Portrait of Bill Kennedy

Acting

Bill Kennedy

Career

Active from 1942 to 1961, busiest in 1948 and 1950 with 4 main titles each.

Leading roles
3
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score58/100
Highest rated
Poster for Escape in the Desert
Escape in the Desert
GoodWatch score74/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 21 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Bill Kennedy Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.5, average 5.4
  • Dark Humor
    1.7, average 2.8
  • Absurdist Humor
    1.0, average 2.0
  • Uncanny
    1.5, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Western 3
  • Historical Setting 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

59
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title
Kill Martin Scratch
Kill Martin Scratch (2021)

as Mobster

1960s

2 titles · average score 50
Don't Make Waves
Don't Make Waves (1967)
GoodWatch score 50

as Reporter (uncredited)

Male and Female Since Adam and Eve
Male and Female Since Adam and Eve (1961)

as Adán

1950s

21 titles · average score 61
The Millionaire
The Millionaire (1955)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show · as Truck Driver

Buffalo Bill Jr.
Buffalo Bill Jr. (1955)

TV show

Adventures of Superman
Adventures of Superman (1952)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show · as Race Track Announcer / Announcer

Two Lost Worlds
Two Lost Worlds (1951)
GoodWatch score 42

as Martin Shannon

Silver City Bonanza
Silver City Bonanza (1951)

as Monk Monroe

Racket Squad
Racket Squad (1951)

TV show

The Cisco Kid
The Cisco Kid (1950)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show · as Red Kelly

The Gene Autry Show
The Gene Autry Show (1950)
GoodWatch score 59

TV show

Storm Over Wyoming
Storm Over Wyoming (1950)
GoodWatch score 61

as Jess Rawlins

Gunslingers
Gunslingers (1950)

as Ace Larabee

The Marshall of Trail City
The Marshall of Trail City (1950)

as Red

Border Outlaws
Border Outlaws (1950)

as Carson, Dude Ranch Guest

1940s

35 titles · average score 61
Law of the West
Law of the West (1949)

as Dan Nixon - Land Agent

Shadows of the West
Shadows of the West (1949)

as Banker Jonathan Ward

I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes
I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes (1948)
GoodWatch score 54

as 2nd Detective

Triggerman
Triggerman (1948)

as Kirby

The Sheriff of Medicine Bow
The Sheriff of Medicine Bow (1948)

as Barry Stuart

Web of Danger
Web of Danger (1947)

as Ernie Reardon

The Royal Mounted Rides Again
The Royal Mounted Rides Again (1945)

as Corporal J. Wayne Decker

Escape in the Desert
Escape in the Desert (1945)
GoodWatch score 74

as Hank Albright

Mr. Skeffington
Mr. Skeffington (1944)
GoodWatch score 65

as Bill Thatcher

Hollywood Canteen
Hollywood Canteen (1944)
GoodWatch score 69

as Busboy (uncredited)

Murder on the Waterfront
Murder on the Waterfront (1943)

as Barnes

Beyond the Line of Duty
Beyond the Line of Duty (1942)
GoodWatch score 60

as Wheless' Air Force Buddy (uncredited)