Arthur Kennedy
Arthur Kennedy was born in Worcester, Massachusetts, United States on February 17th, 1914 and is the Stage Actor. At the age of 75, Arthur Kennedy biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, movies, and networth are available.
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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.
Early life and education
Kennedy was born on February 17, 1914, in Worcester, Massachusetts, the son of Helen (née Thompson) and John Timothy "J.T." Kennedy, a dentist. He attended South High School, Worcester and Worcester Academy. He studied drama at the Carnegie Institute of Technology in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, graduating with a B.A. in 1934.
Personal life
Kennedy married Mary Cheffey in March 1938. They had two children: actress Laurie Kennedy and Terence.
Career
Kennedy departed to New York City and, as John Kennedy, billed as John Kennedy, joined the Company 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. He appeared in Henry IV, Part 1, in 1939.
When he was discovered by James Cagney, Kennedy made his way into film. In 1940, Cagney's younger brother appeared in City for Conquest for the first time. He appeared in numerous Western films and police dramas.
Kennedy starred in World War II as both a narrator and actor in aviation training films from 1943 to 1945. Many of these films serve as historical records of how aviators were trained and flight equipment was operated.
Kennedy appeared in many notable films from the 1940s to the 1960s, including High Sierra, Champion, They Died With Their Boots On, The Glass Menagerie, The Deliberate Hours, Trial, Peyton Place, Some Came Running, Elmer Gantry, The Man from Laramie, Barabbas, Lawrence of Arabia, Nevada Smith, and Fantastic Voyage.
Of Kennedy's film career, he is perhaps best remembered for his films with director Anthony Mann and co-star James Stewart on Bend of the River (1952) and The Man from Laramie (1955), in which he portrayed sympathetic villains. During the 1950s, Kennedy enjoyed film success in England, often playing the lead role in b-movies where an American character was required. He was mainly laid-back ladies' men, whether avuncular husband types or down-on-their—luck con men chancing it in the United Kingdom.
He had a long career in theatre over the same period, winning a Tony Award for his role as Biff Loman in Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman (1949). In Miller's plays, he introduced three other central figures: Chris Keller in All My Sons (1947), John Proctor in The Crucible (1953) and Walter Franz in The Price (1968). In 1961, he starred in Becket opposite Laurence Olivier as Henry II.
Kennedy appeared on CBS's "Make It Look Good" episode on February 5, 1959.
As Sheriff Sam Jericho, Kennedy was a regular on the short-lived ABC police drama Nakia.
Kennedy was reported as having lost interest in filmmaking after his wife's death in 1975, blurring vision, alcoholism, and thyroid cancer. After Covert Action (1978), his next films were The Humanoid (1979) and Signs of Life (1989).