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Arthur Kennedy

Arthur Kennedy

38 movies on Netflix

Biography

Arthur Kennedy was an American actor whose range showed in the supporting parts he played in films, and he earned five Academy Award nominations, four for supporting actor and one for lead. Born in Worcester, Massachusetts, he trained at the Carnegie Institute of Technology and earned a B.A. in 1934. After moving to New York, he joined the Group Theatre and made his Broadway debut in 1937. His first screen part, in City for Conquest (1940), was followed by Westerns and police dramas, and he won a 1949 Tony for Death of a Salesman. He also created roles in Arthur Miller's All My Sons, The Crucible, and The Price. His films included High Sierra (1941), Champion (1949), The Glass Menagerie (1950), Peyton Place (1957), Elmer Gantry (1960), Lawrence of Arabia (1962), and Fantastic Voyage (1966). He was especially remembered for playing sympathetic villains opposite James Stewart in Bend of the River (1952) and The Man from Laramie (1955).

75years old at death

  • Born Worcester
  • Died Branford
  • Star sign: AquariusThe sign runs January 20 to February 18
  • Also credited as John Arthur Kennedy

Movie Career

Films
38
Career span
38 years1940 to 1978

Genres

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  1. Behind the award

    Kennedy had a distinguished stage career and won a Tony Award for playing Biff Loman in Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman in 1949. In other Miller plays he inaugurated Chris Keller in All My Sons, John Proctor in The Crucible and Walter Franz in The Price.

  2. First role

    Kennedy's first Broadway appearance came in September 1937, when he played Bushy in Maurice Evans' production of Richard II at the St. James Theatre.

Arthur Kennedy movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Lawrence of Arabia1962 Adventure, Biography, Dramaas Jackson Bentley

    IMDb rating 8.3346K votes

  2. The Man From Laramie1955 Westernas Vic Hansbro

    IMDb rating 7.313K votes

  3. High Sierra1941as 'Red'

    IMDb rating 7.521K votes

  4. Bend of the River1952as Emerson Cole

    IMDb rating 7.211K votes

  5. Elmer Gantry1960as Jim Lefferts

    IMDb rating 7.715K votes

  6. Murder She Said1961as Paul Quimper

    IMDb rating 7.39.7K votes

  7. The Desperate Hours1955as Deputy Sheriff Jesse Bard

    IMDb rating 7.512K votes

  8. Let Sleeping Corpses Lie1974as The Inspector

    IMDb rating 6.711K votes

Most often with

Raoul Walsh directed three of these films, Richard Fleischer two and Anthony Mann two. Two actors appear in four of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Films together

Box office

What Arthur Kennedy's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$118 million

12 of the 38 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 38 films: 12 worldwide figure; 3 us gross only; 23 figure not found.

  • 12Worldwide figure
  • 3US gross only
  • 23Figure not found

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 95% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Lawrence of Arabia1962as Jackson Bentley
    $70M59.4% of the total
  2. 2
    Fantastic Voyage1966as Dr. Peter Duval
    $12M10.2% of the total
  3. 3
    Elmer Gantry1960as Jim Lefferts
    $10M8.8% of the total
  4. 4
    Barabbas1961as Pontius Pilate
    $5.8M4.9% of the total
  5. 5
    The Sentinel1977as Monsignor Franchino
    $4.0M3.4% of the total
  6. 6
    Desperate Journey1942as Flight Officer Jed Forrest
    $4.0M3.4% of the total
  7. 7
    Bend of the River1952as Emerson Cole
    $3.0M2.5% of the total
  8. 8
    Champion1949as Connie Kelly
    $2.5M2.1% of the total
The Desperate Hours (1955), $2.5 millionBoomerang! (1947), $2.2 millionHigh Sierra (1941), $1.5 millionCheyenne Autumn (1964), $10,980

$6.2 millionfrom the other 4 films with a worldwide figure, 5% of the total

Awards

Four awards and honors from 1949 to 1956, two of them major.

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Arthur Kennedy's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
Golden Globes
1956Best Supporting Actor – Motion PictureTrialWon
Tony Awards
1949Best Featured Actor in a PlayDeath of a SalesmanWon
Other honors
Donaldson AwardsWon
Star on Hollywood Walk of FameHonored

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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