Cast & creator
James Kenney
Best known for Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N., Above Us the Waves, Vice Versa
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.
Also known as: Horace James Charles Kenney
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1942–1962 · acting roles
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Across film & television
Filmography (19)
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Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.
Midshipman Longley
1951
Above Us the Waves
Abercrombie
1955
Vice Versa
Coggs
1948
The Sea Shall Not Have Them
Cpl. Skinner
1954
The Good Die Young
Dave, Angela's Brother
1954
Outcast of the Islands
Ramsey
1951
Doctor at Sea
Fellowes
1955
The Young Mr. Pitt
1942
The Gentle Gunman
Johnny Fagan
1952
The Magic Box
Kenneth Friese-Greene
1952
The Guinea Pig
1948Son of a Stranger
Tom Adams
1958
Cosh Boy
Roy Walsh
1953Circus Boy
Michael Scott
1947
Seven Thunders
Eric Triebel
1957
The Love Match
Percy Brown
1955
Ambush in Leopard Street
Johnny
1962
The Gelignite Gang
Chris Chapman
1956
Hidden Homicide
Oswald Castellan
1959