Biography
John Kerr
Acting
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 19…
Career works
60
Movies
25
Series
35
Career average
6.7/10
Birth date
11/15/1931
Place of birth
New York City, New York, USA
Date of death
02/02/2013
Filmography highlights
Movies
Bay Coven
1987 · 4.3
The Amateur
1981 · 5.4
Search and Destroy
1979 · 7.1
Plague
1979 · 6.2
The Silent Partner
1978 · 7.1
Only God Knows
1974 · 5.7
Class of '44
1973 · 6.6
Incident on a Dark Street
1973 · 6.0
The Longest Night
1972 · 7.3
Yuma
1971 · 6.0
King of Kings
1961 · 7.1
The Pit and the Pendulum
1961 · 6.9
Girl of the Night
1960 · 6.7
The Crowded Sky
1960 · 5.9
South Pacific
1958 · 6.2
Series
The Ray Bradbury Theater
1985 · 6.9
Medical Story
1975 · 5.0
Toma
1973 · 6.8
Police Story
1973 · 7.0
The Streets of San Francisco
1972 · 7.0
Search
1972 · 7.1
The Rookies
1972 · 6.9
Columbo
1971 · 8.1
Alias Smith and Jones
1971 · 7.0
The Mod Squad
1968 · 6.1
Adam-12
1968 · 7.1
The Name of the Game
1968 · 7.0
The High Chaparral
1967 · 6.8
The F.B.I.
1965 · 5.6
Run for Your Life
1965 · 7.1