George Kennedy
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Acting Credits
Biography
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 an...
Known For
Filmography
Airports
2025
The Gambler
2014
as Ed
Another Happy Day
2011
as Joe Baker
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
2010
as (archive footage)
Six Days in Paradise
2010
as Monty Crenshaw
The Man Who Came Back
2008
as Judge Duke
A Natural Born World-Shaker: The Making of 'Cool Hand Luke'
2008
as Self
The Boneyard Collection
2008
as Professor Zebediah Jones (segment "The Devil's Due at Midnight")
Sands of Oblivion
2007
as John Tevis
Armed and Deadly: The Making of 'The Dirty Dozen'
2006
as Self
Don't Come Knocking
2005
as Director
Truce
2005
as Dr. Peter Gannon
Three Bad Men
2005
as Ed Fiske
Monster Makers
2003
as Dexter Brisbane
View from the Top
2003
as Passenger Requesting Vodka (uncredited)
Small Soldiers
1998
as Brick Bazooka (voice)
Dennis the Menace Strikes Again!
1998
as Mr. Johnson
Dallas: War of The Ewings
1998
as Carter McKay
Hollyweird
1998
as George Kennedy
Men in White
1998
as Army
Cats Don't Dance
1997
as L.B. Mammoth (voice)
Bayou Ghost
1997
as Officer Lowe
Dallas: J.R. Returns
1996
as Carter McKay
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
1996
as General Axton (voice)
Santo Bugito
1995
as Ralph (voice)
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
1994
as Ed Hocken
WWE SummerSlam 1994
1994
as Himself
Duckman
1994
as Movie Director (voice)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
Final Shot: The Hank Gathers Story
1992
as Father Dave Hagan
Distant Justice
1992
as Tom Bradfield
The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear
1991
as Ed Hocken
Intensive Care
1991
as Dr. Bruckner
Hangfire
1991
as Warden Barles
Driving Me Crazy
1991
as John McCready
The Commish
1991
as Al Scali
Brain Dead
1990
as Vance
Hired to Kill
1990
as Thomas
Mayumi: Virgin Terrorist
1990
as Bahraini Investigator
Good Cops, Bad Cops
1990
Wings
1990
as George Kennedy
The Terror Within
1989
as Hal
Ministry of Vengeance
1989
as Rev. Hughes
Esmeralda Bay
1989
as Wilson
Demonwarp
1988
as Bill Crafton
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
1988
as Ed Hocken
Uninvited
1988
as Mike Harvey
Nightmare at Noon
1988
as Sherrif Hanks
Born to Race
1988
as Vincent Duplain
Top Line
1988
as Heinrich Holzmann
Private Road: No Trespassing
1988
as Sam Milshaw
Counterforce
1988
as Vince Colby
What Price Victory
1988
as Big Buck Brayton
Creepshow 2
1987
as Ray Spruce
The Gunfighters
1987
as Deke Turner
The Gambler: The Legend Continues
1987
as General Nelson Miles
The Delta Force
1986
as Father O'Malley
Radioactive Dreams
1986
as Spade Chandler
Liberty
1986
as Seamus Reilly
Savage Dawn
1985
as Tick Rand
International Airport
1985
as Rudy Van Leuven
Half Nelson
1985
as Parsons
Rigged
1985
as Ben Wheeler
Bolero
1984
as Cotton
The Jesse Owens Story
1984
as Charles 'Charley' Riley
Chattanooga Choo Choo
1984
as Bert
A Rare Breed
1984
Wacko
1982
as Mr. Doctor Graves
The Jupiter Menace
1982
as Himself
Just Before Dawn
1981
as Roy McLean
The Archer: Fugitive from the Empire
1981
as Brakus
Modern Romance
1981
as George Kennedy / Zeron
Death Ship
1980
as Captain Ashland
Virus
1980
as Admiral Conway
Hotwire
1980
as Farley & Harley Fontenot
The Concorde... Airport '79
1979
as Joe Patroni
Search and Destroy
1979
as Anthony Fusqua
The Double McGuffin
1979
as Chief Talasek
Steel
1979
as Big Lew Cassidy
Backstairs at the White House
1979
as Pres. Warren G. Harding
Death on the Nile
1978
as Andrew Pennington
Brass Target
1978
as Gen. George S. Patton
Mean Dog Blues
1978
as Captain Omar Kinsman
Death on the Nile: Making of Featurette
1978
as Self
Dallas
1978
as Carter McKay
Airport '77
1977
as Joe Patroni
Proof of the Man
1977
as Ken Shuftan
The Eiger Sanction
1975
as Ben Bowman
The Human Factor
1975
as John Kinsdale
The Blue Knight
1975
as Bumper Morgan
The Lion Roars Again
1975
as Self
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host
The Blue Knight
1975
as Officer Bumper Morgan
Earthquake
1974
as Sgt. Lew Slade
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot
1974
as Red Leary
Airport 1975
1974
as Joe Patroni
A Cry in the Wilderness
1974
as Sam Hadley
Sonic Boom
1974
as Ben Dover
Cahill: United States Marshal
1973
as Abe Fraser
Lost Horizon
1973
as Sam Cornelius
Deliver Us from Evil
1973
as Walter 'Cowboy' McAdams
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
1973
as Self
The Bull of the West
1972
as 'Bear' Suchette
A Great American Tragedy
1972
as Brad Wilkes
Fools' Parade
1971
as Dallas 'Doc' Council
Sarge: The Badge or the Cross
1971
as Sarge Swanson
The Priest Killer
1971
as Father Samuel Cavanaugh
Sarge
1971
as Samuel Cavanaugh
Airport
1970
as Joe Patroni
Dirty Dingus Magee
1970
as Herkimer 'Hoke' Birdsill
Zig Zag
1970
as Paul R. Cameron
… tick… tick… tick…
1970
as John Little
Guns of the Magnificent Seven
1969
as Chris
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
1969
as McKay
Gaily, Gaily
1969
as Axel P. Johanson
The Boston Strangler
1968
as Det. Phil DiNatale
Bandolero!
1968
as Sheriff July Johnson
The Pink Jungle
1968
as Sammy Ryderbeit
The Legend of Lylah Clare
1968
as Matt Burke
Cool Hand Luke
1967
as Dragline
The Dirty Dozen
1967
as Major Max Armbruster
The Ballad of Josie
1967
as Arch Ogden
Hurry Sundown
1967
as Sheriff Coombs
Ironside
1967
as Father Samuel Cavanaugh
Tarzan
1966
The Flight of the Phoenix
1965
as Bellamy
Shenandoah
1965
as Col. Fairchild
The Sons of Katie Elder
1965
as Curley
Mirage
1965
as Willard
In Harm's Way
1965
as Colonel Gregory
Laredo
1965
The Big Valley
1965
as Thatcher
The Legend of Jesse James
1965
as Blodgett
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte
1964
as Foreman
Strait-Jacket
1964
as Leo Krause
See How They Run
1964
as Rudy
Island of the Blue Dolphins
1964
as Aleut Captain
McHale's Navy
1964
as Henri Le Clerc
The Rogues
1964
as Major Vyx
Daniel Boone
1964
as Zach Morgan
Charade
1963
as Herman Scobie
The Man from the Diners' Club
1963
as George
The Great Adventure
1963
as Sergeant Muldaney
Grindl
1963
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
as Der
Lonely are the Brave
1962
as Deputy Sheriff Gutierrez
Going My Way
1962
The Virginian
1962
as Jack Marshman
The Virginian
1962
as Tom 'Bear' Suchette
The Virginian
1962
as Huck Harkness
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
as George Martin
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
The Little Shepherd Of Kingdom Come
1961
as Nathan Dillon
Gunfight at Black Horses Canyon
1961
as Hawk
Dr. Kildare
1961
as Joe Cramer
The Asphalt Jungle
1961
Kraft Mystery Theatre
1961
Dr. Kildare
1961
as Sergeant Hensley
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
Gunslinger
1961
as Sheriff
The Andy Griffith Show
1960
as State Police Detective
Route 66
1960
The Tall Man
1960
Outlaws
1960
Thriller
1960
as John Paterson
Surfside 6
1960
as Gabe Buchanan
Rawhide
1959
as George Wales
Riverboat
1959
as Gunner Slagle
Bonanza
1959
as Waldo Watson
Bonanza
1959
as Peter Long
77 Sunset Strip
1958
Peter Gunn
1958
Lawman
1958
Bat Masterson
1958
as Sheriff Zeke Armitage
Perry Mason
1957
as George Spangler
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
as Deke - Killer
Sugarfoot
1957
as Ross Kuhn
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
as Big Jim
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
as Sam Tarnitzer
Sugarfoot
1957
as Sykes
Maverick
1957
as Deputy Jones
Cheyenne
1955
as Lee Nelson
Gunsmoke
1955
as Emil
Gunsmoke
1955
as Bayloe
Gunsmoke
1955
as Swarner
Gunsmoke
1955
as Hug
Gunsmoke
1955
as Stark
Gunsmoke
1955
as Cyrus
Gunsmoke
1955
as Ben Payson
The Phil Silvers Show
1955
as Kennedy (uncredited)
The Oscars
1953
as Self