James Kenney

Biography

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.

Known For

Above Us the Waves

Abercrombie

The Magic Box

Kenneth Friese-Greene

The Young Mr. Pitt

Doctor at Sea

Fellowes

The Gentle Gunman

Johnny Fagan

The Sea Shall Not Have Them

Cpl. Skinner

Vice Versa

Coggs

The Guinea Pig

Filmography

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

Year	TV Show	Role