Douglas Kennedy (actor)
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| Born |
Douglas Richards Kennedy September 14, 1915 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Died | August 10, 1973 (aged 57) Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Cancer |
| Resting place | National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu |
| Other names | Doug Kennedy Douglas R. Kennedy Keith Douglas |
| Alma mater |
Deerfield Academy Amherst College |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1935 - 1973 |
Douglas Richards Kennedy (September 14, 1915 – 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 a character player and occasional leading man in Hollywood. He attended Deerfield Academy in Deerfield, Massachusetts, and afterwards graduated from Amherst College in Amherst, Massachusetts. 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.
Kennedy had a starring role in the syndicated series Steve Donovan, Western Marshal, with Eddy Waller as his sidekick, Rusty Lee. He was also one of the policemen who vanishes in the science fiction classic, Invaders from Mars.
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