Biography
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.
Filmography
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Movies 95
TV Shows 9
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Actor

Grandpa (1990)
Movie
Owen Coughlin

Signs of Life (1989)
Movie
Self (archive footage)

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life (1988)
Movie
Dr. Kraspin

The Humanoid (1979)
Movie
Senator Merelli

Dirty World (1978)
Movie
Priest

Cyclone (1978)
Movie
Mr. Jackson

Cave of the Sharks (1978)
Movie
Il nonno

Last Angels (1978)
Movie
CIA Chief of Station, Athens

Covert Action (1978)
Movie
Monsignor Franchino

The Sentinel (1977)
Movie
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Vice questore Ruini

Rome, Armed to the Teeth (1976)
Movie
Mike Jannacone

Blackmail Chase (1976)
Movie
Armando Di Federico

Killer Cop (1975)
Movie
The Inspector

The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue (1974)
Movie
Bishop Ascanio Oderisi

The Antichrist (1974)
Movie
Sheriff Sam Jericho

Nakia (1974)
TV
Sheriff Sam Jericho

Nakia (1974)
Movie
Tom Pendergast

The Man from Independence (1974)
Movie
Gunther Damon

The President's Plane Is Missing (1973)
Movie
Don Vito

Ricco (1973)
Movie
Don Angelino Ferrante

Family Killer (1973)
Movie
Albert Graves

Crawlspace (1972)
Movie
Mark Hirsch

A Death of Innocence (1971)
Movie
Walter Pell

My Old Man's Place (1971)
Movie
Angus MacGregor

The Movie Murderer (1970)
Movie
Albert Dixon

Hail, Hero! (1969)
Movie
Maj. Gen. Jack Lesley

Anzio (1968)
Movie
Owen Forbes

Day of the Evil Gun (1968)
Movie
Tuscosa Marshal Roy W. Colby

A Minute to Pray, a Second to Die (1968)
Movie
Peter Richardson

Monday's Child (1967)
Movie
Lieutenant Hammond

ABC Stage 67 (1966)
TV
Dr. Duval

Fantastic Voyage (1966)
Movie
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Bill Bowdre

Nevada Smith (1966)
Movie
Patrick Brown

Joy in the Morning (1965)
Movie
Capt. Love

Murieta (1965)
Movie
Narrator

F.D.R. (1965)
TV
Doc Holliday

Cheyenne Autumn (1964)
Movie
6
Ferro Maria Ferri

Attack and Retreat (1964)
Movie
Dr. Walter Meade Taylor

Kraft Suspense Theatre (1963)
TV
Jackson Bentley

Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Movie
5.02
Keith Hollands

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962)
TV
5
Dr. Henry Adams

Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man (1962)
Movie
Pontius Pilate

Barabbas (1961)
Movie
6
Paul Quimper

Murder She Said (1961)
Movie
6
Clyde Inglish

Claudelle Inglish (1961)
Movie
Jim Lefferts

Elmer Gantry (1960)
Movie
6
Bart Hunter

A Summer Place (1959)
Movie
Willie O'Reilly

Home Is the Hero (1959)
Movie
Frank Hirsh

Some Came Running (1958)
Movie
6
First Mate Ramsay

Twilight for the Gods (1958)
Movie
Lucas Cross

Peyton Place (1957)
Movie
Sam Carter

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1956)
TV
Rick Harper

The Rawhide Years (1956)
Movie
Santiago

The Naked Dawn (1955)
Movie
Barney

Trial (1955)
Movie
Deputy Sheriff Jesse Bard

The Desperate Hours (1955)
Movie
Vic Hansbro

The Man from Laramie (1955)
Movie
Joe Quinn

Crashout (1955)
Movie
Alan Curtis

Impulse (1954)
Movie
Whitney Barton

General Electric Theater (1953)
TV
Wes Merritt

The Lusty Men (1952)
Movie
6
Dr. Ben Barringer

The Girl in White (1952)
Movie
Vern Haskell

Rancho Notorious (1952)
Movie
Emerson Cole

Bend of the River (1952)
Movie
Lane Waldron

Red Mountain (1951)
Movie
Larry Nevins

Bright Victory (1951)
Movie
Tom Wingfield

The Glass Menagerie (1950)
Movie
Tommy Ditman

Chicago Deadline (1949)
Movie
Alan Palmer

Too Late for Tears (1949)
Movie
Ed Woodry

The Window (1949)
Movie
Connie

Champion (1949)
Movie
Self (archive footage)

The Ed Sullivan Show (1948)
TV
6
The Sundance Kid

Cheyenne (1947)
Movie
John Waldron

Boomerang! (1947)
Movie
Branwell Brontë

Devotion (1946)
Movie
Narrator

Time to Kill (1945)
Movie
Lt. Sanderson

P-47 Combat Operations (1945)
Movie
AIr Force Officer

Target - Invisible (1945)
Movie
Crewman (voice)

The Last Bomb (1945)
Movie
Sgt. Alfred Mason

Resisting Enemy Interrogation (1944)
Movie
(uncredited)

The Memphis Belle (1944)
Movie
Captain Scott H. Reynolds

Ditch and Live (1944)
Movie
Lieut. Tommy McMartin - 'Mary Ann' Bombardier

Air Force (1943)
Movie
Decoration Announcer

Reconnaissance Pilot (1943)
Movie
Flying Officer Jed Forrest

Desperate Journey (1942)
Movie
George Foster

Highway West (1941)
Movie
Jim Younger

Bad Men of Missouri (1941)
Movie
Joe Geary

Strange Alibi (1941)
Movie
Johnny Rocket

Knockout (1941)
Movie
Eddie Kenny

City for Conquest (1940)
Movie
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Information
Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1914-02-17
Deathday1990-01-05 (75 years old)
Birth PlaceWorcester, United States
Height178-centimeter
ChildrenLaurie Kennedy
CitizenshipsUnited States
Also Known AsАртур Кеннеди, John Arthur Kennedy
AwardsDonaldson Awards, Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play, Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture, star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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