Biography

His father Geoffrey Kerr (b. 25 Jan 1895, London; d. 1971) and mother June Walker (b. 14 June 1904, New York City; d. 1966) were successful Broadway and, occasionally, film actors. He went into theatre as soon as he graduated from Harvard. He had an important role in the stage play "Bernadine" in 1952, and achieved real recognition for the sensitive lead part of Tom Robinson Lee in the 1953 stage production of "Tea and Sympathy", a role he recreated in the 1956 film version. Audiences found him touching in the tragic-hero role of Lieutenant Joe Cable in the 1958 musical South Pacific (1958). He became a practicing attorney but also made rare film/TV appearances.

Actor

Bay Cove(1987)as Ferry Captain

The Kidnapping of Baby John Doe(1987)as Bailiff

Der Rosenkavalier(1985)as Waiters

The Park Is Mine(1985)as Reporter - Conference

Seeing Things(1981)

Soundtrack

Call the Midwife(2012)

Tea and Sympathy(1956)

Self

Whitlam Dismissal: 50 Years(2025)as Self

Culver City, the Reel Hollywood(2011)as Self - Host

Biography(1987)as Self

The 2th Annual American Cinema Awards(1985)as Self

Peyton Place Revisited(1975)as Self

Archive Footage

Cane Fire(2020)as Lt. Joseph Cable in South Pacific

20th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards(2014)as Self - In Memoriam

TCM Remembers 2013(2013)as Self, actor

The 67th Annual Tony Awards(2013)as Self - Actor (In Memoriam)

Not Fade Away(2012)as Lt. Joseph Cable USMC in South Pacific

Known for

Tea and Sympathy1956 · Actor South Pacific1958 · Actor The Pit and the Pendulum1961 · Actor Gaby1956 · Actor

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Anne Francis and John Kerr in Girl of the Night (1960)

Pier Angeli, Mel Ferrer, Michèle Morgan, and John Kerr in The Vintage (1957)

Juanita Hall and John Kerr in South Pacific (1958)

Ray Walston, Juanita Hall, and John Kerr in South Pacific (1958)

John Kerr and Cyndi Lauper in The 67th Annual Tony Awards (2013)

Credit Score: John Kerr

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The Streets of San Francisco

Gerald O'Brien

Sun Sep 16 1973 – Thu Jun 09 1977

#	Name	Score	Year	Known	★	Wins	Noms	Votes
1	The Streets of San Francisco	7.50	1972	•	7.3	0	16	7749
2	South Pacific	6.50	1958	•	6.8	1	3	11014
3	McMillan & Wife	5.63	1971	•	7.2	0	7	3391
4	Arrest and Trial	5.00	1963	•	7.7	0	4	173
5	Tea and Sympathy	4.88	1956	•	7.3	0	1	3734
6	The Pit and the Pendulum	3.25	1961	•	7.0	0	0	18614
7	Girl of the Night	3.25	1961	•	6.8	0	0	155
8	Gaby	3.25	1956	•	6.0	0	0	446
9	The Crowded Sky	3.09	1960	•	5.7	0	0	1096
10	The Cobweb	2.50	1955	•	6.3	0	0	2376