George Kennedy

Actor

18 de febrero de 1925 — 28 de febrero de 2016 (91 años)
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.

Películas y series en Plex

  • Charada
    Charada1963
  • Muerte en el Nilo
    Muerte en el Nilo1978
  • Un botín de 500.000 dólares
    Un botín de 500.000 dólares1974
  • Creepshow 2
    Creepshow 21987
  • Bonanza
    Bonanza2 seasons
  • En la piel del asesino
    En la piel del asesino1990
  • Exterminio (Virus)
    Exterminio (Virus)1980
  • El pasajero no invitado
    El pasajero no invitado1988
  • The Commish
    The Commish5 seasons
  • Regen: Regeneración Mortal
    Regen: Regeneración Mortal1989
  • Cheyenne
    Cheyenne7 seasons
  • Route 66
    Route 664 seasons
  • El detective millonario
    El detective millonario3 seasons
  • La llamada del Oeste
    La llamada del Oeste18 seasons
  • Amanecer salvaje
    Amanecer salvaje1985
  • The Man Who Came Back
    The Man Who Came Back2008
  • Víctimas del terrorismo
    Víctimas del terrorismo1975
  • The Jesse Owens Story
    The Jesse Owens Story1984
  • Loco por el Basket
    Loco por el Basket1992
  • Three Bad Men
    Three Bad Men2005

Conocido por

  • La leyenda del indomable
    La leyenda del indomable1967
  • Agárralo como puedas
    Agárralo como puedas1988
  • Agárralo como puedas 2½: El aroma del miedo
    Agárralo como puedas 2½: El aroma del miedo1991
  • Agárralo como puedas 33⅓: El insulto final
    Agárralo como puedas 33⅓: El insulto final1994
  • Charada
    Charada1963
  • El jugador
    El jugador2014
  • Creepshow 2
    Creepshow 21987
  • Licencia para matar
    Licencia para matar1975
  • Un botín de 500.000 dólares
    Un botín de 500.000 dólares1974
  • Pánico antes del amanecer
    Pánico antes del amanecer1981
  • Terremoto
    Terremoto1974
  • El barco de la muerte
    El barco de la muerte1980
  • Muerte en el Nilo
    Muerte en el Nilo1978
  • Aeropuerto 75
    Aeropuerto 751974
  • Aeropuerto
    Aeropuerto1970
  • El Estrangulador De Boston
    El Estrangulador De Boston1968
  • La soga de la horca
    La soga de la horca1973
  • La furia de los siete magníficos
    La furia de los siete magníficos1969
  • Delta Force
    Delta Force1986
  • Regen: Regeneración Mortal
    Regen: Regeneración Mortal1989

Filmography

2014
The Gambler · as Ed
2011
Another Happy Day · as Joe Baker
2010
Six Days in Paradise · as Monty Crenshaw
2010
2008
The Man Who Came Back · as Judge DukeEn Plex
2008
The Boneyard Collection · as Professor Zebediah Jones (segment "the Devil's Due At Midnight")
2007
Sands of Oblivion · as John Tevis
2007
2005
Don't Come Knocking · as Director
2005
Three Bad Men · as Ed FiskeEn Plex
2005
Truce · as Dr. Peter Gannon
2003
Monster Makers · as Dexter Brisbane
2003
View from the Top · as Passenger Requesting Vodka (uncredited)
1998
Men in White · as Army
1998
1998
Small Soldiers · as Brick Bazooka (voice)
1998
Dallas: War of the Ewings · as Carter Mckay
1997
Cats Don't Dance · as L.b. Mammoth (voice)
1997
Bayou Ghost · as Officer Lowe
1996
Dallas: J.R. Returns · as Carter Mckay
1996
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest · as General Axton (voice)
1995
Santo Bugito · as Ralph (voice)
1994
Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years · as Judge J.t. 'rope' Calder
1994
Aaahh!!! Real Monsters · as Bones Duvalier
1994
1994
Duckman · as Movie Director (voice)
1992
Distant Justice · as Tom Bradfield
1992
Final Shot: The Hank Gathers Story · as Father Dave HaganEn Plex
1991
Intensive Care · as Dr. Bruckner
1991
The Commish · as Al ScaliEn Plex
1991
1991
Driving Me Crazy · as John Mccready
1991
Hangfire · as Warden Barles
1990
1990
Hired to Kill · as Thomas
1990
Brain Dead · as VanceEn Plex
1989
Ministry of Vengeance · as Rev. Hughes
1989
1989
The Terror Within · as HalEn Plex
1988
1988
Uninvited · as Mike HarveyEn Plex
1988
Top Line · as Heinrich Holzmann
1988
Nightmare at Noon · as Sherrif Hanks
1988
1988
Counterforce · as Vince Colby
1988
Demonwarp · as Bill Crafton
1988
Born to Race · as Vincent Duplain
1987
1987
The Gunfighters · as Deke Turner
1987
Creepshow 2 · as Ray SpruceEn Plex
1986
Liberty · as Seamus Reilly
1986
The Delta Force · as Father O'malley
1986
Rigged · as Ben
1985
Savage Dawn · as Tick RandEn Plex
1985
International Airport · as Rudy Van Leuven
1985
Half Nelson · as Parsons
1984
Radioactive Dreams · as Spade Chandler
1984
1984
Bolero · as Cotton
1984
The Jesse Owens Story · as Charles 'charley' RileyEn Plex
1984
1982
Wacko · as Mr. Doctor Graves
1981
Just Before Dawn · as Roy Mclean
1981
1981
Modern Romance · as George Kennedy / Zeron
1980
Hotwire · as Farley & Harley Fontenot
1980
Virus: Day of Resurrection · as Admiral ConwayEn Plex
1980
Death Ship · as Captain Ashland
1979
Search and Destroy · as Anthony Fusqua
1979
The Concorde... Airport '79 · as Joe Patroni
1979
Steel · as Big Lew Cassidy
1979
The Double McGuffin · as Chief Talasek
1979
Backstairs at the White House · as Pres. Warren G. Harding
1978
Brass Target · as Gen. George S. Patton
1978
Death on the Nile · as Andrew PenningtonEn Plex
1978
Dallas · as Carter Mckay
1978
Mean Dog Blues · as Captain Omar Kinsman
1977
Proof of the Man · as Ken Shuftan
1977
The Love Boat · as Erik Larsen
1977
Airport '77 · as Joe Patroni
1977
Fantasy Island · as Adam Cobb
1975
The 'Human' Factor · as John KinsdaleEn Plex
1975
The Eiger Sanction · as Ben Bowman
1975
The Blue Knight · as Officer Bumper Morgan
1975
Sonic Boom · as Ben Dover
1974
Earthquake · as Sgt. Lew Slade
1974
Airport 1975 · as Joe Patroni
1974
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot · as Red LearyEn Plex
1974
A Cry in the Wilderness · as Sam Hadley
1973
Deliver Us from Evil · as Walter 'cowboy' Mcadams
1973
Cahill U.S. Marshal · as Abe Fraser
1973
The Young and the Restless · as Albert Miller
1973
Lost Horizon · as Sam Cornelius
1972
The Bull of the West · as 'bear' Suchette
1972
A Great American Tragedy · as Brad Wilkes
1971
Fools' Parade · as Dallas 'doc' Council
1971
Sarge · as Samuel Cavanaugh
1970
Dirty Dingus Magee · as Herkimer 'hoke' Birdsill
1970
Zig Zag · as Paul R. Cameron
1970
Airport · as Joe Patroni
1970
Tick, Tick, Tick · as John Little
1969
Gaily, Gaily · as Axel P. Johanson
1969
1969
1968
The Legend of Lylah Clare · as Matt Burke
1968
The Pink Jungle · as Sammy Ryderbeit
1968
The Boston Strangler · as Det. Phil Dinatale
1968
Bandolero! · as Sheriff July Johnson
1967
Cool Hand Luke · as Dragline
1967
Ironside · as Father Samuel Cavanaugh
1967
The Dirty Dozen · as Major Max Armbruster
1967
Hurry Sundown · as Sheriff Coombs
1967
The Ballad of Josie · as Arch Ogden
1966
1966
1965
1965
Mirage · as Willard
1965
1965
The Big Valley · as Thatcher
1965
A Man Called Shenandoah · as Mitchell Canady
1965
1965
1965
Shenandoah · as Col. Fairchild
1965
In Harm's Way · as Colonel Gregory
1965
McHale's Navy · as Henri Le Clerc
1964
1964
See How They Run · as Rudy
1964
Daniel Boone · as Zach Morgan
1964
The Rogues · as Major Vyx
1964
Island of the Blue Dolphins · as Aleut Captain
1964
Strait-Jacket · as Leo Krause
1963
Charade · as Herman ScobieEn Plex
1963
1963
The Great Adventure · as Sergeant Muldaney
1963
The Farmer's Daughter · as Olaf Bjornsen
1963
1963
1963
1962
McHale's Navy · as Big Frenchy
1962
1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour · as George Martin
1962
The Virginian · as Huck Harkness
1962
Lonely Are the Brave · as Deputy Sheriff Gutierrez
1961
Alcoa Premiere · as Jake
1961
1961
Dr. Kildare · as Joe Cramer
1961
1961
1961
1961
Gunslinger · as Sheriff
1961
The Americans · as Hoon
1960
1960
Klondike · as Ira Shallop
1960
Route 66En Plex
1960
The Andy Griffith Show · as State Police Detective
1960
SurfSide 6 · as Gabe Buchanan
1960
1960
Thriller · as John Paterson
1960
1959
Shotgun Slade · as Tex
1959
The Alaskans · as Anders
1959
Laramie · as Gene
1959
Riverboat · as Gunner Slagle
1959
Bonanza · as Peter LongEn Plex
1959
The Deputy · as Tex
1959
The Untouchables · as Birdie
1959
Rawhide · as George Wales
1958
1958
Bat Masterson · as Sheriff Zeke ArmitageEn Plex
1958
1958
1957
Colt .45 · as Hank
1957
Maverick · as Deputy Jones
1957
Perry Mason · as George Spangler
1957
Sugarfoot · as Sykes
1957
Have Gun, Will Travel · as Deke - Killer
1957
1955
The Phil Silvers Show · as Kennedy (uncredited)
1955
Cheyenne · as Lee NelsonEn Plex
1955
Gunsmoke · as Ben Payson
1952
Death Valley Days · as Steamboat SullyEn Plex
1951
The Red Skelton Show · as Ship's Purser

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