
George Kennedy
- Recitazione
- 18 febbraio 1925 – 28 febbraio 2016 · a 91 anni
- New York City, New York, USA
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.
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Filmografia48
- 2014
The GamblerFilm6.1
- 2003
- 1998
Small SoldiersFilm6.6
- 1997
Cats Don't DanceFilm7.2
- 1994

DuckmanSerie TV7.3
- 1993
Late Night with Conan O'BrienSerie TV7.3
- 1991
- 1990
WingsSerie TV6.9
- 1988
- 1987
Creepshow 2Film6.2
- 1986
- 1980
- 1979
- 1978

DallasSerie TV6.9
- 1977
Airport '77Film5.6
- 1975
Saturday Night LiveSerie TV6.9

- 1974
- 1970
AirportFilm6.5
- 1969
- 1967


IronsideSerie TV6.8
- 1965
- 1964
Daniel BooneSerie TV7.0
- 1963

- Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Serie TV5.9
- 1962
The Merv Griffin ShowSerie TV6.8


- 1961
The Mike Douglas ShowSerie TV5.8

- 1960
Route 66Serie TV6.7
The Andy Griffith ShowSerie TV7.6
- 1959
BonanzaSerie TV7.5

- 1958
LawmanSerie TV6.0
- 1957
MaverickSerie TV7.0
Perry MasonSerie TV7.7
Have Gun, Will TravelSerie TV7.3
- 1955
CheyenneSerie TV6.2
- 1953













