Arthur Kennedy
Acting
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.
Filmography 106
Movies (95)
- Grandpa1990
Signs of Life1989Owen Coughlin
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life1987Self (archive footage)- Assault with a Deadly Weapon1982Directing
The Humanoid1979Dr. Kraspin
Dirty World1978Senator Merelli
Cyclone1978Priest
Cave of the Sharks1978Mr. Jackson- Last Angels1978Il nonno
Covert Action1978CIA Chief of Station, Athens
Nine Guests for a Crime1977Uberto
The Sentinel1977Monsignor Franchino
Rome, Armed to the Teeth1976Vice questore Ruini
Emmanuelle on Taboo Island1976Antonio
Blackmail Chase1976Mike Jannacone
Killer Cop1975Armando Di Federico
The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue1974The Inspector
The Antichrist1974Bishop Ascanio Oderisi
Nakia1974Sheriff Sam Jericho- The Man from Independence1974Tom Pendergast
The President's Plane Is Missing1973Gunther Damon
Ricco1973Don Vito
Family Killer1973Don Angelino Ferrante
Crawlspace1972Albert Graves
A Death of Innocence1971Mark Hirsch
My Old Man's Place1971Walter Pell
The Movie Murderer1970Angus MacGregor
Shark1969Doc
Hail, Hero!1969Albert Dixon
Anzio1968Maj. Gen. Jack Lesley
Shows (11)
American Playhouse1982Owen Coughlin
Nakia1974- CBS Playhouse1966Rome Harper
ABC Stage 671966Lieutenant Hammond- F.D.R.1965Narrator
Kraft Suspense Theatre1963Dr. Walter Meade Taylor
Espionage1963Ed Pierce
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour1962Keith Hollands
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre1956Sam Carter
MGM Parade1955
General Electric Theater1953Whitney Barton