James Kenney

Acting

Born July 20, 1930, Wandsworth, London, England, UK

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.

Filmography

• 1962Ambush in Leopard Street — Johnny
• 1959Hidden Homicide — Oswald Castellan
• 1958Son of a Stranger — Tom Adams
• 1957Seven Thunders — Eric Triebel
• 1956The Gelignite Gang — Chris Chapman
• 1955Above Us the Waves — Abercrombie
• 1955Doctor at Sea — Fellowes
• 1955The Love Match — Percy Brown
• 1954The Good Die Young — Dave, Angela's Brother
• 1954The Sea Shall Not Have Them — Cpl. Skinner
• 1953Cosh Boy — Roy Walsh
• 1952The Gentle Gunman — Johnny Fagan
• 1952The Magic Box — Kenneth Friese-Greene
• 1951Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N. — Midshipman Longley
• 1951Outcast of the Islands — Ramsey
• 1948The Guinea Pig
• 1948Vice Versa — Coggs
• 1947Circus Boy — Michael Scott
• 1942The Young Mr. Pitt