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John Kerr

John Kerr

Highest Rated: 89% The Pit and the Pendulum (1961)

Lowest Rated: 11% Blood and Chocolate (2007)

Birthday: Nov 15, 1931

Birthplace: New York, New York, USA

A sensitive, boy-next-door leading man of American films and television in the 1950s and 60s, John Kerr was the son of actors who made a big splash in the Broadway (1953) and film (1956) versions of "Tea and Sympathy." His best known TV roles were as lawyers, a profession he opted to pursue in 1970, retiring from acting except for occasional appearances.

Highest rated movies

89% The Pit and the Pendulum
83% Tea and Sympathy
77% South Pacific
75% The Cobweb
11% Blood and Chocolate

Photos

SOUTH PACIFIC, John Kerr (left), Russ Brown (center), 1958, TM and Copyright ©20th Century-Fox Film Corp. All Rights Reserved. SOUTH PACIFIC, from left: John Kerr, Juanita Hall, 1958, TM and Copyright ©20th Century-Fox Film Corp. All Rights Reserved. SOUTH PACIFIC, John Kerr (left), Russ Brown (center), 1958, TM and Copyright ©20th Century-Fox Film Corp. All Rights Reserved. SOUTH PACIFIC, from left: John Kerr, Juanita Hall, 1958, TM and Copyright ©20th Century-Fox Film Corp. All Rights Reserved. THE PIT AND THE PENDULUM, John Kerr, 1961 TEA AND SYMPATHY, from left: John Kerr, Deborah Kerr, 1956 THE PIT AND THE PENDULUM, John Kerr, Vincent Price, Luana Anders, Antony Carbone, 1961 THE CROWDED SKY, John Kerr, Anne Francis, Dana Andrews, 1960 THE PIT AND THE PENDULUM, John Kerr, Luana Anders, Antony Carbone, Vincent Price, 1961 TEA AND SYMPATHY, from left, Edward Andrews, John Kerr, 1956 THE COBWEB, John Kerr, Richard Widmark, 1955 THE COBWEB, John Kerr, Lauren Bacall, 1955 TEA AND SYMPATHY, from left, John Kerr, Norma Crane, 1956 TEA AND SYMPATHY, Deborah Kerr, John Kerr, 1956 SOUTH PACIFIC, front from left: John Kerr, Juaniti Hall, 1958, TM & Copyright © 20th Century Fox Film Corp. THE CROWDED SKY, John Kerr, Anne Francis (center), 1960 SOUTH PACIFIC, from left, John Kerr, Mitzi Gaynor, 1958, TM & Copyright ©20th Century Fox Film Corp. GIRL OF THE NIGHT, John Kerr, Anne Francis, 1960 GIRL OF THE NIGHT, Anne Francis, John Kerr, 1960 TEA & SYMPATHY, John Kerr, Deborah Kerr, 1956
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Filmography

Movies

Credit
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Smalls: Forever Is a Long Time Screenwriter,
Executive Producer,
Producer 		- 2015
11% 52% Blood and Chocolate Finn (Character) $3.5M 2007
No Score Yet 20% Incident on a Dark Street Gallagher (Character) - 1973
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Longest Night Agent Jones (Character) - 1972
No Score Yet 43% Yuma Capt. White (Character) - 1971
89% 74% The Pit and the Pendulum Francis Barnard (Character) - 1961
No Score Yet No Score Yet Girl of the Night Larry Taylor (Character) - 1960
No Score Yet 12% The Crowded Sky Mike Rule (Character) - 1960
77% 69% South Pacific Lt. Joseph Cable (Character) - 1958
No Score Yet 40% The Vintage Ernesto Barandero (Character) - 1957
83% 76% Tea and Sympathy Tom Robinson Lee (Character) - 1956
No Score Yet No Score Yet Gaby Gregory Y. Wendell (Character) - 1956
75% 48% The Cobweb Steven W. Holte (Character) - 1955

TV

Credit
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Ray Bradbury Theater Don (Character) 1992
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Streets of San Francisco D.A. Gerald O'Brien (Guest Star) 1973-1975 1977
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Blue Knight Unknown (Guest Star) 1976
No Score Yet No Score Yet Barnaby Jones Unknown (Guest Star) 1974
No Score Yet No Score Yet Police Story Prosecutor (Character) 1973
No Score Yet No Score Yet Mod Squad Dr. Eggers (Guest Star) 1972-1973
No Score Yet No Score Yet Alias Smith and Jones Unknown (Guest Star) 1973
No Score Yet No Score Yet Peyton Place District Attorney John Fowler (Character) 1964-1969
No Score Yet No Score Yet Name of the Game Unknown (Guest Star) 1969
No Score Yet No Score Yet Flipper Unknown (Guest Star) 1967
No Score Yet No Score Yet 12 O'Clock High Unknown (Guest Star) 1965
No Score Yet No Score Yet Alfred Hitchcock Hour Unknown (Character) 1965
No Score Yet No Score Yet Wagon Train Unknown (Guest Star) 1963
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Virginian Oliver Smith (Guest Star) 1963
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Lloyd Bridges Show David (Guest Star) 1962
No Score Yet No Score Yet Bus Stop Unknown (Guest Star) 1962
No Score Yet No Score Yet Gunsmoke Lute Willis (Guest Star) 1962
No Score Yet No Score Yet Rawhide Unknown (Guest Star) 1960
No Score Yet No Score Yet Studio One Unknown (Guest Star) 1957
No Score Yet No Score Yet Climax! Unknown (Character) 1955-1957
No Score Yet No Score Yet The United States Steel Hour Ray (Character) 1956
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Alcoa Hour Jamie Hallock (Character) 1955
No Score Yet No Score Yet Suspense Unknown (Character) 1953-1954