Arthur Kennedy

Arthur Kennedy

Acting
Born 1914-02-17 Died 1990-01-05 Worcester, Massachusetts, USA 106 credits Golden Globe Awards 1 Tony Awards 1 Donaldson Awards 1 star on Hollywood Walk of Fame 1

Awards

Nominated for 5 Academy Awards

Academy Awards 5 nominated

Golden Globe Awards 1 won

  • 1956 Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture Won Trial

Tony Awards 1 won

  • 1949 Best Featured Actor in a Play Won Death of a Salesman

Donaldson Awards 1 won

  • Donaldson Awards Won

star on Hollywood Walk of Fame 1 won

  • star on Hollywood Walk of Fame Won

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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.
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Acting 58 credits
American Playhouse
American Playhouse
1982 · Owen Coughlin
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962 · ★ 7.9 · Keith Hollands
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956 · Sam Carter
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963 · Dr. Walter Meade Taylor
Lawrence of Arabia
Lawrence of Arabia
1962 · ★ 8.0 · Jackson Bentley
Espionage
Espionage
1963 · Ed Pierce
CBS Playhouse
CBS Playhouse
1966 · Rome Harper
ABC Stage 67
ABC Stage 67
1966 · Lieutenant Hammond
Nevada Smith
Nevada Smith
1966 · ★ 6.7 · Bill Bowdre
A Summer Place
A Summer Place
1959 · ★ 6.6 · Bart Hunter
Fantastic Voyage
Fantastic Voyage
1966 · ★ 6.7 · Dr. Duval
Barabbas
Barabbas
1961 · ★ 6.9 · Pontius Pilate
The Sentinel
The Sentinel
1977 · ★ 6.1 · Monsignor Franchino
High Sierra
High Sierra
1941 · ★ 7.1 · Red
Cheyenne Autumn
Cheyenne Autumn
1964 · ★ 6.7 · Doc Holliday
They Died with Their Boots On
They Died with Their Boots On
1941 · ★ 6.7 · Ned Sharp
Cyclone
Cyclone
1978 · Priest
Bend of the River
Bend of the River
1952 · ★ 7.0 · Emerson Cole
Murieta
Murieta
1965 · Capt. Love
The Man from Laramie
The Man from Laramie
1955 · ★ 7.2 · Vic Hansbro
The Desperate Hours
The Desperate Hours
1955 · ★ 7.0 · Deputy Sheriff Jesse Bard
Some Came Running
Some Came Running
1958 · ★ 7.0 · Frank Hirsh
Murder She Said
Murder She Said
1961 · ★ 7.3 · Paul Quimper
Peyton Place
Peyton Place
1957 · ★ 6.8 · Lucas Cross
Elmer Gantry
Elmer Gantry
1960 · ★ 7.3 · Jim Lefferts
Champion
Champion
1949 · ★ 6.7 · Connie Kelly
The Lusty Men
The Lusty Men
1952 · ★ 6.7 · Wes Merritt
Boomerang!
Boomerang!
1947 · ★ 7.0 · John Waldron
Rancho Notorious
Rancho Notorious
1952 · ★ 6.5 · Vern Haskell
General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater
1953 · Whitney Barton
Red Mountain
Red Mountain
1951 · Lane Waldron
Trial
Trial
1955 · Barney Castle
The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue
The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue
1974 · ★ 6.4 · The Inspector
Anzio
Anzio
1968 · ★ 5.7 · Maj. Gen. Jack Lesley
The Antichrist
The Antichrist
1974 · ★ 6.1 · Bishop Ascanio Oderisi
The Window
The Window
1949 · ★ 7.0 · Ed Woodry
Air Force
Air Force
1943 · ★ 6.5 · Bombardier
Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man
Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man
1962 · Dr. Henry Adams
The Humanoid
The Humanoid
1979 · Dr. Kraspin
Knockout
Knockout
1941 · Johnny Rocket
The Walking Hills
The Walking Hills
1949 · Chalk
Desperate Journey
Desperate Journey
1942 · Flight Officer Jed Forrest
Reconnaissance Pilot
Reconnaissance Pilot
1943 · Decoration Announcer (voice)
The Movie Murderer
The Movie Murderer
1970 · Angus MacGregor
City for Conquest
City for Conquest
1940 · Eddie Kenny
Bright Victory
Bright Victory
1951 · Larry Nevins
Day of the Evil Gun
Day of the Evil Gun
1968 · Owen Forbes
The Rawhide Years
The Rawhide Years
1956 · Rick Harper
Breakdowns of 1942
Breakdowns of 1942
1942 · Self
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987 · Self (archive footage)
Too Late for Tears
Too Late for Tears
1949 · ★ 6.8 · Alan Palmer
The Glass Menagerie
The Glass Menagerie
1950 · Tom Wingfield
Attack and Retreat
Attack and Retreat
1964 · Ferro Maria Ferri
Emmanuelle on Taboo Island
Emmanuelle on Taboo Island
1976 · Antonio
Devotion
Devotion
1946 · Branwell Brontë
Crawlspace
Crawlspace
1972 · Albert Graves
The Memphis Belle
The Memphis Belle
1944 · (uncredited)
Dirty World
Dirty World
1978 · Senator Merelli
Other credits 2 credits
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