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Arthur Kennedy

Actor | * 02/17/1914 († 75, 01/05/1990) | Worcester, Massachusetts (United States of America (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. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Crime | Western

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In the outwardly respectable New England community of Peyton Place, shopkeeper Constance McKenzie tries to make up for a past indiscretion -- which resulted in her illegitimate daughter Allison -- by ...

Peyton Place

Certification unknown

1957 | 3.5/5 | 2h 31min
Drama, Romance / Love
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An unscrupulous boxer fights his way to the top, but eventually alienates all of the people who helped him on the way up. ...

Champion

Certification unknown

1949 | 3.3/5 | 1h 39min
Drama
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A soldier blinded in war returns home and attempts to adjust to civilian life. ...

Bright Victory

NR

1951 | 3.5/5 | 1h 37min
Drama, Romance / Love, War
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The story of British officer T.E. Lawrence's mission to aid the Arab tribes in their revolt against the Ottoman Empire during the First World War. Lawrence becomes a flamboyant, messianic figure in th ...

Lawrence of Arabia

NR

1962 | 4.0/5 | 3h 47min
Adventure, Drama, History, War
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Awards & Nominations for Arthur Kennedy

Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play Star On Hollywood Walk of Fame Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture Donaldson Awards 4x Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for Best Actor
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Movies with Arthur Kennedy as Actor(90)

as Owen Coughlin1989 Signs of Life
as Self (archive footage)1988 James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
as Dr. Kraspin1979 The Humanoid
as Mr. Jackson1978 Cave of the Sharks
as CIA Chief of Station, Athens1978 Covert Action
as Senator Merelli1978 Dirty World
as Il nonno1978 Last Angels
as Priest1978 Cyclone
as Uberto1977 Nine Guests for a Crime
as Monsignor Franchino1977 The Sentinel
as Vice questore Ruini1976 Rome, Armed to the Teeth
as Antonio1976 Emmanuelle on Taboo Island
as Mike Jannacone1976 Blackmail Chase
as Armando Di Federico1975 Killer Cop
as Bishop Ascanio Oderisi1974 The Antichrist
as Sheriff Sam Jericho1974 Nakia
as The Inspector1974 The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue
as Don Angelino Ferrante1973 Family Killer
as Don Vito1973 Ricco
as Gunther Damon1973 The President's Plane Is Missing
as Albert Graves1972 Crawlspace
as Walter Pell1971 My Old Man's Place
as Mark Hirsch1971 A Death of Innocence
as Angus MacGregor1970 The Movie Murderer
as Doc1969 Shark
as Albert Dixon1969 Hail, Hero!
as Owen Forbes1968 Day of the Evil Gun
as Tuscosa Marshal Roy W. Colby1968 A Minute to Pray, a Second to Die
as Maj. Gen. Jack Lesley1968 Anzio
as Peter Richardson1967 Monday's Child
as Bill Bowdre1966 Nevada Smith
as Dr. Duval1966 Fantastic Voyage
as Capt. Love1965 Murieta
as Patrick Brown1965 Joy in the Morning
as Ferro Maria Ferri1964 Attack and Retreat
as Doc Holliday1964 Cheyenne Autumn
as Dr. Henry Adams1962 Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man
as Jackson Bentley1962 Lawrence of Arabia
as Pontius Pilate1961 Barabbas
as Clyde Inglish1961 Claudelle Inglish
as Paul Quimper1961 Murder She Said
as Jim Lefferts1960 Elmer Gantry
as Willie O'Reilly1959 Home Is the Hero
as Bart Hunter1959 A Summer Place
as First Mate Ramsay1958 Twilight for the Gods
as Frank Hirsh1958 Some Came Running
as Lucas Cross1957 Peyton Place
as Rick Harper1956 The Rawhide Years
as Barney Castle1955 Trial
as Deputy Sheriff Jesse Bard1955 The Desperate Hours
as Santiago1955 The Naked Dawn
as Joe Quinn1955 Crashout
as Vic Hansbro1955 The Man from Laramie
as Alan Curtis1954 Impulse
as Emerson Cole1952 Bend of the River
as Vern Haskell1952 Rancho Notorious
as Wes Merritt1952 The Lusty Men
as Dr. Ben Barringer1952 The Girl in White
as Larry Nevins1951 Bright Victory
as Lane Waldron1951 Red Mountain
as Tom Wingfield1950 The Glass Menagerie
as Connie Kelly1949 Champion
as Ed Woodry1949 The Window
as Alan Palmer1949 Too Late for Tears
as Tommy Ditman1949 Chicago Deadline
as Chalk1949 The Walking Hills
as The Sundance Kid1947 Cheyenne
as John Waldron1947 Boomerang!
as Branwell Brontë1946 Devotion
as Soldier / Narrator (uncredited)1946 It's Your America
as Crewman (voice)1945 The Last Bomb
as Air Force Officer / Narrator1945 Target - Invisible
as (uncredited)1944 The Memphis Belle: A Story of a Flying Fortress
as Capt. Mathews1944 Troop Carrier Airplanes: Cockpit Procedure
as Bob Chilton1944 Flight Characteristics of the P-51 Airplane
as Captain Scott H. Reynolds1944 Ditch and Live
as Sgt. Alfred Mason1944 Resisting Enemy Interrogation
as Bombardier1943 Air Force
as Decoration Announcer (voice)1943 Reconnaissance Pilot
as Instructor1943 How to Fly the B-17 (Part 2, Flight Operations)
as Instructor1943 How to Fly the B-17 (Part 1, Ground Operations)
as Jed Forrest1942 Desperate Journey
as himself1942 Breakdowns of 1942
as Sgt. Joe Geary1941 Strange Alibi
as Ned Sharp1941 They Died with Their Boots On
as Jim Younger1941 Bad Men of Missouri
as Red1941 High Sierra
as Johnny Rocket1941 Knockout
as George Foster1941 Highway West
as Eddie Kenny1940 City for Conquest

TV Shows/Series with Arthur Kennedy as Actor(8)

as Lieutenant Hammond1966 ABC Stage 67
1966 CBS Playhouse
1965 F.D.R.
as Dr. Walter Meade Taylor1963 Kraft Suspense Theatre
as Keith Hollands1962 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as Sam Carter1956 Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Whitney Barton1953 GE Theater
as Self (archive footage)1948 The Ed Sullivan Show

Full Name: Arthur Kennedy
Born: Tuesday, 02/17 1914 (February) in Worcester, Massachusetts (United States of America (USA))
Died: Friday, 01/05 1990 (January) in Branford (aged: 75)
Zodiac sign: Aquarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Tiger)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: Carnegie Mellon College of Fine Arts, South High Community School, Worcester Academy
Children: Laurie Kennedy
Other names for Arthur Kennedy (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Артур Кеннеди"
Arthur Kennedy frequently works together with these people:
Eddie Albert (11x, Actor)
Carl Benton Reid (11x, Actor)
Vera Miles (10x, Actress)
Gary Merrill (9x, Actor)
Claude Akins (9x, Actor)
Virginia Gregg (9x, Actress)
Lee Marvin (8x, Actor)
John Hoyt (8x, Actor)
Whit Bissell (8x, Actor)
Michael Pate (8x, Actor)
Myron Healey (8x, Actor)
Willis Bouchey (8x, Actor)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:8460, Added: 05/06/2018, Last updated: 04/21/2024