Arthur Kennedy

He starred in several well-received films in the late 1940s and the 1950s, including Boomerang!, Champion, The Glass Menagerie, Bright Victory, Bend of the River, The Lusty Men, Rancho Notorious, The Desperate Hours, The Man From Laramie, The Naked Dawn, Trial, Peyton Place, Some Came Running, A Summer Place and Elmer Gantry. Lukas has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6841 Hollywood Blvd. He portrayed good guys and bad guys equally, appearing in Western films and police dramas. The remainder of his career moved from Hollywood to the stage to television. He died in Tangier, Morocco. His first role was of Cagney's younger brother in City for Conquest in 1940. He won the Academy Award for Best Actor for the role. Kennedy got his break when he was discovered by James Cagney. He was very busy in the 1930s, but his major role came in 1943's Watch on the Rhine, when he played a man blackmailed to work for the Nazis (he had played the same role on Broadway).

Born John Arthur Kennedy in Worcester, Massachusetts, he acted both on the stage and screen, receiving a Tony Award for the role of "Biff" in Death of a Salesman and receiving five Academy Award nominations. Born Lukács Pál in Budapest, he arrived in Hollywood in 1927 after a successful stage career in Hungary and Austria. Arthur Kennedy (February 17, 1914 - January 5, 1990) was an American actor. Paul Lukas (May 26, 1887 - August 15, 1971) was a Hungarian actor. 1950 Best Actor in a Supporting Role for Champion. 1952 Best Actor in a Leading Role for Bright Victory.

1956 Best Actor in a Supporting Role for Trial. 1958 Best Actor in a Supporting Role for Peyton Place. 1959 Best Actor in a Supporting Role for Some Came Running.