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Willard "Bill" Kennedy was an American actor, voice artist, and host of the long-running Detroit-based television show, Bill Kennedy at the Movies. He began his career as a staff announcer in radio; Kennedy's voice narrates the opening of the television series Adventures of Superman.
Birth Name
Willard Kennedy
Born
Saturday, 27 June 1908
Died
Monday, 27 January 1997
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Don't Make Waves | Reporter | 1967 |
| Male and Female Since Adam and Eve | Adam | 1961 |
| I Died a Thousand Times | Sheriff | 1955 |
| Lucy Gallant | Newspaper Reporter at Fashion Show | 1955 |
| Buffalo Bill, Jr. | McKeever - Railroad Agent | 1955 |
| Unchained | Sanders | 1955 |
| The Millionaire | Truck Driver | 1955 |
| The Lineup | Capt. Leonard | 1954 |
| Public Defender | Andy | 1954 |
| Stories of the Century | Capt. James Williams | 1954 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Don't Make Waves | Reporter | 1967 |
| Male and Female Since Adam and Eve | Adam | 1961 |
| I Died a Thousand Times | Sheriff | 1955 |
| Lucy Gallant | Newspaper Reporter at Fashion Show | 1955 |
| Buffalo Bill, Jr. | McKeever - Railroad Agent | 1955 |
| Unchained | Sanders | 1955 |
| The Millionaire | Truck Driver | 1955 |
| The Lineup | Capt. Leonard | 1954 |
| Public Defender | Andy | 1954 |
| Stories of the Century | Capt. James Williams | 1954 |
| Born to the Saddle | Jeff | 1953 |
| I Married Joan | General / 1st Desk Sergeant | 1952 |
| Adventures of Superman | Announcer / Intro Announcement / Race Track Announcer / Credits Announcement / Wrestling Announcer / Narrator / Radio Announcer #1 | 1952 |
| Campbell Summer Soundstage | (archive footage) | 1952 |
| Red Planet Mars | News Commentator #1 | 1952 |
| Death Valley Days | Newspaper Editor / Henchman / George Cluett / DA Leonard Pike / Brigham Young | 1952 |
| The Unexpected | Narrator | 1952 |
| Sky King | Bishop | 1951 |
| Racket Squad | Sawyer | 1951 |
| Nevada Badmen | Jensen - Banker | 1951 |
| Canyon Raiders | Hemingway | 1951 |
| The Range Rider | Riker Hannigan / Gang Boss | 1951 |
| Silver City Bonanza | Monk Monroe | 1951 |
| Cry Danger | Cop at Trailer Park | 1951 |
| Abilene Trail | Rancher Colter | 1951 |
| Two Lost Worlds | Martin Shannon | 1951 |
| Border Outlaws | Carson, Dude Ranch Guest / Carson - Dude Ranch Guest | 1950 |
| The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show | The Army Sergeant / Arthur Stebbins | 1950 |
| Border Rangers | Sergeant Carlson | 1950 |
| Train to Tombstone | Rev. Jared Greeley | 1950 |
| I Shot Billy the Kid | Deputy John Poe | 1950 |
| The Gene Autry Show | Vance Evans / The Sheriff / Sheriff Tom Lash / Henchman Bill | 1950 |
| Peggy | Reporter | 1950 |
| Storm Over Wyoming | Jess Rawlins | 1950 |
| Gunslingers | Ace Larabee | 1950 |
| The Cisco Kid | Sam Foster / Deputy Sheriff Cogley / Sam Kelly / Red Kelly / Hank Jaggett | 1950 |
| Chain Lightning | Radio Man at Test Flight | 1950 |
| Malaya | Intern | 1949 |
| The Lone Ranger | Ames / Ira Boles / Phineas Stacy / Red Kruger / Rusty | 1949 |
| Trail of the Yukon | Constable | 1949 |
| Forgotten Women | Bill Dunning | 1949 |
| Law of the West | Dan Nixon - Land Agent | 1949 |
| Shadows of the West | Banker Ward / Banker Jonathan Ward | 1949 |
| Dynamite | Construction Worker | 1949 |
| Belle Starr's Daughter | Kiowa Marshal | 1948 |
| Joan of Arc | Thierache - Her Executioner / Thierache, Joan's Executioner | 1948 |
| Sheriff of Medicine Bow | Barry Stuart | 1948 |
| In This Corner | Al Barton | 1948 |
| A Southern Yankee | Lt. Sheve | 1948 |
| Triggerman | Kirby | 1948 |
| I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes | 2nd Detective | 1948 |
| Raw Deal | Drunk | 1948 |
| Assigned to Danger | Assistant District Attorney | 1948 |
| Overland Trails | Carter Morgan | 1948 |
| The Gangster | Thug | 1947 |
| Louisiana | 1947 | |
| News Hounds | Mark Morgan | 1947 |
| The Case of the Baby Sitter | Homicide Lt. MacGruder | 1947 |
| Web of Danger | Ernie Reardon | 1947 |
| Fun on a Weekend | Bill Davis / Bill Davis (Uncredited) | 1947 |
| Seven Were Saved | Colonel | 1947 |
| That Brennan Girl | Arthur, Helen's Husband | 1946 |
| The Bachelor's Daughters | Mr. Stapp | 1946 |
| Of Human Bondage | Flanagan | 1946 |
| Don't Gamble with Strangers | Harry Amold | 1946 |
| The People's Choice | Abner Snell | 1946 |
| The Royal Mounted Rides Again | Corporal J. Wayne Decker | 1945 |
| Rhapsody in Blue | Herbert Stone | 1945 |
| Escape in the Desert | Hank Albright | 1945 |
| Hollywood Canteen | Busboy | 1944 |
| The Doughgirls | Tall Guy who Punches Drake | 1944 |
| The Last Ride | Correlli | 1944 |
| Crime by Night | Hospital Attendant | 1944 |
| Mr. Skeffington | Bill Thatcher | 1944 |
| The Adventures of Mark Twain | Townsman | 1944 |
| Make Your Own Bed | FBI Agent | 1944 |
| Destination Tokyo | Torpedo Gunnery Officer | 1943 |
| Northern Pursuit | Mountie | 1943 |
| Princess O'Rourke | Second Airline Dispatcher | 1943 |
| Murder on the Waterfront | First Officer Barnes / Barnes | 1943 |
| This Is the Army | News Commentator | 1943 |
| Mission to Moscow | American Newsman | 1943 |
| Air Force | Marine | 1943 |
| Truck Busters | Tim Shaughnessy | 1943 |
| The Hard Way | Radio Announcer / Radio Announcer (Uncredited) | 1943 |
| Beyond the Line of Duty | Wheless' Air Force Buddy | 1942 |
| Now, Voyager | Hamilton Hunneker | 1942 |
| You Can't Escape Forever | Reporter at Execution | 1942 |
| Busses Roar | The Moocher | 1942 |
| Secret Enemies | Radio Broadcaster | 1942 |
| Flying Fortress | Manhattan News Radio Announcer | 1942 |
| Winning Your Wings | Pilot with Blonde | 1942 |
| Highway West | Cop in Car-Crash | 1941 |
