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George Kennedy
George Harris Kennedy Jr. (February 18, 1925 – February 28, 2016), was an American actor, prolific in cinema and television. With over 100 film and television productions under his belt, he made his distinctive marks in the film industry. His iconic performances include 'Dragline' in Cool Hand Luke (1967), which earned him the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and a nomination for a Golden Globe. His depiction of Joe Patroni in Airport (1970) fetched him a second Golden Globe nomination. His repertoire of films span over diverse genres and include Lonely Are the Brave, Charade, Strait-Jacket, McHale's Navy, Hush… Hush, Sweet Charlotte, Mirage, Shenandoah, The Sons of Katie Elder, The Flight of the Phoenix, In Harm's Way, and The Delta Force. Kennedy reprised his role as Joe Patroni in all four films from the Airport series, making him the only actor to do so. His comedic prowess was exhibited in the Naked Gun series of films where he played Police Captain Ed Hocken, and as the corrupt oil tycoon Carter McKay on the original Dallas television series. His career spanned nearly six decades, starting from his debut in the stage at the age of 2 until his final film appearance in The Gambler (2014).
Biography, Career & Filmography
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Given Name: George Harris Kennedy Jr.
Born: New York City, U.S.
Citizenship: American
Birthday: February 18, 1925
Occupations: Actor
Years Active: 1956-2014
Children: 6
Spouses: Dorothy Gillooly, Norma Wurman, Joan McCarthy
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Awards and Nominations Received by George Kennedy
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Best Supporting Performance in a Motion Picture – Drama, Comedy or Musical (Supporting Actor)
AirportBest Supporting Performance in a Motion Picture – Drama, Comedy or Musical (Supporting Actor)
Cool Hand LukeMovies Featuring George Kennedy
Cool Hand Luke
Airport 1975
Earthquake
Airport
Charade
The Dirty Dozen
The Eiger Sanction
The Sons of Katie Elder
Death on the Nile
Creepshow 2
The Delta Force
Just Before Dawn
Cahill U.S. Marshal
Cats Don't Dance
Death Ship
Brain Dead
Bolero
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
Monster Makers
Sands of Oblivion
The Cops Are Robbers
Hangfire
The Archer: Fugitive from the Empire
Intensive Care
Virus
Modern Romance
The Jupiter Menace
Armed and Deadly: The Making of ‘The Dirty Dozen’
The Jesse Owens Story
Radioactive Dreams
Half Nelson
International Airport
The Gambler: The Legend Continues
Born to Race
Counterforce
Demonwarp
Uninvited
The Terror Within
Esmeralda Bay
Ministry of Vengeance
Chattanooga Choo Choo
Savage Dawn
Top Line
Nightmare at Noon
Wacko
Chattanooga Choo Choo
Top Line
Savage Dawn
Nightmare at Noon
Deliver Us from Evil
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
The Boston Strangler
Cahill: United States Marshal
McHale’s Navy
Shenandoah
The Ballad of Josie
The Pink Jungle
Hurry Sundown
Dirty Dingus Magee
Bandolero!
Mean Dog Blues
Gaily, Gaily
The Legend of Lylah Clare
Hush… Hush, Sweet Charlotte
The Man from the Diners’ Club
Dallas: War of The Ewings
Dallas: J.R. Returns
Sonic Boom
Guns of the Magnificent Seven
The Gunfighters
Search and Destroy
Dennis the Menace Strikes Again!
Zig Zag
Final Shot: The Hank Gathers Story
The Boneyard Collection
Proof of the Man
The Concorde… Airport ’79
Lonely Are the Brave
Small Soldiers
Death on the Nile: Making of Featurette
Brass Target
Men in White
The Lion Roars Again
Backstairs at the White House
The Flight of the Phoenix
A Cry in the Wilderness
Fools’ Parade
Steel
Island of the Blue Dolphins
Distant Justice
In Harm’s Way
The Man Who Came Back
The Double McGuffin
Tick… Tick… Tick…
Lost Horizon
Career Timeline
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2008
The Boneyard Collection
Professor Zebediah Jones (segment "The Devil's Due at Midnight")
The Man Who Came Back
Judge Duke
1998
Dallas: War of The Ewings
Carter McKay
Dennis the Menace Strikes Again!
Mr. Johnson
Small Soldiers
Brick Bazooka (voice)
Men in White
Army
1988
Born to Race
Vincent Duplain
Counterforce
Vince Colby
Demonwarp
Bill Crafton
Uninvited
Mike Harvey
Top Line
Heinrich Holzmann
Nightmare at Noon
Sherrif Hanks
Top Line
Heinrich Holzmann
Nightmare at Noon
Sherrif Hanks
1985
Half Nelson
Parsons
International Airport
Rudy Van Leuven
Savage Dawn
Tick Rand
Savage Dawn
Tick Rand
1984
Bolero
The Jesse Owens Story
Charles 'Charley' Riley
Radioactive Dreams
Spade Chandler
Chattanooga Choo Choo
Bert
Chattanooga Choo Choo
Bert
1981
Just Before Dawn
The Archer: Fugitive from the Empire
Brakus
Modern Romance
George Kennedy / Zeron
1979
Search and Destroy
Anthony Fusqua
The Concorde… Airport ’79
Joe Patroni
Steel
Big Lew Cassidy
The Double McGuffin
Chief Talasek
1978
Death on the Nile
Mean Dog Blues
Captain Omar Kinsman
Death on the Nile: Making of Featurette
Self / Andrew Pennington
Brass Target
Gen. George S. Patton
1973
Cahill U.S. Marshal
Deliver Us from Evil
Walter 'Cowboy' McAdams
Cahill: United States Marshal
Abe Fraser
Lost Horizon
Sam Cornelius
1970
Airport
Dirty Dingus Magee
Herkimer 'Hoke' Birdsill
Zig Zag
Paul R. Cameron
Tick… Tick… Tick…
John Little
1969
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
McKay
Gaily, Gaily
Axel P. Johanson
Guns of the Magnificent Seven
Chris
1968
The Boston Strangler
Det. Phil DiNatale
The Ballad of Josie
Arch Ogden
The Pink Jungle
Sammy Ryderbeit
Bandolero!
Sheriff July Johnson
The Legend of Lylah Clare
Matt Burke
1965
The Sons of Katie Elder
Shenandoah
Col. Fairchild
The Flight of the Phoenix
Bellamy
In Harm’s Way
Colonel Gregory
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