Arthur Kennedy
Date of birth: 1914-02-17
Place of birth: Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Артур Кеннеди, John Arthur Kennedy, Джон Артур Кеннеди
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.
Movie Credits
Lawrence of Arabia
1962-12-11
During World War I, English officer Thomas Edward 'T.E.' Lawrence sets out to unite and lead the div
Fantastic Voyage
1966-08-24
In order to save an assassinated scientist, a submarine and its crew are shrunk to microscopic size
Murder She Said
1961-09-26
Miss Marple believes she's seen a murder in a passing-by train, yet when the police find no evidence
Shark
1969-10-08
A gunrunner loses his cargo near a small coastal Sudanese town so he's stuck there. When a woman hir
Nevada Smith
1966-06-10
Nevada Smith is the young son of an Indian mother and white father. When his father is killed by thr
Elmer Gantry
1960-07-07
A charismatic charlatan begins a business — and eventually romantic — relationship with a roadside e
City for Conquest
1940-09-21
The heartbreaking but hopeful tale of Danny Kenny and Peggy Nash, two sweethearts who meet and strug
Barabbas
1961-12-23
Epic account of the thief Barabbas, who was pardoned for his crimes and spared crucifixion when Pila
The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue
1974-11-28
When a series of murders hit the remote English countryside, a detective suspects a pair of traveler
The Window
1949-05-10
An imaginative boy who frequently makes things up witnesses a murder, but can't get his parents or t
Champion
1949-04-09
An unscrupulous boxer fights his way to the top, but eventually alienates all of the people who help
Too Late for Tears
1949-07-17
Through a fluke circumstance, a ruthless woman stumbles across a suitcase filled with $60,000, and i
Day of the Evil Gun
1968-03-01
Two men on a desperate search to save a woman only one of them could have!
Crashout
1955-03-01
Convict Van Duff engineers a large-scale prison break; the six survivors hide out in a forgotten min
High Sierra
1941-01-23
Given a pardon from jail, Roy Earle gets back into the swing of things as he robs a swanky resort.
Chicago Deadline
1949-11-03
On Chicago's South Side reporter Ed Ames finds the body of a dead girl. Her address book leads to a
Cheyenne Autumn
1964-10-15
A reluctant cavalry Captain must track a defiant tribe of migrating Cheyenne.
Anzio
1968-07-24
American troops land unopposed on Italian beaches during World War II, but instead of pushing on to
Rancho Notorious
1952-04-10
A man in search of revenge infiltrates a ranch, hidden in an inhospitable region, where its owner, A
The Memphis Belle
1944-04-13
This WW2 documentary centers on the crew of the American B-17 Flying Fortress Memphis Belle as it pr
Cyclone
1978-07-21
An airplane goes down in the ocean during a storm and a few survivors find refuge on a small tour bo
Impulse
1954-01-01
An American realtor living in England is dissatisfied with what he believes to be his humdrum life.
The Lusty Men
1952-10-24
Retired rodeo champion Jeff McCloud agrees to mentor novice rodeo contestant Wes Merritt against the
Peyton Place
1957-12-13
In the outwardly respectable New England community of Peyton Place, shopkeeper Constance McKenzie tr
Air Force
1943-03-20
The crew of an Air Force bomber arrives in Pearl Harbor in the aftermath of the Japanese attack and
Some Came Running
1958-12-25
A former novelist returns to his small Midwest town after serving in the Army during WWII, to the ch
Bend of the River
1952-01-23
Two men with questionable pasts, Glyn McLyntock and his friend Cole, lead a wagon-train load of home
They Died with Their Boots On
1941-11-20
The story follows General George Armstrong Custer's adventures from his West Point days to his death
Highway West
1941-08-07
A young woman marries a man who turns out to be a bank robber.
The Desperate Hours
1955-10-05
Escaped convicts terrorize a suburban family they're holding hostage.
The Sentinel
1977-01-07
As a young girl, Alison Parker attempted suicide after being traumatized by her father's sexual expl
The Glass Menagerie
1950-09-28
An aging Southern Belle makes life horrible for her ambitious son and crippled daughter because of h
The Man from Laramie
1955-08-19
Will Lockhart arrives in Coronado, an isolated town in New Mexico, in search of someone who sells ri
A Summer Place
1959-11-18
A self-made businessman rekindles a romance with a former flame while their two teenage children beg
Boomerang!
1947-02-28
When a kindly priest is murdered while waiting at a street corner in a quiet Connecticut town, the c
Rome, Armed to the Teeth
1976-10-10
A tough, violent cop who doesn't mind bending the law goes after a machine-gun-carrying, hunchbacked
Strange Alibi
1941-04-19
An undercover cop finds himself on the wrong side of the law when the mob discovers his true identit
Devotion
1946-04-05
In Victorian England, literary siblings Emily and Charlotte Brontë vie for the affection of the Rev.
A Minute to Pray, a Second to Die
1968-02-08
A famous gunman decides to change his life around and turn himself in when amnesty is declared by th
The Humanoid
1979-04-11
Hoping to overthrow his brother as ruler of the planet Metropolis, the evil Graal enlists the help o
Desperate Journey
1942-09-26
During WWII, when an allied bomber is shot down over Germany, the five surviving crew are captured b
Signs of Life
1989-01-01
The closing of a small shipbuilder in New England places stresses on the people involved.
The Man from Independence
1974-03-11
The Story of Harry S. Truman as he begins his political career in 1929.
Twilight for the Gods
1958-08-04
An alcoholic captain sails a two-master through danger with a call girl and others on board.
The Antichrist
1974-11-22
An Italian nobleman seeks help after his paralyzed daughter becomes possessed by the spirit of a mal
Killer Cop
1975-03-27
In a crowded hotel in the center of Milan a bomb has been planted. The time device on its detonator
Crawlspace
1972-02-11
A childless middle-age couple adopt a troubled youth they find living in their crawlspace and attemp
Murieta
1965-02-01
The fictionalized story of Joaquin Murrieta, a real life Mexican bandit who terrorized California wi
The Rawhide Years
1956-07-01
Ben Matthews gives up the flashy life of a riverboat gambler, hoping to settle down in Galena with h
Bright Victory
1951-08-01
A soldier blinded in war returns home and attempts to adjust to civilian life.
The Naked Dawn
1955-11-02
Santiago, a jolly modern bandito, has just lost his partner when he happens on the isolated farm of
Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man
1962-07-25
Young and restless Nick Adams, the only son of a domineering mother and a weak but noble doctor fath
Covert Action
1978-03-03
Janssen plays an ex-CIA agent who has become an author, writing both non-fiction exposes (Phillip Ag
Trial
1955-10-07
A Mexican boy accused of rape and murder becomes a pawn for Communists and red-baiters. A courtroom
Claudelle Inglish
1961-09-20
A young daughter of poor farmers is forced by her mother to ditch her young boyfriend in order to ma
Resisting Enemy Interrogation
1944-08-01
A downed American bomber crew quickly falls prey to the clever interrogation techniques of the Germa
Joy in the Morning
1965-05-05
Carl Brown and Annie McGairy are in love. Their Irish immigrant parents knew each other in the old c
Red Mountain
1951-11-01
Towards the end of the American Civil War, a rebel captain flees to Colorado to join a band of South
Bad Men of Missouri
1941-07-26
The Younger brothers return to Missouri after the Civil War with intent to avenge the misdeeds of Wi
Knockout
1941-03-29
Johnny Rocket (Arthur Kennedy) needs to fight one more match to have enough money to get married to
Cheyenne
1947-06-06
Slick gambler James Wylie is apprehended by the law and given the option to forgo a prison sentence
The Girl in White
1952-05-23
The first female doctor in New York City comes up against prejudice from male counterparts who feel
Monday's Child
1967-06-08
The daughter of an American marriage in Puerto Rico forces her parents to find a doll that her fathe
Dirty World
1978-08-08
Senator Alberici tries to approach the secretariat of his party with a campaign against immorality.
The Battle of the Bulge... The Brave Rifles
1965-01-01
Hitler's last offensive in 1944 in the Ardennes, with which he desperately tried to stop the allies
Attack and Retreat
1964-09-16
Chronicle of the unheralded and unsuccessful invasion of the Soviet Union by the Italian army during
Nakia
1974-04-17
An American Indian deputy sheriff is caught in the middle of a community dispute when the tribe trie
The Walking Hills
1949-03-05
A study in greed in which treasure hunters seek a shipment of gold buried in Death Valley.
Blackmail Chase
1976-04-02
A couple of friends aspiring to join film land get mixed up in a robbery, ordered by a mafia boss wh
Grandpa
1990-09-07
The strained relationship between a grandfather and his grandson and the young woman who smooths the
Family Killer
1973-02-23
Stefano, son of the Mafia Don Angelino Ferrante, is killed by Gaspare Ardizzone (John Saxon) for ref
Last Angels
1978-05-05
Elisabeth and Massimo have been separated for two years and decide to affirm their independence with
A Death of Innocence
1971-11-26
A mother travels to New York to see her daughter who is awaiting trial for murder. The mother is tot
The Movie Murderer
1970-02-02
An experienced arson investigator takes along his young associate as they try to find an arsonist wh
Home Is the Hero
1959-03-03
This well-acted drama about an Irishman just released from jail is filled with rich characterization
Emmanuelle on Taboo Island
1976-05-14
Shipwrecked on a tropical island, partying biker Daniel finds an increasingly threatening family liv
Hail, Hero!
1969-10-04
Carl Dixon decides to quit school and enlist in the Army, even though he's already run afoul of the
Cave of the Sharks
1978-06-28
When Andres and his partner are hired to recover some valuables from an airplane that went down in t
The President's Plane Is Missing
1973-10-23
When the President's plane mysteriously disappears with him on board, it is left to the seemingly we
The Last Bomb
1945-12-01
Documentary of the planning and delivery of the last great bomber attack on the city of Tokyo by the
My Old Man's Place
1971-06-29
Two soldiers return from Vietnam with serious PTSD. They decide to go for a couple of days to a peac
How to Fly the B-17 (Part 2, Flight Operations)
1943-01-24
Military training film in which an instructor trains a new B-17 bomber pilot in proper procedure and
How to Fly the B-17 (Part 1, Ground Operations)
1943-01-24
Military training film in which an instructor takes a new B-17 bomber pilot through preflight inspec
Reconnaissance Pilot
1943-01-25
Documentary/training film depicting the duties of a pilot in the Pacific Theatre of the Second World
Ditch and Live
1944-01-01
Lt. Scott Reynolds is co-pilot on a B-17 bomber. When his ship is forced to ditch at sea, only Reyno
Troop Carrier Airplanes: Cockpit Procedure
1944-03-13
This U.S. Army Air Forces documentary short film depicts training methods and instructions for pilot
Flight Characteristics of the P-51 Airplane
1944-03-13
U.S. Army Air Force pilot Bob Chilton and North American Aircraft designer Arthur Deeds show an Air
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987-03-13
Documentary about James Stewart's long career as an actor and positive personal life.
Target - Invisible
1945-12-12
Documentary short film depicting the uses of radar in high-level bombing during World War II. B-29 b
Nine Guests for a Crime
1977-01-12
Nine members of an extremely rich and hateful family have decided to have a reunion on a remote isla
It's Your America
1946-07-25
This short--long rumored to have been directed by John Ford--was produced by the US government speci
Ricco
1973-08-27
Fresh out of the joint, young Ricco is eager to get home to see his family. He was cut loose a year
Breakdowns of 1942
1942-12-31
Flubs and bloopers that occurred on the set of some of the major Warner Bros. pictures of 1942.
In the Presence of Mine Enemies
1960-05-18
Rod Serling's teleplay depicting the struggles of Jews living in the Warsaw Ghetto in the months bef