---
name: "Arthur Kennedy"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/arthur-kennedy"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "17 February 1914"
died: "5 January 1990"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T21:15:26.320273+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Arthur Kennedy

Actor. Born 17 February 1914 in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. Died 5 January 1990.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 17 February 1914, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
- **Died:** 5 January 1990
- **Also known as:** Артур Кеннеди, John Arthur Kennedy, Джон Артур Кеннеди

## Biography

Arthur Kennedy (1914–1990) was an American stage and film actor. He trained at Carnegie Mellon University and made his screen debut in City for Conquest (1940).

He appeared in numerous films, including High Sierra (1941), Bend of the River (1952), The Man from Laramie (1955), Elmer Gantry (1960), Lawrence of Arabia (1962) as Jackson Bentley, and Fantastic Voyage (1966). On stage, he originated the role of Biff Loman in Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman and won the 1949 Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play.

Kennedy received five Academy Award nominations and won the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor for Trial (1955).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, britannica.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Lawrence of Arabia* (1962), Fi1m 90, as Jackson Bentley — [page](https://film.one/film/lawrence-of-arabia.md)

## Also known for

- *Fantastic Voyage* (1966), Dr. Duval
- *High Sierra* (1941), Red
- *The Man from Laramie* (1955), Vic Hansbro
- *Murder She Said* (1961), Paul Quimper
- *The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue* (1974), The Inspector
- *The Sentinel* (1977), Monsignor Franchino
- *Bend of the River* (1952), Emerson Cole
- *Elmer Gantry* (1960), Jim Lefferts

---
© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Canonical: https://film.one/person/arthur-kennedy