John Kerr
Acting
Born November 15, 1931 · New York City, New York, USA
Biography
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 Chase's 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 Anderson's play Tea and Sympathy. In 1954, he won a Tony Award for his performance, and he starred in the film version in 1956. Kerr's first television acting role was in 1954 on NBC's Justice as a basketball player who believes that gamblers have ruined his success on the court. His mother a…
Known For · 40 titles
Columbo
Adam-12
The Virginian
Rawhide
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
The Philco Television Playhouse
Climax!
Studio One
Gunsmoke
The F.B.I.
The Defenders
Suspense
The High Chaparral
Run for Your Life
The United States Steel Hour
The Name of the Game
The Rookies
The Streets of San Francisco
The Ray Bradbury Theater
Alias Smith and Jones
MGM Parade
The Mod Squad
Police Story
Arrest and Trial
The Wonderful World of Disney
Lux Video Theatre
Riverboat
Search
Bus Stop
Profiles in Courage
Toma
Medical Story
The Long, Hot Summer
General Electric Theater
Hallmark Hall of Fame
King of Kings
South Pacific
The Pit and the Pendulum
Tea and Sympathy
The Quatermass Xperiment