Arthur Kennedy
Acting
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
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movieSigns of Life
1989
Owen Coughlin
movieJames Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987
Self (archive footage)
tvAmerican Playhouse
1982
Owen Coughlin
movieThe Humanoid
1979
Dr. Kraspin
movieDirty World
1978
Senator Merelli
movieCyclone
1978
Priest
movieCave of the Sharks
1978
Mr. Jackson
Last Angels
1978
Il nonno
movieCovert Action
1978
CIA Chief of Station, Athens
movieThe Sentinel
1977
Monsignor Franchino
movieRome, Armed to the Teeth
1976
Vice questore Ruini
movieBlackmail Chase
1976
Mike Jannacone
movieKiller Cop
1975
Armando Di Federico
movieThe Living Dead at Manchester Morgue
1974
The Inspector
movieThe Antichrist
1974
Bishop Ascanio Oderisi
movieNakia
1974
Sheriff Sam Jericho
movieThe President's Plane Is Missing
1973
Gunther Damon
movieRicco
1973
Don Vito
movieFamily Killer
1973
Don Angelino Ferrante
movieCrawlspace
1972
Albert Graves
movieA Death of Innocence
1971
Mark Hirsch
movieMy Old Man's Place
1971
Walter Pell
movieThe Movie Murderer
1970
Angus MacGregor
movieHail, Hero!
1969
Albert Dixon
movieAnzio
1968
Maj. Gen. Jack Lesley
movieDay of the Evil Gun
1968
Owen Forbes
movieA Minute to Pray, a Second to Die
1968
Tuscosa Marshal Roy W. Colby
movieMonday's Child
1967
Peter Richardson
CBS Playhouse
1966
Rome Harper
tvABC Stage 67
1966
Lieutenant Hammond
movieFantastic Voyage
1966
Dr. Duval
movieNevada Smith
1966
Bill Bowdre
movieJoy in the Morning
1965
Patrick Brown
movieMurieta
1965
Capt. Love
F.D.R.
1965
Narrator
movieThe Battle of the Bulge... The Brave Rifles
1965
Narrator (voice)
movieCheyenne Autumn
1964
Doc Holliday
movieAttack and Retreat
1964
Ferro Maria Ferri
tvKraft Suspense Theatre
1963
Dr. Walter Meade Taylor
tvEspionage
1963
Ed Pierce
movieLawrence of Arabia
1962
Jackson Bentley
tvThe Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
Keith Hollands
movieHemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man
1962
Dr. Henry Adams
movieBarabbas
1961
Pontius Pilate
movieMurder She Said
1961
Paul Quimper
movieClaudelle Inglish
1961
Clyde Inglish
movieElmer Gantry
1960
Jim Lefferts
movieIn the Presence of Mine Enemies
1960
Paul Heller
movieA Summer Place
1959
Bart Hunter
movieHome Is the Hero
1959
Willie O'Reilly
movieSome Came Running
1958
Frank Hirsh
movieTwilight for the Gods
1958
First Mate Ramsay
moviePeyton Place
1957
Lucas Cross
tvDick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
Sam Carter
movieThe Rawhide Years
1956
Rick Harper
movieThe Naked Dawn
1955
Santiago
movieTrial
1955
Barney Castle
movieThe Desperate Hours
1955
Deputy Sheriff Jesse Bard
movieThe Man from Laramie
1955
Vic Hansbro
movieCrashout
1955
Joe Quinn
movieImpulse
1954
Alan Curtis
tvGeneral Electric Theater
1953
Whitney Barton
movieThe Lusty Men
1952
Wes Merritt
movieThe Girl in White
1952
Dr. Ben Barringer
movieRancho Notorious
1952
Vern Haskell
movieBend of the River
1952
Emerson Cole
movieRed Mountain
1951
Lane Waldron
movieBright Victory
1951
Larry Nevins
movieThe Glass Menagerie
1950
Tom Wingfield
movieChicago Deadline
1949
Tommy Ditman
movieToo Late for Tears
1949
Alan Palmer
movieThe Window
1949
Ed Woodry
movieChampion
1949
Connie Kelly
movieCheyenne
1947
The Sundance Kid
movieBoomerang!
1947
John Waldron
movieIt's Your America
1946
Soldier / Narrator (uncredited)
movieDevotion
1946
Branwell Brontë
Target - Invisible
1945
Air Force Officer / Narrator
movieThe Last Bomb
1945
Crewman (voice)
movieResisting Enemy Interrogation
1944
Sgt. Alfred Mason
movieThe Memphis Belle
1944
(uncredited)
Flight Characteristics of the P-51 Airplane
1944
Bob Chilton
Troop Carrier Airplanes: Cockpit Procedure
1944
Capt. Mathews
Ditch and Live
1944
Captain Scott H. Reynolds
movieAir Force
1943
Bombardier
movieReconnaissance Pilot
1943
Decoration Announcer (voice)
movieDesperate Journey
1942
Flight Officer Jed Forrest
movieHighway West
1941
George Foster
movieBad Men of Missouri
1941
Jim Younger
movieStrange Alibi
1941
Sgt. Joe Geary
movieKnockout
1941
Johnny Rocket
movieCity for Conquest
1940
Eddie Kenny