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 Chases 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 Andersons play Tea and Sympathy. In 1954, he won a Tony Award for his performance, and he starred in the film version in 1956. Kerrs first television acting role was in 1954 on NBCs Justice as a basketball player who believes that gamblers have ruined his success on the court. His mother appeared with him on the series, which focuses on the cases of attorneys with the Legal Aid Society of New York. He made The Cobweb for MGM, who liked his work so much they co-starred him with Leslie Caron in Gaby (1956), the third remake of Waterloo Bridge, which, in its original pre-Code 1931 version, featured Johns grandfather, actor Frederick Kerr. Kerr starred with Deborah Kerr (no relation) in Tea and Sympathy in 1956. In a widely publicized decision in 1956, Kerr declined to play the role of Charles Lindbergh in The Spirit of St. Louis because he did not respect Lindberghs early support of the Nazi regime in Germany prior to Americas entry into World War II. I dont admire the ideals of the hero, Mr. Kerr told The New York Post. The part went to James Stewart. Kerr had a major role in the film version of Rodgers and Hammersteins South Pacific (1958), playing Lt. Joe Cable, the newly arrived marine about to be sent on a dangerous spy mission. In The Crowded Sky (1960), Kerr played a pilot who helps the Captain (Dana Andrews) steer a crippled airliner back to earth. Another film appearance was in Roger Cormans The Pit and the Pendulum (1961). In 1963, Kerr had a continuing role on Arrest and Trial, playing Assistant DA Barry Pine. During the 1960s, Kerr guest starred on several TV series including The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, Rawhide, Gunsmoke and Adam-12. He had a regular role on the ABC-TV primetime TV series, Peyton Place, playing District Attorney John Fowler during the 1965-66 season. Also in 1964-65 he appeared as guest star on several episodes of Twelve OClock High. In the 1970s, Kerr had a recurring role as prosecutor Gerald OBrien on The Streets of San Francisco and he made guest appearances in several other TV programs including The Mod Squad, Columbo, McMillan and Wife, Barnaby Jones and The Feather and Father Gang. Kerrs last acting appearance was a minor role in The Park Is Mine (1986), a made-for-TV movie starring Tommy Lee Jones.

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The Silent Partner

Detective #3

Película 1978

The Pit and the Pendulum

Francis Barnard

Película 1961

South Pacific

Lt. Joseph Cable, USMC

Película 1958

Yuma

Capt. White

Película 1971

The Crowded Sky

Mike Rule

Película 1960

Class of '44

Hotel Bartender

Película 1973

Gaby

Gregory Y. Wendell

Película 1956

Girl of the Night

Larry Taylor

Película 1960

Anthony Perkins: A Life in the Shadows

Self

Película 1999

Search and Destroy

MacPherson

Película 1979

Class of '44

Ford Hotel Bartender (uncredited)

Película 1973

The Ninth Day

Película 1957

Horace Mann's Miracle

student

Película 1953

The Quatermass Xperiment

Photo Lab Technician (uncredited)

Película 1955

The Longest Night

Agent Jones

Película 1972

Incident on a Dark Street

Gallagher - Trenier's Lawyer

Película 1973

Rex Newman

Howie Madden

Película 1953

Only God Knows

Health Inspector

Película 1974

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The Rookies

Tv 1972

The F.B.I.

SAC Gary Morgan

Tv 1965

The Streets of San Francisco

Tv 1972

Alias Smith and Jones

Tv 1971

The Mod Squad

Tv 1968

Arrest and Trial

Assistant Deputy District Attorney Barry Pine

Tv 1963

Gunsmoke

Lute

Tv 1955

Studio One

Tv 1948

General Electric Theater

Freddie

Tv 1953

The Ray Bradbury Theater

Don

Tv 1985

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Tv 1951

The Long, Hot Summer

Tv 1965

Bus Stop

Tv 1961

Rawhide

Tv 1959

Run for Your Life

Alex Ryder

Tv 1965

Police Story

Tv 1973

The High Chaparral

Creed Hallock

Tv 1967

The Virginian

Oliver Smith

Tv 1962

Search

Tv 1972

Lux Video Theatre

Tony

Tv 1950

The New Avengers

Tv 1976

Climax!

Matt Sloane

Tv 1954

The United States Steel Hour

Tv 1953

Profiles in Courage

Whitlock

Tv 1964

The Philco Television Playhouse

George Avery

Tv 1948

Toma

Tv 1973

Riverboat

Jefferson Carruthers

Tv 1959

Suspense

Derek Howard

Tv 1949

The Defenders

Jonathan Winthrop

Tv 1961

The F.B.I.

Chicago Special Agent

Tv 1965

The F.B.I.

SAC William Converse

Tv 1965

The F.B.I.

S.A.C. Douglas Parker

Tv 1965

The F.B.I.

Clayton McGregor

Tv 1965

Adam-12

Father Joe

Tv 1968

Columbo

Roger Dutton

Tv 1971

The Name of the Game

Billy Keaton

Tv 1968

The Name of the Game

Stuart Clark

Tv 1968

Studio One

The Boy

Tv 1948

The Wonderful World of Disney

Martin Didler

Tv 1954

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Peter Standish

Tv 1951

Climax!

Danny Barron/Steve Barron

Tv 1954

Climax!

Poggi

Tv 1954

Suspense

Tv 1949

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

Glendon Baker

Tv 1962