George Kennedy

George Kennedy

Sandy-haired, tall and burly George Harris Kennedy, Jr. was born in New York City, to Helen A. (Kieselbach), a ballet dancer, and George Harris Kennedy, an orchestra leader and musician. He had German, Irish, and English ancestry. 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
    Place of birth
    New York City, New York, USA
    Birthday
    2/18/1925
Cool Hand Luke
Cool Hand Luke
7.7
The Dirty Dozen
The Dirty Dozen
7.6
The Flight of the Phoenix
The Flight of the Phoenix
7.2
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte
7.2
Airport
Airport
6.4
Death on the Nile
Death on the Nile
7.2
Charade
Charade
7.7
The Eiger Sanction
The Eiger Sanction
6.1
Earthquake
Earthquake
6.1
Shenandoah
Shenandoah
6.8
Bolero
Bolero
3.3
Brain Dead
Brain Dead
5.7
Cahill: United States Marshal
Cahill: United States Marshal
6.1
Small Soldiers
Small Soldiers
6.5
Sands of Oblivion
Sands of Oblivion
4.6
Death on the Nile: Making of Featurette
Death on the Nile: Making of Featurette
6.3
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot
6.7
Airport '77
Airport '77
5.6
The Human Factor
The Human Factor
5.7
Armed and Deadly: The Making of 'The Dirty Dozen'
Armed and Deadly: The Making of 'The Dirty Dozen'
6
Death Ship
Death Ship
5.2
Guns of the Magnificent Seven
Guns of the Magnificent Seven
5.2
The Boston Strangler
The Boston Strangler
6.7
Airport 1975
Airport 1975
5.7
Don't Come Knocking
Don't Come Knocking
6.2
Demonwarp
Demonwarp
4.2
The Terror Within
The Terror Within
4.3
The Concorde... Airport '79
The Concorde... Airport '79
4.7
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
6.5
Strait-Jacket
Strait-Jacket
6.6
Bandolero!
Bandolero!
6.5
Virus
Virus
6.3
Another Happy Day
Another Happy Day
5.6
Lonely are the Brave
Lonely are the Brave
7.3
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
7.3
The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear
The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear
6.8
The Delta Force
The Delta Force
5.9
The Sons of Katie Elder
The Sons of Katie Elder
7
Dennis the Menace Strikes Again!
Dennis the Menace Strikes Again!
5.4
Creepshow 2
Creepshow 2
6.3
Uninvited
Uninvited
4.9
The Man Who Came Back
The Man Who Came Back
5
Radioactive Dreams
Radioactive Dreams
5.2
Fools' Parade
Fools' Parade
6.8
Just Before Dawn
Just Before Dawn
6
Dirty Dingus Magee
Dirty Dingus Magee
4.7
Mirage
Mirage
6.9
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
5.4
The Ballad of Josie
The Ballad of Josie
5.7
Nightmare at Noon
Nightmare at Noon
4.7
Brass Target
Brass Target
5.6
The Archer: Fugitive from the Empire
The Archer: Fugitive from the Empire
5.5
Zig Zag
Zig Zag
7.5
Search and Destroy
Search and Destroy
6.8
Wacko
Wacko
5
Tick... Tick... Tick...
Tick... Tick... Tick...
6.5
The Gunfighters
The Gunfighters
4
Savage Dawn
Savage Dawn
4.4
A Natural Born World-Shaker: The Making of 'Cool Hand Luke'
A Natural Born World-Shaker: The Making of 'Cool Hand Luke'
0
Hired to Kill
Hired to Kill
4.8
The Double McGuffin
The Double McGuffin
5.3
Lost Horizon
Lost Horizon
5.4
Steel
Steel
5.2
Born to Race
Born to Race
4.9
The Little Shepherd Of Kingdom Come
The Little Shepherd Of Kingdom Come
4
Monster Makers
Monster Makers
3
Top Line
Top Line
3.9
The Bull of the West
The Bull of the West
5.3
Gaily, Gaily
Gaily, Gaily
4
Intensive Care
Intensive Care
2
Hurry Sundown
Hurry Sundown
6.5
Mean Dog Blues
Mean Dog Blues
4.9
The Man from the Diners' Club
The Man from the Diners' Club
5
Hotwire
Hotwire
5
Private Road: No Trespassing
Private Road: No Trespassing
4.5
Deliver Us from Evil
Deliver Us from Evil
7.3
The Gambler, Part III: The Legend Continues
The Gambler, Part III: The Legend Continues
5.9
The Jupiter Menace
The Jupiter Menace
5.5
Ministry of Vengeance
Ministry of Vengeance
3
A Cry in the Wilderness
A Cry in the Wilderness
6
Dallas - War of The Ewings
Dallas - War of The Ewings
5.3
Liberty
Liberty
0
The Pink Jungle
The Pink Jungle
6.1
A Great American Tragedy
7
See How They Run
See How They Run
7
Counterforce
Counterforce
4.7
Esmeralda Bay
Esmeralda Bay
4.4
Sarge: The Badge or the Cross
Sarge: The Badge or the Cross
0
The Legend of Lylah Clare
The Legend of Lylah Clare
6.1
The Jesse Owens Story
The Jesse Owens Story
7.9
Hangfire
Hangfire
4.2
In Harm's Way
In Harm's Way
6.5
Island of the Blue Dolphins
Island of the Blue Dolphins
6.2
Proof of the Man
Proof of the Man
7.4
The Blue Knight
The Blue Knight
0
International Airport
International Airport
5
The Gambler
The Gambler
6
Hollyweird
Hollyweird
4.5
Half Nelson
Half Nelson
0
Final Shot: The Hank Gathers Story
Final Shot: The Hank Gathers Story
0
Dallas: J.R. Returns
Dallas: J.R. Returns
5.4
Modern Romance
Modern Romance
6.7
Truce
Truce
3.7
McHale's Navy
McHale's Navy
4.9
What Price Victory
What Price Victory
0
Three Bad Men
Three Bad Men
1
View from the Top
View from the Top
5.5
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
6.6
Distant Justice
Distant Justice
5
Driving Me Crazy
Driving Me Crazy
3.7
Chattanooga Choo Choo
Chattanooga Choo Choo
5
Men in White
Men in White
3.6
Mayumi: Virgin Terrorist
Mayumi: Virgin Terrorist
5
Rigged
Rigged
9.7
Gunfight at Black Horses Canyon
Gunfight at Black Horses Canyon
5.6
The Cops Are Robbers
The Cops Are Robbers
4
Cats Don't Dance
Cats Don't Dance
7.2
Rare Breed
Rare Breed
0
Sonic Boom
Sonic Boom
4.5
The Boneyard Collection
The Boneyard Collection
5.4
WWE SummerSlam 1994
WWE SummerSlam 1994
8
The Lion Roars Again
0
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