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George Kennedy

in Charade (1963)
Personal information
Birth nameGeorge Harris Kennedy, Jr.
Birth dateFebruary 18, 1925(age 85)
Place of birthNew York City, New York, U.S.
OccupationActor
Spouse-Joan McCarthy-1978--
-Norma Wurman-1973-1978(divorced)
-Norma Wurman-1959-1971(divorced) 2 children

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George Harris Kennedy, Jr. (born February 18, 1925) is an American actor who has appeared in over 200 film and television productions. He is perhaps most familiar as the convict Dragline in Cool Hand Luke (for which he won an Academy Award), airline troubleshooter Joe Patroni in the Airport series of disaster movies from the 1970s and as Captain Ed Hocken in the Naked Gun series of comedy films.

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He Said, She Said - The INDsider Tweet this news
The INDsider--He was student body president of LSU, a campaign that was managed by longtime friend -George Kennedy-, and then served a stint as state senator before taking ... - Date : Wed, 20 Oct 2010 06:04:41 GMT+00:00
What's the Big Deal?: Cool Hand Luke (1967) - Film.com Tweet this news
Film.com--The praise: Paul Newman and -George Kennedy- earned Oscar nominations for best actor and supporting actor, and the film's music and screenplay were also ... - Date : Tue, 19 Oct 2010 14:49:42 GMT+00:00
'I'm not even convinced that global warming is necessarily a bad thing' - WND.com Tweet this news
WND.com--Others interviewed include Ambassador John Bolton, Pat Boone, Carl Reiner, Pat Sajak, Ernest Borgnine, -George Kennedy-, Charles Krauthammer, Gary Sinise, ... - Date : Tue, 19 Oct 2010 01:57:36 GMT+00:00
Tea Party Caucus chief says Washington needs to be returned to original size - WND.com Tweet this news
WND.com--Others interviewed include Ambassador John Bolton, Pat Boone, Carl Reiner, Pat Sajack, Ernest Borgnine, -George Kennedy-, Charles Krauthammer, John Stossel, ... - Date : Fri, 15 Oct 2010 03:58:48 GMT+00:00
GEORGE KENNEDY: Rex Sinquefield doesn't know what's best for the majority - Columbia Missourian Tweet this news
Columbia Missourian--*The 1 percent tax on earnings funds $137.5 million of the St. Louis city budget and $202 million of the Kansas City city budget. ... - Date : Thu, 14 Oct 2010 17:51:04 GMT+00:00
Voaden marks 50 years - St. Thomas Times-Journal Tweet this news
St. Thomas Times-Journal--Dr. -George Kennedy-, 101 years of age, officially unveiled the Ontario Heritage Foundation's plaque, which stands on the front lawn of Alma College, ... - Date : Wed, 13 Oct 2010 17:34:45 GMT+00:00
New Astoria Skate Park In Use Weeks Before Opening - Western Queens Gazette Tweet this news
Western Queens Gazette--Clint, former Community Board 1 District Manager -George- Delis and Dan pose in the new skate park in Astoria Park under the approach to the Robert F. -Kennedy- ... - Date : Wed, 13 Oct 2010 16:38:59 GMT+00:00
In his own words, he's a neoconservative who was bored at Yale - WND.com Tweet this news
WND.com--Michele Bachmann, Pat Boone, Carl Reiner, Pat Sajak, Ernest Borgnine, -George Kennedy-, Charles Krauthammer, John Stossel, Gary Sinise, WND founder Joseph ... - Date : Tue, 12 Oct 2010 03:47:18 GMT+00:00
This week in Granite City area history ... - SuburbanJournals Tweet this news
SuburbanJournals--Mayor Uzzell announced that -George- W. -Kennedy- and JC Reintges, aldermen, would represent the city in planning the celebration. Other committees are Sol ... - Date : Sun, 10 Oct 2010 08:19:31 GMT+00:00
Delay over 2011 plans frustrates Kent chief executive Jamie Clifford - Kent Online Tweet this news
Kent Online--Mr Clifford and chairman -George Kennedy- attended a meeting of the game's top brass at Lord's last month, with their views discussed by the ECB management ... - Date : Thu, 07 Oct 2010 07:02:38 GMT+00:00

Year Film Role Other notes
1960 Spartacus Rebel soldier uncredited
1961 The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come Nathan Dillon
1962 The Silent Witness Gus Jordan
Lonely are the Brave Deputy Sheriff Gutierrez
1963 The Man from the Diner's Club George
Charade Herman Scobie
1964 McHale's Navy Henri Le Clerc
Island of the Blue Dolphins Aleut Captain
Strait-Jacket Leo Krause
Hush… Hush, Sweet Charlotte Foreman
1965 Mirage Willard
In Harm's Way Colonel Gregory
The Flight of the Phoenix Mike Bellamy
Shenandoah Col. Fairchild
The Sons of Katie Elder Curley
1967 The Dirty Dozen Major Max Armbruster
Hurry Sundown Sheriff Coombs
Cool Hand Luke Dragline Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture
The Ballad of Josie Arch Ogden
1968 The Pink Jungle Sammy Ryderbeit
The Legend of Lylah Clare Matt Burke uncredited
The Boston Strangler Phil DiNatale
Bandolero Sheriff Johnson
1969 The Good Guys and the Bad Guys Big John McKay
Gaily, Gaily Johanson
Guns of the Magnificent Seven Chris
1970 Dirty Dingus Magee Herkimer 'Hoke' Birdsill
...tick...tick...tick... John Little
Zigzag Paul R. Cameron
Airport Joe Patroni Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture
1971 Fools' Parade 'Doc' Council
1973 Lost Horizon Sam Cornelius
Cahill U.S. Marshal Abe Fraser
1974 Sonic Boom
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot Red Leary
Airport 1975 Joe Patroni
Earthquake Sgt. Lew Slade
1975 The Eiger Sanction Ben Bowman
The 'Human' Factor John Kinsdale
1977 Airport '77 Joe Patroni
Ningen no shômei Ken Shuftan
1978 Mean Dog Blues Captain Omar Kinsman
Brass Target Gen. George S. Patton
Death on the Nile Andrew Pennington
1979 The Concorde ... Airport '79 Capt. Joe Patroni
The Double McGuffin Chief Talasek
Search and Destroy Anthony Fusqua
Steel Big Lew Cassidy
1980 Virus Admiral Conway
Death Ship Ashland
Hotwire Farley & Harley Fontenot
1981 Just Before Dawn Roy McLean
1983 Wacko Mr. Doctor Graves
1984 A Rare Breed Nathan Hill
Chattanooga Choo Choo Bert
Bolero Cotton
1985 Radioactive Dreams Spade Chandler
Savage Dawn Tick Rand
1986 The Delta Force Father O'Malley
Rigged
1987 Creepshow 2 Ray Spruce segment "Old Chief Wood'nhead"
1988 Top Line Heinrich Holzmann
Born to Race Vincent Duplain
Nightmare at Noon Sheriff Hanks
Uninvited Mike Harvey
Escuadrón Vince Colby
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad Capt. Ed Hocken
Demonwarp Bill Crafton
1989 Ministry of Vengeance Rev. Hughes
La Bahía esmeralda Wilson
The Terror Within Hal
1990 Brain Dead Vance
Hired to Kill Thomas
Mayumi
1991 Intensive Care Dr. Bruckner
Hangfire Warden
Driving Me Crazy McCready
The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear Captain Ed Hocken
1992 Distant Justice Tom Bradfield
1994 River of Stone
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult Captain Ed Hocken
1997 Bayou Ghost Officer Lowe
Cats Don't Dance L.B. Mammoth voice
1998 Small Soldiers Brick Bazooka voice
Dennis the Menace Strikes Again Grandpa Johnson
2003 View from the Top Passenger Requesting Vodka uncredited
2005 Three Bad Men Ed Fiske
Truce Dr. Peter Gannon
Don't Come Knocking Director
2007 Sands of Oblivion John Tevis
2008 The Man Who Came Back Judge Duke

Year Title Role Other notes
1966 Gunsmoke Ben Payson 1 episode
1971 Sarge Sarge Swanson
1975 The Blue Knight Bumper Morgan 6 episodes
1979 Backstairs at the White House President Warren G. Harding 1 episode
1988 � 1991 Dallas Carter McKay 67 episodes
1996 Wings Himself 1 episode
2003 The Young and the Restless Albert Miller 3 episodes

Dallas

Main charactersCliff Barnes * Pamela Barnes Ewing * Donna Culver Krebbs * Bobby Ewing * Eleanor "Miss Ellie" Ewing * Jack Ewing * Jock Ewing * J.R. Ewing * Lucy Ewing Cooper * Sue Ellen Ewing * Clayton Farlow * Cally Harper Ewing * Ray Krebbs * Carter McKay * April Stevens Ewing * Jenna Wade
Supporting charactersWillard "Digger" Barnes * James Richard Beaumont * Afton Cooper * Mitch Cooper * Gary Ewing * Valene Ewing * Christopher Ewing * Jamie Ewing Barnes * John Ross Ewing III * Dusty Farlow * Mark Graison * Peter Richards * Kristin Shepard * Michelle Stevens * Katherine Wentworth * Rebecca Wentworth * Mandy Winger
Main castBarbara Bel Geddes * Jim Davis * Lesley-Anne Down * Patrick Duffy * Linda Gray * Larry Hagman * Susan Howard * Steve Kanaly * Howard Keel * Ken Kercheval * George Kennedy * Sasha Mitchell * Cathy Podewell * Priscilla Presley * Victoria Principal * Dack Rambo * Donna Reed * Barbara Stock * Charlene Tilton * Sheree J. Wilson
Supporting castChristopher Atkins * John Beck * Morgan Brittany * Mary Crosby * Jenilee Harrison * Joshua Harris * Omri Katz * Audrey Landers * Jared Martin * Leigh McCloskey * Priscilla Pointer * Jack Scalia * Deborah Shelton * David Wayne * Keenan Wynn
LocationsDallas * Southfork Ranch * Ewing Oil
Installments and spin-offsDallas Episodes (1978 - 1991) * Knots Landing (1979 - 1993) * Dallas Quest (1984) * Dallas: The Early Years (1986) * Dallas: J.R. Returns (1996) * Dallas: War of the Ewings (1998) * Dallas Reunion: Return to Southfork (2004) *
Key CrewPhilip Capice * Larry Hagman * David Jacobs * Leonard Katzman * Arthur Bernard Lewis * Camille Marchetta * David Paulsen * Lee Rich



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