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Arthur Kennedy

Actor

Arthur Kennedy

Born February 17, 1914 in Worcester, Massachusetts, USADied January 5, 199082 films

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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Lawrence of Arabia posterFirst watchLawrence of Arabia19628.0as Jackson BentleyDuring World War I, English officer Thomas Edward 'T.E.' Lawrence sets out to unite and lead the diverse, often warring, Arab tribes to fight the Turks.View film

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Filmography

82 films as actor
  1. 1990Grandpa
  2. 1989Signs of LifeOwen Coughlin
  3. 1979The HumanoidDr. Kraspin
  4. 1978Dirty WorldSenator Merelli
  5. 1978CyclonePriest
  6. 1978Cave of the SharksMr. Jackson
  7. 1978Last AngelsIl nonno
  8. 1978Covert ActionCIA Chief of Station, Athens
  9. 1977Nine Guests for a CrimeUberto
  10. 1977The SentinelMonsignor Franchino
  11. 1976Rome, Armed to the TeethVice questore Ruini
  12. 1976Emmanuelle on Taboo IslandAntonio
  13. 1976Blackmail ChaseMike Jannacone
  14. 1975Killer CopArmando Di Federico
  15. 1974The Living Dead at Manchester MorgueThe Inspector
  16. 1974The AntichristBishop Ascanio Oderisi
  17. 1974NakiaSheriff Sam Jericho
  18. 1974The Man from IndependenceTom Pendergast
  19. 1973The President's Plane Is MissingGunther Damon
  20. 1973RiccoDon Vito
  21. 1973Family KillerDon Angelino Ferrante
  22. 1972CrawlspaceAlbert Graves
  23. 1971A Death of InnocenceMark Hirsch
  24. 1971My Old Man's PlaceWalter Pell
  25. 1970The Movie MurdererAngus MacGregor
  26. 1969SharkDoc
  27. 1969Hail, Hero!Albert Dixon
  28. 1968AnzioMaj. Gen. Jack Lesley
  29. 1968Day of the Evil GunOwen Forbes
  30. 1968A Minute to Pray, a Second to DieTuscosa Marshal Roy W. Colby
  31. 1967Monday's ChildPeter Richardson
  32. 1966Fantastic VoyageDr. Duval
  33. 1966Nevada SmithBill Bowdre
  34. 1965Joy in the MorningPatrick Brown
  35. 1965MurietaCapt. Love
  36. 1964Cheyenne AutumnDoc Holliday
  37. 1964Attack and RetreatFerro Maria Ferri
  38. 1962Lawrence of ArabiaJackson Bentley
  39. 1962Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young ManDr. Henry Adams
  40. 1961BarabbasPontius Pilate
  41. 1961Murder She SaidPaul Quimper
  42. 1961Claudelle InglishClyde Inglish
  43. 1960Elmer GantryJim Lefferts
  44. 1960In the Presence of Mine EnemiesPaul Heller
  45. 1959A Summer PlaceBart Hunter
  46. 1959Home Is the HeroWillie O'Reilly
  47. 1958Some Came RunningFrank Hirsh
  48. 1958Twilight for the GodsFirst Mate Ramsay
  49. 1957Peyton PlaceLucas Cross
  50. 1956The Rawhide YearsRick Harper
  51. 1955The Naked DawnSantiago
  52. 1955TrialBarney Castle
  53. 1955The Desperate HoursDeputy Sheriff Jesse Bard
  54. 1955The Man from LaramieVic Hansbro
  55. 1955CrashoutJoe Quinn
  56. 1954ImpulseAlan Curtis
  57. 1952The Lusty MenWes Merritt
  58. 1952The Girl in WhiteDr. Ben Barringer
  59. 1952Rancho NotoriousVern Haskell
  60. 1952Bend of the RiverEmerson Cole
  61. 1951Red MountainLane Waldron
  62. 1951Bright VictoryLarry Nevins
  63. 1950The Glass MenagerieTom Wingfield
  64. 1949Chicago DeadlineTommy Ditman
  65. 1949Too Late for TearsAlan Palmer
  66. 1949The WindowEd Woodry
  67. 1949ChampionConnie Kelly
  68. 1949The Walking HillsChalk
  69. 1947CheyenneThe Sundance Kid
  70. 1947Boomerang!John Waldron
  71. 1946DevotionBranwell Brontë
  72. 1944Resisting Enemy InterrogationSgt. Alfred Mason
  73. 1944Ditch and LiveCaptain Scott H. Reynolds
  74. 1943Air ForceBombardier
  75. 1942Desperate JourneyFlight Officer Jed Forrest
  76. 1941They Died with Their Boots OnNed Sharp
  77. 1941Highway WestGeorge Foster
  78. 1941Bad Men of MissouriJim Younger
  79. 1941Strange AlibiSgt. Joe Geary
  80. 1941KnockoutJohnny Rocket
  81. 1941High SierraRed
  82. 1940City for ConquestEddie Kenny