02/17/1914
Worcester, Massachusetts, USA:
John Arthur Kennedy (* 17. Februar 1914 in Worcester, Massachusetts; † 5. Januar 1990 in Branford, Connecticut) war ein US-amerikanischer Schauspieler. Nach dem Schauspielstudium zog es Arthur Kennedy nach New York an den Broadway. Dort spielte er in mehreren Stücken und wurde unter anderem Mitglied des angesehenen Group Theatres, das sich insbesondere um naturalistisches Schauspiel bemühte und das zum Vorreiter des Actors Studio wurde. In seinen späteren Kritiken wurde Kennedy immer wieder große Komplexität und Glaubwürdigkeit in seinen Darstellungen zugestanden. Ende der 1930er-Jahre wurde der noch weitgehend unbekannte Kennedy von James Cagney entdeckt. Mit ihm drehte er unter der Regie von Anatole Litvak 1940 seinen ersten Film Im Taumel der Weltstadt. Kennedy wurde vor allem bekannt durch prägnante Nebenrollen in Kriminalfilmen und Western. Unter Regie von Anthony Mann und neben James Stewart spielte Kennedy in den Western Meuterei am Schlangenfluß (1951) und Der Mann aus Laramie (1955) geplagte Männer, die vor allem durch äußere Umstände zum Schurken wurden. Zu seinen weiteren Filmrollen gehörten ein Verbrecher in Entscheidung in der Sierra (1941), der Mörder Dr. Quimper im Miss Marple-Krimi 16 Uhr 50 ab Paddington (1961) mit Margaret Rutherford sowie Zeitungsreporter in den Filmklassikern Elmer Gantry (1960) und Lawrence von Arabien (1962). Insgesamt wurde er viermal als Bester Nebendarsteller und einmal als Bester Hauptdarsteller für den Oscar nominiert, konnte den begehrten Preis jedoch nicht gewinnen. Ab den 1950er-Jahren war Kennedy auch in mehreren Fernsehserien als Gastdarsteller zu sehen, in der kurzlebigen Serie Nakia, der Indianersheriff übernahm er 1974 sogar eine der Hauptrollen. Ende der 1970er-Jahre zog er sich aus dem Schauspielgeschäft zurück. Ende der 1980er-Jahre kehrte er allerdings noch einmal für drei Filme vor die Kamera zurück.
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Grandpa (1990) as |
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Signs of Life (1989) as Owen Coughlin |
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James Stewart: A Wonderful Life (1987) as Self (archive footage) |
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L'umanoide (1979) as Dr. Kraspin |
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Porco mondo (1978) as Senator Merelli |
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Ciclon (1978) as Priest |
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Bermude: la fossa maledetta (1978) as Mr. Jackson |
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Gli ultimi angeli (1978) as Il nonno |
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Sono stato un agente C.I.A. (1978) as CIA Chief of Station, Athens |
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Nove ospiti per un delitto (1977) as Uberto |
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The Sentinel (1977) as Monsignor Franchino |
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Roma a mano armata (1976) as Vice questore Ruini |
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La spiaggia del desiderio (1976) as Antonio |
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Ab morgen sind wir reich und ehrlich (1976) as Mike Jannacone |
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La polizia ha le mani legate (1975) as Armando Di Federico |
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Non si deve profanare il sonno dei morti (1974) as The Inspector |
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L'anticristo (1974) as Bishop Ascanio Oderisi |
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Nakia (1974) as Sheriff Sam Jericho |
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The Man from Independence (1974) as Tom Pendergast |
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The President's Plane Is Missing (1973) as Gunther Damon |
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Ricco (1973) as Don Vito |
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Baciamo le mani (1973) as Don Angelino Ferrante |
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Crawlspace (1972) as Albert Graves |
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A Death of Innocence (1971) as Mark Hirsch |
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My Old Man's Place (1971) as Walter Pell |
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The Movie Murderer (1970) as Angus MacGregor |
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Shark (1969) as Doc |
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Hail, Hero! (1969) as Albert Dixon |
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Lo sbarco di Anzio (1968) as Maj. Gen. Jack Lesley |
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Day of the Evil Gun (1968) as Owen Forbes |
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Un minuto per pregare, un istante per morire (1968) as Tuscosa Marshal Roy W. Colby |
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La chica del lunes (1967) as Peter Richardson |
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Fantastic Voyage (1966) as Dr. Duval |
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Nevada Smith (1966) as Bill Bowdre |
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Joy in the Morning (1965) as Patrick Brown |
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Joaquín Murrieta (1965) as Capt. Love |
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The Battle of the Bulge... The Brave Rifles (1965) as Narrator (voice) |
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Cheyenne Autumn (1964) as Doc Holliday |
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Italiani brava gente (1964) as Ferro Maria Ferri |
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Lawrence of Arabia (1962) as Jackson Bentley |
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Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man (1962) as Dr. Henry Adams |
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Barabbas (1961) as Pontius Pilate |
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Murder She Said (1961) as Paul Quimper |
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Claudelle Inglish (1961) as Clyde Inglish |
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Elmer Gantry (1960) as Jim Lefferts |
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In the Presence of Mine Enemies (1960) as Paul Heller |
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A Summer Place (1959) as Bart Hunter |
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Home Is the Hero (1959) as Willie O'Reilly |
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Some Came Running (1958) as Frank Hirsh |
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Twilight for the Gods (1958) as First Mate Ramsay |
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Peyton Place (1957) as Lucas Cross |
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The Rawhide Years (1956) as Rick Harper |
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The Naked Dawn (1955) as Santiago |
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Trial (1955) as Barney Castle |
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The Desperate Hours (1955) as Deputy Sheriff Jesse Bard |
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The Man from Laramie (1955) as Vic Hansbro |
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Crashout (1955) as Joe Quinn |
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Impulse (1954) as Alan Curtis |
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The Lusty Men (1952) as Wes Merritt |
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The Girl in White (1952) as Dr. Ben Barringer |
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Rancho Notorious (1952) as Vern Haskell |
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Bend of the River (1952) as Emerson Cole |
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Red Mountain (1951) as Lane Waldron |
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Bright Victory (1951) as Larry Nevins |
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The Glass Menagerie (1950) as Tom Wingfield |
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Chicago Deadline (1949) as Tommy Ditman |
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Too Late for Tears (1949) as Alan Palmer |
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The Window (1949) as Ed Woodry |
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Champion (1949) as Connie Kelly |
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The Walking Hills (1949) as Chalk |
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Cheyenne (1947) as The Sundance Kid |
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Boomerang! (1947) as John Waldron |
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It's Your America (1946) as Soldier / Narrator (uncredited) |
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Devotion (1946) as Branwell Brontë |
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Target - Invisible (1945) as Air Force Officer / Narrator |
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The Last Bomb (1945) as Crewman (voice) |
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Resisting Enemy Interrogation (1944) as Sgt. Alfred Mason |
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The Memphis Belle (1944) as (uncredited) |
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Flight Characteristics of the P-51 Airplane (1944) as Bob Chilton |
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Troop Carrier Airplanes: Cockpit Procedure (1944) as Capt. Mathews |
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Ditch and Live (1944) as Captain Scott H. Reynolds |
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Air Force (1943) as Bombardier |
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Reconnaissance Pilot (1943) as Decoration Announcer (voice) |
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How to Fly the B-17 (Part 1, Ground Operations) (1943) as Instructor |
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How to Fly the B-17 (Part 2, Flight Operations) (1943) as Instructor |
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Breakdowns of 1942 (1942) as Self |
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Desperate Journey (1942) as Flight Officer Jed Forrest |
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They Died with Their Boots On (1941) as Ned Sharp |
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Highway West (1941) as George Foster |
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Bad Men of Missouri (1941) as Jim Younger |
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Strange Alibi (1941) as Sgt. Joe Geary |
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Knockout (1941) as Johnny Rocket |
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High Sierra (1941) as Red |
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City for Conquest (1940) as Eddie Kenny |
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Assault with a Deadly Weapon (1982) Director |