Portrait of Jack Kenney

Acting

Jack Kenney

Career

Active from 1936 to 1953, with a break from 1937 to 1952, busiest in 1936 and 1953 with 1 main title each.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score66/100
Highest rated
Poster for Up in Daisy's Penthouse
Up in Daisy's Penthouse
GoodWatch score66/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 37 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Jack Kenney Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.7, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    1.3, average 2.2
  • Melancholy
    3.9, average 4.7
  • Cringe Humor
    1.4, average 2.2

Main genres

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Recurring tags

    Works often with

    People in at least two of their main titles.

    Movies and TV shows

    63
    Type
    Role
    Score
    Decade
    Genre
    Group by

    1960s

    5 titles ยท average score 55
    Gun Fight
    Gun Fight (1961)
    GoodWatch score 52

    as Jake (as Jack Kenny)

    When the Clock Strikes
    When the Clock Strikes (1961)
    GoodWatch score 41

    as Cafe Proprietor

    The Gambler Wore a Gun
    The Gambler Wore a Gun (1961)
    GoodWatch score 55

    as Bartender

    Let No Man Write My Epitaph
    Let No Man Write My Epitaph (1960)
    GoodWatch score 68

    as Shabby Man (uncredited)

    Noose for a Gunman
    Noose for a Gunman (1960)
    GoodWatch score 59

    as Shotgun Guard (uncredited)

    1950s

    19 titles ยท average score 62
    Vice Raid
    Vice Raid (1959)
    GoodWatch score 45

    as Mob Boss Leo Dempsey

    The Tin Star
    The Tin Star (1957)
    GoodWatch score 80

    as Sam Hodges

    The Joker is Wild
    The Joker is Wild (1957)
    GoodWatch score 77

    as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)

    Somebody Up There Likes Me
    Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956)
    GoodWatch score 81

    as Reformatory Guard (uncredited)

    The Catered Affair
    The Catered Affair (1956)
    GoodWatch score 44

    as Taxi Driver (uncredited)

    A Star Is Born
    A Star Is Born (1954)
    GoodWatch score 85

    as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

    The Country Girl
    The Country Girl (1954)
    GoodWatch score 75

    as Actor in Play (uncredited)

    Riding Shotgun
    Riding Shotgun (1954)
    GoodWatch score 60

    as Sam (uncredited)

    Up in Daisy's Penthouse
    Up in Daisy's Penthouse (1953)
    GoodWatch score 66

    as Chopper

    House of Wax
    House of Wax (1953)
    GoodWatch score 75

    as Lodger (uncredited)

    Crime Wave
    Crime Wave (1953)
    GoodWatch score 63

    as Lefty (uncredited)

    Death Valley Days
    Death Valley Days (1952)
    GoodWatch score 70

    TV show ยท as Contest Judge

    1940s

    18 titles ยท average score 59
    Deadline at Dawn
    Deadline at Dawn (1946)
    GoodWatch score 61

    as Headwaiter (uncredited)

    Adventure
    Adventure (1945)
    GoodWatch score 64

    as Man in Library (uncredited)

    The Hard Way
    The Hard Way (1943)
    GoodWatch score 69

    as Theatrical Agent (Uncredited)

    Mission to Moscow
    Mission to Moscow (1943)
    GoodWatch score 43

    as Heckler (uncredited)

    Dangerous Blondes
    Dangerous Blondes (1943)
    GoodWatch score 64

    as Motor Officer Kelly (uncredited)

    Bowery at Midnight
    Bowery at Midnight (1942)
    GoodWatch score 40

    as Usher (uncredited)

    Maisie Gets Her Man
    Maisie Gets Her Man (1942)
    GoodWatch score 65

    as Man in Office (Uncredited)

    'Neath Brooklyn Bridge
    'Neath Brooklyn Bridge (1942)
    GoodWatch score 59

    as Kenny (uncredited)

    The Gang's All Here
    The Gang's All Here (1941)
    GoodWatch score 54

    as Henchman Dink

    Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.
    Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc. (1941)
    GoodWatch score 66

    as Police Lt. Berke

    Brother Orchid
    Brother Orchid (1940)
    GoodWatch score 66

    as Acquaintance (uncredited)

    I Take This Woman
    I Take This Woman (1940)
    GoodWatch score 61

    as Clinic Well-Wisher with Cigar (uncredited)

    1930s

    21 titles ยท average score 66
    Hell's Kitchen
    Hell's Kitchen (1939)
    GoodWatch score 66

    as Pants - a Henchman (uncredited)

    Dick Tracy's G-Men
    Dick Tracy's G-Men (1939)
    GoodWatch score 57

    as Ward

    You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
    You Can't Cheat an Honest Man (1939)
    GoodWatch score 70

    as Barker (uncredited)

    Nancy Drew... Reporter
    Nancy Drew... Reporter (1939)
    GoodWatch score 82

    as Gym Spectator with Cigar (uncredited)

    Daredevils of the Red Circle
    Daredevils of the Red Circle (1939)
    GoodWatch score 60

    as Steve

    Wyoming Outlaw
    Wyoming Outlaw (1939)
    GoodWatch score 48

    as Radioman Doyle

    Racket Busters
    Racket Busters (1938)
    GoodWatch score 53

    as Truck Driver (uncredited)

    The Toast of New York
    The Toast of New York (1937)
    GoodWatch score 57

    as Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)

    Movie Maniacs
    Movie Maniacs (1936)
    GoodWatch score 67

    as Studio Employee (uncredited)

    Pop Goes the Easel
    Pop Goes the Easel (1935)
    GoodWatch score 74

    as Laughing Art Student (uncredited)

    Don't Bet on Blondes
    Don't Bet on Blondes (1935)
    GoodWatch score 59

    as Telephone Bet Taker (Uncredited)

    Manhattan Melodrama
    Manhattan Melodrama (1934)
    GoodWatch score 75

    as Policeman (uncredited)