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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

184

Gender

Male

Birthday

1925-02-18

Day of Death

2016-02-28 (91 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As

George Harris Kennedy Jr.

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George Kennedy

Biography

George Kennedy (February 18, 1925 — February 28, 2016) was an American actor. A World War II veteran, Kennedy at one stage in his career cornered the market at playing tough, no-nonsense characters who were either quite crooked or possessed hearts of gold. Kennedy notched up an impressive 200+ appearances in both TV and film, and was well respected within the Hollywood community. He started out in TV westerns in the late 1950s and early 1960s: Have Gun - Will Travel (1957), Rawhide (1959), Maverick (1957), Colt .45 (1957), among others; before scoring minor roles in films including Lonely Are the Brave (1962), The Sons of Katie Elder (1965) and The Flight of the Phoenix (1965). The late 1960s was a very busy period for Kennedy, and he was strongly in favor with casting agents, appearing in Hurry Sundown (1967), The Dirty Dozen (1967) and scoring an Oscar win as Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Cool Hand Luke (1967). The disaster film boom of the 1970s was kind to Kennedy, too, and his talents were in demand for Airport(1970) and the three subsequent sequels, as a grizzled cop in Earthquake (1974), plus the buddy/road film Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974) as vicious bank robber Red Leary. The 1980s saw Kennedy appear in a mishmash of roles, playing various characters; however, Kennedy and Leslie Nielsen surprised everyone with their comedic talents in the hugely successful The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988), and the two screen veterans hammed it up again in, The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (1991), plus Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994). Kennedy remained busy in Hollywood and lent his distinctive voice to the animated Cats Don't Dance (1997) and the children's action film Small Soldiers (1998). A Hollywood stalwart for nearly 50 years, he is one of the most enjoyable actors to watch on screen. His last role was in the film The Gambler (2014), as Mark Wahlberg's character's grandfather. George Kennedy died on February 28, 2016 in Middleton, Idaho.

Known For

Acting

Cool Hand Luke

1967

Cool Hand Luke

as

Dragline

The Dirty Dozen

1967

The Dirty Dozen

as

Major Max Armbruster

Airport

1970

Airport

as

Joe Patroni

Death on the Nile

1978

Death on the Nile

as

Andrew Pennington

Charade

1963

Charade

as

Herman Scobie

The Eiger Sanction

1975

The Eiger Sanction

as

Ben Bowman

Earthquake

1974

Earthquake

as

Sgt. Lew Slade

Shenandoah

1965

Shenandoah

as

Col. Fairchild

Bolero

1984

Bolero

as

Cotton

Brain Dead

1990

Brain Dead

as

Vance

Small Soldiers

1998

Small Soldiers

as

Brick Bazooka (voice)

Sands of Oblivion

2007

Sands of Oblivion

as

John Tevis

Airport '77

1977

Airport '77

as

Joe Patroni

The Human Factor

1975

The Human Factor

as

John Kinsdale

Death Ship

1980

Death Ship

as

Captain Ashland

The Boston Strangler

1968

The Boston Strangler

as

Det. Phil DiNatale

Airport 1975

1974

Airport 1975

as

Joe Patroni

Don't Come Knocking

2005

Don't Come Knocking

as

Director

Demonwarp

1988

Demonwarp

as

Bill Crafton

Strait-Jacket

1964

Strait-Jacket

as

Leo Krause

Bandolero!

1968

Bandolero!

as

Sheriff July Johnson

Virus

1980

Virus

as

Admiral Conway

Another Happy Day

2011

Another Happy Day

as

Joe Baker

Lonely are the Brave

1962

Lonely are the Brave

as

Deputy Sheriff Gutierrez

The Delta Force

1986

The Delta Force

as

Father O'Malley

Creepshow 2

1987

Creepshow 2

as

Ray Spruce

Uninvited

1988

Uninvited

as

Mike Harvey

The Man Who Came Back

2008

The Man Who Came Back

as

Judge Duke

Radioactive Dreams

1986

Radioactive Dreams

as

Spade Chandler

Fools' Parade

1971

Fools' Parade

as

Dallas 'Doc' Council

Just Before Dawn

1981

Just Before Dawn

as

Roy McLean

Dirty Dingus Magee

1970

Dirty Dingus Magee

as

Herkimer 'Hoke' Birdsill

Mirage

1965

Mirage

as

Willard

The Ballad of Josie

1968

The Ballad of Josie

as

Arch Ogden

Nightmare at Noon

1988

Nightmare at Noon

as

Sherrif Hanks

Brass Target

1978

Brass Target

as

Gen. George S. Patton

Zig Zag

1970

Zig Zag

as

Paul R. Cameron

Search and Destroy

1979

Search and Destroy

as

Anthony Fusqua

Wacko

1982

Wacko

as

Mr. Doctor Graves

Tick... Tick... Tick...

1970

Tick... Tick... Tick...

as

John Little

The Gunfighters

1987

The Gunfighters

as

Deke Turner

Savage Dawn

1985

Savage Dawn

as

Tick Rand

Hired to Kill

1990

Hired to Kill

as

Thomas

The Double McGuffin

1979

The Double McGuffin

as

Chief Talasek

Lost Horizon

1973

Lost Horizon

as

Sam Cornelius

Steel

1979

Steel

as

Big Lew Cassidy

Born to Race

1988

Born to Race

as

Vincent Duplain

Monster Makers

2003

Monster Makers

as

Dexter Brisbane

Top Line

1988

Top Line

as

Heinrich Holzmann

The Bull of the West

1972

The Bull of the West

as

'Bear' Suchette

Gaily, Gaily

1969

Gaily, Gaily

as

Axel P. Johanson

Intensive Care

1991

Intensive Care

as

Dr. Bruckner

Hurry Sundown

1967

Hurry Sundown

as

Sheriff Coombs

Mean Dog Blues

1978

Mean Dog Blues

as

Captain Omar Kinsman

Hotwire

1980

Hotwire

as

Farley & Harley Fontenot

Deliver Us from Evil

1973

Deliver Us from Evil

as

Walter 'Cowboy' McAdams

Ministry of Vengeance

1989

Ministry of Vengeance

as

Rev. Hughes

The Jupiter Menace

1982

The Jupiter Menace

as

Himself

A Cry in the Wilderness

1974

A Cry in the Wilderness

as

Sam Hadley

Dallas: War of The Ewings

1998

Dallas: War of The Ewings

as

Carter McKay

Liberty

1986

Liberty

as

Seamus Reilly

The Pink Jungle

1968

The Pink Jungle

as

Sammy Ryderbeit

A Great American Tragedy

1972

A Great American Tragedy

as

Brad Wilkes

Counterforce

1988

Counterforce

as

Vince Colby

Esmeralda Bay

1989

Esmeralda Bay

as

Wilson

In Harm's Way

1965

In Harm's Way

as

Colonel Gregory

The Jesse Owens Story

1984

The Jesse Owens Story

as

Charles 'Charley' Riley

Hangfire

1991

Hangfire

as

Warden Barles

Island of the Blue Dolphins

1964

Island of the Blue Dolphins

as

Aleut Captain

Proof of the Man

1977

Proof of the Man

as

Ken Shuftan

The Blue Knight

1975

The Blue Knight

as

Bumper Morgan

International Airport

1985

International Airport

as

Rudy Van Leuven

The Gambler

2014

The Gambler

as

Ed

Hollyweird

1998

Hollyweird

as

George Kennedy

Half Nelson

1985

Half Nelson

as

Parsons

Final Shot: The Hank Gathers Story

1992

Final Shot: The Hank Gathers Story

as

Father Dave Hagan

Dallas: J.R. Returns

1996

Dallas: J.R. Returns

as

Carter McKay

Modern Romance

1981

Modern Romance

as

George Kennedy / Zeron

Truce

2005

Truce

as

Dr. Peter Gannon

McHale's Navy

1964

McHale's Navy

as

Henri Le Clerc

What Price Victory

1988

What Price Victory

as

Big Buck Brayton

Three Bad Men

2005

Three Bad Men

as

Ed Fiske

View from the Top

2003

View from the Top

as

Passenger Requesting Vodka (uncredited)

2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift

2010

2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift

as

(archive footage)

Distant Justice

1992

Distant Justice

as

Tom Bradfield

Driving Me Crazy

1991

Driving Me Crazy

as

John McCready

Men in White

1998

Men in White

as

Army

Mayumi: Virgin Terrorist

1990

Mayumi: Virgin Terrorist

as

Bahraini Investigator

Rigged

1985

Rigged

as

Ben

Cats Don't Dance

1997

Cats Don't Dance

as

L.B. Mammoth (voice)

Sonic Boom

1974

Sonic Boom

as

Ben Dover

The Boneyard Collection

2008

The Boneyard Collection

as

Professor Zebediah Jones (segment "The Devil's Due at Midnight")

WWE SummerSlam 1994

1994

WWE SummerSlam 1994

as

Himself

The Priest Killer

1971

The Priest Killer

as

Father Samuel Cavanaugh

Bayou Ghost

1997

Bayou Ghost

as

Officer Lowe

The Andy Griffith Show

The Andy Griffith Show

as

State Police Detective

The Great Adventure

The Great Adventure

as

Sergeant Muldaney

Cheyenne

Cheyenne

as

Lee Nelson

Wings

Wings

as

George Kennedy

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

as

Emil

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

as

George Spangler

The Rogues

The Rogues

as

Major Vyx

Rawhide

Rawhide

as

George Wales

Daniel Boone

Daniel Boone

as

Zach Morgan

The Virginian

The Virginian

as

Jack Marshman

Sarge

Sarge

as

Father Samuel Cavanaugh

Thriller

Thriller

as

John Paterson

The Big Valley

The Big Valley

as

Thatcher

Bat Masterson

Bat Masterson

as

Sheriff Zeke Armitage

Riverboat

Riverboat

as

Gunner Slagle

Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kildare

as

Joe Cramer

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

as

Self - Host

The Blue Knight

The Blue Knight

as

Officer Bumper Morgan

Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kildare

as

Sergeant Hensley

The Virginian

The Virginian

as

Tom 'Bear' Suchette

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

as

Swarner

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

as

Bayloe

The Virginian

The Virginian

as

Huck Harkness

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

as

Stark

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

as

Cyrus

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

as

Ben Payson

Santo Bugito

Santo Bugito

as

Ralph (voice)

Bonanza

Bonanza

as

Waldo Watson

Bonanza

Bonanza

as

Peter Long

The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest

The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest

as

General Axton (voice)

Have Gun, Will Travel

Have Gun, Will Travel

as

Deke - Killer

The Phil Silvers Show

The Phil Silvers Show

as

MP Sgt. Kennedy (uncredited)

The Commish

The Commish

as

Al Scali

Dallas

Dallas

as

Carter McKay

Ironside

Ironside

as

Father Samuel Cavanaugh

Backstairs at the White House

Backstairs at the White House

as

Pres. Warren G. Harding

Sugarfoot

Sugarfoot

as

Ross Kuhn

Have Gun, Will Travel

Have Gun, Will Travel

as

Sam Tarnitzer

Production

Crew

Directing