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.
Golden Globe Awards
Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture
Known For
Lawrence of Arabia
(1962)
Jackson Bentley
Barabbas
(1961)
Pontius Pilate
High Sierra
(1941)
Red
Peyton Place
(1957)
Lucas Cross
Elmer Gantry
(1960)
Jim Lefferts
Cheyenne Autumn
(1964)
Doc Holliday
Rancho Notorious
(1952)
Vern Haskell
The Sentinel
(1977)
Monsignor Franchino
The Man from Laramie
(1955)
Vic Hansbro
The Antichrist
(1974)
Bishop Ascanio Oderisi
Fantastic Voyage
(1966)
Dr. Duval
Murder She Said
(1961)
Paul Quimper
Nevada Smith
(1966)
Bill Bowdre
Air Force
(1943)
Bombardier
Bend of the River
(1952)
Emerson Cole
Devotion
(1946)
Branwell Brontë
Full Filmography
Acting
City for Conquest
(1940)
Eddie Kenny
Strange Alibi
(1941)
Sgt. Joe Geary
Knockout
(1941)
Johnny Rocket
Highway West
(1941)
George Foster
They Died with Their Boots On
(1941)
Ned Sharp
High Sierra
(1941)
Red
Bad Men of Missouri
(1941)
Jim Younger
Desperate Journey
(1942)
Flight Officer Jed Forrest
Breakdowns of 1942
(1942)
Self
How to Fly the B-17 (Part 2, Flight Operations)
(1943)
Instructor
Air Force
(1943)
Bombardier
Reconnaissance Pilot
(1943)
Decoration Announcer (voice)
How to Fly the B-17 (Part 1, Ground Operations)
(1943)
Instructor
Flight Characteristics of the P-51 Airplane
(1944)
Bob Chilton
Ditch and Live
(1944)
Captain Scott H. Reynolds
Resisting Enemy Interrogation
(1944)
Sgt. Alfred Mason
Troop Carrier Airplanes: Cockpit Procedure
(1944)
Capt. Mathews
The Memphis Belle: A Story of a Flying Fortress
(1944)
(uncredited)
The Last Bomb
(1945)
Crewman (voice)
Target - Invisible
(1945)
Air Force Officer / Narrator
Devotion
(1946)
Branwell Brontë
It's Your America
(1946)
Soldier / Narrator (uncredited)
Cheyenne
(1947)
The Sundance Kid
Boomerang!
(1947)
John Waldron
Chicago Deadline
(1949)
Tommy Ditman
Champion
(1949)
Connie Kelly
The Window
(1949)
Ed Woodry
Too Late for Tears
(1949)
Alan Palmer
The Walking Hills
(1949)
Chalk
The Glass Menagerie
(1950)
Tom Wingfield
Red Mountain
(1951)
Lane Waldron
Bright Victory
(1951)
Larry Nevins
The Lusty Men
(1952)
Wes Merritt
Rancho Notorious
(1952)
Vern Haskell
The Girl in White
(1952)
Dr. Ben Barringer
Bend of the River
(1952)
Emerson Cole
Impulse
(1954)
Alan Curtis
The Desperate Hours
(1955)
Deputy Sheriff Jesse Bard
The Man from Laramie
(1955)
Vic Hansbro
The Naked Dawn
(1955)
Santiago
Trial
(1955)
Barney Castle
Crashout
(1955)
Joe Quinn
The Rawhide Years
(1956)
Rick Harper
Peyton Place
(1957)
Lucas Cross
Some Came Running
(1958)
Frank Hirsh
Twilight for the Gods
(1958)
First Mate Ramsay
A Summer Place
(1959)
Bart Hunter
Home Is the Hero
(1959)
Willie O'Reilly
Elmer Gantry
(1960)
Jim Lefferts
Barabbas
(1961)
Pontius Pilate
Murder She Said
(1961)
Paul Quimper
Claudelle Inglish
(1961)
Clyde Inglish
Lawrence of Arabia
(1962)
Jackson Bentley
Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man
(1962)
Dr. Henry Adams
Cheyenne Autumn
(1964)
Doc Holliday
Attack and Retreat
(1964)
Ferro Maria Ferri
The Battle of the Bulge... The Brave Rifles
(1965)
Narrator (voice)
Murieta
(1965)
Capt. Love
Joy in the Morning
(1965)
Patrick Brown
Nevada Smith
(1966)
Bill Bowdre
Fantastic Voyage
(1966)
Dr. Duval
Monday's Child
(1967)
Peter Richardson
A Minute to Pray, a Second to Die
(1968)
Tuscosa Marshal Roy W. Colby
Anzio
(1968)
Maj. Gen. Jack Lesley
Day of the Evil Gun
(1968)
Owen Forbes
Hail, Hero!
(1969)
Albert Dixon
Shark
(1969)
Doc
The Movie Murderer
(1970)
Angus MacGregor
My Old Man's Place
(1971)
Walter Pell
A Death of Innocence
(1971)
Mark Hirsch
Crawlspace
(1972)
Albert Graves
Family Killer
(1973)
Don Angelino Ferrante
The President's Plane Is Missing
(1973)
Gunther Damon
Ricco
(1973)
Don Vito
Nakia
(1974)
Sheriff Sam Jericho
The Antichrist
(1974)
Bishop Ascanio Oderisi
The Man from Independence
(1974)
Tom Pendergast
The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue
(1974)
The Inspector
Killer Cop
(1975)
Armando Di Federico
Blackmail Chase
(1976)
Mike Jannacone
Rome, Armed to the Teeth
(1976)
Vice questore Ruini
Emmanuelle on Taboo Island
(1976)
Antonio
The Sentinel
(1977)
Monsignor Franchino
Nine Guests for a Crime
(1977)
Uberto
Dirty World
(1978)
Senator Merelli
Covert Action
(1978)
CIA Chief of Station, Athens
Cyclone
(1978)
Priest
Last Angels
(1978)
Il nonno
Cave of the Sharks
(1978)
Mr. Jackson
The Humanoid
(1979)
Dr. Kraspin
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
(1988)
Self (archive footage)
Signs of Life
(1989)
Owen Coughlin
Grandpa
(1990)