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John K. Kean(1918-2000)

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John K. Kean was born on 29 September 1918 in California, USA. He is known for Bullitt (1968), It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963) and Marty (1955). He died on 27 January 2000 in San Bernardino, California, USA.
BornSeptember 29, 1918
DiedJanuary 27, 2000(81)
BornSeptember 29, 1918
DiedJanuary 27, 2000(81)
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  • Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys
    • 2 nominations total

Known for

Steve McQueen in Bullitt (1968)
Bullitt
7.4
  • Sound Department
  • 1968
Spencer Tracy, Peter Falk, Jim Backus, Milton Berle, Norman Fell, Mickey Rooney, Buddy Hackett, Jonathan Winters, Edie Adams, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Ben Blue, Joe E. Brown, Sid Caesar, Alan Carney, Chick Chandler, Barrie Chase, Lloyd Corrigan, William Demarest, Andy Devine, Selma Diamond, Paul Ford, Stan Freberg, Ethel Merman, Dorothy Provine, Phil Silvers, and Terry-Thomas in It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)
It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World
7.5
  • Sound Department(as John Kean)
  • 1963
Ernest Borgnine and Betsy Blair in Marty (1955)
Marty
7.6
  • Sound Department(as John Kean)
  • 1955
Tales of the Gold Monkey (1982)
Tales of the Gold Monkey
8.0
TV Series
  • Sound Department

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  • Amy Ray and Emily Saliers in Indigo Girls: Live at the Uptown Lounge (1990)
    Indigo Girls: Live at the Uptown Lounge
    8.0
    Video
    • re-recording mixer (as John Keane)
    • 1990
  • Kevin Costner, Harvey Keitel, Charlie Sheen, Christopher Lloyd, and John Lithgow in Amazing Stories (1985)
    Amazing Stories
    7.4
    TV Series
    • sound
    • 1987
  • Ernest Borgnine, Jan-Michael Vincent, and Alex Cord in Airwolf (1984)
    Airwolf
    6.7
    TV Series
    • sound
    • 1984–1986
  • Robert Young and Morgan Stevens in The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D. (1984)
    The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D.
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • sound
    • 1984
  • Joanna Kerns, Allan Arbus, Barbara Babcock, Tony Roberts, Marcia Rodd, and Jack Weston in The Four Seasons (1984)
    The Four Seasons
    7.1
    TV Series
    • sound
    • 1984
  • The Awakening of Candra (1983)
    The Awakening of Candra
    5.8
    TV Movie
    • sound mixer (as John W. Kean)
    • 1983
  • Tales of the Gold Monkey (1982)
    Tales of the Gold Monkey
    8.0
    TV Series
    • sound
    • 1982–1983
  • Ron Glass and Demond Wilson in The New Odd Couple (1982)
    The New Odd Couple
    4.8
    TV Series
    • sound editor (as John Kean)
    • 1982
  • Gerald McRaney and Jameson Parker in Simon & Simon (1981)
    Simon & Simon
    7.1
    TV Series
    • sound
    • 1981–1982
  • Zoot Suit (1981)
    Zoot Suit
    6.7
    • sound engineer
    • 1981
  • Sissy Spacek in Raggedy Man (1981)
    Raggedy Man
    6.8
    • sound (as John Kean)
    • 1981
  • Gene Hackman, Dennis Quaid, and Barbra Streisand in All Night Long (1981)
    All Night Long
    5.5
    • sound mixer
    • 1981
  • Rick Baker and Lily Tomlin in The Incredible Shrinking Woman (1981)
    The Incredible Shrinking Woman
    5.5
    • sound (as John Kean)
    • 1981
  • Ellen Burstyn in Resurrection (1980)
    Resurrection
    7.1
    • sound (as John Kean)
    • 1980
  • Sword of Justice (1978)
    Sword of Justice
    7.4
    TV Series
    • sound
    • 1979

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  • Alternative names
    • J. Kean
  • Born
    • September 29, 1918
    • California, USA
  • Died
    • January 27, 2000
    • San Bernardino, California, USA

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