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Arthur Kennedy
Born 1914-02-17Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
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.
Screen work
Movies & roles
GrandpaRoleSigns of LifeOwen CoughlinJames Stewart: A Wonderful LifeSelf (archive footage)The HumanoidDr. KraspinDirty WorldSenator MerelliCyclonePriestCave of the SharksMr. JacksonLast AngelsIl nonnoCovert ActionCIA Chief of Station, AthensNine Guests for a CrimeUbertoThe SentinelMonsignor FranchinoRome, Armed to the TeethVice questore RuiniEmmanuelle on Taboo IslandAntonioBlackmail ChaseMike JannaconeKiller CopArmando Di FedericoThe Living Dead at Manchester MorgueThe InspectorThe AntichristBishop Ascanio OderisiNakiaSheriff Sam JerichoThe Man from IndependenceTom PendergastThe President's Plane Is MissingGunther DamonRiccoDon VitoFamily KillerDon Angelino FerranteCrawlspaceAlbert GravesA Death of InnocenceMark Hirsch