James Kenney
Date of birth: 1930-07-20
Place of birth: Wandsworth, London, England, UK
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Horace James Charles Kenney
Biography
James Kenney was an English actor whose boyish charm found him regular film and stage roles throughout the 1950's Named after his father, music hall comedian Horace Kenney, he chose to use his middle name James to avoid any confusion. By the late 1960's acting work had almost dried up and James Kenney committed suicide on 13th January 1987.
Movie Credits
Outcast of the Islands
1951-11-15
After financial improprieties are discovered at the Eastern trading company where he works, Peter Wi
Above Us the Waves
1955-03-29
In World War II, the greatest threat to the British navy is the German battleship Tirpitz. While anc
Hidden Homicide
1959-01-01
A novelist wakes up with a gun in his hand and a corpse in the house he woke up in. He doesn't remem
Cosh Boy
1953-02-01
Roy Walsh is a brash and enterprising thug who bullies his friends into subservience. He and his gan
The Good Die Young
1954-03-02
An amoral, psychotic playboy incites three men who are down on their luck to commit a mail van robbe
Doctor at Sea
1955-07-12
The second of the seven "Doctor" films, based on Richard Gordon's novels and released between 1954 a
The Gentle Gunman
1952-10-23
The relationship between brothers Terry and Matt, both active in the IRA, comes under strain when Te
Son of a Stranger
1958-03-03
A young man searches for the father he never knew, who he believes to be a millionaire.
The Gelignite Gang
1956-06-20
A tense thriller that tears the lid off Soho's underworld and reveals the cunning organization behin
Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.
1951-04-10
Captain Horatio Hornblower leads his ship HMS Lydia on a perilous transatlantic voyage, during which
Seven Thunders
1957-09-04
Escaping British prisoners of war hide out in German occupied France.
Ambush in Leopard Street
1962-06-05
A retired thief reforms a gang for one final heist, everything seems to be going smoothly until comp
The Sea Shall Not Have Them
1954-06-01
During the autumn of 1944, RAF Hudson, carrying a VIP passenger in possession of highly secret infor
The Love Match
1955-02-01
After being arrested for assaulting a football referee, desperate train driver Bill (Arthur Askey) r
The Guinea Pig
1948-10-26
A working-class boy wins a scholarship to a public school, as part of a post-World War Two experimen
The Magic Box
1952-01-01
Now old, ill, poor, and largely forgotten, William Freise-Greene was once very different. As young a
Vice Versa
1948-01-28
Businessman Paul Bultitude is sending his son Dick to a boarding school. While holding a magic stone
The Young Mr. Pitt
1942-09-21
This biopic tells the story of the life of Pitt The Younger, who became Prime Minister of Great Brit
Circus Boy
1947-01-01