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James Kenney(1930-1987)

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James Kenney
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James Kenney was born on 20 July 1930 in Wandsworth, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Captain Horatio Hornblower (1951), The Love Match (1955) and H.M. Tennent Globe Theatre (1956). He died on 13 January 1987 in Surbiton, Surrey, England, UK.
BornJuly 20, 1930
DiedJanuary 13, 1987(56)
BornJuly 20, 1930
DiedJanuary 13, 1987(56)
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Known for

Gregory Peck and Virginia Mayo in Captain Horatio Hornblower (1951)
Captain Horatio Hornblower
7.3
  • Midshipman Longley
  • 1951
The Love Match (1955)
The Love Match
6.3
  • Percy Brown
  • 1955
H.M. Tennent Globe Theatre
TV Series
  • Able Seaman Sprog Sims
Theatre Night (1957)
Theatre Night
8.1
TV Series
  • Herbert Rudge

Credits

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Actor

  • Pathfinders (1972)
    Pathfinders
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Flying Officer Doyle
    • 1973
  • Sherlock Holmes (1964)
    Sherlock Holmes
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Inspector Hopkins
    • 1968
  • Before the Fringe
    TV Series
    • 1967
  • Ambush in Leopard Street (1962)
    Ambush in Leopard Street
    5.1
    • Johnny
    • 1962
  • ITV Television Playhouse (1955)
    ITV Television Playhouse
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Curly
    • Tony Woods
    • 1956–1961
  • No Safety Ahead (1959)
    No Safety Ahead
    • Clem, Bank Clerk
    • 1959
  • Hidden Homicide (1959)
    Hidden Homicide
    5.5
    • Oswald Castellan
    • 1959
  • Theatre Night (1957)
    Theatre Night
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Herbert Rudge
    • 1958
  • Ivanhoe (1958)
    Ivanhoe
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Robert
    • 1958
  • Son of a Stranger (1957)
    Son of a Stranger
    6.7
    • Tom Adams
    • 1957
  • ITV Play of the Week (1955)
    ITV Play of the Week
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Read
    • Able Seaman Sims
    • 1956–1957
  • Stephen Boyd and Anna Gaylor in The Beasts of Marseilles (1957)
    The Beasts of Marseilles
    6.4
    • Eric Triebel
    • 1957
  • Battle Hell (1957)
    Battle Hell
    6.8
    • Lt Hett RN
    • 1957
  • H.M. Tennent Globe Theatre
    TV Series
    • Able Seaman Sprog Sims
    • 1956
  • Sandra Dorne, Wayne Morris, Eric Pohlmann, and Simone Silva in The Dynamiters (1956)
    The Dynamiters
    5.8
    • Chris Chapman
    • 1956

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Captain Horatio Hornblower
Trailer 2:42
Captain Horatio Hornblower

Personal details

  • Born
    • July 20, 1930
    • Wandsworth, London, England, UK
  • Died
    • January 13, 1987
    • Surbiton, Surrey, England, UK(suicide)
  • Other works
    He acted in Cole Porter's musical, "Anything Goes," at the Saville Theatre in London, England with Marian Montgomery, Michael Segal, and Valerie Verdon in the cast.
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  • Trivia
    British actor who found many roles in the 1950s displaying boyish naivete, in both the stage and screen versions of The Slasher (1953).

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