George Kennedy

1925 -
American born New York City

Height 6' 4½" (1.94 m) . WWII veteran, sandy haired, stocky actor who at one stage cornered the market at playing tough no-nonsense characters that were either quite crooked or possessed hearts of gold. Kennedy has notched up an impressive 200+ appearances in both TV & film productions, and is well respected within the Hollywood community. Started out in TV westerns in the late 1950s & early 1960s (Have Gun Will Travel, Rawhide, Maverick, Colt .45 etc ) 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 then 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 80s saw Kennedy appear in a mish mash 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, _Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear, The (1991)_ , plus Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994).George Kennedy has remained busy in Hollywood and has lent his distinctive voice to the animated Cats Don't Dance (1997) and the children's action film Small Soldiers (1998). A Hollywod stalwart for nearly 50 years, he is one of the most enjoyable actors to watch on screen. Spouse Joan McCarthy (1978 - ?), Revel Wurman (1959 - 1978) (divorced) 2 children, ? (? - ?) (divorced).

Don't Come Knocking (2005) , Truce (2005) , Three Bad Men (2005) , The Devil's Due at Midnight (2004) , "The Young and the Restless" (1973) , View from the Top (2003) ,
Monster Makers (2003) , Men in White (1998) , Dennis the Menace Strikes Again! (1998) , Small Soldiers (1998) , Dallas: War of the Ewings (1998) , "Aaahh!!! Real Monsters" (1997) ,Cats Don't Dance (1997) , Bayou Ghost (1997) , "Santo Bugito" (1995) , "The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest" (1996) , Dallas: J.R. Returns (1996) , "Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man" (1995) , "The Commish" (1995), "Lonesome Dove: The Series" (????) , Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994) , Magic Kid (1994) , River of Stone (1994) , Distant Justice (1992) , Final Shot: The Hank Gathers Story (1992) , Intensive Care (1991) , The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (1991) , Hangfire (1991) , Driving Me Crazy (1991/I) , "Dallas" (1989) ,Good Cops, Bad Cops (1990) , Hired to Kill (1990) , Mayumi (1990) , Brain Dead (1990) , Ministry of Vengeance (1989) , The Terror Within (1989) , Bahía esmeralda, La (1989) , The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988), Demonwarp (1988) , Nightmare at Noon , Top Line (1988) , The Gunfighters (1987) , Creepshow 2 (1987) , Private Road: No Trespassing (1987) , Kenny Rogers as The Gambler, Part III: The Legend Continues (1987) , Liberty (1986) , Rigged (1986) , The Delta Force (1986) , Savage Dawn (1985) , Radioactive Dreams (1985) , International Airport (1985) , Half Nelson (1985) , "The Love Boat" (1984) , Bolero (1984) , The Jesse Owens Story (1984) , A Rare Breed (1984) , Chattanooga Choo Choo (1984) , "Fantasy Island" (1983) , Wacko (1983) , Just Before Dawn (1981) , "Saturday Night Live" (1981) , The Archer: Fugitive from the Empire (1981) , Hotwire (1980), Fukkatsu no hi (1980) , Death Ship (1980) , Steel (1979) , The Concorde: Airport '79 (1979) , Never Say Never (1979) , The Double McGuffin (1979) , "Backstairs at the White House" (1979) , Search and Destroy (1979) , Brass Target (1978) , Death on the Nile (1978) , Mean Dog Blues (1978), Ningen no shômei (1977) , Airport '77 (1977) , "The Blue Knight" (1975) , The Human Factor (1975) , The Eiger Sanction (1975) , The Blue Knight (1975) , Earthquake (1974) , Airport 1975 (1974), Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974) , A Cry in the Wilderness (1974) , Sonic Boom (1974) ,Deliver Us from Evil (1973) , Cahill U.S. Marshal (1973) , Lost Horizon (1973) , A Great American Tragedy (1972) , "Sarge" (1971) , The Priest Killer (1971) , Fools' Parade (1971) , Sarge (1971) , The Bull of the West (1971) , Dirty Dingus Magee (1970) , Zigzag (1970) , Airport (1970) , ...tick...tick...tick... (1970) , The Good Guys and the Bad Guys (1969) , Guns of the Magnificent Seven (1969) , Gaily, Gaily (1969) , The Boston Strangler (1968) , The Pink Jungle (1968) , The Legend of Lylah Clare (1968) , Bandolero! (1968) , Cool Hand Luke (1967) , "Tarzan" (1967) , The Dirty Dozen (1967) , Hurry Sundown (1967) , The Ballad of Josie (1967) , "The Virginian" (1964) , "Dr. Kildare" (1963) , "Gunsmoke" (1961) , "The Big Valley" (1966) , "The Legend of Jesse James" (1966) , "Laredo" (1965) , The Flight of the Phoenix (1965) , "A Man Called Shenandoah"(1965) , "Daniel Boone" (1965) , The Sons of Katie Elder (1965) , Shenandoah (1965) , Mirage (1965) , In Harm's Way (1965) , Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964) , "The Rogues" (1964) , "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour" (1964) , "Bonanza" (1961) ,See How They Run (1964) , Island of the Blue Dolphins (1964) , McHale's Navy (1964) , "McHale's Navy" (1963) , "The Great Adventure" (1964) , Strait-Jacket (1964) , "The Farmer's Daughter" (1963) , Charade (1963) , "The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters" (1963) , "Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre" (1963) , "Grindl" (1963) , "The Andy Griffith Show" (1963) , "Perry Mason" (1963) , The Man from the Diner's Club (1963) , "Alcoa Premiere" (1962) ,"Have Gun - Will Travel" (1961) , "77 Sunset Strip" (1963) , Lonely Are the Brave (1962) , "Thriller" (1962) , "Outlaws" (1962) , "The Tall Man" (1961) , "Tales of Wells Fargo" (1962) ,"Death Valley Days" (1962) , "Rawhide" (1962) , The Silent Witness (1962) , The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come (1961) , "The Untouchables" (1961) , "Bat Masterson" (1961) ,"The Asphalt Jungle" (1961) , "Klondike" (1961) , "Surfside 6" (1961) , "The Case of the Dangerous Robin" (1961), "Riverboat" (1960) , "Maverick" (1960) , "Peter Gunn" (1960) , "Laramie" (1960) , "Shotgun Slade" (1960) , "Cheyenne" (1959) , "Colt .45" (1959) , "The Phil Silvers Show" (1955)