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
| Birth Location | Worcester, Massachusetts, USA |
|---|---|
| Born | 1914-02-17 |
| Died | 1990-01-05 |
Movies
1990
Signs of Life
as Owen Coughlin
1989
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
as Self (archive footage)
1988
The Humanoid
as Dr. Kraspin
1979
Dirty World
as Senator Merelli
1978
Cyclone
as Priest
1978
Cave of the Sharks
as Mr. Jackson
1978
Last Angels
as Il nonno
1978
Covert Action
as CIA Chief of Station, Athens
1978
Nine Guests for a Crime
as Uberto
1977
The Sentinel
as Monsignor Franchino
1977
Rome, Armed to the Teeth
as Vice questore Ruini
1976
Emmanuelle on Taboo Island
as Antonio
1976
Blackmail Chase
as Mike Jannacone
1976
Killer Cop
as Armando Di Federico
1975
The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue
as The Inspector
1974
The Antichrist
as Bishop Ascanio Oderisi
1974
Nakia
as Sheriff Sam Jericho
1974
The Man from Independence
as Tom Pendergast
1974
The President's Plane Is Missing
as Gunther Damon
1973
Ricco
as Don Vito
1973
Family Killer
as Don Angelino Ferrante
1973
Crawlspace
as Albert Graves
1972
A Death of Innocence
as Mark Hirsch
1971
My Old Man's Place
as Walter Pell
1971
The Movie Murderer
as Angus MacGregor
1970
Shark
as Doc
1969
Hail, Hero!
as Albert Dixon
1969
Anzio
as Maj. Gen. Jack Lesley
1968
Day of the Evil Gun
as Owen Forbes
1968
A Minute to Pray, a Second to Die
as Tuscosa Marshal Roy W. Colby
1968
Monday's Child
as Peter Richardson
1967
Fantastic Voyage
as Dr. Duval
1966
Nevada Smith
as Bill Bowdre
1966
Joy in the Morning
as Patrick Brown
1965
Murieta
as Capt. Love
1965
The Battle of the Bulge... The Brave Rifles
as Narrator (voice)
1965
Cheyenne Autumn
as Doc Holliday
1964
Attack and Retreat
as Ferro Maria Ferri
1964
Lawrence of Arabia
as Jackson Bentley
1962
Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man
as Dr. Henry Adams
1962
Barabbas
as Pontius Pilate
1961
Murder She Said
as Paul Quimper
1961
Claudelle Inglish
as Clyde Inglish
1961
Elmer Gantry
as Jim Lefferts
1960
A Summer Place
as Bart Hunter
1959
Home Is the Hero
as Willie O'Reilly
1959
Some Came Running
as Frank Hirsh
1958
Twilight for the Gods
as First Mate Ramsay
1958
Peyton Place
as Lucas Cross
1957
The Rawhide Years
as Rick Harper
1956
The Naked Dawn
as Santiago
1955
Trial
as Barney Castle
1955
The Desperate Hours
as Deputy Sheriff Jesse Bard
1955
The Man from Laramie
as Vic Hansbro
1955
Crashout
as Joe Quinn
1955
Impulse
as Alan Curtis
1954
The Lusty Men
as Wes Merritt
1952
The Girl in White
as Dr. Ben Barringer
1952
Rancho Notorious
as Vern Haskell
1952
Bend of the River
as Emerson Cole
1952
Red Mountain
as Lane Waldron
1951
Bright Victory
as Larry Nevins
1951
The Glass Menagerie
as Tom Wingfield
1950
Chicago Deadline
as Tommy Ditman
1949
Too Late for Tears
as Alan Palmer
1949
The Window
as Ed Woodry
1949
Champion
as Connie Kelly
1949
The Walking Hills
as Chalk
1949
Cheyenne
as The Sundance Kid
1947
Boomerang!
as John Waldron
1947
It's Your America
as Soldier / Narrator (uncredited)
1946
Devotion
as Branwell Brontë
1946
Target - Invisible
as Air Force Officer / Narrator
1945
The Last Bomb
as Crewman (voice)
1945
Resisting Enemy Interrogation
as Sgt. Alfred Mason
1944
The Memphis Belle: A Story of a Flying Fortress
as (uncredited)
1944
Troop Carrier Airplanes: Cockpit Procedure
as Capt. Mathews
1944
Flight Characteristics of the P-51 Airplane
as Bob Chilton
1944
Ditch and Live
as Captain Scott H. Reynolds
1944
Air Force
as Bombardier
1943
Reconnaissance Pilot
as Decoration Announcer (voice)
1943
How to Fly the B-17 (Part 2, Flight Operations)
as Instructor
1943
How to Fly the B-17 (Part 1, Ground Operations)
as Instructor
1943
Breakdowns of 1942
as Self
1942
Desperate Journey
as Flight Officer Jed Forrest
1942
They Died with Their Boots On
as Ned Sharp
1941
Highway West
as George Foster
1941
Bad Men of Missouri
as Jim Younger
1941
Strange Alibi
as Sgt. Joe Geary
1941
Knockout
as Johnny Rocket
1941
High Sierra
as Red
1941
City for Conquest
as Eddie Kenny
1940
Arthur Kennedy hasn't worked on any movies or TV shows
