John Kerr (actor)

John Kerr
Kerr in 1957
Born
John Grinham Kerr

(1931-11-15)November 15, 1931
New York City, U.S.
DiedFebruary 2, 2013(2013-02-02) (aged 81)
Alma materHarvard University
UCLA Law School
Occupation(s)Actor (1940-1987), attorney (1969-2000)
Years active1940–2000
Spouses
  • Priscilla Smith
    (m. 1952; div. 1972)
  • Barbara Chu
    (m. 1979)
Children3
Parent(s)Geoffrey Kerr
June Walker
RelativesFrederick Kerr (grandfather)
AwardsTony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play
1954 Tea and Sympathy

Theatre World Award
1953 Bernardine

Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actor
1956 Tea and Sympathy
Websitewww.fitweb.or.jp/~johnkerr/play.html

John Grinham Kerr (November 15, 1931 – February 2, 2013) was an American actor and attorney.

He began his professional career on Broadway, earning critical acclaim for his performances in Mary Coyle Chase's Bernardine and Robert Anderson's Tea and Sympathy, then made a transition into a screen career.

He reprised his role in the film version of Tea and Sympathy, which won him the Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Newcomer, and portrayed Lieutenant Joseph Cable in the Rodgers and Hammerstein movie musical South Pacific. He appeared in a number of television series, including a starring role on Peyton Place.

In the 1970s he largely moved from acting to become a lawyer, making a few small cameos in Canadian-produced films like Plague and The Amateur. He operated a legal practice in Beverly Hills until 2000, when he retired from the profession.