Arthur Kennedy

Gender: Male
Born: 17th February 1914
Died: 5th January 1990
Nationality: United States of America
TV programs: F.D.R., Nakia
Movies: Barabbas, Crashout, High Sierra, Nevada Smith, The Window, Too Late for Tears, Some Came Running, Murder, She Said, Elmer Gantry, Trial, Bright Victory, Joy in the Morning, Signs of Life, Devotion, Fantastic Voyage, The Lusty Men, A Summer Place, Resisting Enemy Interrogation, Let Sleeping Corpses Lie, City for Conquest, Rancho Notorious, Ricco the Mean Machine, Bend of the River, Shark!, The Man from Laramie, Peyton Place, Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man, Monday's Child, Day of the Evil Gun, The Girl in White, Chicago Deadline, Italiani brava gente, Lawrence of Arabia, Air Force, Cheyenne Autumn, The Sentinel, The Desperate Hours, Desperate Journey, Crawlspace, The AntiChrist, Anzio, They Died with Their Boots On, Boomerang, Hail, Hero!, A Minute to Pray, a Second to Die, Terror Storm, Champion, Emmanuelle on Taboo Island, The Man from Independence, Covert Action, The Glass Menagerie, Bad Men of Missouri, Target Invisible

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.

Kennedy was born John Arthur Kennedy on 17 February 1914 in Worcester, Massachusetts, the son of Helen (née Thompson) and J.T. Kennedy, a dentist. He attended South High School, Worcester and Worcester Academy. At Carnegie Institute of Technology, Pittsburgh he studied drama being graduated B.A. in 1934.

Kennedy moved to New York and, billed as John Kennedy, joined the Group Theatre. He then toured with a classical repertory company. In September 1937, he made his Broadway debut as Bushy in Maurice Evans' Richard II at the St. James Theatre. In 1939 he played Sir Richard Vernon in Evans' Henry IV, Part 1.

Kennedy got his break when he was discovered by James Cagney. His first film role was of Cagney's younger brother in City for Conquest in 1940. He was equally adept as hero or villain, and was noted for his mastery of complex, multi-faceted roles. He appeared in many Western films and police dramas.

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