George Kennedy
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Land: United States
Geschlecht: M
Geburtstag: 1925-02-18
Ist gestorben: 2016-02-28
Biografie
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.
Schauspieler:
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1. Have Gun - Will Travel (1957), serien...Big Jim
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...Hawk
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3. Einsam sind die Tapferen (1962), film...Deputy Sheriff Gutierrez
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4. Charade (1963), film...Herman Scobie
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5. Wiegenlied für eine Leiche (1964), film...Foreman
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6. Die Zwangsjacke (1964), film...Leo Krause
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7. Unternehmen Pferdeschwanz (1964), serien...Henri Le Clerc
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8. Erster Sieg (1965), film...Colonel Gregory
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9. Der Flug des Phoenix (1965), film...Bellamy
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10. Die vier Söhne der Katie Elder (1965), film...Curley
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11. Die 27. Etage (1965), film...Willard
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12. Das dreckige Dutzend (1967), film...Major Max Armbruster
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13. Der Unbeugsame (1967), film...Dragline
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14. Morgen ist ein neuer Tag (1967), film...Sheriff Coombs
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15. Das Teufelsweib von Texas (1967), film...Arch Ogden
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16. Bandolero (1968), film...Sheriff July Johnson
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17. Der Frauenmörder von Boston (1968), film...Phil DiNatale
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18. Der Frauenmörder von Boston (1968), film...Phil DiNatale
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19. Die Schurken vom Bolivar (1968), film...Ryderbeit
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20. Die Rache der glorreichen Sieben (1969), film...Chris
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21. Heißes Pflaster Chicago (1969), film...Axel P. Johanson
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22. Die Letzten vom Red River (1969), film...Carter McKay
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23. Airport (1970), film...Patroni
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24. Black Cop (1970), film...John Little
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25. Rache aus dem Knast (1970), film...Paul R. Cameron
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26. Der Schärfste aller Banditen (1970), film...Herkimer 'Hoke' Birdsill
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27. Die Gnadenlosen (1971), film...'Doc' Council
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28. Der verlorene Horizont (1973), film...Sam Cornelius
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29. Geier kennen kein Erbarmen (1973), film...Fraser
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30. Die Letzten beißen die Hunde (1974), film...Red Leary
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31. Erdbeben (1974), film...Slade
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32. Airport 2 - Giganten am Himmel (1974), film...Joe Patroni
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33. Im Auftrag des Drachen (1975), film...Ben Bowman
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34. Ein Mann rechnet ab (1975), film...John Kinsdale
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35. Verstecktes Ziel (1978), film...Gen. George S. Patton
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36. Tod auf dem Nil (1978), film...Andrew Pennington
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37. Dallas (1978), serien...Carter McKay
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38. Airport '79 - Die Concorde (1979), film...Capt. Joe Patroni
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39. Sechs Männer aus Stahl (1979), film...Big Lew Cassidy
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...Adm. Conway
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41. Das Todesschiff (1980), film...Captain Ashland
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...George Kennedy / Zeron
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43. Wacko... da wackelt die Bude (1982), film...Mr. Doctor Graves
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44. Ekstase (1984), film...Cotton
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45. Radioactive Dreams (1985), film...Spade Chandler
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46. Delta Force (1986), film...Father O'Malley
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47. Gunfighters (1987), film...Deke Turner
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...Ray Spruce
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49. Uninvited (1987), film...Mike Harvey
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50. The Gambler - Sein größter Sieg (1987), film...Gen. Nelson Miles
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51. Die nackte Kanone (1988), film...Capt. Ed Hocken
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52. Top Line (1988), film...Heinrich Holzmann
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53. Maniac City (1988), film...Sheriff Hanks
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54. Good Night Hell (1989), film...Hal
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55. Helden USA 4 - Zurück im Libanon (1989), film
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56. Brain Dead (1990), film
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57. The Cops Are Robbers (1990), film
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58. Die nackte Kanone 2 1/2 (1991), film...Ed Hocken
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59. Trabbi Goes to Hollywood (1991), film...John McCready
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60. HANGFIRE (1991), film...Warden E. Barles
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61. Distant Justice (1992), film
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62. Die nackte Kanone 33 1/3 (1994), film...Ed Hocken
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63. Dallas: J.R. Returns (1996), film...Carter McKay
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64. Dennis - Widerstand zwecklos (1998), film...Grandpa
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65. Dallas - Kampf bis aufs Messer (1998), film...Carter McKay
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66. Monster unter uns (2003), film...Dexter Brisbane
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67. Don't Come Knocking (2005), film...Director
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...John Tevis
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69. Slave Story (2008), film
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70. Und trotzdem ist es meine Familie (2011), film...Joe Baker
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71. The Gambler (2014), film...Ed
Stimme:
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2. Small Soldiers (1998), film...Brick Bazooka