Douglas Richards Kennedy (September 14, 1915 â€" August 10, 1973) was
an American supporting actor originally from New York City who
appeared in more than 190 films between 1935 and 1973.Kennedy was the
son of Mr. and Mrs. Dion W. Kennedy. He attended Deerfield Academy in
Deerfield, Massachusetts, and afterwards graduated from Amherst
College in Amherst, Massachusetts. He served in the U. S. Army from
1940 to 1945.Kennedy was a character player and occasional leading man
in Hollywood. Making his debut in 1935, he played a significant number
of supporting roles and was able to secure contract-player status,
first at Paramount Pictures and later at Warner Brothers.His acting
career was interrupted by World War II service as a major in the
Signal Corps with the Office of Strategic Services and Army
Intelligence. After that, he returned to films and played character
roles, often western villains or territorial marshals, as well as
isolated leads in low-budget pictures.
an American supporting actor originally from New York City who
appeared in more than 190 films between 1935 and 1973.Kennedy was the
son of Mr. and Mrs. Dion W. Kennedy. He attended Deerfield Academy in
Deerfield, Massachusetts, and afterwards graduated from Amherst
College in Amherst, Massachusetts. He served in the U. S. Army from
1940 to 1945.Kennedy was a character player and occasional leading man
in Hollywood. Making his debut in 1935, he played a significant number
of supporting roles and was able to secure contract-player status,
first at Paramount Pictures and later at Warner Brothers.His acting
career was interrupted by World War II service as a major in the
Signal Corps with the Office of Strategic Services and Army
Intelligence. After that, he returned to films and played character
roles, often western villains or territorial marshals, as well as
isolated leads in low-budget pictures.
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