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  1. 2. 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. [1] He won the 1949 Tony Award for Best Featured ...

  2. Arthur Kennedy. 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 ...

  3. Arthur Kennedy. Actor: Lawrence of Arabia. Arthur Kennedy, one of the premier character actors in American film from the late 1940s through the early 1960s, achieved fame in the role of Biff in Elia Kazan's historic production of Arthur Miller's Pultizer-Prize winning play "Death of a Salesman." Although he was not selected to recreate the role on screen, he won one Best Actor and four Best ...

    • February 17, 1914
    • January 5, 1990
  4. Jan. 7, 1990 12 AM PT. TIMES STAFF WRITER. Veteran character actor Arthur Kennedy--who played roles ranging from the dreamy idealist to the cynical heel in more than 70 movies and was a five-time ...

  5. Jan 5, 1990 · 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 ...

  6. Arthur Kennedy (born Feb. 17, 1914, Worcester, Mass., U.S.—died Jan. 5, 1990, Branford, Conn.) was an American character actor featured in many films and nominated for five Academy Awards. Kennedy, who studied acting at the Carnegie Institute of Technology in Pittsburgh, Pa., began an unsuccessful Broadway career before he was taken to ...

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  8. Full name, John Arthur Kennedy; born February 17, 1914, in Worcester, MA; died of a brain tumor, January 5, 1990, in Branford, CT; son of J. T. (a doctor)and Helen (Thompson) Kennedy; married Mary Cheffey (an actress; died, 1975);children: Laurie, Terence. Nationality American Gender Male Occupation actor Birth Details February 17, 1914