About
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 starred in the film version in 1956. Kerr's first television acting role was in 1954 on NBC's Justice as a basketball player who believes that gamblers have ruined his success on the court. His mother appeared with him on the series, which focuses on the cases of attorneys with the Legal Aid Society of New York. He made The Cobweb for MGM, who liked his work so much they co-starred him with Leslie Caron in Gaby (1956), the third remake of Waterloo Bridge, which, in its original pre-Code 1931...
Known for
ColumboSeries • 1971
Adam-12Series • 1968
The VirginianSeries • 1962
The Alfred Hitchcock HourSeries • 1962
Studio OneSeries • 1948
Climax!Series • 1954
The Philco Television PlayhouseSeries • 1948
RawhideSeries • 1959
The DefendersSeries • 1961
The F.B.I.Series • 1965
The High ChaparralSeries • 1967
The Name of the GameSeries • 1968
Run for Your LifeSeries • 1965
The RookiesSeries • 1972
GunsmokeSeries • 1955
SuspenseSeries • 1949
The Streets of San FranciscoSeries • 1972
Police StorySeries • 1973
The Ray Bradbury TheaterSeries • 1985
Alias Smith and JonesSeries • 1971
The Mod SquadSeries • 1968
The United States Steel HourSeries • 1953
Arrest and TrialSeries • 1963
Lux Video TheatreSeries • 1950