George Kennedy

George Kennedy

Acting

Birthday

1925/02/18

Day of death

2016/02/28 (91 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Also know as

George Harris Kennedy Jr.

Biography

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 respec...Read more

Acting
Cool Hand Luke
7.7

(1967) Cool Hand Luke

as Dragline

The Dirty Dozen
7.6

(1967) The Dirty Dozen

as Major Max Armbruster

The Flight of the Phoenix
7.2

(1965) The Flight of the Phoenix

as Bellamy

Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte
7.3

(1964) Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte

as Foreman

Airport
6.4

(1970) Airport

as Joe Patroni

Death on the Nile
7.2

(1978) Death on the Nile

as Andrew Pennington

Charade
7.7

(1963) Charade

as Herman Scobie

The Eiger Sanction
6.1

(1975) The Eiger Sanction

as Ben Bowman

Earthquake
6.1

(1974) Earthquake

as Sgt. Lew Slade

Shenandoah
6.9

(1965) Shenandoah

as Col. Fairchild

Bolero
3.3

(1984) Bolero

as Cotton

Brain Dead
5.7

(1990) Brain Dead

as Vance

Cahill: United States Marshal
6.1

(1973) Cahill: United States Marshal

as Abe Fraser

Small Soldiers
6.5

(1998) Small Soldiers

as Brick Bazooka (voice)

Sands of Oblivion
4.6

(2007) Sands of Oblivion

as John Tevis

Death on the Nile: Making of Featurette
6.3

(1978) Death on the Nile: Making of Featurette

as Self / Andrew Pennington

Thunderbolt and Lightfoot
6.7

(1974) Thunderbolt and Lightfoot

as Red Leary

Airport '77
5.6

(1977) Airport '77

as Joe Patroni

The Human Factor
5.7

(1975) The Human Factor

as John Kinsdale

Armed and Deadly: The Making of 'The Dirty Dozen'
6.0

(2006) Armed and Deadly: The Making of 'The Dirty Dozen'

as Self

Death Ship
5.2

(1980) Death Ship

as Captain Ashland

Guns of the Magnificent Seven
5.2

(1969) Guns of the Magnificent Seven

as Chris

The Boston Strangler
6.8

(1968) The Boston Strangler

as Det. Phil DiNatale

Airport 1975
5.7

(1974) Airport 1975

as Joe Patroni

Don't Come Knocking
6.2

(2005) Don't Come Knocking

as Director

Demonwarp
4.2

(1988) Demonwarp

as Bill Crafton

The Terror Within
4.3

(1989) The Terror Within

as Hal

The Concorde... Airport '79
4.7

(1979) The Concorde... Airport '79

as Joe Patroni

Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
6.5

(1994) Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult

as Ed Hocken

Strait-Jacket
6.6

(1964) Strait-Jacket

as Leo Krause

Bandolero!
6.5

(1968) Bandolero!

as Sheriff July Johnson

復活の日
6.4

(1980) Virus

as Admiral Conway

Another Happy Day
5.6

(2011) Another Happy Day

as Joe Baker

Lonely are the Brave
7.3

(1962) Lonely are the Brave

as Deputy Sheriff Gutierrez

The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
7.3

(1988) The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!

as Ed Hocken

The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear
6.8

(1991) The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear

as Ed Hocken

The Delta Force
5.9

(1986) The Delta Force

as Father O'Malley

The Sons of Katie Elder
7.0

(1965) The Sons of Katie Elder

as Curley

Dennis the Menace Strikes Again!
5.4

(1998) Dennis the Menace Strikes Again!

as Mr. Johnson

Creepshow 2
6.3

(1987) Creepshow 2

as Ray Spruce

Uninvited
4.9

(1988) Uninvited

as Mike Harvey

The Man Who Came Back
5.0

(2008) The Man Who Came Back

as Judge Duke

Radioactive Dreams
5.2

(1986) Radioactive Dreams

as Spade Chandler

Fools' Parade
6.8

(1971) Fools' Parade

as Dallas 'Doc' Council

Just Before Dawn
6.1

(1981) Just Before Dawn

as Roy McLean

Dirty Dingus Magee
4.7

(1970) Dirty Dingus Magee

as Herkimer 'Hoke' Birdsill

Mirage
7.0

(1965) Mirage

as Willard

The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
5.4

(1969) The Good Guys and the Bad Guys

as McKay

The Ballad of Josie
5.7

(1968) The Ballad of Josie

as Arch Ogden

Nightmare at Noon
4.7

(1988) Nightmare at Noon

as Sherrif Hanks

Brass Target
5.6

(1978) Brass Target

as Gen. George S. Patton

The Archer: Fugitive from the Empire
5.5

(1981) The Archer: Fugitive from the Empire

as Brakus

Zig Zag
7.5

(1970) Zig Zag

as Paul R. Cameron

Search and Destroy
6.8

(1979) Search and Destroy

as Anthony Fusqua

Wacko
5.1

(1982) Wacko

as Mr. Doctor Graves

… tick… tick… tick…
6.5

(1970) Tick... Tick... Tick...

as John Little

The Gunfighters
4.0

(1987) The Gunfighters

as Deke Turner

Savage Dawn
4.4

(1986) Savage Dawn

as Tick Rand

A Natural Born World-Shaker: The Making of 'Cool Hand Luke'
0.0

(2008) A Natural Born World-Shaker: The Making of 'Cool Hand Luke'

as Self

Hired to Kill
4.9

(1990) Hired to Kill

as Thomas

The Double McGuffin
5.3

(1979) The Double McGuffin

as Chief Talasek

Lost Horizon
5.4

(1973) Lost Horizon

as Sam Cornelius

Steel
5.2

(1979) Steel

as Big Lew Cassidy

Born to Race
4.9

(1988) Born to Race

as Vincent Duplain

The Little Shepherd Of Kingdom Come
4.0

(1961) The Little Shepherd Of Kingdom Come

as Nathan Dillon

Monster Makers
3.0

(2003) Monster Makers

as Dexter Brisbane

Top Line
3.9

(1988) Top Line

as Heinrich Holzmann

The Bull of the West
5.4

(1972) The Bull of the West

as 'Bear' Suchette

Gaily, Gaily
4.0

(1969) Gaily, Gaily

as Axel P. Johanson

Intensive Care
2.0

(1991) Intensive Care

as Dr. Bruckner

Hurry Sundown
6.4

(1967) Hurry Sundown

as Sheriff Coombs

Mean Dog Blues
4.9

(1978) Mean Dog Blues

as Captain Omar Kinsman

The Man from the Diners' Club
5.0

(1963) The Man from the Diners' Club

as George

Hotwire
5.0

(1980) Hotwire

as Farley & Harley Fontenot

Private Road: No Trespassing
4.5

(1988) Private Road: No Trespassing

as Sam Milshaw

Deliver Us from Evil
7.3

(1973) Deliver Us from Evil

as Walter 'Cowboy' McAdams

The Gambler, Part III: The Legend Continues
5.9

(1987) The Gambler, Part III: The Legend Continues

as General Nelson Miles

The Jupiter Menace
5.5

(1982) The Jupiter Menace

as Himself

Ministry of Vengeance
3.0

(1989) Ministry of Vengeance

as Rev. Hughes

A Cry in the Wilderness
6.0

(1974) A Cry in the Wilderness

as Sam Hadley

Dallas - War of The Ewings
5.3

(1998) Dallas - War of The Ewings

as Carter McKay

Liberty
0.0

(1986) Liberty

as Seamus Reilly

The Pink Jungle
6.1

(1968) The Pink Jungle

as Sammy Ryderbeit

6.7

(1972) A Great American Tragedy

as Brad Wilkes

See How They Run
7.0

(1964) See How They Run

as Rudy

Escuadrón
4.7

(1988) Counterforce

as Vince Colby

La bahía esmeralda
4.4

(1989) Esmeralda Bay

as Wilson

Sarge: The Badge or the Cross
0.0

(1971) Sarge: The Badge or the Cross

as Sarge Swanson

The Legend of Lylah Clare
6.1

(1968) The Legend of Lylah Clare

as Matt Burke

The Jesse Owens Story
7.9

(1984) The Jesse Owens Story

as Charles 'Charley' Riley

Hangfire
4.2

(1991) Hangfire

as Warden Barles

In Harm's Way
6.6

(1965) In Harm's Way

as Colonel Gregory

Island of the Blue Dolphins
6.2

(1964) Island of the Blue Dolphins

as Aleut Captain

人間の証明
7.4

(1977) Proof of the Man

as Ken Shuftan

The Blue Knight
0.0

(1975) The Blue Knight

as Bumper Morgan

International Airport
5.0

(1985) International Airport

as Rudy Van Leuven

The Gambler
6.0

(2014) The Gambler

as Ed

Hollyweird
4.5

(1998) Hollyweird

as George Kennedy

Half Nelson
0.0

(1985) Half Nelson

as Parsons

Final Shot: The Hank Gathers Story
0.0

(1992) Final Shot: The Hank Gathers Story

as Father Dave Hagan

Dallas: J.R. Returns
5.4

(1996) Dallas: J.R. Returns

as Carter McKay

Modern Romance
6.8

(1981) Modern Romance

as George Kennedy / Zeron

Truce
3.7

(2005) Truce

as Dr. Peter Gannon

McHale's Navy
4.6

(1964) McHale's Navy

as Henri Le Clerc

What Price Victory
0.0

(1988) What Price Victory

as Big Buck Brayton

Three Bad Men
1.0

(2005) Three Bad Men

as Ed Fiske

View from the Top
5.5

(2003) View from the Top

as Passenger Requesting Vodka (uncredited)

2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
6.6

(2010) 2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift

as (archive footage)

Distant Justice
5.0

(1992) Distant Justice

as Tom Bradfield

Driving Me Crazy
3.7

(1991) Driving Me Crazy

as John McCready

Chattanooga Choo Choo
5.0

(1984) Chattanooga Choo Choo

as Bert

Men in White
3.6

(1998) Men in White

as Army

마유미
5.0

(1990) Mayumi: Virgin Terrorist

as Bahraini Investigator

Rigged
9.7

(1985) Rigged

as Ben

Gunfight at Black Horses Canyon
5.6

(1961) Gunfight at Black Horses Canyon

as Hawk

The Cops Are Robbers
4.0

(1990) The Cops Are Robbers

as ---

Cats Don't Dance
7.2

(1997) Cats Don't Dance

as L.B. Mammoth (voice)

Rare Breed
0.0

(1984) Rare Breed

as ---

Sonic Boom
4.5

(1974) Sonic Boom

as Ben Dover

The Boneyard Collection
5.4

(2008) The Boneyard Collection

as Professor Zebediah Jones (segment "The Devil's Due at Midnight")

WWE SummerSlam 1994
5.7

(1994) WWE SummerSlam 1994

as Himself

0.0

(1975) The Lion Roars Again

as Self

The Priest Killer
0.0

(1971) The Priest Killer

as Father Samuel Cavanaugh

The Andy Griffith Show
7.6

(1960) The Andy Griffith Show

as State Police Detective

The Great Adventure
0.0

(1963) The Great Adventure

as Sergeant Muldaney

77 Sunset Strip
6.7

(1958) 77 Sunset Strip

as ---

Cheyenne
5.8

(1955) Cheyenne

as Lee Nelson

Route 66
6.4

(1960) Route 66

as ---

Wings
6.9

(1990) Wings

as George Kennedy

Surfside 6
5.0

(1960) Surfside 6

as ---

Gunsmoke
6.6

(1955) Gunsmoke

as Emil

Perry Mason
7.7

(1957) Perry Mason

as George Spangler

The Rogues
7.5

(1964) The Rogues

as Major Vyx

The Tall Man
6.3

(1960) The Tall Man

as ---

Laredo
6.3

(1965) Laredo

as ---

Going My Way
5.7

(1962) Going My Way

as ---

Outlaws
6.2

(1960) Outlaws

as ---

Rawhide
7.1

(1959) Rawhide

as George Wales

Have Gun, Will Travel
7.4

(1957) Have Gun, Will Travel

as ---

Daniel Boone
6.9

(1964) Daniel Boone

as Zach Morgan

The Virginian
6.4

(1962) The Virginian

as Jack Marshman

Thriller
6.4

(1960) Thriller

as John Paterson

Sarge
5.0

(1971) Sarge

as Father Samuel Cavanaugh

Peter Gunn
6.5

(1958) Peter Gunn

as ---

The Big Valley
6.1

(1965) The Big Valley

as Thatcher

Tarzan
6.7

(1966) Tarzan

as ---

5.5

(1963) Grindl

as ---

Lawman
5.4

(1958) Lawman

as ---

Bat Masterson
6.3

(1958) Bat Masterson

as Sheriff Zeke Armitage

Riverboat
6.2

(1959) Riverboat

as Gunner Slagle

The Legend of Jesse James
4.8

(1965) The Legend of Jesse James

as Blodgett

Dr. Kildare
5.4

(1961) Dr. Kildare

as Joe Cramer

The Oscars
7.0

(1953) The Oscars

as Self

The Asphalt Jungle
5.0

(1961) The Asphalt Jungle

as ---

6.0

(1961) Kraft Mystery Theatre

as ---

Maverick
6.8

(1957) Maverick

as ---

Saturday Night Live
6.9

(1975) Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

The Blue Knight
2.0

(1975) The Blue Knight

as Officer Bumper Morgan

Dr. Kildare
5.4

(1961) Dr. Kildare

as Sergeant Hensley

The Virginian
6.4

(1962) The Virginian

as Tom 'Bear' Suchette

Gunsmoke
6.6

(1955) Gunsmoke

as Bayloe

Gunsmoke
6.6

(1955) Gunsmoke

as Swarner

The Virginian
6.4

(1962) The Virginian

as Huck Harkness

Gunsmoke
6.6

(1955) Gunsmoke

as Hug

Gunsmoke
6.6

(1955) Gunsmoke

as Stark

Gunsmoke
6.6

(1955) Gunsmoke

as Cyrus

Gunsmoke
6.6

(1955) Gunsmoke

as Ben Payson

Santo Bugito
0.0

(1995) Santo Bugito

as Ralph (voice)

Bonanza
7.5

(1959) Bonanza

as Waldo Watson

Bonanza
7.5

(1959) Bonanza

as Peter Long

The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
7.2

(1996) The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest

as General Axton (voice)

Have Gun, Will Travel
7.4

(1957) Have Gun, Will Travel

as Deke - Killer

5.5

(1963) Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

as Der

The Phil Silvers Show
6.8

(1955) The Phil Silvers Show

as MP Sgt. Kennedy (uncredited)

The Commish
7.2

(1991) The Commish

as Al Scali

Dallas
6.8

(1978) Dallas

as Carter McKay

Ironside
6.9

(1967) Ironside

as Father Samuel Cavanaugh

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
5.3

(1973) The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

as Self

Backstairs at the White House
5.9

(1979) Backstairs at the White House

as Pres. Warren G. Harding

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
7.8

(1962) The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

as George Martin

Sugarfoot
4.8

(1957) Sugarfoot

as Ross Kuhn

The Mike Douglas Show
5.1

(1961) The Mike Douglas Show

as Self

Have Gun, Will Travel
7.4

(1957) Have Gun, Will Travel

as Big Jim