James Kenney

Personal Info

Birthday

July 20, 1930

Day of Death

1987-01-13

(56 years old)

Place of Birth

Wandsworth, London, England, UK

Also Known As

Horace James Charles Kenney

James Kenney

Biography

James Kenney was an English actor whose boyish charm found him regular film and stage roles throughout the 1950's Named after his father, music hall comedian Horace Kenney, he chose to use his middle name James to avoid any confusion. By the late 1960's acting work had almost dried up and James Kenney committed suicide on 13th January 1987.

Known For

Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.

The Good Die Young

The Magic Box

Outcast of the Islands

Above Us the Waves

The Sea Shall Not Have Them

The Gentle Gunman

Vice Versa

Filmography

1962
Ambush in Leopard Street
as Johnny
1959
Hidden Homicide
as Oswald Castellan
1958
Son of a Stranger
as Tom Adams
1957
Seven Thunders
as Eric Triebel
1956
The Gelignite Gang
as Chris Chapman
1955
Doctor at Sea
as Fellowes
Above Us the Waves
as Abercrombie
The Love Match
as Percy Brown
1954
The Sea Shall Not Have Them
as Cpl. Skinner
The Good Die Young
as Dave, Angela's Brother
1953
Cosh Boy
as Roy Walsh
1952
The Gentle Gunman
as Johnny Fagan
The Magic Box
as Kenneth Friese-Greene
1951
Outcast of the Islands
as Ramsey
Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.
as Midshipman Longley
1948
Vice Versa
as Coggs