Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1925-02-18
- Day of Death2016-02-28 (91 years)
- Place of BirthNew York City, New York, USA
- Also Known AsGeorge Harris Kennedy Jr.
George Kennedy
Biography
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...Read More
Acting Career
- 2014
The Gambler
As: Ed
- 2011
Another Happy Day
As: Joe Baker
- 2008
The Man Who Came Back
As: Judge Duke
- 2008
The Boneyard Collection
As: Professor Zebediah Jones (segment "The Devil's Due at Midnight")
- 2007
Sands of Oblivion
As: John Tevis
- 2005
Don't Come Knocking
As: Director
- 2005
Three Bad Men
As: Ed Fiske
- 2005
Truce
As: Dr. Peter Gannon
2003Monster Makers
As: Dexter Brisbane
2003View from the Top
As: Passenger Requesting Vodka (uncredited)
1998Men in White
As: Army
1998Dennis the Menace Strikes Again!
As: Mr. Johnson
- 1998
Small Soldiers
As: Brick Bazooka (voice)
1998Dallas - War of The Ewings
As: Carter McKay
1998Hollyweird
As: George Kennedy
1997Cats Don't Dance
As: L.B. Mammoth (voice)
1996Dallas: J.R. Returns
As: Carter McKay
1996The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
As: General Axton (voice)
1995Santo Bugito
As: Ralph (voice)
- 1994
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
As: Ed Hocken
1992Distant Justice
As: Tom Bradfield
1992Final Shot: The Hank Gathers Story
As: Father Dave Hagan
1991Intensive Care
As: Dr. Bruckner
1991The Commish
As: Al Scali
- 1991
The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear
As: Ed Hocken
1991Driving Me Crazy
As: John McCready
1991Hangfire
As: Warden Barles
1990Hired to Kill
As: Thomas
1990Mayumi: Virgin Terrorist
As: Bahraini Investigator
1990Wings
As: George Kennedy
1990Brain Dead
As: Vance
1989Ministry of Vengeance
As: Rev. Hughes
1989Esmeralda Bay
As: Wilson
1989The Terror Within
As: Hal
- 1988
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
As: Ed Hocken
1988Uninvited
As: Mike Harvey
1988Top Line
As: Heinrich Holzmann
1988Nightmare at Noon
As: Sherrif Hanks
1988Private Road: No Trespassing
As: Sam Milshaw
1988Demonwarp
As: Bill Crafton
1988Counterforce
As: Vince Colby
1988Born to Race
As: Vincent Duplain
1988What Price Victory
As: Big Buck Brayton
1987The Gambler, Part III: The Legend Continues
As: General Nelson Miles
1987Creepshow 2
As: Ray Spruce
1987The Gunfighters
As: Deke Turner
1986Radioactive Dreams
As: Spade Chandler
1986Liberty
As: Seamus Reilly
1986Savage Dawn
As: Tick Rand
1986The Delta Force
As: Father O'Malley
1985International Airport
As: Rudy Van Leuven
1985Rigged
As: Ben
1985Half Nelson
As: Parsons
1984Bolero
As: Cotton
1984The Jesse Owens Story
As: Charles 'Charley' Riley
1984Chattanooga Choo Choo
As: Bert
1982Wacko
As: Mr. Doctor Graves
1981Just Before Dawn
As: Roy McLean
1981The Archer: Fugitive from the Empire
As: Brakus
1981Modern Romance
As: George Kennedy / Zeron
1980Hotwire
As: Farley & Harley Fontenot
1980Virus
As: Admiral Conway
1980Death Ship
As: Captain Ashland
1979Steel
As: Big Lew Cassidy
1979The Concorde... Airport '79
As: Joe Patroni
1979Search and Destroy
As: Anthony Fusqua
1979The Double McGuffin
As: Chief Talasek
1979Backstairs at the White House
As: Pres. Warren G. Harding
1978Brass Target
As: Gen. George S. Patton
1978Death on the Nile
As: Andrew Pennington
1978Dallas
As: Carter McKay
1978Mean Dog Blues
As: Captain Omar Kinsman
1977Proof of the Man
As: Ken Shuftan
1977Airport '77
As: Joe Patroni
1975The Human Factor
As: John Kinsdale
1975The Eiger Sanction
As: Ben Bowman
1975The Blue Knight
As: Bumper Morgan
1975The Blue Knight
As: Officer Bumper Morgan
1974Earthquake
As: Sgt. Lew Slade
1974Airport 1975
As: Joe Patroni
1974Thunderbolt and Lightfoot
As: Red Leary
1974A Cry in the Wilderness
As: Sam Hadley
1974Sonic Boom
As: Ben Dover
1973Deliver Us from Evil
As: Walter 'Cowboy' McAdams
1973Cahill: United States Marshal
As: Abe Fraser
1973Lost Horizon
As: Sam Cornelius
1972The Bull of the West
As: 'Bear' Suchette
1971Sarge
As: Father Samuel Cavanaugh
1971The Priest Killer
As: Father Samuel Cavanaugh
1971Fools' Parade
As: Dallas 'Doc' Council
1971Sarge: The Badge or the Cross
As: Sarge Swanson
1970Dirty Dingus Magee
As: Herkimer 'Hoke' Birdsill
1970Zig Zag
As: Paul R. Cameron
1970Airport
As: Joe Patroni
1970Tick... Tick... Tick...
As: John Little
1969Gaily, Gaily
As: Axel P. Johanson
1969The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
As: McKay
1969Guns of the Magnificent Seven
As: Chris
1968The Pink Jungle
As: Sammy Ryderbeit
1968The Boston Strangler
As: Det. Phil DiNatale
1968The Legend of Lylah Clare
As: Matt Burke
1968Bandolero!
As: Sheriff July Johnson
1968The Ballad of Josie
As: Arch Ogden
- 1967
Cool Hand Luke
As: Dragline
1967The Dirty Dozen
As: Major Max Armbruster
1967Ironside
As: Father Samuel Cavanaugh
1967Hurry Sundown
As: Sheriff Coombs
1965The Flight of the Phoenix
As: Bellamy
1965Mirage
As: Willard
1965The Big Valley
As: Thatcher
1965The Legend of Jesse James
As: Blodgett
1965The Sons of Katie Elder
As: Curley
1965Shenandoah
As: Col. Fairchild
1965In Harm's Way
As: Colonel Gregory
1964Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte
As: Foreman
1964See How They Run
As: Rudy
1964Daniel Boone
As: Zach Morgan
1964The Rogues
As: Major Vyx
1964Island of the Blue Dolphins
As: Aleut Captain
1964McHale's Navy
As: Henri Le Clerc
1964Strait-Jacket
As: Leo Krause
1963Charade
As: Herman Scobie
1963The Great Adventure
As: Sergeant Muldaney
1963The Man from the Diners' Club
As: George
1962The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
As: George Martin
1962The Virginian
As: Jack Marshman
- 1962
The Virginian
As: Tom 'Bear' Suchette
- 1962
The Virginian
As: Huck Harkness
1962Lonely are the Brave
As: Deputy Sheriff Gutierrez
1961Gunfight at Black Horses Canyon
As: Hawk
1961Dr. Kildare
As: Joe Cramer
- 1961
Dr. Kildare
As: Sergeant Hensley
1961The Little Shepherd Of Kingdom Come
As: Nathan Dillon
1960The Andy Griffith Show
As: State Police Detective
1960Thriller
As: John Paterson
1959Riverboat
As: Gunner Slagle
1959Bonanza
As: Waldo Watson
- 1959
Bonanza
As: Peter Long
1959Rawhide
As: George Wales
1958Bat Masterson
As: Sheriff Zeke Armitage
1957Perry Mason
As: George Spangler
1957Sugarfoot
As: Ross Kuhn
1957Have Gun, Will Travel
As: Deke - Killer
- 1957
Have Gun, Will Travel
As: Big Jim
1955Cheyenne
As: Lee Nelson
1955The Phil Silvers Show
As: MP Sgt. Kennedy (uncredited)
1955Gunsmoke
As: Emil
- 1955
Gunsmoke
As: Swarner
- 1955
Gunsmoke
As: Bayloe
- 1955
Gunsmoke
As: Hug
- 1955
Gunsmoke
As: Stark
- 1955
Gunsmoke
As: Cyrus
- 1955
Gunsmoke
As: Ben Payson