Arthur Kennedy

Born: 1914-02-17, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Died: 1990-01-05

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

• The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962)
• Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1956)
• MGM Parade (1955)
• ABC Stage 67 (1966)
• Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
• Espionage (1963)
• A Summer Place (1959)
• Fantastic Voyage (1966)
• Joaquín Murrieta (1965)
• Ciclon (1978)
• Barabbas (1961)
• High Sierra (1941)
• They Died with Their Boots On (1941)
• Cheyenne Autumn (1964)
• The Lusty Men (1952)
• Elmer Gantry (1960)
• Peyton Place (1957)
• The Desperate Hours (1955)
• Rancho Notorious (1952)
• Murder She Said (1961)
• The Man from Laramie (1955)
• Trial (1955)
• L'anticristo (1974)
• Non si deve profanare il sonno dei morti (1974)
• Some Came Running (1958)
• Bend of the River (1952)
• L'umanoide (1979)
• The Rawhide Years (1956)
• La spiaggia del desiderio (1976)
• Lo sbarco di Anzio (1968)