Actor

George Kennedy

February 18, 1925 · New York City, New York, USA

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).

Notable work

7.3
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)
as Ed Hocken
6.8
The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (1991)
as Ed Hocken
6.5
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult (1994)
as Ed Hocken
6.6
Small Soldiers (1998)
as Brick Bazooka (voice)
7.7
Cool Hand Luke (1967)
as Dragline
6
The Gambler (2014)
as Ed
7.7
Charade (1963)
as Herman Scobie
7.6
The Dirty Dozen (1967)
as Major Max Armbruster
7.1
Death on the Nile (1978)
as Andrew Pennington
6.2
Creepshow 2 (1987)
as Ray Spruce
6.8
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974)
as Red Leary
5.6
View from the Top (2003)
as Passenger Requesting Vodka (uncredited)

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