6 Best Colin Kenny Movies

By Vlad Zakh · September 3, 2026

Colin Kenny was one of Hollywood’s most prolific uncredited character actors and appeared in over a hundred films across five decades of studio filmmaking. Munster, Go Home! takes the family to England to claim an estate, Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation spirals a family beach holiday into disaster, The Prize uncovers an assassination plot at Stockholm’s Nobel ceremonies, and Midnight Lace torments a newlywed in London. Desiree and Red Planet Mars round out the list.

Munster, Go Home! (1966)

TMDB ★ 5.8

Colin Kenny is in this comedy where the Munster family travels to England to claim an inherited estate, only to find greedy relatives plotting against them.

Directed by Earl Bellamy · 1h 36m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation (1962)

TMDB ★ 6.3

Colin Kenny is in this James Stewart comedy about a stressed businessman whose dream beach holiday with his family spirals into one comic disaster after another.

Directed by Henry Koster · 1h 56m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Prize (1963)

TMDB ★ 6.6

Colin Kenny is in this Paul Newman thriller about a cynical Nobel Prize-winning novelist who uncovers an assassination plot at the glamorous Stockholm awards ceremony.

Directed by Mark Robson · 2h 14m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: YouTube TV · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Midnight Lace (1960)

TMDB ★ 6.8

Colin Kenny features in this thriller about a newlywed American woman in London who is tormented by a mysterious stalker who may not exist at all.

Directed by David Miller · 1h 48m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Désirée (1954)

TMDB ★ 6.1

Colin Kenny features in this historical romance about a young Frenchwoman whose lifelong love for Napoleon Bonaparte survives his rise to emperor.

Directed by Henry Koster · 1h 50m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Red Planet Mars (1952)

TMDB ★ 5.6

Colin Kenny is in this Cold War sci-fi where a scientist's radio contact with Mars sends shockwaves of hope and hysteria across Earth.

Directed by Harry Horner · 1h 27m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: FlixFling, IndieFlix, IndieFlix Shorts Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: FlixFling

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Streaming availability data from JustWatch, via TMDB. Availability changes often, so check the service before you plan a movie night.

Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix. He started the site because most recommendation pages felt like noise. Here, lists are sorted by who's in the film, where it's from and what mood you're in tonight.

6 Best Colin Kenny Movies

Munster, Go Home! (1966)

Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation (1962)

The Prize (1963)

Midnight Lace (1960)

Désirée (1954)

Red Planet Mars (1952)

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