George Kennedy
Acting
George Kennedy (February 18, 1925 — February 28, 2016) was a European-American businessman, entrepreneur, A World War II veteran, actor, adviser, radio dj, and author. 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.
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
as Ed Hocken
Age 63 (now 91)
The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear
as Ed Hocken
Age 66 (now 91)
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
as Ed Hocken
Age 69 (now 91)
Dennis the Menace Strikes Again!
as Mr. Johnson
Age 73 (now 91)
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
as (archive footage)
Age 85 (now 91)
A Natural Born World-Shaker: The Making of 'Cool Hand Luke'
as Self
Age 83 (now 91)
The Boneyard Collection
as Professor Zebediah Jones (segment "The Devil's Due at Midnight")
Age 82 (now 91)
Armed and Deadly: The Making of 'The Dirty Dozen'
as Self
Age 80 (now 91)
View from the Top
as Passenger Requesting Vodka (uncredited)
Age 78 (now 91)
Dennis the Menace Strikes Again!
as Mr. Johnson
Age 73 (now 91)
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
as Ed Hocken
Age 69 (now 91)
Final Shot: The Hank Gathers Story
as Father Dave Hagan
Age 67 (now 91)
The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear
as Ed Hocken
Age 66 (now 91)
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
as Ed Hocken
Age 63 (now 91)
The Gambler: The Legend Continues
as General Nelson Miles
Age 62 (now 91)
The Archer: Fugitive from the Empire
as Brakus
Age 56 (now 91)
Death on the Nile: Making of Featurette
as Self
Age 53 (now 91)
Sarge: The Badge or the Cross
as Sarge Swanson
Age 46 (now 91)
The Little Shepherd Of Kingdom Come
as Nathan Dillon
Age 36 (now 91)
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
as General Axton (voice)
Age 71 (now 91)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
Age 68 (now 91)
Backstairs at the White House
as Pres. Warren G. Harding
Age 53 (now 91)
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
as Self
Age 48 (now 91)
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
as Der
Age 38 (now 91)
The Andy Griffith Show
as State Police Detective
Age 35 (now 91)
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Also Known As
George Harris Kennedy Jr., جورج کندی
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