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Don Kennedy (actor)

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Don Kennedy
Publicity Photo of Don Kennedy
Born
Donald Frederick Kennedy

(1921-09-02)September 2, 1921
DiedApril 3, 2013(2013-04-03) (aged 91)
Years active1950–1988
FatherTom Kennedy

Donald Frederick Kennedy (September 3, 1921 – April 3, 2013), better known as Don Kennedy or Bud Kennedy,[1] was an American film and television actor.[2] He was known for playing the role of Charlie Tucker in the 1963 film Hud.[3]

Kennedy was born in Los Angeles on September 3, 1921, to actor Tom Kennedy and Frances Marshall.[4][5][6] He died in Del Mar, California on April 3, 2013, at the age of 91.[7][8]

Selected filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
1954 Return from the Sea Joe[9]
1955 An Annapolis Story McClaren[10]
1956 Friendly Persuasion Buster - Whacked by Eliza (uncredited)
1960 Spring Affair Dan[11]
1980 The Stunt Man Lineman Season 1, Episode 14
1963 Hud Charlie Tucker

Selected television

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Year Title Role Notes
1953 You Are There Lt. Edward Doherty Episode "The Capture of John Wilkes Booth" (April 26, 1865)
1954 Hopalong Cassidy Bob Murdock (as Donald Kennedy) Episode "Steel Trails West"
1954 Annie Oakley Bart Thompson Episode "Annie Makes a Marriage"
1956 You Are There (TV Series) Episode - Decatur's Raid at Tripoli (February 16, 1804)
1956 Highway Patrol Highway Patrolman Episode "Girl Bandit" (1956)
1957 Zane Grey Theatre Stony Fields Episode "Three Graves"
1957 Tales of the Texas Rangers Dirk Episode "The Kid from Amarillo"
1959 Bat Masterson Sheriff Tim Lockhart Season , Episode "Death and Taxes"
1959 Bat Masterson Fred Sanders Episode "Wanted: Dead"
1956 The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp Chief Sheriff's Deputy Bill Tilghman Episode: Dodge City Gets a New Marshal
1958 The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp Sam Price (uncredited) Episode "Wyatt Earp Rides Shotgun"
1959 The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp Todd Episode "Wells Fargo Calling Marshal Earp"
1960 Wanted Dead or Alive Marc Season 2, Episode 30 "The Inheritance"
1966 The Monkees Policeman S1:E11, "Monkees à la Carte"

References

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  1. ^ "Tom Kennedy, Keystone Kop". The Record. 8 October 1965. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  2. ^ "STORM: San Diego County Begins Chore of Mopping, Fixing Up". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. January 20, 1988. p. 38. Retrieved January 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Closed access icon
  3. ^ "Hud (1963)". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  4. ^ "Don Kennedy". The Rifleman. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  5. ^ "Donald F. Kennedy". California Birth Index, 1905–1995. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  6. ^ "Donald Frederick Kennedy". U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940–1947. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  7. ^ "California Death Index". San Diego County Recorder. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  8. ^ "SAG-AFTRA magazine – Special Issue 2014". SAG-AFTRA. p. 96. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
  9. ^ "Return from the Sea (1954)". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  10. ^ "An Annapolis Story (1955)". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  11. ^ "Spring Affair (1960)". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
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