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Arthur Kennedy
🎭 Acting

Arthur Kennedy

February 17, 1914 (age 75)
January 5, 1990
Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Male
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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…

Movies

94 credits
Lawrence of Arabia
★ 8.0
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Lawrence of Arabia
1962 as Jackson Bentley
Barabbas
★ 6.9
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Barabbas
1961 as Pontius Pilate
Fantastic Voyage
★ 6.7
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Fantastic Voyage
1966 as Dr. Duval
A Summer Place
★ 6.6
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A Summer Place
1959 as Bart Hunter
The Antichrist
★ 6.1
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The Antichrist
1974 as Bishop Ascanio Oderisi
The Sentinel
★ 6.1
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The Sentinel
1977 as Monsignor Franchino
Ricco
★ 5.9
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Ricco
1973 as Don Vito
Cheyenne Autumn
★ 6.7
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Cheyenne Autumn
1964 as Doc Holliday
Nevada Smith
★ 6.7
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Nevada Smith
1966 as Bill Bowdre
The Humanoid
★ 3.7
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The Humanoid
1979 as Dr. Kraspin
Anzio
★ 5.6
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Anzio
1968 as Maj. Gen. Jack Lesley
Murder She Said
★ 7.3
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Murder She Said
1961 as Paul Quimper
Crashout
★ 6.7
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Crashout
1955 as Joe Quinn
Peyton Place
★ 6.8
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Peyton Place
1957 as Lucas Cross
Elmer Gantry
★ 7.3
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Elmer Gantry
1960 as Jim Lefferts
High Sierra
★ 7.1
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High Sierra
1941 as Red
Desperate Journey
★ 6.1
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Desperate Journey
1942 as Flight Officer Jed Forrest
Bend of the River
★ 7.0
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Bend of the River
1952 as Emerson Cole
Champion
★ 6.7
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Champion
1949 as Connie Kelly
The Man from Laramie
★ 7.2
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The Man from Laramie
1955 as Vic Hansbro
Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man
★ 5.5
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Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man
1962 as Dr. Henry Adams
Air Force
★ 6.5
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Air Force
1943 as Bombardier
Boomerang!
★ 7.1
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Boomerang!
1947 as John Waldron
Cyclone
★ 5.1
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Cyclone
1978 as Priest
They Died with Their Boots On
★ 6.7
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They Died with Their Boots On
1941 as Ned Sharp
The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue Movie
★ 6.4
Horror
Some Came Running
★ 7.0
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Some Came Running
1958 as Frank Hirsh
The Memphis Belle
★ 6.7
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The Memphis Belle
1944 as (uncredited)
Breakdowns of 1942
★ 6.0
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Breakdowns of 1942
1942 as Self
The Window
★ 6.9
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The Window
1949 as Ed Woodry

TV Shows

10 credits
Dick Powell’s Zane Grey Theatre TV
★ 6.2
Drama, Western
1956 Drama, Western
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour TV
★ 7.9
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Crime, Drama
1962 Crime, Drama
Kraft Suspense Theatre TV
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Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963 as Dr. Walter Meade Taylor
MGM Parade TV
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MGM Parade
1955
ABC Stage 67 TV
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ABC Stage 67
1966 as Lieutenant Hammond
Espionage TV
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Espionage
1963 as Ed Pierce
CBS Playhouse TV
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CBS Playhouse
1966 as Rome Harper
General Electric Theater TV
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General Electric Theater
1953 as Whitney Barton
Nakia TV
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Nakia
1974
F.D.R. TV
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F.D.R.
1965 as Narrator
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