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Arthur Kennedy
Actor· 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.
Known For
The roles that explain the career.
Filmography
73 credits across 1 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Signs of Life | Owen Coughlin | Film |
| 1979 | The Humanoid | Dr. Kraspin | Film |
| 1978 | Cyclone | Priest | Film |
| 1978 | Covert Action | CIA Chief of Station, Athens | Film |
| 1977 | The Sentinel | Monsignor Franchino | Film |
| 1977 | Nine Guests for a Crime | Uberto | Film |
| 1976 | Emmanuelle on Taboo Island | Antonio | Film |
| 1976 | Rome, Armed to the Teeth | Vice questore Ruini | Film |
| 1975 | Killer Cop | Armando Di Federico | Film |
| 1974 | The Antichrist | Bishop Ascanio Oderisi | Film |
| 1974 | The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue | The Inspector | Film |
| 1973 | Ricco | Don Vito | Film |
| 1973 | Family Killer | Don Angelino Ferrante | Film |
| 1972 | Crawlspace | Albert Graves | Film |
| 1971 | A Death of Innocence | Mark Hirsch | Film |
| 1970 | The Movie Murderer | Angus MacGregor | Film |
| 1969 | Shark | Doc | Film |
| 1968 | Day of the Evil Gun | Owen Forbes | Film |
| 1968 | A Minute to Pray, a Second to Die | Tuscosa Marshal Roy W. Colby | Film |
| 1968 | Anzio | Maj. Gen. Jack Lesley | Film |
| 1967 | Monday's Child | Peter Richardson | Film |
| 1966 | Nevada Smith | Bill Bowdre | Film |
| 1966 | Fantastic Voyage | Dr. Duval | Film |
| 1965 | Joy in the Morning | Patrick Brown | Film |
| 1965 | The Battle of the Bulge... The Brave Rifles | Narrator (voice) | Film |
| 1965 | Murieta | Capt. Love | Film |
| 1964 | Cheyenne Autumn | Doc Holliday | Film |
| 1962 | Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man | Dr. Henry Adams | Film |
| 1962 | Lawrence of Arabia | Jackson Bentley | Film |
| 1961 | Barabbas | Pontius Pilate | Film |
| 1961 | Murder She Said | Paul Quimper | Film |
| 1961 | Claudelle Inglish | Clyde Inglish | Film |
| 1960 | Elmer Gantry | Jim Lefferts | Film |
| 1960 | In the Presence of Mine Enemies | Paul Heller | Film |
| 1959 | A Summer Place | Bart Hunter | Film |
| 1958 | Some Came Running | Frank Hirsh | Film |
| 1958 | Twilight for the Gods | First Mate Ramsay | Film |
| 1957 | Peyton Place | Lucas Cross | Film |
| 1956 | The Rawhide Years | Rick Harper | Film |
| 1955 | Trial | Barney Castle | Film |
| 1955 | Crashout | Joe Quinn | Film |
| 1955 | The Man from Laramie | Vic Hansbro | Film |
| 1955 | The Desperate Hours | Deputy Sheriff Jesse Bard | Film |
| 1955 | The Naked Dawn | Santiago | Film |
| 1954 | Impulse | Alan Curtis | Film |
| 1952 | Bend of the River | Emerson Cole | Film |
| 1952 | Rancho Notorious | Vern Haskell | Film |
| 1952 | The Lusty Men | Wes Merritt | Film |
| 1952 | The Girl in White | Dr. Ben Barringer | Film |
| 1951 | Bright Victory | Larry Nevins | Film |
| 1951 | Red Mountain | Lane Waldron | Film |
| 1950 | The Glass Menagerie | Tom Wingfield | Film |
| 1949 | Too Late for Tears | Alan Palmer | Film |
| 1949 | Champion | Connie Kelly | Film |
| 1949 | The Window | Ed Woodry | Film |
| 1949 | Chicago Deadline | Tommy Ditman | Film |
| 1949 | The Walking Hills | Chalk | Film |
| 1947 | Boomerang! | John Waldron | Film |
| 1947 | Cheyenne | The Sundance Kid | Film |
| 1946 | Devotion | Branwell Brontë | Film |
| 1945 | The Last Bomb | Crewman (voice) | Film |
| 1944 | Resisting Enemy Interrogation | Sgt. Alfred Mason | Film |
| 1944 | The Memphis Belle | (uncredited) | Film |
| 1944 | Flight Characteristics of the P-51 Airplane | Bob Chilton | Film |
| 1943 | Air Force | Bombardier | Film |
| 1942 | Desperate Journey | Flight Officer Jed Forrest | Film |
| 1941 | Strange Alibi | Sgt. Joe Geary | Film |
| 1941 | Highway West | George Foster | Film |
| 1941 | High Sierra | Red | Film |
| 1941 | They Died with Their Boots On | Ned Sharp | Film |
| 1941 | Knockout | Johnny Rocket | Film |
| 1941 | Bad Men of Missouri | Jim Younger | Film |
| 1940 | City for Conquest | Eddie Kenny | Film |
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