Person Details

Birthday: 1914-02-17 16:11:04

Death: 1990-01-05 16:11:04

Aliases: No known aliases

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

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Movie Involvements: 89

TV Involvements: 5


Most Famous Work

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.

Most Famous Work

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Average
8

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

(1962) Keith Hollands
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Average
5
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Average
5

Kraft Suspense Theatre

(1963) Dr. Walter Meade Taylor
ABC Stage 67
Average
5

ABC Stage 67

(1966) Lieutenant Hammond
Lawrence of Arabia
Average
8

Lawrence of Arabia

(1962) Jackson Bentley
The Sentinel
Average
6

The Sentinel

(1977) Monsignor Franchino
Barabbas
Average
7

Barabbas

(1961) Pontius Pilate
They Died with Their Boots On
Average
7

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
1990 N/A
1989 Owen Coughlin
1988 Self (archive footage)
1979 Dr. Kraspin
1978 Senator Merelli
Priest
Mr. Jackson
Il nonno
CIA Chief of Station, Athens
1977 Uberto
Monsignor Franchino
1976 Vice questore Ruini
Antonio
Mike Jannacone
1975 Armando Di Federico
1974 The Inspector
Bishop Ascanio Oderisi
N/A
Sheriff Sam Jericho
Tom Pendergast
1973 Gunther Damon
Don Vito
Don Angelino Ferrante
1972 Albert Graves
1971 Mark Hirsch
Walter Pell
1970 Angus MacGregor
1969 Doc
Albert Dixon
1968 Maj. Gen. Jack Lesley
Owen Forbes
Tuscosa Marshal Roy W. Colby
1967 Peter Richardson
1966 N/A
Lieutenant Hammond
Dr. Duval
Bill Bowdre
1965 Patrick Brown
Capt. Love
Narrator
Narrator (voice)
1964 Doc Holliday
Ferro Maria Ferri
1963 Dr. Walter Meade Taylor
1962 Jackson Bentley
Keith Hollands
Dr. Henry Adams
1961 Pontius Pilate
Paul Quimper
Clyde Inglish
1960 Jim Lefferts
1959 Bart Hunter
Willie O'Reilly
1958 Frank Hirsh
First Mate Ramsay
1957 Lucas Cross
1956 Sam Carter
Rick Harper
1955 Santiago
Barney Castle
Deputy Sheriff Jesse Bard
Vic Hansbro
Joe Quinn
1954 Alan Curtis
1953 Whitney Barton
1952 Wes Merritt
Dr. Ben Barringer
Vern Haskell
Emerson Cole
1951 Lane Waldron
Larry Nevins
1950 Tom Wingfield
1949 Tommy Ditman
Alan Palmer
Ed Woodry
Connie Kelly
Chalk
1948 Self (archive footage)
1947 The Sundance Kid
John Waldron
1946 Soldier / Narrator (uncredited)
Branwell Brontë
1945 Air Force Officer / Narrator
Crewman (voice)
1944 Sgt. Alfred Mason
(uncredited)
Capt. Mathews
Bob Chilton
Captain Scott H. Reynolds
1943 Bombardier
Decoration Announcer (voice)
Instructor
Instructor
1942 Self
Flight Officer Jed Forrest
1941 Ned Sharp
George Foster
Jim Younger
Sgt. Joe Geary
Johnny Rocket
Red
1940 Eddie Kenny
Year Character Movie/Tv

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