CMNetwork Actors

George Kennedy

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). 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.

  • Nacimiento: 1925-02-18, New York City, New York, USA
  • Fallecimiento: 2016-02-28
  • Valoración en CMNetwork Actors: 3,1 de 5

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  • Agárralo como puedas (1988) — Ed Hocken
  • Agárralo como puedas 2½: El aroma del miedo (1991) — Ed Hocken
  • Agárralo como puedas 33⅓: El insulto final (1994) — Ed Hocken
  • La leyenda del indomable (1967) — Dragline
  • El jugador (2014) — Ed
  • Charada (1963) — Herman Scobie
  • Doce del patíbulo (1967) — Major Max Armbruster
  • Creepshow 2 (1987) — Ray Spruce

Filmografía

  • Airports (2025)
  • El jugador (2014) — Ed
  • Otro día feliz (2011) — Joe Baker
  • Six Days in Paradise (2010) — Monty Crenshaw
  • The Man Who Came Back (2008) — Judge Duke
  • The Boneyard Collection (2008) — Professor Zebediah Jones (segment "The Devil's Due at Midnight")
  • La maldición del desierto (2007) — John Tevis
  • Llamando a las puertas del cielo (2005) — Director
  • Three Bad Men (2005) — Ed Fiske
  • Truce (2005) — Dr. Peter Gannon
  • Monster Makers (2003) — Dexter Brisbane
  • Amor en el aire (2003) — Passenger Requesting Vodka (sin acreditar)
  • Los Hombres de Blanco (1998) — Army
  • Daniel el travieso ataca de nuevo (1998) — Mr. Johnson
  • Pequeños guerreros (1998) — Brick Bazooka (voz)
  • Dallas: War of The Ewings (1998) — Carter McKay
  • Hollyweird (1998) — George Kennedy
  • Los gatos no bailan (1997) — L.B. Mammoth (voz)
  • Bayou Ghost (1997) — Officer Lowe
  • Dallas: J.R. Returns (1996) — Carter McKay
  • The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest (1996) — General Axton (voz)
  • Santo Bugito (1995) — Ralph (voz)
  • Agárralo como puedas 33⅓: El insulto final (1994) — Ed Hocken
  • Duckman (1994) — Movie Director (voz)
  • Distant Justice (1992) — Tom Bradfield
  • Final Shot: The Hank Gathers Story (1992) — Father Dave Hagan
  • Intensive Care (1991) — Dr. Bruckner
  • The Commish (1991) — Al Scali
  • Agárralo como puedas 2½: El aroma del miedo (1991) — Ed Hocken
  • Los locos de la carretera (1991) — John McCready
  • Hangfire (1991) — Warden Barles
  • Good Cops, Bad Cops (1990)
  • 마유미 (1990) — Bahraini Investigator
  • Hired to Kill (1990) — Thomas
  • Wings (1990) — George Kennedy
  • En la piel del asesino (1990) — Vance
  • Ministry of Vengeance (1989) — Rev. Hughes
  • La bahía esmeralda (1989) — Wilson
  • Regen: Regeneración Mortal (1989) — Hal
  • Agárralo como puedas (1988) — Ed Hocken
  • El pasajero no invitado (1988) — Mike Harvey
  • Top Line (1988) — Heinrich Holzmann
  • Pesadilla en Canyonland (1988) — Sherrif Hanks
  • Private Road: No Trespassing (1988) — Sam Milshaw
  • Endemoniados (1988) — Bill Crafton
  • Escuadrón (1988) — Vince Colby
  • Born to Race (1988) — Vincent Duplain
  • What Price Victory (1988) — Big Buck Brayton
  • The Gambler, Part III: The Legend Continues (1987) — General Nelson Miles
  • Creepshow 2 (1987) — Ray Spruce
  • The Gunfighters (1987) — Deke Turner
  • Sueños radiactivos (1986) — Spade Chandler
  • Liberty (1986) — Seamus Reilly
  • Delta Force (1986) — Father O'Malley
  • Amanecer salvaje (1985) — Tick Rand
  • International Airport (1985) — Rudy Van Leuven
  • Rigged (1985) — Ben Wheeler
  • Half Nelson (1985) — Parsons
  • A Rare Breed (1984)
  • Bolero (1984) — Cotton
  • The Jesse Owens Story (1984) — Charles 'Charley' Riley
  • Chattanooga Choo Choo (1984) — Bert
  • Wacko (1982) — Mr. Doctor Graves
  • Pánico antes del amanecer (1981) — Roy McLean
  • The Archer: Fugitive from the Empire (1981) — Brakus
  • Modern Romance (1981) — George Kennedy / Zeron
  • Hotwire (1980) — Farley & Harley Fontenot
  • Exterminio (Virus) (1980) — Admiral Conway
  • El barco de la muerte (1980) — Captain Ashland
  • Acero (1979) — Big Lew Cassidy
  • Aeropuerto 79. Concorde (1979) — Joe Patroni
  • Search and Destroy (1979) — Anthony Fusqua
  • The Double McGuffin (1979) — Chief Talasek
  • Backstairs at the White House (1979) — Pres. Warren G. Harding
  • Objetivo: Patton (1978) — Gen. George S. Patton
  • Muerte en el Nilo (1978) — Andrew Pennington
  • Dallas (1978) — Carter McKay
  • Caza sin piedad (1978) — Captain Omar Kinsman
  • 人間の証明 (1977) — Ken Shuftan
  • Aeropuerto 77 (1977) — Joe Patroni
  • Víctimas del terrorismo (1975) — John Kinsdale
  • Licencia para matar (1975) — Ben Bowman
  • The Blue Knight (1975) — Bumper Morgan
  • The Blue Knight (1975) — Officer Bumper Morgan
  • Terremoto (1974) — Sgt. Lew Slade
  • Aeropuerto 75 (1974) — Joe Patroni
  • Un botín de 500.000 dólares (1974) — Red Leary
  • A Cry in the Wilderness (1974) — Sam Hadley
  • Sonic Boom (1974) — Ben Dover
  • Deliver Us from Evil (1973) — Walter 'Cowboy' McAdams
  • La soga de la horca (1973) — Abe Fraser
  • Horizontes perdidos (1973) — Sam Cornelius
  • A Great American Tragedy (1972) — Brad Wilkes
  • Huellas de fuego (1972) — 'Bear' Suchette
  • The Priest Killer (1971) — Father Samuel Cavanaugh
  • Cerco de fuego (1971) — Dallas 'Doc' Council
  • Sarge: The Badge or the Cross (1971) — Sarge Swanson
  • Sarge (1971) — Samuel Cavanaugh
  • Duelo de pillos (1970) — Herkimer 'Hoke' Birdsill
  • Falso testimonio (1970) — Paul R. Cameron
  • Aeropuerto (1970) — Joe Patroni
  • Tic, tic, tic (1970) — John Little
  • Los locos años de Chicago (1969) — Axel P. Johanson
  • Un hombre impone la ley (1969) — McKay
  • La furia de los siete magníficos (1969) — Chris
  • Fiebre de codicia (1968) — Sammy Ryderbeit
  • El Estrangulador De Boston (1968) — Det. Phil DiNatale
  • La leyenda de Lylah Clare (1968) — Matt Burke
  • Bandolero! (1968) — Sheriff July Johnson
  • Desafio en el rancho (1967) — Arch Ogden
  • La leyenda del indomable (1967) — Dragline
  • Doce del patíbulo (1967) — Major Max Armbruster
  • Ironside (1967) — Father Samuel Cavanaugh
  • La noche deseada (1967) — Sheriff Coombs
  • Tarzan (1966)
  • El vuelo del Fénix (1965) — Bellamy
  • Espejismo (1965) — Willard
  • Laredo (1965)
  • The Big Valley (1965) — Thatcher
  • The Legend of Jesse James (1965) — Blodgett
  • Los cuatro hijos de Katie Elder (1965) — Curley
  • El valle de la violencia (1965) — Col. Fairchild
  • Primera victoria (1965) — Colonel Gregory
  • Canción de cuna para un cadáver (1964) — Foreman
  • See How They Run (1964) — Rudy
  • Daniel Boone (1964) — Zach Morgan
  • The Rogues (1964) — Major Vyx
  • La isla de los delfines azules (1964) — Aleut Captain
  • McHale's Navy (1964) — Henri Le Clerc
  • El caso de Lucy Harbin (1964) — Leo Krause
  • Charada (1963) — Herman Scobie
  • The Great Adventure (1963) — Sergeant Muldaney
  • Grindl (1963)
  • Solo contra el hampa (1963) — George
  • Going My Way (1962)
  • La hora de Alfred Hitchcock (1962) — George Martin
  • El Virginiano (1962) — Jack Marshman / Tom 'Bear' Suchette / Huck Harkness
  • Los valientes andan solos (1962) — Deputy Sheriff Gutierrez
  • Duelo en el cañón (1961) — Hawk
  • Dr. Kildare (1961) — Joe Cramer / Sergeant Hensley
  • Kraft Mystery Theatre (1961)
  • The Little Shepherd Of Kingdom Come (1961) — Nathan Dillon
  • The Asphalt Jungle (1961)
  • Gunslinger (1961) — Sheriff
  • Route 66 (1960)
  • Rompeolas (1960) — Gabe Buchanan
  • The Andy Griffith Show (1960) — State Police Detective
  • Outlaws (1960)
  • Thriller (1960) — John Paterson
  • The Tall Man (1960)
  • Riverboat (1959) — Gunner Slagle
  • Bonanza (1959) — Waldo Watson / Peter Long
  • Cuero crudo (1959) — George Wales
  • 77 Sunset Strip (1958)
  • Bat Masterson (1958) — Sheriff Zeke Armitage
  • Lawman (1958)
  • Peter Gunn (1958)
  • Maverick (1957) — Deputy Jones
  • Perry Mason (1957) — George Spangler
  • Sugarfoot (1957) — Ross Kuhn / Sykes
  • Have Gun, Will Travel (1957) — Deke - Killer / Big Jim / Sam Tarnitzer
  • Cheyenne (1955) — Lee Nelson
  • The Phil Silvers Show (1955) — Kennedy (sin acreditar)
  • La ley del revólver (1955) — Emil / Bayloe / Swarner / Hug / Stark / Cyrus / Ben Payson