Arthur Kennedy
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 17, 1914
- Died
- January 5, 1990
- Birthplace
- Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
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
- Grandpa
Grandpa 1990
Actor
Signs of Life 1989
as Owen Coughlin
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life 1987
as Self (archive footage)
- Assault with a Deadly Weapon
Assault with a Deadly Weapon 1982
Director
The Humanoid 1979
as Dr. Kraspin
Dirty World 1978
as Senator Merelli
Cyclone 1978
as Priest
Cave of the Sharks 1978
as Mr. Jackson
- Last Angels
Last Angels 1978
as Il nonno
Covert Action 1978
as CIA Chief of Station, Athens
Nine Guests for a Crime 1977
as Uberto
The Sentinel 1977
as Monsignor Franchino
Rome, Armed to the Teeth 1976
as Vice questore Ruini
Emmanuelle on Taboo Island 1976
as Antonio
Blackmail Chase 1976
as Mike Jannacone
Killer Cop 1975
as Armando Di Federico
The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue 1974
as The Inspector
The Antichrist 1974
as Bishop Ascanio Oderisi
Nakia 1974
as Sheriff Sam Jericho
- The Man from Independence
The Man from Independence 1974
as Tom Pendergast
The President's Plane Is Missing 1973
as Gunther Damon
Ricco 1973
as Don Vito
Family Killer 1973
as Don Angelino Ferrante
Crawlspace 1972
as Albert Graves
A Death of Innocence 1971
as Mark Hirsch
My Old Man's Place 1971
as Walter Pell
The Movie Murderer 1970
as Angus MacGregor
Shark 1969
as Doc
Hail, Hero! 1969
as Albert Dixon
Anzio 1968
as Maj. Gen. Jack Lesley
Day of the Evil Gun 1968
as Owen Forbes
A Minute to Pray, a Second to Die 1968
as Tuscosa Marshal Roy W. Colby
Monday's Child 1967
as Peter Richardson
Fantastic Voyage 1966
as Dr. Duval
Nevada Smith 1966
as Bill Bowdre
Joy in the Morning 1965
as Patrick Brown
Murieta 1965
as Capt. Love
The Battle of the Bulge... The Brave Rifles 1965
as Narrator (voice)
Cheyenne Autumn 1964
as Doc Holliday
Attack and Retreat 1964
as Ferro Maria Ferri
Lawrence of Arabia 1962
as Jackson Bentley
Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man 1962
as Dr. Henry Adams
Barabbas 1961
as Pontius Pilate
Murder She Said 1961
as Paul Quimper
Claudelle Inglish 1961
as Clyde Inglish
Elmer Gantry 1960
as Jim Lefferts
In the Presence of Mine Enemies 1960
as Paul Heller
A Summer Place 1959
as Bart Hunter
Home Is the Hero 1959
as Willie O'Reilly
Some Came Running 1958
as Frank Hirsh
Twilight for the Gods 1958
as First Mate Ramsay
Peyton Place 1957
as Lucas Cross
The Rawhide Years 1956
as Rick Harper
The Naked Dawn 1955
as Santiago
Trial 1955
as Barney Castle
The Desperate Hours 1955
as Deputy Sheriff Jesse Bard
The Man from Laramie 1955
as Vic Hansbro
Crashout 1955
as Joe Quinn
Impulse 1954
as Alan Curtis
The Lusty Men 1952
as Wes Merritt
The Girl in White 1952
as Dr. Ben Barringer
Rancho Notorious 1952
as Vern Haskell
Bend of the River 1952
as Emerson Cole
Red Mountain 1951
as Lane Waldron
Bright Victory 1951
as Larry Nevins
The Glass Menagerie 1950
as Tom Wingfield
Chicago Deadline 1949
as Tommy Ditman
Too Late for Tears 1949
as Alan Palmer
The Window 1949
as Ed Woodry
Champion 1949
as Connie Kelly
The Walking Hills 1949
as Chalk
Cheyenne 1947
as The Sundance Kid
Boomerang! 1947
as John Waldron
It's Your America 1946
as Soldier / Narrator (uncredited)
Devotion 1946
as Branwell Brontë
- Target - Invisible
Target - Invisible 1945
as Air Force Officer / Narrator
The Last Bomb 1945
as Crewman (voice)
Resisting Enemy Interrogation 1944
as Sgt. Alfred Mason
The Memphis Belle 1944
as (uncredited)
- Troop Carrier Airplanes: Cockpit Procedure
Troop Carrier Airplanes: Cockpit Procedure 1944
as Capt. Mathews
- Flight Characteristics of the P-51 Airplane
Flight Characteristics of the P-51 Airplane 1944
as Bob Chilton
- Ditch and Live
Ditch and Live 1944
as Captain Scott H. Reynolds
Air Force 1943
as Bombardier
Reconnaissance Pilot 1943
as Decoration Announcer (voice)
- How to Fly the B-17 (Part 2, Flight Operations)
How to Fly the B-17 (Part 2, Flight Operations) 1943
as Instructor
- How to Fly the B-17 (Part 1, Ground Operations)
How to Fly the B-17 (Part 1, Ground Operations) 1943
as Instructor
Breakdowns of 1942 1942
as Self
Desperate Journey 1942
as Flight Officer Jed Forrest
They Died with Their Boots On 1941
as Ned Sharp
Highway West 1941
as George Foster
Bad Men of Missouri 1941
as Jim Younger
Strange Alibi 1941
as Sgt. Joe Geary
Knockout 1941
as Johnny Rocket
High Sierra 1941
as Red
City for Conquest 1940
as Eddie Kenny
Credits from TMDB.