George Kennedy Biography (1926-)

Born February 18, 1926, in New York, NY; father, a musician and orchestra leader; mother, a dancer; married second wife, Revel Wurman, 1959 (divorced, 1978); married Joan McCarthy, 1978; children: (second marriage) two; (adopted children) four. Addresses: Agent: Richard Bauman and Associates, Inc., 5757 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 473, Los Angeles, CA 90036.; Contact: Kaufman Bernstein Oberman, Tivoli & Hiller, 2049 Century Park E., Suite 2500, Los Angeles, CA 90067-3127.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor
Birth Details: February 18, 1926; New York, New York, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
Nathan Dillon, Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1961
Deputy Sheriff Guitierrez, Lonely Are the Brave (also known as The Last Hero), Universal, 1962
Gus Jordan, The Silent Witness, Emerson Film Enterprises, 1962
Herman Scobie, Charade, Universal, 1963
George, The Man from the Diners' Club, Columbia, 1963
Foreman, Hush ... Hush, Sweet Charlotte (also known as What Ever Happened to Cousin Charlotte&quest;), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1964
Leo Krause, Strait-Jacket, Columbia, 1964
Aleut captain, Island of the Blue Dolphins, Universal, 1964
Henri Le Clerc, McHale's Navy, Universal, 1964
Bellamy, The Flight of the Phoenix, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1965
Colonel Gregory, In Harm's Way, Paramount, 1965
Willard, Mirage, Universal, 1965
Curley, The Sons of Katie Elder, Paramount, 1965
Colonel Fairchild, Shenandoah, Universal, 1965
Major Max Armbruster, The Dirty Dozen, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1967
Sheriff Coombs, Hurry Sundown, Paramount, 1967
Dragline, Cool Hand Luke, Warner Bros., 1967
Sheriff July Johnson, Bandolero!, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1968
Detective Phil DiNatale, The Boston Strangler, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1968
Matt Burke, "Anna Christie," in The Legend of Lylah Clare, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1968
Sammy Ryderbeit, The Pink Jungle, Universal, 1968
Arch Ogden, The Ballad of Josie, Universal, 1968
Chris, Guns of the Magnificent Seven, United Artists, 1969
Axel P. Johanson, Gaily Gaily (also known as Chicago, Chicago), United Artists, 1969
McKay, The Good Guys and the Bad Guys, Warner Bros, 1969
Joseph Patroni, Airport, Universal, 1970
John Little, ... tick ... tick ... tick ... , Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer,1970
Paul R. Cameron, Zigzag (also known as False Witness), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1970
Herkimer "Hoke" Birdsall, Dirty Dingus Magee, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer,1970
Doc Council, Fool's Parade (also known as Dynamite Man fromGlory Jail), Columbia, 1971
Sam Cornelius, Lost Horizon, Columbia, 1973
Abe Fraser, Cahill, United States Marshall (also known as Cahill and Wednesday Morning), Warner Bros., 1973
Red Leary, Thunderbolt and Lightfoot, United Artists, 1974
Patrolman Lew Slade, Earthquake, Universal, 1974
Joseph Patroni, Airport 1975, Universal, 1974
Ben Bowman, The Eiger Sanction, Universal, 1975
John Kinsdale, The Human Factor, Bryanston, 1975
Joseph Patroni, Airport '77 (also known as Airport '80), Universal, 1977
Ningen no Shomei (also known as Proof of the Man), 1977
Andrew Pennington, Death on the Nile, Paramount, 1978
General George S. Patton, Jr., Brass Target, United Artists, 1978
Captain Omar Kinsman, Mean Dog Blues, American International Pictures, 1978
Joseph "Joe" Patroni, The Concorde--Airport '79 (also known asAirport '79, Airport '80: The Concorde, The Concorde, and S.O.S. Concorde), Universal, 1979
Chief Talasek, The Double McGuffin, Mulberry Square, 1979
Anthony Fusqua, Search and Destroy (also known as Striking Back), 1979, Film Ventures International, 1981
Captain Ashland, Death Ship, Avco-Embassy, 1980
Roy McLean, Just before Dawn, Oakland, 1980
Big Lew Cassidy, Steel (also known as Look Down and Die andMen of Steel), World-Northal, 1980
Admiral Conway, Virus, Media, 1980
Farley and Harley Fontenot, Hotwire, 1980
Admiral Conway, Fukkatsu no Hi (also known as Day of Resurrection), 1980
Himself and Zeron, Modern Romance, Columbia, 1981
Narrator, The Jupiter Menace, 1981
Dr. Graves, Wacko, Jensen Farley, 1983
Cotton Grey, Bolero (also known as Bolero: An Adventure in Ecstasy), Cannon, 1984
Bert, Chattanooga Choo Choo, April Fool, 1984
Nathan Hill, A Rare Breed, New World, 1984
Tick Rand, Savage Dawn, Media Home Entertainment, 1984
Benjamin Wheeler, Rigged, Cinestar, 1985
Father O'Malley, The Delta Force, Cannon, 1985
Spade Chandler, Radioactive Dreams, De Laurentiis Entertainment Group, 1986
Ray Spruce, "Old Chief Wood'nhead" segment, Creepshow 2, New World, 1987
Vincent Duplain, Born to Race, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists,1987
Sam Milshaw, Private Road: No Trespassing, 1987
Bill Crafton, Demonwarp, Vidmark Entertainment, 1988
Captain Ed Hocken, The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!(also known as The Naked Gun), 1988
Mike Harvey, Uninvited, 1988

Top Line, 1988
Hal, The Terror Within, 1988
Reverend Hughes, Ministry of Vengeance (also known as Helden USA 4), 1989
Wilson, La Bahia Esmeralda (also known as Esmeralda Bay), 1989
Sheriff Hanks, Nightmare at Noon, 1990
Mayumi Virgin Terrorist, 1990
Vance, Brain Dead (also known as Paranoia), 1990
Bradford Kelly, Fatal Skies, 1990
Captain Ed Hocken, The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear, 1991
Thomas, Hired to Kill, 1991
Warden, Hangfire, 1991
Dr. Bruckner, Intensive Care, 1992
McCready, Driving Me Crazy (also known as Trabbi Goes to Hollywood), 1992
Chief Tom Bradfield, Distant Justice, 1992
Third surfer, Magic Kid (also known as Ninja Dragon), 1993
Captain Ed Hocken, Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult, 1994
Voice of L. B. Mammoth, Cats Don't Dance, Warner Bros., 1997
Officer Lowe, Bayou Ghost, Independent Artists, 1997
Voice of Brick Bazooka, Small Soldiers, DreamWorks Distribution, 1998
Grandpa, Dennis the Menace Strikes Again, Warner Bros., 1998
River of Stone, 1998
Television Appearances
Series
Father Samuel Patrick "Sarge" Swanson, Sarge, NBC, 1971-72
Panelist, Match Game PM, 1975
Bumper Morgan, The Blue Knight, CBS, 1975-76
Host, Counterattack: Crime in America, ABC, 1982
Carter McKay, Dallas, 1988-91
Voice of Ralph, Santo Bugito, CBS, 1996
Movies
Rudy, See How They Run, NBC, 1964
Father Samuel "Sarge" Swanson, The Priest Killer, NBC, 1971
Brad Wilkes, A Great American Tragedy, ABC, 1972
Walter "Cowboy" McAdams, Deliver Us from Evil, ABC, 1973
Sam Hadley, A Cry in the Wilderness, ABC, 1974
Charles "Charley" Riley, The Jesse Owens Story, syndicated, 1984
Rudy Van Leuven, International Airport, ABC, 1985
Seamus Reilly, Liberty, NBC, 1986
General Nelson Miles, Kenny Rogers as "The Gambler" III--The Legend Continues, CBS, 1987
Vince Colby, Counterforce (also known as Escuadron and Escuadron: Counterforce), syndicated, 1987
"Big Buck" Brayton, What Price Victory (also known as Hail AlmaMater and The Price of Victory), ABC, 1988
Commissioner Dan Kirkland, Good Cops, Bad Cops (also known as The Cops Are Robbers and Good Cops, Bad Cops: The Biggest Heist in History), NBC, 1990
Father Dave, Final Shot: The Hank Gathers Story, syndicated, 1992
Carter McKay, Dallas: J. R. Returns, CBS, 1996
Carter McKay, Dallas: War of the Ewings, CBS, 1998
General Vice, Men in White (also known as National Lampoon's Men in White), Fox Family Channel, 1998
Pilots
Father Samuel "Sarge" Swanson, Sarge: The Badge or the Cross&quest; (also known as The Badge or the Cross and Sarge), NBC, 1971
William A. "Bumper" Morgan, The Blue Knight, CBS, 1975
Brakus, The Archer--Fugitive from the Empire (also known as TheArcher and the Sorceress and Fugitive from the Empire), NBC, 1981
Deke Turner, The Gunfighters, syndicated, 1987
Miniseries
Warren G. Harding, Backstairs at the White House, NBC, 1979
Episodic
"The Rival Gun," Colt .45, ABC, 1959
"Prisoner of Moon Mesa," Cheyenne, ABC, 1959
"Duel at Alta Mesa," Laramie, 1960
Emil Wolheter, "The Blacksmith," Gunsmoke, CBS, 1960
Deputy Jones, "Hadley's Hunters," Maverick, 1960
Peter Long, "The Infernal Machine," Bonanza, 1961
"Swing Your Partner," Klondike, 1961
Jake Baylor, "Kitty Shot," Gunsmoke, CBS, 1961
Pat Swarner, "Big Man," Gunsmoke, CBS, 1961
Birdie, "The King of Champagne," The Untouchables, 1961
Deke, "The Vigil," Have Gun Will Travel, CBS, 1961
George Wales, "The Peddler," Rawhide, 1962
Hug Eliot, "The Boys," Gunsmoke, CBS, 1962
Big Frenchy, "French Leave for McHale," McHale's Navy, CBS, 1963
George Spangler, "The Case of the Greek Goddess," Perry Mason, 1963
State police detective, "The Big House," The Andy Griffith Show, 1963
Big Frenchy, "The Return of Big Frenchy," McHale's Navy, 1964
Stark, "The Warden," Gunsmoke, CBS, 1964
Cyrus Degler, "Crooked Mile," Gunsmoke, CBS, 1964
"The Scapegoat," Bonanza, 1964
"A Gallows for Sam Horn," The Virginian, 1964
"The Computer Goes West," The Rogues, 1964
"Nobility of Kings," The Virginian, 1965
"A Rope for Mingo," Daniel Boone, 1965
"Special Talent for Killing," A Man Called Shenandoah, 1965
"Pride of the Rangers," Laredo, 1965
"Return to Lawrence," The Legend of Jesse James, 1966
Jack Thatcher, "Barbary Red," The Big Valley, 1966
Ben Payson, "Harvest," Gunsmoke, CBS, 1966
"Trail to Ashley Mountain," The Virginian, 1966
Judge J. T. "Rope" Calder, "Judgement Day," Lonesome Dove: The Series, 1992
Alan Scali, "The Golden Years," The Commish, ABC, 1995
Voice of the movie director, "In the Nam of the Father," Duckman,1995
Himself, "What about Larry&quest;," Wings, NBC, 1996
Voice of General Axton, "DNA Doomsday," The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest, 1996
Voice of Bones Duvalier, "Oh, Can I Go Now&quest;," Aaahh!!! Real Monsters, 1997
Appeared as John Paterson, "The Innocent Bystanders," Thriller; also appeared in an episode of Sugarfoot, ABC.
Specials
Harry Walter, Never Say Never, 1979
Host and narrator, Counterattack: Crime in America, 1982
Harry Bliss, Bliss, 1984
The Naked Gun 2 1/2: Looking down the Barrel of Comedy, HBO, 1991
Jimmy Stewart: Hometown Hero, Arts and Entertainment, 1993
The 70th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1998
Other Television Appearances
Gunfight in Black Horse Canyon, 1961
"Bear" Suchette, The Bull of the West (also known as Hot Lead and Vengeance Is the Spur), 1971

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Just wanted to say enjoyed growing up watching George Kennedy great actor.

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