James Kenney

Born: 1930-07-20

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.


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Captain Horatio Hornblower

as Midshipman Longley
Released: 1951-04-10

Captain Horatio Hornblower leads his ship HMS Lydia on a perilous transatlantic voyage, during...

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Above Us the Waves

as Abercrombie
Released: 1955-03-29

In World War II, the greatest threat to the British navy is the German battleship Tirpitz. While...

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Outcast of the Islands

as Ramsey
Released: 1951-11-15

After financial improprieties are discovered at the Eastern trading company where he works,...

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The Good Die Young

as Dave, Angela's Brother
Released: 1954-03-02

An amoral, psychotic playboy incites three men who are down on their luck to commit a mail van...

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The Love Match

as Percy Brown
Released: 1955-02-01

After being arrested for assaulting a football referee, desperate train driver Bill (Arthur...

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Vice Versa

as Coggs
Released: 1948-01-28

Businessman Paul Bultitude is sending his son Dick to a boarding school. While holding a magic...

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The Magic Box

as Kenneth Friese-Greene
Released: 1952-01-01

Now old, ill, poor, and largely forgotten, William Freise-Greene was once very different. As...

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The Sea Shall Not Have Them

as Cpl. Skinner
Released: 1954-06-01

During autumn of 1944, an RAF Hudson carrying a VIP passenger in possession of highly secret...

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The Guinea Pig

as uncredited
Released: 1948-10-26

A working-class boy wins a scholarship to a public school, as part of a post-World War Two...

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The Gelignite Gang

as Chris Chapman
Released: 1956-06-20

A tense thriller that tears the lid off Soho's underworld and reveals the cunning organization...

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Doctor at Sea

as Fellowes
Released: 1955-07-12

The second of the seven "Doctor" films, based on Richard Gordon's novels and released between...

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Seven Thunders

as Eric Triebel
Released: 1957-09-04

Escaping British prisoners of war hide out in German occupied France.

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Hidden Homicide

as Oswald Castellan
Released: 1959-01-01

A novelist wakes up with a gun in his hand and a corpse in the house he woke up in. He doesn't...

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The Young Mr. Pitt

as uncredited
Released: 1942-09-21

This biopic tells the story of the life of Pitt The Younger, who became Prime Minister of Great...

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Ambush in Leopard Street

as Johnny
Released: 1962-06-05

A retired thief reforms a gang for one final heist, everything seems to be going smoothly until...

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Cosh Boy

as Roy Walsh
Released: 1953-02-01

Roy Walsh is a brash and enterprising thug who bullies his friends into subservience. He and his...

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The Gentle Gunman

as Johnny Fagan
Released: 1952-10-23

The relationship between brothers Terry and Matt, both active in the IRA, comes under strain...

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Son of a Stranger

as Tom Adams
Released: 1958-03-03

A young man searches for the father he never knew, who he believes to be a millionaire.

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