He passed away in Los Angeles on 14 June (15) after suffering complications following knee surgery, according to Variety.com.

During his first years in Hollywood as an agent, Kennedy represented stars including Robin Williams, Lorne Michaels, Eddie Murphy and DICk Clark, before later moving into producing.

He became head of Dan Curtis Productions, the company behind the original Dark Shadows TV series, and also served as a producer on Johnny Depp's 2012 movie revival of the show.

He was mostly recently working on projects for America's FX network.