Acting

Arthur Kennedy

1914–1990 · Acting

59.1avg grm

19titles

#58best rank

4honors

best title · #58 on siteLawrence of Arabia1962 · as Jackson Bentley82.8

Honors

4

1956Golden Globe Award — Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture

1949Tony Award — Best Featured Actor in a Play

—Donaldson Awards

—star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Bio

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

ranked on this site

1960s5 titles

ABC Stage 671966 · as Narrator · series64.0 A

ABC Stage 671966 · as Lieutenant Hammond · series64.0 L

Lawrence of Arabia1962 · as Jackson Bentley82.8 M

Murder She Said1961 · as Dr. Quimper55.6 E

Elmer Gantry1960 · as Jim Lefferts60.5

1950s7 titles

Some Came Running1958 · as Frank Hirsh54.5 P

Peyton Place1957 · as Lucas Cross54.7 D

The Desperate Hours1955 · as Deputy Sheriff Jesse Bard57.9 M

The Man from Laramie1955 · as Vic Hansbro55.4 L

The Lusty Men1952 · as Wes Merritt56.3 B

Bend of the River1952 · as Emerson Cole54.3 B

Bright Victory1951 · as Larry Nevins57.5

1940s7 titles

The Window1949 · as Ed Woodry57.0 C

Champion1949 · as Connie56.0 T

Too Late for Tears1949 · as Alan Palmer55.9 B

Boomerang!1947 · as John Waldron55.0 H

High Sierra1941 · as 'Red' Hattery70.5 T

They Died with Their Boots On1941 · as Ned Sharp54.6 C

City for Conquest1940 · as Eddie Kenny55.9

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Arthur Kennedy

A

born1914

died1990

known forActing

titles on site19

best title rank#58 · Lawrence of Arabia (1962)

avg GRM59.1

honors4 · Golden Globe Award — Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture, 1956

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

ranked on this site

1960s

5 titles

64.0ABC Stage 671966 · as Narrator · series A

64.0ABC Stage 671966 · as Lieutenant Hammond · series L

82.8Lawrence of Arabia1962 · as Jackson Bentley M

55.6Murder She Said1961 · as Dr. Quimper E

60.5Elmer Gantry1960 · as Jim Lefferts

1950s

7 titles

54.5Some Came Running1958 · as Frank Hirsh P

54.7Peyton Place1957 · as Lucas Cross D

57.9The Desperate Hours1955 · as Deputy Sheriff Jesse Bard M

55.4The Man from Laramie1955 · as Vic Hansbro L

56.3The Lusty Men1952 · as Wes Merritt B

54.3Bend of the River1952 · as Emerson Cole B

57.5Bright Victory1951 · as Larry Nevins

1940s

7 titles

57.0The Window1949 · as Ed Woodry C

56.0Champion1949 · as Connie T

55.9Too Late for Tears1949 · as Alan Palmer B

55.0Boomerang!1947 · as John Waldron H

70.5High Sierra1941 · as 'Red' Hattery T

54.6They Died with Their Boots On1941 · as Ned Sharp C

55.9City for Conquest1940 · as Eddie Kenny

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