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Douglas Kennedy (I) (1915–1973)

A tall, powerfully built man, Douglas Kennedy entered films after graduating from Amherst. Making his debut in 1940, he appeared in many westerns and detective thrillers, often as a villain. World War II interrupted his career, and he spent the war years as a Signal Corps officer and an operative in the OSS and US Army Intelligence... See full bio »

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(age 57) in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA

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1973 Hawaii Five-O (TV series)
Fleming / Sinclair / Turner Carr
Jury of One (1973) … Turner Carr
Percentage (1973) … Sinclair
Here Today... Gone Tonight (1973) … Fleming
 
1972 O'Hara, U.S. Treasury (TV series)
Policeman
Operation: Good Citizen (1972) … Policeman
 
1971 Cade's County (TV series)
Gray Wolf (1971)
 
1969 Bracken's World (TV series)
Harvey
Closed Set (1969) … Harvey
 
1965-1969 The Big Valley (TV series)
Sheriff Fred Madden / Sheriff Madden / Lt. Alexander Morrison / …
 
1968 Dragnet 1967 (TV series)
Inspector Mills
Public Affairs: DR-12 (1968) … Inspector Mills
 
1959-1968 Bonanza (TV series)
Big Charlie Monahan / Bill Stewart / Jonathan Frazier / …
The Bottle Fighter (1968) … Sheriff Sam Purcell
Second Chance (1967) … Jonathan Frazier
The Oath (1966) … Big Charlie Monahan
A Natural Wizard (1965) … Stoney
The Paiute War (1959) … Bill Stewart
 
1968 The Destructors
General
 
1966-1967 The Virginian (TV series)
Mr. Oliver / Sheriff
Paid in Full (1967) … Mr. Oliver
Men with Guns (1966) … Sheriff
 
1967 Valley of Mystery (TV movie)
Charles Kiley
 
1967 Iron Horse (TV series)
Adam Preston
The Bridge at Forty-Mile (1967) … Adam Preston
 
1960-1966 Gunsmoke (TV series)
John Stoner / Talbot / Traych / …
Prime of Life (1966) … John Stoner
The Violators (1964) … Talbot
Cherry Red (1960) … Yancey Cliver
Speak Me Fair (1960) … Traych
 
1964-1966 Lassie (TV series)
Dale Jensen / Father
Lassie Catches the Poachers (1966) … Father
Lassie and the Fugitive: Part 2 (1964) … Dale Jensen
Lassie and the Fugitive: Part 1 (1964) … Dale Jensen
 
1965 The Legend of Jesse James (TV series)
Ben Todd
One Too Many Mornings (1965) … Ben Todd
 
1959-1965 Rawhide (TV series)
Ewan Dangerfield / Maxey / Nat Benson
Ride a Crooked Mile (1965) … Nat Benson
Texas Fever (1965) … Maxey
Incident at Dangerfield Dip (1959) … Ewan Dangerfield
 
1957-1965 Perry Mason (TV series)
Brady Duncan / Lucky Sterling / Sgt. Jaffrey / …
The Case of the Fatal Fetish (1965) … Brady Duncan
The Case of the Wary Wildcatter (1960) … Lucky Sterling
The Case of the Lucky Loser (1958) … Steven Boles
The Case of the Moth-Eaten Mink (1957) … Sgt. Jaffrey
 
1965 The Outer Limits (TV series)
Gen. Daniel Pettit
The Brain of Colonel Barham (1965) … Gen. Daniel Pettit
 
1961-1962 Everglades (TV series)
Dan / Mike Flint
The Running Target (1962) … Mike Flint
Good Boy (1961) … Dan
 
1961 Flight of the Lost Balloon
Sir Hubert Warrington
 
1961 Ripcord (TV series)
Henry Kruger
The Sky Diver (1961) … Henry Kruger
 
1960 The Amazing Transparent Man
Joey Faust
 
1960 The Deputy (TV series)
Sheriff Bates
Ma Mack (1960) … Sheriff Bates
 
1960 Sugarfoot (TV series)
Sheriff Williams
Blue Bonnet Story (1960) … Sheriff Williams
 
1960 Pony Express (TV series)
General Tate / Marshal Jeb Loring
Payoff (1960) … Marshal Jeb Loring
Bandito (1960) … General Tate
 
1960 The Rifleman (TV series)
Pete Crandell
Smoke Screen (1960) … Pete Crandell (as Doug Kennedy)
 
1960 Riverboat (TV series)
McLeish
The Night of the Faceless Men (1960) … McLeish
 
1960 Lock Up (TV series)
Gavin Bledsoe
The Trigger (1960) … Gavin Bledsoe
 
1960 Have Gun - Will Travel (TV series)
Wynn Loring
The Misguided Father (1960) … Wynn Loring
 
1959-1960 The Texan (TV series)
Jason Quarles / Sheriff
Quarantine (1960) … Sheriff
Border Incident (1959) … Jason Quarles
 
1956-1959 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV series)
Austin / Jonathan Dalliford / Union Officer
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge (1959) … Union Officer
A Little Sleep (1957) … Austin
Jonathan (1956) … Jonathan Dalliford
 
1959 Laramie (TV series)
Gunrunner
Man of God (1959) … Gunrunner
 
1958-1959 Maverick (TV series)
Connors / McFearson
Easy Mark (1959) … McFearson
The Burning Sky (1958) … Connors
 
1959 The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (TV series)
Dave Mather
The Trail to Tombstone (1959) … Dave Mather
 
1959 The Alligator People
Dr. Wayne MacGregor
 
1959 Zorro (TV series)
Manuel
Long Live the Governor (1959) … Manuel
Masquerade for Murder (1959) … Manuel (uncredited)
Invitation to Death (1959) … Manuel
 
1959 Colt .45 (TV series)
Jay Brisco
Law West of the Pecos (1959) … Jay Brisco
 
1958-1959 Wagon Train (TV series)
Col. Hillary / John Loring
Chuck Wooster, Wagonmaster (1959) … John Loring
The Major Adams Story: Part 2 (1958) … Col. Hillary
The Major Adams Story: Part 1 (1958) … Col. Hillary
 
1959 The Lineup (TV series)
 
1959 The Restless Gun (TV series)
Cal Winfield / Sheriff
Lady by Law (1959) … Sheriff
Shadow of a Gunfighter (1959) … Cal Winfield
 
1959 G.E. True Theater (TV series)
Sam Allen
The Flying Wife (1959) … Sam Allen
 
1959 Lone Texan
Maj. Phillip Harvey
 
1959 Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond (TV series)
Sgt. Cooper
Twelve Hours to Live (1959) … Sgt. Cooper
 
1959 Bat Masterson (TV series)
Sheriff Jeb Crater
License to Cheat (1959) … Sheriff Jeb Crater
 
1959 Good Day for a Hanging
Voice of Gang Member (uncredited)
 
1958 Rescue 8 (TV series)
Tom Devlin
Calamity Coach (1958) … Tom Devlin
 
1958 Jefferson Drum (TV series)
Dallas
Thicker Than Water (1958) … Dallas
 
1958 Northwest Passage (TV series)
Eli Dillon
The Long Rifle (1958) … Eli Dillon
 
1958 Cimarron City (TV series)
Sam Thaw
Kid on a Calico Horse (1958) … Sam Thaw
 
1958 Wanted: Dead or Alive (TV series)
Sheriff Hank Bedloe
The Favor (1958) … Sheriff Hank Bedloe
 
1958 Flight (TV series)
Undetermined Role
Show of Force … Undetermined Role
 
1958 Bronco (TV series)
Paul Duquense
Four Guns and a Prayer (1958) … Paul Duquense
 
1958 The Rough Riders (TV series)
Sgt. True
Breakout (1958) … Sgt. True
 
1958 Tombstone Territory (TV series)
Sam Colby
The Gatling Gun (1958) … Sam Colby
 
1958 The Bonnie Parker Story
Tom Steel
 
1958 State Trooper (TV series)
Harry Goodman
Crisis at Comstock (1958) … Harry Goodman
 
1958 Studio One in Hollywood (TV series)
Mr. Gordon
The Brotherhood of the Bell (1958) … Mr. Gordon
 
1957 Code 3 (TV series)
Sgt. Fred Coombs
The Search (1957) … Sgt. Fred Coombs
Charged Bottle (1957) … Sgt. Fred Coombs
Family on Trial (1957) … Sgt. Fred Coombs
An Ounce of Prevention (1957) … Sgt. Fred Coombs
 
1957 Rockabilly Baby
Tom Griffith
 
1956-1957 Navy Log (TV series)
Commander Bourne / Lt.; Cmdr. Boggs
Call Conrad (1957) … Commander Bourne
Men from Mars (1956) … Lt.; Cmdr. Boggs
 
1957 The Land Unknown
Capt. Burnham (as Douglas R. Kennedy)
 
1957 Chicago Confidential
Ken Harrison
 
1957 Tales of Wells Fargo (TV series)
Martin Yates
The Silver Bullets (1957) … Martin Yates
 
1957 The Adventures of Jim Bowie (TV series)
Col. Bradford
Gone to Texas (1957) … Col. Bradford
 
1957 Cheyenne (TV series)
Blake Holloway
The Spanish Grant (1957) … Blake Holloway
 
1957 Last of the Badmen
Hawkins
 
1956 General Electric Summer Originals (TV series)
Great Lady (1956)
 
1956 Strange Intruder
Parry Sandborn
 
1956 Sneak Preview (TV series)
The Way Back (1956)
 
1955-1956 Steve Donovan, Western Marshal (TV series)
Marshal Steve Donovan
Trail of the Dude (1956) … Marshal Steve Donovan
Poison Trail (1956) … Marshal Steve Donovan
Shadow Gold (1956) … Marshal Steve Donovan
The Border Shift (1956) … Marshal Steve Donovan
Shadow of Fear (1956) … Marshal Steve Donovan
 
1955-1956 Dragnet (TV series)
Agent Tom Ashford
The Big Siege (1956)
The Big Number (1955) … Agent Tom Ashford
The Big Mailman (1955)
 
1955-1956 Matinee Theatre (TV series)
Her Son's Wife (1956)
The Shot (1955)
 
1956 Assignment: Mexico (TV movie)
Donovan
 
1955 TV Reader's Digest (TV series)
Dr. Hanley
Ordeal at Yuba Gap (1955) … Dr. Hanley
 
1955 Wiretapper
Charles Rumsden
 
1955 Annie Oakley (TV series)
Jim Hayward / Ralph Putnam
Powder Rock Stampede (1955) … Ralph Putnam
Annie Takes a Chance (1955) … Jim Hayward
 
1955 The Eternal Sea
Capt. Walter Riley
 
1955 Strange Lady in Town
Slade Wickstrom
 
1955 The Star and the Story (TV series)
Glenn Booth
Her Crowning Glory (1955) … Glenn Booth
 
1950-1955 The Lone Ranger (TV series)
Bull Gunderson / Curley Bates / George Milliner / …
Trigger Finger (1955) … Sheriff John Trent
Six-Gun Sanctuary (1954) … Sheriff Tom Lowell
Right to Vote (1953) … George Milliner
Ranger in Danger (1952) … Bull Gunderson
Desperado at Large (1952) … Jeff Robertson, Treasury agent aka 'Slim Roberts'
 
1955 Science Fiction Theatre (TV series)
Col. R.J. Barton
Beyond (1955) … Col. R.J. Barton
 
1955 The Man Behind the Badge (TV series)
Weston
The Case of the One-Eyed Jack (1955) … Weston
 
1955 The Whistler (TV series)
Mark / Robert
Stranger in the House (1955) … Robert
The Jubilee Earring (1955) … Mark
 
1954-1955 The Adventures of Falcon (TV series)
Pete Caddy / Stacy Rogan
Dawn's Early Light (1955) … Pete Caddy
The Guilty Stamps (1954) … Stacy Rogan
Backlash (1954)
 
1955 The Public Defender (TV series)
Jeff Thomas
Another World (1955) … Jeff Thomas
 
1954 Climax! (TV series)
Uncle Gavin
An Error in Chemistry (1954) … Uncle Gavin
 
1954 Cry Vengeance
Tino Morelli
 
1954 Sitting Bull
Col. Custer
 
1954 The Big Chase
Police Lt. Ned Daggert
 
1954 The High and the Mighty
Boyd, Reporter (uncredited)
 
1954 Stories of the Century (TV series)
Bill Longley
Bill Longley (1954) … Bill Longley
 
1954 Massacre Canyon
Sgt. James Marlowe
 
1954 The Lone Gun
Hort Moran
 
1954 Rails Into Laramie
Telegraph Operator
 
1954 The Loretta Young Show (TV series)
Roger Stevens
Man's Estate (1954) … Roger Stevens
 
1954 Wyoming Renegades
Charlie Veer
 
1953-1954 Schlitz Playhouse (TV series)
Col. Robert Edwards / Lt. Mark Randall / Tom Babcock
The Great Lady (1954) … Lt. Mark Randall
The Long Shot (1953) … Col. Robert Edwards
The Perfect Secretary (1953) … Tom Babcock
 
1954 The Pride of the Family (TV series)
Albie's Old Flame (1954)
 
1954 Mr. & Mrs. North (TV series)
Professor Henry 'Stuffy' Barton
Reunion (1954) … Professor Henry 'Stuffy' Barton
 
1954 Hopalong Cassidy (TV series)
Stacy Keller
New Mexico Manhunt (1954) … Stacy Keller
 
1951-1953 Fireside Theatre (TV series)
Dan / Joe / Stafford / …
The Shattered Dream (1953) … Stafford
Deadline (1952) … Dan
Flame of Faith (1952) … Joe
A Question of Wills (1951) … Will Paton
 
1953 Cavalcade of America (TV series)
A Time to Grow (1953)
 
1953 Sea of Lost Ships
Helicopter Pilot
 
1953 The All American
Tate Hardy
 
1953 Mexican Manhunt
Dan McCracken
 
1953 War Paint
Trooper Clancy
 
1953 Gun Belt
Mel Dixon
 
1953 Safari Drums
Brad Morton
 
1953 Invaders from Mars
Tall Cop Jackson Who Vanishes (uncredited)
 
1953 San Antone
Captain Garfield, U.S. Calvary
 
1952 Torpedo Alley
Lt. Dore Gates
 
1952 Ride the Man Down
Harve Garrison
 
1952 The Ford Television Theatre (TV series)
Art Cummings
Edge of the Law (1952) … Art Cummings
 
1952 Last Train from Bombay
Kevin/Brian O'Hara
 
1952 Chevron Theatre (TV series)
The Trail (1952)
 
1952 Hoodlum Empire
Henchman Brinkley (uncredited)
 
1952 Fort Osage
George Keane
 
1952 For Men Only
Dean Oliver Harland Mayberry
 
1952 Indian Uprising
Cliff Taggert
 
1951 Callaway Went Thataway
Drunk
 
1951 The Texas Rangers
Dave Rudabaugh
 
1951 I Was an American Spy
Sgt. John Phillips
 
1951 The Lion Hunters
Marty Martin
 
1951 Oh! Susanna
Trooper Emers
 
1950 The Du Pont Story
Coleman du Pont
 
1950 Revenue Agent
Steve Daniels aka Steve Adams
 
1950 Chain Gang
Cliff Roberts
 
1950 Convicted
Det. Bailey
 
1950 The Cariboo Trail
Murphy
 
1950 The Next Voice You Hear...
Mitch (uncredited)
 
1950 Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town
George Donahue (uncredited)
 
1950 Barricade
Clay's Man (uncredited)
 
1950 Montana
Rodney Ackroyd
 
1950 Backfire
Unseen Voice from Radio (voice) (uncredited)
 
1949 East Side, West Side
Alec Dawning
 
1949 Fighting Man of the Plains
Ken Vedder
 
1949 Ranger of Cherokee Strip
Joe Bearclaws
 
1949 The House Across the Street
Opening Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
 
1949 Task Force
Ship's Radio (voice) (uncredited)
 
1949 It's a Great Feeling
Opening Off-Screen Narrator (uncredited)
 
1949 South of Rio
Henchman Bob Mitchell
 
1949 The Fountainhead
Reporter (uncredited)
 
1949 One Last Fling
Vic Lardner
 
1949 Look for the Silver Lining
Doctor (uncredited)
 
1949 Flamingo Road
Voice of Police Radio Broadcaster (uncredited)
 
1949 Homicide
Opening Off-Screen Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
 
1949 A Kiss in the Dark
Voice of Radio Concert Broadcaster (uncredited)
 
1949 South of St. Louis
Lee Price
 
1949 Flaxy Martin
Hap Richie
 
1949 John Loves Mary
Col. McGaw (uncredited)
 
1948 One Sunday Afternoon
Jasper (uncredited)
 
1948 Whiplash
Costello
 
1948 The Decision of Christopher Blake
J. Roger Bascomb (uncredited)
 
1948 Adventures of Don Juan
Don Rodrigo
 
1948 Johnny Belinda
Mountie (uncredited)
 
1948 Embraceable You
Dr. Wirth/Opening Off-Screen Narrator
 
1948 The Big Punch
Voice of Football Broadcaster (uncredited)
 
1948 Romance on the High Seas
Car Salesman (uncredited)
 
1948 Let's Sing a Stephen Foster Song (short)
Morrison Foster (uncredited)
 
1948 To the Victor
Steve
 
1948 April Showers
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
 
1947 The Voice of the Turtle
Naval Officer (unconfirmed)
 
1947 Always Together
Doberman
 
1947 That Hagen Girl
Herb Delaney
 
1947 The Unsuspected
Bill (uncredited)
 
1947 Let's Sing a Song of the West (short)
Pianist/Singer of 'Home on the Range' (uncredited)
 
1947 Dark Passage
Detective Kennedy
 
1947 Life with Father
Morley - Young Clergyman (uncredited)
 
1947 Deep Valley (uncredited)
 
1947 Possessed
District Attorney at inquest
 
1947 Circus Horse (short)
 
1947 The Unfaithful
Roger
 
1947 Stallion Road
Horse Show Announcer (uncredited)
 
1947 Nora Prentiss
NYC Emergency Room doctor
 
1941 Passage from Hong Kong
Jeff Hunter
 
1941 The Bride Came C.O.D.
Mac (second reporter and photographer) (as Keith Douglas)
 
1941 The Nurse's Secret
Dr. Keene (as Keith Douglas)
 
1941 Affectionately Yours
Airline Official (uncredited)
 
1941 Strange Alibi
Reporter (uncredited)
 
1941 Wings of Steel (short)
 
1941 Here Comes Happiness
Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
 
1941 The Roundup
Trooper
 
1941 The Great Mr. Nobody
Mr. McGraw
 
1941 The Mad Doctor
Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
 
1940 Love Thy Neighbor
Doorman at Rehearsal (uncredited)
 
1940 North West Mounted Police
Constable Carter
 
1940 Arise, My Love
College Boy (uncredited)
 
1940 Rhythm on the River
Party Guest (uncredited)
 
1940 Those Were the Days!
Allen
 
1940 The Ghost Breakers
Intern (uncredited)
 
1940 The Way of All Flesh
Timothy
 
1940 Opened by Mistake
State Trooper (uncredited)
 
1940 Women Without Names
Secretary (uncredited)
 
1935 'G' Men
Agent - 1949 Reissue Scenes (uncredited)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (3 titles)
1992 Legends of the West (documentary)
Actor in 'Sitting Bull' (uncredited)
 
1991 The Great Indian Wars 1840-1890 (documentary)
Trooper (uncredited)
 
1942 March On, America! (short)
Paratrooper (uncredited)
 

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Personal Details


Alternate Names:

Keith Douglas | Douglas R. Kennedy | Doug Kennedy

Height:

6' 2" (1.88 m)
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Star Sign:

Virgo