Acting

Colin Kenny

Born December 3, 1888 · Dublin, Ireland

Died December 2, 1968 · aged 79

No biography available.

Known For

To Kill a Mockingbird · 1962

To Kill a Mockingbird

★ 8.01962

MovieDrama

Scout Finch, 6, and her older brother Jem live in sleepy Maycomb, Alabama, spending much of their time with their friend Dill and spying on their reclusive and mysterious neighbor, Boo Radley. When Atticus, their widowed father and a respected lawyer, defends a black man named Tom Robinson against fabricated rape charges, the trial and tangent events expose the children to evils of racism and stereotyping.

North by Northwest · 1959

North by Northwest

★ 8.01959

MovieThrillerAdventure

Advertising man Roger Thornhill is mistaken for a spy, triggering a deadly cross-country chase.

Witness for the Prosecution · 1957

Witness for the Prosecution

★ 8.21957

MovieDramaMystery

An ailing barrister is thrust back into the courtroom in what becomes one of the most unusual and eventful murder cases of the lawyer's career when he finds himself defending a man being tried for the murder of a socialite.

The Adventures of Robin Hood · 1938

The Adventures of Robin Hood

★ 7.51938

MovieAdventureRomance

Robin Hood fights nobly for justice against the evil Sir Guy of Gisbourne while striving to win the hand of the beautiful Maid Marian.

From the moment she glimpses her idol at the stage door, Eve Harrington is determined to take the reins of power away from the great actress Margo Channing. Eve maneuvers her way into Margo's Broadway role, becomes a sensation and even causes turmoil in the lives of Margo's director boyfriend, her playwright and his wife. Only the cynical drama critic sees through Eve, admiring her audacity and perfect pattern of deceit.

A snobbish phonetics professor agrees to a wager that he can take a flower girl and make her presentable in high society.

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral · 1957

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

★ 7.01957

MovieWestern

Lawman Wyatt Earp and outlaw Doc Holliday form an unlikely alliance which culminates in their participation in the legendary Gunfight at the O.K. Corral.

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes · 1953

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

★ 7.31953

MovieComedyRomance

Lorelei Lee is a beautiful showgirl engaged to be married to the wealthy Gus Esmond, much to the disapproval of Gus' rich father, Esmond Sr., who thinks that Lorelei is just after his money. When Lorelei goes on a cruise accompanied only by her best friend, Dorothy Shaw, Esmond Sr. hires Ernie Malone, a private detective, to follow her and report any questionable behavior that would disqualify her from the marriage.

Filmography

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To Kill a Mockingbird · 1962

To Kill a Mockingbird

★ 8.01962

MovieDrama

Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

North by Northwest · 1959

North by Northwest

★ 8.01959

MovieThrillerAdventure

Advertising man Roger Thornhill is mistaken for a spy, triggering a deadly cross-country chase.

Man at Auction (uncredited)

Witness for the Prosecution · 1957

Witness for the Prosecution

★ 8.21957

MovieDramaMystery

Juror (uncredited)

The Adventures of Robin Hood · 1938

The Adventures of Robin Hood

★ 7.51938

MovieAdventureRomance

Robin Hood fights nobly for justice against the evil Sir Guy of Gisbourne while striving to win the hand of the beautiful Maid Marian.

Sir Baldwin

Sarah Siddons Awards Guest (uncredited)

A snobbish phonetics professor agrees to a wager that he can take a flower girl and make her presentable in high society.

Ad Lib at Church (uncredited)

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral · 1957

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

★ 7.01957

MovieWestern

Lawman Wyatt Earp and outlaw Doc Holliday form an unlikely alliance which culminates in their participation in the legendary Gunfight at the O.K. Corral.

Barfly (uncredited)

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes · 1953

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

★ 7.31953

MovieComedyRomance

Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Judgment at Nuremberg · 1961

Judgment at Nuremberg

★ 8.01961

MovieDramaHistory

In 1947, four German judges who served on the bench during the Nazi regime face a military tribunal to answer charges of crimes against humanity. Chief Justice Haywood hears evidence and testimony not only from lead defendant Ernst Janning and his defense attorney Hans Rolfe, but also from the widow of a Nazi general, an idealistic U.S. Army captain and reluctant witness Irene Wallner.

Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Foreign Correspondent · 1940

Foreign Correspondent

★ 7.01940

MovieThrillerMystery

American crime reporter John Jones is reassigned to Europe as a foreign correspondent to cover the imminent war. When he walks into the middle of an assassination and stumbles on a spy ring, he seeks help from a beautiful politician’s daughter and an urbane English journalist to uncover the truth.

Doctor (uncredited)

The Manchurian Candidate · 1962

The Manchurian Candidate

★ 7.51962

MovieThrillerDrama

Near the end of the Korean War, a platoon of U.S. soldiers is captured by communists and brainwashed. Following the war, the platoon is returned home, and Sergeant Raymond Shaw is lauded as a hero by the rest of his platoon. However, the platoon commander, Captain Bennett Marco, finds himself plagued by strange nightmares and soon races to uncover a terrible plot.

Senator (uncredited)

The Cincinnati Kid · 1965

The Cincinnati Kid

★ 7.01965

MovieDrama

An up-and-coming poker player tries to prove himself in a high-stakes match against a long-time master of the game.

Spectator at Cockfight (uncredited)

Discovery by Flo Ziegfeld changes a girl's life but not necessarily for the better, as three beautiful women find out when they join the spectacle on Broadway: Susan, the singer who must leave behind her ageing vaudevillian father; vulnerable Sheila, the working girl pursued both by a millionaire and by her loyal boyfriend from Flatbush; and the mysterious European beauty Sandra, whose concert violinist husband cannot endure the thought of their escaping from poverty by promenading her glamor in skimpy costumes.

Croupier (uncredited)

Inherit the Wind · 1960

Inherit the Wind

★ 7.71960

MovieDrama

Schoolteacher Bertram Cates is arrested for teaching his students Darwin's theory of evolution. The case receives national attention and one of the newspaper reporters, E.K. Hornbeck, arranges to bring in renowned defense attorney and atheist Henry Drummond to defend Cates. The prosecutor, Matthew Brady is a former presidential candidate, famous evangelist, and old adversary of Drummond.

Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Sharpshooter Calamity Jane takes it upon herself to recruit a famous actress and bring her back to the local saloon, but jealousy soon gets in the way.

Chicagoan (uncredited)

A fading music hall comedian tries to help a despondent ballet dancer learn to walk and to again feel confident about life.

Music Hall Performer (uncredited)

Captain Blood · 1935

Captain Blood

★ 7.21935

MovieAdventureHistory

Dr. Peter Blood, unjustly convicted of treason and exiled from England, becomes a notorious pirate.

Lord Chester Dyke

Middle-class housewife Kay Miniver deals with petty problems. She and her husband Clem watch her Oxford-educated son Vin court Carol Beldon, the charming granddaughter of the local nobility as represented by Lady Beldon. Then the war comes and Vin joins the RAF.

Policeman (uncredited)

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde · 1941

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

★ 6.51941

MovieDramaHorror

Dr. Jekyll believes good and evil exist in everyone and creates a potion that allows his evil side, Mr. Hyde, to come to the fore. He faces horrible consequences when he lets his dark side run amok.

Constable (uncredited)

A psychopathic criminal with a mother complex makes a daring break from prison and then leads his old gang in a chemical plant payroll heist. After the heist, events take a crazy turn.

Prison Guard (uncredited)

Sweet Smell of Success · 1957

Sweet Smell of Success

★ 7.61957

MovieDrama

New York City newspaper writer J.J. Hunsecker holds considerable sway over public opinion with his Broadway column, but one thing that he can't control is his younger sister, Susan, who is in a relationship with aspiring jazz guitarist Steve Dallas. Hunsecker strongly disapproves of the romance and recruits publicist Sidney Falco to find a way to split the couple, no matter how ruthless the method.

Patron at 21 (uncredited)

The Invisible Man Returns · 1940

The Invisible Man Returns

★ 6.31940

MovieHorrorScience Fiction

The owner of a coal mining operation, falsely imprisoned for fratricide, takes a drug to make him invisible, despite its side effect: gradual madness.

Plainclothesman (uncredited)

In Marseilles, France in 1794, Desiree Clary, a young millinery clerk, becomes infatuated with Napoleon Bonaparte, but winds up wedding General Jean-Baptiste Berandotte, an aid to Napoleon who later joins the forces that bring about the Emperor's downfall. Josephine Beauharnais, a worldly courtesan marries Napoleon and becomes Empress of France, but is then cast aside by her spouse when she proves unable to produce an heir to the throne.

General Becker (uncredited)

Mame Dennis, a progressive and independent woman of the 1920s, is left to care for her nephew Patrick after his wealthy father dies. Conflict ensues when the executor of the father's estate objects to the aunt's lifestyle and tries to force her to send Patrick to prep school.

Perry (uncredited)