket

Attack and Retreat
6.6
1964

Attack and Retreat

Ferro Maria Ferri

Family Killer
5.4
1973

Family Killer

Don Angelino Ferrante

Twilight for the Gods
3.8
1958

Twilight for the Gods

First Mate Ramsay

Crawlspace
5.4
1972

Crawlspace

Albert Graves

Killer Cop
6.5
1975

Killer Cop

Armando Di Federico

Resisting Enemy Interrogation
6.5
1944

Resisting Enemy Interrogation

Sgt. Alfred Mason

Reconnaissance Pilot
1943

Reconnaissance Pilot

Decoration Announcer (voice)

Nakia
1974

Nakia

Sheriff Sam Jericho

The Naked Dawn
6.1
1955

The Naked Dawn

Santiago

Dirty World
4.0
1978

Dirty World

Senator Merelli

1944

Flight Characteristics of the P-51 Airplane

Bob Chilton

Home Is the Hero
1959

Home Is the Hero

Willie O'Reilly

1945

Target - Invisible

Air Force Officer / Narrator

1944

Ditch and Live

Captain Scott H. Reynolds

The Last Bomb
5.8
1945

The Last Bomb

Crewman (voice)

Joy in the Morning
2.7
1965

Joy in the Morning

Patrick Brown

It's Your America
6.5
1946

It's Your America

Soldier / Narrator (uncredited)

Monday's Child
4.8
1967

Monday's Child

Peter Richardson

1944

Troop Carrier Airplanes: Cockpit Procedure

Capt. Mathews

The Battle of the Bulge... The Brave Rifles
5.7
1965

The Battle of the Bulge... The Brave Rifles

Narrator (voice)

Claudelle Inglish
4.6
1961

Claudelle Inglish

Clyde Inglish

In the Presence of Mine Enemies
1960

In the Presence of Mine Enemies

Paul Heller

6.0
1978

Last Angels

Il nonno

Emmanuelle on Taboo Island
3.5
1976

Emmanuelle on Taboo Island

Antonio

1943

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

Instructor

1990

Grandpa

1943

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

Instructor

Filmography — Crew