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John Kerr
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Acting
Birthday
1931-11-15,New York, New York, USA
Gender
Male
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 as a basketball player who believes that gamblers have ruined his success on the court. His mother appeared with him on the series, which focuses on the cases of attorneys with the Legal Aid Society of New York. He made The Cobweb for MGM, who liked his work so much they co-starred him with Leslie Caron in Gaby (1956), the third remake of Waterloo Bridge, which, in its original pre-Code 1931 version, featured John's grandfather, actor Frederick Kerr. Kerr starred with Deborah Kerr (no relation) in Tea and Sympathy in 1956. In a widely publicized decision in 1956, Kerr declined to play the role of Charles Lindbergh in The Spirit of St. Louis because he did not respect Lindbergh's early support of the Nazi regime in Germany prior to America's entry into World War II. "I don't admire the ideals of the hero", Mr. Kerr told The New York Post. The part went to James Stewart. Kerr had a major role in the film version of Rodgers and Hammerstein's South Pacific (1958), playing Lt. Joe Cable, the newly arrived marine about to be sent on a dangerous spy mission. In The Crowded Sky (1960), Kerr played a pilot who helps the Captain (Dana Andrews) steer a crippled airliner back to earth. Another film appearance was in Roger Corman's The Pit and the Pendulum (1961). In 1963, Kerr had a continuing role on Arrest and Trial, playing Assistant DA Barry Pine. During the 1960s, Kerr guest starred on several TV series including The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, Rawhide, Gunsmoke and Adam-12. He had a regular role on the ABC-TV primetime TV series, Peyton Place, playing District Attorney John Fowler during the 1965-66 season. Also in 1964-65 he appeared as guest star on several episodes of Twelve O'Clock High. In the 1970s, Kerr had a recurring role as prosecutor Gerald O'Brien on The Streets of San Francisco and he made guest appearances in several other TV programs including The Mod Squad, Columbo, McMillan and Wife, Barnaby Jones and The Feather and Father Gang. Kerr's last acting appearance was a minor role in The Park Is Mine (1986), a made-for-TV movie starring Tommy Lee Jones.

Filmography

The Silent Partner

7.031

The Silent Partner
1978-09-07

The Pit and the Pendulum

6.8

The Pit and the Pendulum
1961-08-23

Tea and Sympathy

7

Tea and Sympathy
1956-09-27

6.127

South Pacific
1958-03-18

5.8

The Cobweb
1955-06-07

5.9

Yuma
1971-03-02

The Crowded Sky

5.6

The Crowded Sky
1960-09-02

5.9

Class of '44
1973-04-10

7

Gaby
1956-05-09

Girl of the Night

5

Girl of the Night
1960-11-11

5.5

The Vintage
1957-05-08

Anthony Perkins: A Life in the Shadows

0

Anthony Perkins: A Life in the Shadows
1999-01-11

Search and Destroy

6.8

Search and Destroy
1979-07-05

5.9

Class of '44
1973-04-10

0

The Ninth Day
1957-01-10

Horace Mann's Miracle

0

Horace Mann's Miracle
1953-03-08

The Quatermass Xperiment

6.54

The Quatermass Xperiment
1955-08-26

The Longest Night

6.2

The Longest Night
1972-09-12

Incident on a Dark Street

5

Incident on a Dark Street
1973-01-13

0

Rex Newman
1953-09-11

5

Only God Knows
1974-09-13

5.4

The Amateur
1981-12-11

7.1

King of Kings
1961-10-11

6.8

The Rookies
1972-09-11

5.5

The F.B.I.
1965-09-19

The Streets of San Francisco

6.946

The Streets of San Francisco
1972-09-23

Alias Smith and Jones

6.9

Alias Smith and Jones
1971-01-05

6.261

The Mod Squad
1968-09-24

Arrest and Trial

7.667

Arrest and Trial
1963-09-15

6.6

Gunsmoke
1955-09-10

5

Studio One
1948-11-07

General Electric Theater

6.25

General Electric Theater
1953-02-01

The Ray Bradbury Theater

6.861

The Ray Bradbury Theater
1985-05-21

Hallmark Hall of Fame

8.571

Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951-12-24

The Long, Hot Summer

5

The Long, Hot Summer
1965-09-16

0

Bus Stop
1961-10-01

7.2

Rawhide
1959-01-09

Run for Your Life

7.2

Run for Your Life
1965-09-13

6.882

Police Story
1973-03-20

The High Chaparral

6.457

The High Chaparral
1967-09-10

6.467

The Virginian
1962-09-19

6.9

Search
1972-09-13

Lux Video Theatre

6.333

Lux Video Theatre
1950-10-02

The New Avengers

6.977

The New Avengers
1976-10-22

3.273

Climax!
1954-10-07

The United States Steel Hour

6.2

The United States Steel Hour
1953-10-27

Profiles in Courage

5

Profiles in Courage
1964-11-08

The Philco Television Playhouse

6.286

The Philco Television Playhouse
1948-10-03

7.8

Toma
1973-03-21

6.2

Riverboat
1959-09-13

4.909

Suspense
1949-01-06

6.2

The Defenders
1961-09-16

5.5

The F.B.I.
1965-09-19

5.5

The F.B.I.
1965-09-19

5.5

The F.B.I.
1965-09-19

5.5

The F.B.I.
1965-09-19

7

Adam-12
1968-09-21

8.082

Columbo
1971-09-15

The Name of the Game

6.8

The Name of the Game
1968-09-20

The Name of the Game

6.8

The Name of the Game
1968-09-20

5

Studio One
1948-11-07

The Wonderful World of Disney

7.774

The Wonderful World of Disney
1954-10-27

Hallmark Hall of Fame

8.571

Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951-12-24

3.273

Climax!
1954-10-07

3.273

Climax!
1954-10-07

4.909

Suspense
1949-01-06

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

7.845

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962-09-20