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John Arthur Kennedy (February 17, 1914 – January 5, 1990) was an American actor. Kennedy was born...

John Arthur Kennedy (February 17, 1914 – January 5, 1990) was an American actor. Kennedy was born in Worcester, Massachusetts, the son of Helen (née Thompson) and J.T. Kennedy, a doctor. Kennedy graduated from Worcester Academy and Carnegie Mellon School of Drama. An award in Kennedy's honor is now presented every year to a deserving actor at Carnegie Mellon. Kennedy got his break when he was discovered by James Cagney. His first film role was of Cagney's younger brother in City for Conquest in 1940. He portrayed heroic and villainous characters equally, appearing in Western films and police dramas. He also portrayed a surgeon in 1966's Fantastic Voyage. He starred in several well-received films in the late 1940s and the 1950s, including High Sierra, They Died with Their Boots On, Boomerang, Champion, The Window, The Glass Menagerie, Bright Victory, Bend of the River, The Lusty Men, Rancho Notorious, The Desperate Hours, Lawrence of Arabia, The Man from Laramie, The Naked Dawn, Trial, Peyton Place, Some Came Running, A Summer Place and Elmer Gantry. He appeared both on the stage and screen, receiving a Tony Award for the role of Biff Loman in Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman