George Kennedy

George Kennedy Movies and TV Shows

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 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.

Personal info

  • Gender: Male
  • Date of birth: 2/18/1925 (99 years old)
  • Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA
  • nationality: American
  • height: 1.9 m
  • Net worth: $5,000,000
Year
Genre
IMDB
TMDB
Available on the following streaming services in the United States
2014

Crime

Drama

Thriller

6.0
59%
Another Happy Day
IMDB 6.0
TMDB 57%
role:
Joe Baker
2011

Comedy

Drama

6.0
57%
The Boneyard Collection
IMDB 3.6
TMDB 59%
role:
Professor Zebediah Jones (segment "The Devil's Due at Midnight")
2008

Comedy

Horror

3.6
59%
Sands of Oblivion
IMDB 3.7
TMDB 48%
role:
John Tevis
2007

Action

Adventure

TV Movie

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

3.7
48%
2005

Drama

6.6
64%
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View from the Top
IMDB 5.3
TMDB 56%
role:
Passenger Requesting Vodka (uncredited)
2003

Comedy

Romance

5.3
56%
1998

Comedy

Family

4.4
55%
Small Soldiers
IMDB 6.3
TMDB 65%
role:
Brick Bazooka
1998

Action

Adventure

Comedy

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.3
65%
Cats Don't Dance
IMDB 6.9
TMDB 71%
role:
L.B. Mammoth (voice)
1997

Animation

Comedy

Family

Music

6.9
71%
1994

Comedy

Crime

6.5
64%
1991

Comedy

Crime

6.9
68%
1988

Comedy

Crime

7.6
73%
Creepshow 2
IMDB 6.0
TMDB 62%
role:
Ray Spruce
1987

Comedy

Horror

6.0
62%
The Delta Force
IMDB 5.6
TMDB 59%
role:
Father O'Malley
1986

Action

Adventure

Thriller

5.6
59%
Bolero
IMDB 3.0
TMDB 35%
role:
Cotton
1984

Drama

Romance

3.0
35%
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Just Before Dawn
IMDB 6.0
TMDB 62%
role:
Roy McLean
Not available
1981

Horror

Thriller

6.0
62%
Not available
Death Ship
IMDB 4.8
TMDB 54%
role:
Captain Ashland
1980

Adventure

Horror

Mystery

Thriller

4.8
54%
1979

Action

Drama

Thriller

4.4
47%
Death on the Nile
IMDB 7.2
TMDB 71%
role:
Andrew Pennington
Not available
1978

Mystery

7.2
71%
Not available
Airport '77
IMDB 5.8
TMDB 55%
role:
Joe Patroni
1977

Action

Adventure

Drama

Thriller

5.8
55%
The Eiger Sanction
IMDB 6.4
TMDB 61%
role:
Ben Bowman
1975

Action

Adventure

Crime

Drama

Mystery

Thriller

6.4
61%
Airport 1975
IMDB 5.7
TMDB 56%
role:
Joe Patroni
1974

Action

Adventure

Drama

Thriller

5.7
56%
1974

Action

Comedy

Crime

7.0
67%
Earthquake
IMDB 5.9
TMDB 61%
role:
Sgt. Lew Slade
1974

Action

Drama

Thriller

5.9
61%
Airport
IMDB 6.6
TMDB 64%
role:
Joe Patroni
1970

Action

6.6
64%
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The Boston Strangler
IMDB 7.1
TMDB 68%
role:
Det. Phil DiNatale
1968

Crime

Drama

Mystery

Thriller

7.1
68%
Bandolero!
IMDB 6.5
TMDB 66%
role:
Sheriff July Johnson
1968

Romance

Western

6.5
66%
Cool Hand Luke
IMDB 8.1
TMDB 78%
role:
Dragline
1967

Crime

Drama

8.1
78%
The Dirty Dozen
IMDB 7.7
TMDB 76%
role:
Major Max Armbruster
1967

Action

Adventure

War & Politics

7.7
76%
1965

Adventure

7.5
72%
Mirage
IMDB 7.2
TMDB 69%
role:
Willard
Not available
1965

Mystery

Thriller

7.2
69%
Not available
1965

Western

7.1
71%
Shenandoah
IMDB 7.3
TMDB 69%
role:
Col. Fairchild
1965

Western

War & Politics

7.3
69%
In Harm's Way
IMDB 7.2
TMDB 68%
role:
Colonel Gregory
1965

Drama

War & Politics

7.2
68%
1964

Drama

Horror

Mystery

7.5
73%
Strait-Jacket
IMDB 6.8
TMDB 67%
role:
Leo Krause
1964

Drama

Horror

Thriller

6.8
67%
Charade
IMDB 7.8
TMDB 77%
role:
Herman Scobie
1963

Comedy

Mystery

Romance

Thriller

7.8
77%
Spartacus
IMDB 7.9
TMDB 75%
role:
Rebel Soldier (uncredited)
1960

Adventure

Drama

History

War & Politics

7.9
75%

FAQs

Some movies or TV shows available in the United States starring or involving George Kennedy are, for example, The Gambler, Another Happy Day and The Boneyard Collection.
The streaming services with the largest selection are Prime Video, Amazon and iTunes.
The best Anystream ratings are Cool Hand Luke (8.0), Charade (7.8) and The Dirty Dozen (7.7).
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