Deceased

How Did George Kennedy Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 91

Also known asGeorge Harris Kennedy Jr., جورج کندیGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn18/02/1925Born inNew York City, New York, USADied28/02/2016 (aged 91)Died inMiddletonCausemyocardial infarctionWikidataQ298818 ↗Buried atForest Hills CemeteryTMDb#12950 ↗

George Harris Kennedy Jr. was an American actor who appeared in more than 100 film and television productions. He played "Dragline" in Cool Hand Luke (1967), winning the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for the role and being nominated for the corresponding Golden Globe. He received a second Golden Globe nomination for portraying Joe Patroni in Airport (1970).

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Filmography162 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2014	The GamblerMovie	Ed	89
2011	Another Happy DayMovie	Joe Baker	86
2010	2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo DriftMovie	(archive footage)	85
2008	The Boneyard CollectionMovie	Professor Zebediah Jones (segment "The Devil's Due at Midnight")	83
2008	A Natural Born World-Shaker: The Making of 'Cool Hand Luke'Movie	Self	83
2008	The Man Who Came BackMovie	Judge Duke	83
2007	Sands of OblivionMovie	John Tevis	82
2005	Don't Come KnockingMovie	Director	80
2005	TruceMovie	Dr. Peter Gannon	80
2003	View from the TopMovie	Passenger Requesting Vodka (uncredited)	78
1998	Small SoldiersMovie	Brick Bazooka (voice)	73
1998	Men in WhiteMovie	Army	73
1998	Dennis the Menace Strikes Again!Movie	Mr. Johnson	73
1998	Dallas: War of The EwingsMovie	Carter McKay	73
1997	Cats Don't DanceMovie	L.B. Mammoth (voice)	72
1997	Bayou GhostMovie	Officer Lowe	72
1996	The Real Adventures of Jonny QuestSeries	General Axton (voice)	71
1996	Dallas: J.R. ReturnsMovie	Carter McKay	71
1994	DuckmanSeries	Movie Director (voice)	69
1994	Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final InsultMovie	Ed Hocken	69
1994	WWE SummerSlam 1994Movie	Himself	69
1993	Late Night with Conan O'BrienSeries	Self - Guest	68
1992	Distant JusticeMovie	Tom Bradfield	67
1992	Final Shot: The Hank Gathers StoryMovie	Father Dave Hagan	67
1991	The CommishSeries	Al Scali	66
1991	The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of FearMovie	Ed Hocken	66
1991	HangfireMovie	Warden Barles	66
1991	Driving Me CrazyMovie	John McCready	66
1991	Intensive CareMovie	Dr. Bruckner	66
1990	WingsSeries	George Kennedy	65
1990	Brain DeadMovie	Vance	65
1990	Good Cops, Bad CopsMovie	—	65
1990	Hired to KillMovie	Thomas	65
1990	Mayumi: Virgin TerroristMovie	Bahraini Investigator	65
1989	The Terror WithinMovie	Hal	64
1989	Ministry of VengeanceMovie	Rev. Hughes	64
1988	DemonwarpMovie	Bill Crafton	63
1988	The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!Movie	Ed Hocken	63
1988	Nightmare at NoonMovie	Sherrif Hanks	63
1988	UninvitedMovie	Mike Harvey	63
1988	Born to RaceMovie	Vincent Duplain	63
1988	CounterforceMovie	Vince Colby	63
1988	What Price VictoryMovie	Big Buck Brayton	63
1988	Private Road: No TrespassingMovie	Sam Milshaw	63
1987	The GunfightersMovie	Deke Turner	62
1987	Creepshow 2Movie	Ray Spruce	62
1987	The Gambler: The Legend ContinuesMovie	General Nelson Miles	62
1986	The Delta ForceMovie	Father O'Malley	61
1986	Radioactive DreamsMovie	Spade Chandler	61
1986	LibertyMovie	Seamus Reilly	61
1985	Savage DawnMovie	Tick Rand	60
1985	Half NelsonMovie	Parsons	60
1985	RiggedMovie	Ben Wheeler	60
1984	BoleroMovie	Cotton	59
1984	Chattanooga Choo ChooMovie	Bert	59
1984	The Jesse Owens StoryMovie	Charles 'Charley' Riley	59
1982	WackoMovie	Mr. Doctor Graves	57
1982	The Jupiter MenaceMovie	Himself	57
1981	Modern RomanceMovie	George Kennedy / Zeron	56
1981	Just Before DawnMovie	Roy McLean	56
1981	The Archer: Fugitive from the EmpireMovie	Brakus	56
1980	Death ShipMovie	Captain Ashland	55
1980	VirusMovie	Admiral Conway	55
1980	HotwireMovie	Farley & Harley Fontenot	55
1979	The Concorde... Airport '79Movie	Joe Patroni	54
1979	Backstairs at the White HouseSeries	Pres. Warren G. Harding	54
1979	Search and DestroyMovie	Anthony Fusqua	54
1979	The Double McGuffinMovie	Chief Talasek	54
1979	SteelMovie	Big Lew Cassidy	54
1978	DallasSeries	Carter McKay	53
1978	Brass TargetMovie	Gen. George S. Patton	53
1978	Death on the NileMovie	Andrew Pennington	53
1978	Mean Dog BluesMovie	Captain Omar Kinsman	53
1977	Airport '77Movie	Joe Patroni	52
1977	Proof of the ManMovie	Ken Shuftan	52
1975	Saturday Night LiveSeries	Self - Host	50
1975	The Eiger SanctionMovie	Ben Bowman	50
1975	The Blue KnightSeries	Officer Bumper Morgan	50
1975	The Lion Roars AgainMovie	Self	50
1975	The Human FactorMovie	John Kinsdale	50
1974	Thunderbolt and LightfootMovie	Red Leary	49
1974	Airport 1975Movie	Joe Patroni	49
1974	A Cry in the WildernessMovie	Sam Hadley	49
1974	EarthquakeMovie	Sgt. Lew Slade	49
1974	Sonic BoomMovie	Ben Dover	49
1973	The Dean Martin Celebrity RoastsSeries	Self	48
1973	Deliver Us from EvilMovie	Walter 'Cowboy' McAdams	48
1973	Cahill: United States MarshalMovie	Abe Fraser	48
1973	Lost HorizonMovie	Sam Cornelius	48
1972	The Bull of the WestMovie	'Bear' Suchette	47
1972	A Great American TragedyMovie	Brad Wilkes	47
1971	SargeSeries	Samuel Cavanaugh	46
1971	Fools' ParadeMovie	Dallas 'Doc' Council	46
1971	Sarge: The Badge or the CrossMovie	Sarge Swanson	46
1971	The Priest KillerMovie	Father Samuel Cavanaugh	46
1970	Dirty Dingus MageeMovie	Herkimer 'Hoke' Birdsill	45
1970	… tick… tick… tick…Movie	John Little	45
1970	AirportMovie	Joe Patroni	45
1970	Zig ZagMovie	Paul R. Cameron	45
1969	Guns of the Magnificent SevenMovie	Chris	44
1969	Gaily, GailyMovie	Axel P. Johanson	44
1969	The Good Guys and the Bad GuysMovie	McKay	44
1968	The Boston StranglerMovie	Det. Phil DiNatale	43
1968	The Legend of Lylah ClareMovie	Matt Burke	43
1968	The Pink JungleMovie	Sammy Ryderbeit	43
1968	Bandolero!Movie	Sheriff July Johnson	43
1968	The Ballad of JosieMovie	Arch Ogden	43
1967	IronsideSeries	Father Samuel Cavanaugh	42
1967	The Dirty DozenMovie	Major Max Armbruster	42
1967	Cool Hand LukeMovie	Dragline	42
1967	Hurry SundownMovie	Sheriff Coombs	42
1966	TarzanSeries	—	41
1965	The Big ValleySeries	Thatcher	40
1965	The Legend of Jesse JamesSeries	Blodgett	40
1965	ShenandoahMovie	Col. Fairchild	40
1965	The Flight of the PhoenixMovie	Bellamy	40
1965	LaredoSeries	—	40
1965	The Sons of Katie ElderMovie	Curley	40
1965	In Harm's WayMovie	Colonel Gregory	40
1965	MirageMovie	Willard	40
1964	Daniel BooneSeries	Zach Morgan	39
1964	McHale's NavyMovie	Henri Le Clerc	39
1964	The RoguesSeries	Major Vyx	39
1964	Hush... Hush, Sweet CharlotteMovie	Foreman	39
1964	Strait-JacketMovie	Leo Krause	39
1964	Island of the Blue DolphinsMovie	Aleut Captain	39
1963	Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreSeries	Der	38
1963	CharadeMovie	Herman Scobie	38
1963	The Man from the Diners' ClubMovie	George	38
1963	The Great AdventureSeries	Sergeant Muldaney	38
1962	The VirginianSeries	Huck Harkness	37
1962	The Alfred Hitchcock HourSeries	George Martin	37
1962	The Merv Griffin ShowSeries	Self	37
1962	Going My WaySeries	—	37
1962	Lonely are the BraveMovie	Deputy Sheriff Gutierrez	37
1961	Dr. KildareSeries	Sergeant Hensley	36
1961	The Mike Douglas ShowSeries	Self	36
1961	The Asphalt JungleSeries	—	36
1961	Kraft Mystery TheatreSeries	—	36
1961	Gunfight at Black Horses CanyonMovie	Hawk	36
1961	The Little Shepherd Of Kingdom ComeMovie	Nathan Dillon	36
1960	The Andy Griffith ShowSeries	State Police Detective	35
1960	ThrillerSeries	John Paterson	35
1960	Surfside 6Series	Gabe Buchanan	35
1960	Route 66Series	—	35
1960	OutlawsSeries	—	35
1960	The Tall ManSeries	—	35
1959	BonanzaSeries	Peter Long	34
1959	RawhideSeries	George Wales	34
1959	RiverboatSeries	Gunner Slagle	34
1958	Bat MastersonSeries	Sheriff Zeke Armitage	33
1958	77 Sunset StripSeries	—	33
1958	Peter GunnSeries	—	33
1958	LawmanSeries	—	33
1957	Perry MasonSeries	George Spangler	32
1957	Have Gun, Will TravelSeries	—	32
1957	MaverickSeries	Deputy Jones	32
1957	SugarfootSeries	Sykes	32
1955	GunsmokeSeries	Bayloe	30
1955	CheyenneSeries	Lee Nelson	30
1955	The Phil Silvers ShowSeries	Kennedy (uncredited)	30
1953	The OscarsSeries	Self	28