John Kerr
Acting
Born: 1931-11-15 · New York City, New York, USA
Died: 2013-02-02
Biography
John Grinham Kerr (November 15, 1931 – February 2, 2013), was an American actor and lawyer. He made his Broadway debut in 1953 in Mary Coyle Chase's Bernardine, a high-school comedy for which he won a Theatre World Award. In 1953-54, he received critical acclaim as a troubled prep school student in Robert Anderson's play Tea and Sympathy. In 1954, he won a Tony Award for his performance, and he starred in the film version in 1956. Kerr's first television acting role was in 1954 on NBC's Justice
🎬 Movies (25)
Anthony Perkins: A Life in the Shadows
1999
Self
Bay Coven
1987
Ferry Captain
The Amateur
1981
CIA Security Guard
Search and Destroy
1979
MacPherson
Plague
1979
Escaping Guard
The Silent Partner
1978
Detective #3
Only God Knows
1974
Health Inspector
Class of '44
1973
Ford Hotel Bartender (uncredited)
Incident on a Dark Street
1973
Gallagher - Trenier's Lawyer
The Longest Night
1972
Agent Jones
Yuma
1971
Capt. White
The Pit and the Pendulum
1961
Francis Barnard
King of Kings
1961
Man at Sermon on the Mount (uncredited)
The Crowded Sky
1960
Mike Rule
Girl of the Night
1960
Larry Taylor
South Pacific
1958
Lt. Joseph Cable, USMC
The Vintage
1957
Ernesto Barandero
The Ninth Day
1957
Snowshoes: A Comedy of People and Horses
1957
Self - Announcing Next Week's Show
Tea and Sympathy
1956
Tom Robinson Lee
Gaby
1956
Gregory Y. Wendell
The Cobweb
1955
Steven W. Holte
The Quatermass Xperiment
1955
Photo Lab Technician (uncredited)
Horace Mann's Miracle
1953
student
Rex Newman
1953
Howie Madden
📺 TV Shows (30)
The Ray Bradbury Theater
1985
Don
Medical Story
1975
Dr. Barrett
Police Story
1973
Toma
1973
The Rookies
1972
Price
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
Search
1972
Alias Smith and Jones
1971
Columbo
1971
Roger Dutton
The Mod Squad
1968
Adam-12
1968
Father Joe
The Name of the Game
1968
Stuart Clark
The High Chaparral
1967
Creed Hallock
The F.B.I.
1965
Clayton McGregor
The Long, Hot Summer
1965
Run for Your Life
1965
Alex Ryder
Profiles in Courage
1964
Whitlock
Arrest and Trial
1963
Barry Pine
The Virginian
1962
Oliver Smith
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
Glendon Baker
Bus Stop
1961
The Defenders
1961
Jonathan Winthrop
Rawhide
1959
Riverboat
1959
Jefferson Carruthers
Gunsmoke
1955
Lute
MGM Parade
1955
self
Climax!
1954
Poggi
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
Martin Didler
General Electric Theater
1953
Freddie
The United States Steel Hour
1953