George Kennedy
George Kennedy
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.
Acted Movies
Director: Rupert Wyatt
Writers: William Monahan,
Cast: Andre Braugher, Brie Larson, Domenick Lombardozzi, Emory Cohen, George Kennedy, Jessica Lange, John Goodman, Mark Wahlberg, Michael Kenneth Williams, Richard Schiff,
Director: Sam Levinson
Writers: Sam Levinson,
Cast: Daniel Yelsky, Demi Moore, Ellen Barkin, Ellen Burstyn, Ezra Miller, George Kennedy, Jeffrey DeMunn, Kate Bosworth, Siobhan Fallon Hogan, Thomas Haden Church,
Director: Adam Simon
Writers: Charles Beaumont,
Cast: Andy Wood, Bill Paxton, Bill Pullman, Brian Brophy, Bud Cort, David Sinaiko, George Kennedy, Lee Arenberg, Nicholas Pryor, Patricia Charbonneau,
Director: Jeff Lieberman
Writers: Jeff Lieberman,
Cast: Charles Bartlett, Chris Lemmon, Deborah Benson, George Kennedy, Gregg Henry, Jamie Rose, John Hunsaker, Katie Powell, Mike Kellin, Ralph Seymour,
Director: Albert Brooks
Writers: Monica Johnson,
Cast: Albert Brooks, Albert Henderson, Bob Einstein, Bruno Kirby, George Kennedy, James L. Brooks, Jane Hallaren, Kathryn Harrold, Meadowlark Lemon, Tyann Means,
Director: Alvin Rakoff
Writers: John Robins,
Cast: Danny Higham, George Kennedy, Jennifer McKinney, Kate Reid, Murray Cruchley, Nick Mancuso, Richard Crenna, Sally Ann Howes, Saul Rubinek, Victoria Burgoyne,
Director: John Guillermin
Writers: Anthony Shaffer,
Cast: Angela Lansbury, Bette Davis, George Kennedy, I.S. Johar, Jane Birkin, Jon Finch, Lois Chiles, Mia Farrow, Olivia Hussey, Peter Ustinov,
Director: Mark Robson
Writers: George Fox,
Cast: Ava Gardner, Barry Sullivan, Charlton Heston, Geneviève Bujold, George Kennedy, Lloyd Nolan, Lorne Greene, Marjoe Gortner, Richard Roundtree, Victoria Principal,
Director: Jack Smight
Writers: Don Ingalls,
Cast: Charlton Heston, Dana Andrews, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., George Kennedy, Helen Reddy, Karen Black, Linda Blair, Roy Thinnes, Sid Caesar, Susan Clark,
Director: Michael Cimino
Writers: Michael Cimino,
Cast: Burton Gilliam, Catherine Bach, Claudia Lennear, Clint Eastwood, Eugene Elman, Gary Busey, Geoffrey Lewis, George Kennedy, Jeff Bridges, Roy Jenson,
Director: Andrew V. McLaglen
Writers: Harry Julian Fink,
Cast: Clay O'Brien, Dan Vadis, Gary Grimes, George Kennedy, John Wayne, Marie Windsor, Morgan Paull, Neville Brand, Royal Dano, Scott Walker,
Director: George Seaton
Writers: George Seaton,
Cast: Barbara Hale, Burt Lancaster, Dana Wynter, Dean Martin, George Kennedy, Helen Hayes, Jacqueline Bisset, Jean Seberg, Jodean Lawrence, John Findlater,
Director: Richard Fleischer
Writers: Edward Anhalt,
Cast: George Kennedy, George Voskovec, Henry Fonda, Hurd Hatfield, Jeff Corey, Mike Kellin, Murray Hamilton, Sally Kellerman, Tony Curtis, William Marshall,
Director: Stuart Rosenberg
Writers: Hal Dresner,
Cast: Dennis Hopper, George Kennedy, Harry Dean Stanton, Jo Van Fleet, Lou Antonio, Luke Askew, Morgan Woodward, Paul Newman, Robert Drivas, Strother Martin,
Director: Robert Aldrich
Writers: Lukas Heller,
Cast: Charles Bronson, Ernest Borgnine, George Kennedy, Jim Brown, John Cassavetes, Lee Marvin, Ralph Meeker, Richard Jaeckel, Robert Ryan, Trini López,
Director: Edward Dmytryk
Writers: Peter Stone,
Cast: Anne Seymour, Diane Baker, George Kennedy, Gregory Peck, Jack Weston, Kevin McCarthy, Leif Erickson, Robert H. Harris, Walter Abel, Walter Matthau,
Director: Henry Hathaway
Writers: Allan Weiss,
Cast: Dean Martin, Dennis Hopper, Earl Holliman, George Kennedy, James Gregory, Jeremy Slate, John Wayne, Martha Hyer, Michael Anderson Jr., Paul Fix,
Director: William Castle
Writers: Robert Bloch,
Cast: Diane Baker, Edith Atwater, George Kennedy, Howard St. John, Joan Crawford, John Anthony Hayes, Lee Majors, Leif Erickson, Mitchell Cox, Rochelle Hudson,
Director: Stanley Donen
Writers: Peter Stone,
Cast: Audrey Hepburn, Cary Grant, Dominique Minot, George Kennedy, Jacques Marin, James Coburn, Ned Glass, Paul Bonifas, Thomas Chelimsky, Walter Matthau,
Director: David Miller
Writers: Dalton Trumbo,
Cast: Carroll O'Connor, Gena Rowlands, George Kennedy, Karl Swenson, Kirk Douglas, Martín Garralaga, Michael Kane, Walter Matthau, William Mims, William Schallert,