Arthur Kennedy

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

103

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

  • The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

    The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

  • Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

    Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

  • Devotion

    Devotion

  • Kraft Suspense Theatre

    Kraft Suspense Theatre

  • Red Mountain

    Red Mountain

  • Champion

    Champion

  • Boomerang!

    Boomerang!

  • The Humanoid

    The Humanoid

  • Crashout

    Crashout

  • Elmer Gantry

    Elmer Gantry

  • Trial

    Trial

  • Nakia

    Nakia

  • Ricco

    Ricco

  • Lawrence of Arabia

    Lawrence of Arabia

  • Resisting Enemy Interrogation

    Resisting Enemy Interrogation

  • The Girl in White

    The Girl in White

  • The Lusty Men

    The Lusty Men

  • Knockout

    Knockout

  • The Movie Murderer

    The Movie Murderer

  • Reconnaissance Pilot

    Reconnaissance Pilot

  • Hail, Hero!

    Hail, Hero!

  • Cheyenne

    Cheyenne

  • Attack and Retreat

    Attack and Retreat

  • Breakdowns of 1942

    Breakdowns of 1942

  • Murieta

    Murieta

  • Impulse

    Impulse

  • MGM Parade

    MGM Parade

  • Crawlspace

    Crawlspace

  • The Walking Hills

    The Walking Hills

  • Last Angels

    Last Angels

  • ABC Stage 67

    ABC Stage 67

  • CBS Playhouse

    CBS Playhouse

  • The Rawhide Years

    The Rawhide Years

  • In the Presence of Mine Enemies

    In the Presence of Mine Enemies

  • James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

    James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

  • Cyclone

    Cyclone

  • A Summer Place

    A Summer Place

  • Air Force

    Air Force

  • Home Is the Hero

    Home Is the Hero

  • Day of the Evil Gun

    Day of the Evil Gun

  • Barabbas

    Barabbas

  • Murder She Said

    Murder She Said

  • Nevada Smith

    Nevada Smith

  • Cheyenne Autumn

    Cheyenne Autumn

  • The Naked Dawn

    The Naked Dawn

  • The Sentinel

    The Sentinel

  • Fantastic Voyage

    Fantastic Voyage

  • Some Came Running

    Some Came Running

  • The Man from Laramie

    The Man from Laramie

  • It's Your America

    It's Your America

  • Peyton Place

    Peyton Place

  • The Desperate Hours

    The Desperate Hours

  • High Sierra

    High Sierra

  • Bend of the River

    Bend of the River

  • The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue

    The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue

  • The Antichrist

    The Antichrist

  • Nakia

    Nakia

  • They Died with Their Boots On

    They Died with Their Boots On

  • Anzio

    Anzio

  • The Window

    The Window

  • Rancho Notorious

    Rancho Notorious

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • Signs of Life

    Signs of Life

  • Shark

    Shark

  • Dirty World

    Dirty World

  • Too Late for Tears

    Too Late for Tears

  • The President's Plane Is Missing

    The President's Plane Is Missing

  • City for Conquest

    City for Conquest

  • Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man

    Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man

  • Emmanuelle on Taboo Island

    Emmanuelle on Taboo Island

  • Bright Victory

    Bright Victory

  • The Glass Menagerie

    The Glass Menagerie

  • Bad Men of Missouri

    Bad Men of Missouri

  • The Memphis Belle

    The Memphis Belle

  • Desperate Journey

    Desperate Journey

  • Highway West

    Highway West

  • Rome, Armed to the Teeth

    Rome, Armed to the Teeth

  • Joy in the Morning

    Joy in the Morning

  • A Minute to Pray, a Second to Die

    A Minute to Pray, a Second to Die

  • Chicago Deadline

    Chicago Deadline

  • Killer Cop

    Killer Cop

  • The Last Bomb

    The Last Bomb

  • Twilight for the Gods

    Twilight for the Gods

  • Grandpa

    Grandpa

  • Family Killer

    Family Killer

  • Nine Guests for a Crime

    Nine Guests for a Crime

  • The Man from Independence

    The Man from Independence

  • Claudelle Inglish

    Claudelle Inglish

  • A Death of Innocence

    A Death of Innocence

  • Monday's Child

    Monday's Child

  • Cave of the Sharks

    Cave of the Sharks

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

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

  • My Old Man's Place

    My Old Man's Place

  • Covert Action

    Covert Action

  • Blackmail Chase

    Blackmail Chase

  • Strange Alibi

    Strange Alibi

  • F.D.R.

    F.D.R.

  • Flight Characteristics of the P-51 Airplane

    Flight Characteristics of the P-51 Airplane

  • Ditch and Live

    Ditch and Live

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

    The Battle of the Bulge... The Brave Rifles

  • Troop Carrier Airplanes: Cockpit Procedure

    Troop Carrier Airplanes: Cockpit Procedure

  • Target - Invisible

    Target - Invisible

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

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