George Kennedy, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

George Kennedy

American actor

Date of Birth: 18-Feb-1925

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, United States

Date of Death: 28-Feb-2016

Profession: actor, stage actor, television actor, film actor

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

George Harris Kennedy Jr.
(February 18, 1925 – February 28, 2016) was an American actor who appeared in more than 100 film and television productions.
He played "Dragline" opposite Paul Newman 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). Among the notable films he had a significant role in are Charade, Strait-Jacket, McHale's Navy, Shenandoah, The Sons of Katie Elder, The Flight of the Phoenix, The Dirty Dozen, The Boston Strangler, Guns of the Magnificent Seven, Thunderbolt and Lightfoot, The Good Guys and the Bad Guys, Airport 1975, Earthquake and The Eiger Sanction. Kennedy was the only actor to appear in all four films in the Airport series, having reprised the role of Joe Patroni three times.
He also played Police Captain Ed Hocken in the Naked Gun series of comedy films, and corrupt oil tycoon Carter McKay on the original Dallas television series.