Arthur Kennedy

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

102

Gender

Male

Birthday

1914-02-17

Day of death

1990-01-05 (75 years old)

Place of Birth

Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Arthur Kennedy

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.

Known For

  • Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

    Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

  • The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

    The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

  • Kraft Suspense Theatre

    Kraft Suspense Theatre

  • Lawrence of Arabia

    Lawrence of Arabia

  • ABC Stage 67

    ABC Stage 67

  • High Sierra

    High Sierra

  • The Sentinel

    The Sentinel

  • Bright Victory

    Bright Victory

  • Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man

    Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man

  • The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue

    The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue

  • CBS Playhouse

    CBS Playhouse

  • Cave of the Sharks

    Cave of the Sharks

  • Devotion

    Devotion

  • Strange Alibi

    Strange Alibi

  • The Movie Murderer

    The Movie Murderer

  • Fantastic Voyage

    Fantastic Voyage

  • The Window

    The Window

  • Killer Cop

    Killer Cop

  • Barabbas

    Barabbas

  • Signs of Life

    Signs of Life

  • Rancho Notorious

    Rancho Notorious

  • My Old Man's Place

    My Old Man's Place

  • The Memphis Belle

    The Memphis Belle

  • Champion

    Champion

  • Blackmail Chase

    Blackmail Chase

  • They Died with Their Boots On

    They Died with Their Boots On

  • Chicago Deadline

    Chicago Deadline

  • Cyclone

    Cyclone

  • The Rawhide Years

    The Rawhide Years

  • The Humanoid

    The Humanoid

  • James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

    James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

  • Elmer Gantry

    Elmer Gantry

  • Resisting Enemy Interrogation

    Resisting Enemy Interrogation

  • Family Killer

    Family Killer

  • Nine Guests for a Crime

    Nine Guests for a Crime

  • Twilight for the Gods

    Twilight for the Gods

  • Hail, Hero!

    Hail, Hero!

  • Desperate Journey

    Desperate Journey

  • The Desperate Hours

    The Desperate Hours

  • Nakia

    Nakia

  • Boomerang!

    Boomerang!

  • Bend of the River

    Bend of the River

  • The Lusty Men

    The Lusty Men

  • Red Mountain

    Red Mountain

  • Peyton Place

    Peyton Place

  • The Man from Laramie

    The Man from Laramie

  • A Death of Innocence

    A Death of Innocence

  • A Summer Place

    A Summer Place

  • Covert Action

    Covert Action

  • Reconnaissance Pilot

    Reconnaissance Pilot

  • Rome, Armed to the Teeth

    Rome, Armed to the Teeth

  • Impulse

    Impulse

  • Claudelle Inglish

    Claudelle Inglish

  • Ricco

    Ricco

  • Cheyenne

    Cheyenne

  • Too Late for Tears

    Too Late for Tears

  • The Girl in White

    The Girl in White

  • Nevada Smith

    Nevada Smith

  • Crashout

    Crashout

  • Air Force

    Air Force

  • Trial

    Trial

  • Knockout

    Knockout

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • In the Presence of Mine Enemies

    In the Presence of Mine Enemies

  • Cheyenne Autumn

    Cheyenne Autumn

  • Some Came Running

    Some Came Running

  • Murder She Said

    Murder She Said

  • Dirty World

    Dirty World

  • Breakdowns of 1942

    Breakdowns of 1942

  • The Walking Hills

    The Walking Hills

  • Shark

    Shark

  • The Man from Independence

    The Man from Independence

  • Murieta

    Murieta

  • Nakia

    Nakia

  • Crawlspace

    Crawlspace

  • Anzio

    Anzio

  • The Antichrist

    The Antichrist

  • It's Your America

    It's Your America

  • Attack and Retreat

    Attack and Retreat

  • Bad Men of Missouri

    Bad Men of Missouri

  • Emmanuelle on Taboo Island

    Emmanuelle on Taboo Island

  • F.D.R.

    F.D.R.

  • Monday's Child

    Monday's Child

  • Day of the Evil Gun

    Day of the Evil Gun

  • The Naked Dawn

    The Naked Dawn

  • Joy in the Morning

    Joy in the Morning

  • City for Conquest

    City for Conquest

  • Home Is the Hero

    Home Is the Hero

  • Last Angels

    Last Angels

  • A Minute to Pray, a Second to Die

    A Minute to Pray, a Second to Die

  • The Last Bomb

    The Last Bomb

  • The President's Plane Is Missing

    The President's Plane Is Missing

  • The Glass Menagerie

    The Glass Menagerie

  • The Battle of the Bulge... The Brave Rifles

    The Battle of the Bulge... The Brave Rifles

  • Highway West

    Highway West

  • Flight Characteristics of the P-51 Airplane

    Flight Characteristics of the P-51 Airplane

  • Grandpa

    Grandpa

  • Target - Invisible

    Target - Invisible

  • How to Fly the B-17 (Part 1, Ground Operations)

    How to Fly the B-17 (Part 1, Ground Operations)

  • How to Fly the B-17 (Part 2, Flight Operations)

    How to Fly the B-17 (Part 2, Flight Operations)

  • Troop Carrier Airplanes: Cockpit Procedure

    Troop Carrier Airplanes: Cockpit Procedure

  • Ditch and Live

    Ditch and Live