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name: "Kenneth MacKenna"
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "19 August 1899"
died: "15 January 1962"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T21:20:05.789655+00:00"
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# Kenneth MacKenna

Actor. Born 19 August 1899 in Canterbury, New Hampshire, USA. Died 15 January 1962.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 19 August 1899, Canterbury, New Hampshire, USA
- **Died:** 15 January 1962
- **Also known as:** Leo Mielziner Jr., Leo Mielziner

## Biography

Kenneth MacKenna (born Leo Mielziner Jr., 19 August 1899 – 15 January 1962) was an American actor and film director. He began his career on the Broadway stage in the 1920s, appearing in productions including *Opportunity* (1920) and later revivals of *Macbeth* and *Othello*. He also directed stage plays.

MacKenna moved into films in the late 1920s, acting in titles such as *Men Without Women* (1930) and directing several features for Fox in the early 1930s. He later worked as a story editor and department head at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. He returned to acting in the late 1950s, with roles in *High Time* (1960) and on television series including *Alfred Hitchcock Presents*.

His final screen appearance was as Judge Kenneth Norris in *Judgment at Nuremberg* (1961). He was married to actresses Kay Francis and Mary Philips, and was the brother of stage designer Jo Mielziner.

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Judgment at Nuremberg* (1961), Fi1m 82, as Kenneth Norris — [page](https://film.one/film/judgment-at-nuremberg.md)

## Also known for

- *Alfred Hitchcock Presents* (1955), Bishop Cannon

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