Harold Wesley Kenney, Jr. (January 3, 1926 – January 13, 2015) was an American television producer and director whose career extended from the medium's formative years in the early 1950s, into the 2000s, and included thousands of episodes, both primetime and daytime, as well as five Emmy wins and eight nominations.
He is best known for his work on soap operas. He produced and directed Days of Our Lives from 1968-79, and then became Co-Executive Producer of The Young and the Restless from 1982-87. Under Kenney's run as Y&R's Co-Executive Producer, he helped the show win three Daytime Emmys for Outstanding Drama Series in 1983, 1985, and 1986. From 1987 to 1989, Kenney replaced the legendary Gloria Monty as Executive Producer of General Hospital. He became General Hospital's Head Writer during the 1988 WGA strike.
Kenney died of cardiac arrest on January 13, 2015, just 10 days after his 89th birthday.