John Kerr

John Kerr

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...

Known For

The Pit and the Pendulum

as Francis Barnard

South Pacific

as Lt. Joseph Cable, USMC

The Silent Partner

as Detective #3

Cast Credits

Bay Coven

as Ferry Captain

The Amateur

as CIA Security Guard

Search and Destroy

as MacPherson

Plague

as Escaping Guard

The Silent Partner

as Detective #3

Only God Knows

as Health Inspector

Class of '44

as Hotel Bartender

Incident on a Dark Street

as Gallagher - Trenier's Lawyer

The Longest Night

as Agent Jones

Yuma

as Capt. White

King of Kings

as Man at Sermon on the Mount (uncredited)

The Pit and the Pendulum

as Francis Barnard

Girl of the Night

as Larry Taylor

The Crowded Sky

as Mike Rule

South Pacific

as Lt. Joseph Cable, USMC

The Vintage

as Ernesto Barandero

Snowshoes: A Comedy of People and Horses

as Self - Announcing Next Week's Show

Tea and Sympathy

as Tom Robinson Lee

Gaby

as Gregory Y. Wendell

The Quatermass Xperiment

as Photo Lab Technician (uncredited)

The Cobweb

as Steven W. Holte

Rex Newman

as Howie Madden