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A World War II veteran, sandy-haired, tall and burly George 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 has notched up an impressive 200+ appearances in both TV and film, and is well respected within the Hollywood community... See full bio »

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Filmography

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2003-2010 The Young and the Restless (TV series)
Albert Miller / Albert
Episode #1.9553 (2010) … Albert
 
2010 Mad Mad Wagon Party
JB Scotch
 
2010 Six Days in Paradise
Monty Crenshaw
 
2008 The Man Who Came Back
Judge Duke
 
2007 Sands of Oblivion (TV movie)
John Tevis
 
2005 Don't Come Knocking
Director
 
2005 Truce
Dr. Peter Gannon
 
2005 Three Bad Men
Ed Fiske
 
2004 The Devil's Due at Midnight (video short)
Professor Zebediah Jones
 
2003 Monster Makers (TV movie)
Dexter Brisbane
 
2003 View from the Top
Passenger Requesting Vodka (uncredited)
 
1998 Men in White (TV movie)
General Vice
 
1998 Dennis the Menace Strikes Again! (video)
Grandpa
 
1998 Small Soldiers
Brick Bazooka (voice)
 
1997 Aaahh!!! Real Monsters (TV series)
Bones Duvalier
Oh, Can I Go Now?! (1997) … Bones Duvalier (voice)
 
1997 Cats Don't Dance
L.B. Mammoth (voice)
 
1997 Bayou Ghost
Officer Lowe
 
1996 Santo Bugito (TV series)
Ralph
 
1996 The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest (TV series)
General Axton
DNA Doomsday (1996) … General Axton (voice)
 
1996 Dallas: J.R. Returns (TV movie)
Carter McKay
 
1995 Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man (TV series)
Movie Director
In the Nam of the Father (1995) … Movie Director (voice)
 
1995 The Commish (TV series)
Al Scali
The Golden Years (1995) … Al Scali
 
1994 River of Stone
 
1994 Lonesome Dove: The Series (TV series)
Judge J.T. 'Rope' Calder
Judgement Day (1994) … Judge J.T. 'Rope' Calder
 
1992 Distant Justice
Tom Bradfield
 
1992 Final Shot: The Hank Gathers Story (TV movie)
Father Dave
 
1991 Intensive Care
Dr. Bruckner
 
1991 Hangfire
Warden E. Barles
 
1990 Good Cops, Bad Cops (TV movie)
Kirkland
 
1990 Hired to Kill
Thomas
 
1990 Brain Dead
Vance
 
1989 Ministry of Vengeance
Rev. Hughes
 
1989 The Terror Within
Hal
 
1989 Esmeralda Bay
Wilson
 
1988 Uninvited (video)
Mike Harvey
 
1988 Top Line
Heinrich Holzmann
 
1988 Death Street USA
Sheriff Hanks
 
1988 Demonwarp
Bill Crafton
 
1988 Counterforce
Vince Colby
 
1988 Born to Race
Vincent Duplain
 
1988 What Price Victory (TV movie)
Big Buck Brayton
 
1987 The Gunfighters (TV movie)
Deke Turner
 
1987 Creepshow 2
Ray Spruce (segment "Old Chief Wood'nhead")
 
1987 Private Road: No Trespassing (video)
Sam Milshaw
 
1986 Liberty (TV movie)
Seamus Reilly
 
1986 Rigged
Ben
 
1986 The Delta Force
Father O'Malley
 
1985 Savage Dawn
Tick Rand
 
1985 Radioactive Dreams
Spade Chandler
 
1985 International Airport (TV movie)
Rudy Van Leuven
 
1985 Half Nelson (TV movie)
 
1984 Bolero
Cotton
 
1984 The Jesse Owens Story (TV movie)
Charles 'Charley' Riley
 
1984 Rare Breed
Nathan Hill
 
1984 Chattanooga Choo Choo
Bert
 
1983 Fantasy Island (TV series)
Adam Cobb
God Child/Curtain Call (1983) … Adam Cobb
 
1982 Wacko
Mr. Doctor Graves
 
1981 Just Before Dawn
Roy McLean
 
1981 The Archer: Fugitive from the Empire (TV movie)
Brakus
 
1980 Hotwire
Farley & Harley Fontenot
 
1980 Day of Resurrection
Adm. Conway
 
1980 Death Ship
Captain Ashland
 
1979 Steel
Big Lew Cassidy
 
1979 Never Say Never (TV movie)
Harry Walter
 
1979 The Double McGuffin
Chief Talasek
 
1979 Backstairs at the White House (TV mini-series)
President Warren G. Harding
Episode #1.3 (1979) … President Warren G. Harding (credit only)
Episode #1.1 (1979) … President Warren G. Harding (credit only)
 
1979 Search and Destroy
Anthony Fusqua
 
1978 Mean Dog Blues
Captain Omar Kinsman
 
1977 Ningen no shômei
Ken Shuftan
 
1975-1976 The Blue Knight (TV series)
Bumper Morgan / William A. 'Bumper' Morgan
Bull's Eye (1976) … Bumper Morgan
 
1975 The 'Human' Factor
John Kinsdale
 
1974 Earthquake
Lew Slade
 
1974 A Cry in the Wilderness (TV movie)
Sam Hadley
 
1974 Sonic Boom (short)
 
1973 Deliver Us from Evil (TV movie)
Walter 'Cowboy' McAdams
 
1973 Cahill U.S. Marshal
Fraser
 
1973 Lost Horizon
Sam Cornelius
 
1972 A Great American Tragedy (TV movie)
Brad Wilkes
 
1971-1972 Sarge (TV series)
Father Samuel Cavanaugh / Sarge Swanson
Napoleon Never Wanted to Be a Cop (1972) … Father Samuel Cavanaugh
An Accident Waiting to Happen (1972) … Father Samuel Cavanaugh
A Party to the Crime (1971) … Father Samuel Cavanaugh
A Company of Victims (1971) … Father Samuel Cavanaugh
The Combatants (1971) … Father Samuel Cavanaugh
 
1971 Ironside (TV series)
Father Samuel Cavanaugh
The Priest Killer (1971) … Father Samuel Cavanaugh
 
1971 Fools' Parade
'Doc' Council
 
1970 Dirty Dingus Magee
Herkimer 'Hoke' Birdsill
 
1970 Zig Zag
Paul R. Cameron
 
1970 Airport
Patroni
 
1969 Gaily, Gaily
Johanson
 
1968 The Boston Strangler
Det. Phil DiNatale
 
1968 The Legend of Lylah Clare
Matt Burke (uncredited)
 
1968 The Pink Jungle
Sammy Ryderbeit
 
1968 Bandolero!
Sheriff July Johnson
 
1967 Tarzan (TV series)
Crandell
Thief Catcher (1967) … Crandell
 
1967 Hurry Sundown
Sheriff Coombs
 
1967 The Ballad of Josie
Arch Ogden
 
1964-1966 The Virginian (TV series)
Huck Harkness / Jack Marshman / Tom 'Bear' Suchette
Trail to Ashley Mountain (1966) … Huck Harkness
Nobility of Kings (1965) … Tom 'Bear' Suchette
A Gallows for Sam Horn (1964) … Jack Marshman
 
1963-1966 Dr. Kildare (TV series)
Sgt Hensley / Joe Cramer
Strange Sort of Accident (1966) … Sgt Hensley
Mercy or Murder (1966) … Sgt Hensley
To Each His Own Prison (1963) … Joe Cramer
 
1960-1966 Gunsmoke (TV series)
Ben Payson / Cyrus / Emil Wohlheter / …
Harvest (1966) … Ben Payson
Crooked Mile (1964) … Cyrus
The Warden (1964) … Stark
The Boys (1962) … Hug
Big Man (1961) … Swarner
 
1966 The Big Valley (TV series)
Jack Thatcher
Barbary Red (1966) … Jack Thatcher
 
1966 The Legend of Jesse James (TV series)
Blodgett
Return to Lawrence (1966) … Blodgett
 
1965 Laredo (TV series)
Jess Moran
Pride of the Rangers (1965) … Jess Moran
 
1965 A Man Called Shenandoah (TV series)
Mitchell Canady
A Special Talent for Killing (1965) … Mitchell Canady
 
1965 Daniel Boone (TV series)
Zach Morgan
A Rope for Mingo (1965) … Zach Morgan
 
1965 Shenandoah
Col. Fairchild
 
1965 Mirage
Willard
 
1965 In Harm's Way
Colonel Gregory
 
1964 The Rogues (TV series)
Major Vyx
The Computer Goes West (1964) … Major Vyx
 
1964 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (TV series)
George Martin
Misadventure (1964) … George Martin
 
1964 The Silent Witness
Gus Jordan
 
1961-1964 Bonanza (TV series)
Peter Long / Waldo Watson
The Scapegoat (1964) … Waldo Watson
The Infernal Machine (1961) … Peter Long
 
1964 See How They Run (TV movie)
Rudy
 
1964 Island of the Blue Dolphins
Aleut Captain
 
1964 McHale's Navy
Henri Le Clerc
 
1963-1964 McHale's Navy (TV series)
Big Frenchy
The Return of Big Frenchy (1964) … Big Frenchy
French Leave for McHale (1963) … Big Frenchy
 
1964 The Great Adventure (TV series)
Sergeant Mulduney
Rodger Young (1964) … Sergeant Mulduney
 
1964 Strait-Jacket
Leo Krause
 
1963 The Farmer's Daughter (TV series)
Olaf Bjornsen
The Simple Life (1963) … Olaf Bjornsen
 
1963 The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters (TV series)
Angus
The Day of the Long Night (1963) … Angus
 
1963 Grindl (TV series)
Lefty
Grindl and the Counterfeiters (1963) … Lefty
 
1962-1963 Kraft Mystery Theater (TV series)
Jake
Ordeal in Darkness (1963) … Jake
In Close Pursuit (1962)
 
1963 The Andy Griffith Show (TV series)
State Police Detective
The Big House (1963) … State Police Detective
 
1963 Perry Mason (TV series)
George Spangler
The Case of the Greek Goddess (1963) … George Spangler
 
1962-1963 Alcoa Premiere (TV series)
Jake / Lincoln
The Broken Year (1963) … Lincoln
Ordeal in Darkness (1962) … Jake
 
1960-1963 Have Gun - Will Travel (TV series)
Big Jim / Brother Grace / Deke / …
Don't Shoot the Piano Player (1962) … Big Jim
A Proof of Love (1961) … Rud Saxon
The Vigil (1961) … Deke
The Road (1961) … Preston
 
1963 77 Sunset Strip (TV series)
Armstrong
The Night Was Six Years Long (1963) … Armstrong
 
1962 Going My Way (TV series)
Mike
A Man for Mary (1962) … Mike
 
1962 Lonely Are the Brave
Deputy Sheriff Gutierrez
 
1962 Thriller (TV series)
John Paterson
The Innocent Bystanders (1962) … John Paterson
 
1962 Outlaws (TV series)
Joe Ferris
Farewell Performance (1962) … Joe Ferris
 
1961-1962 The Tall Man (TV series)
Hyram Killgore / Jake Newton
Three for All (1962) … Hyram Killgore
Trial by Hanging (1961) … Jake Newton
 
1962 Tales of Wells Fargo (TV series)
Hawk
Assignment in Gloribee (1962) … Hawk
 
1962 Death Valley Days (TV series)
Steamboat Sully
Miracle at Whiskey Gulch (1962) … Steamboat Sully
 
1962 Rawhide (TV series)
George Wales
The Peddler (1962) … George Wales
 
1961 The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come
Nathan Dillon
 
1961 The Untouchables (TV series)
Birdie
The King of Champagne (1961) … Birdie
 
1961 The Red Skelton Hour (TV series)
Ship's Purser
Freddie's Shipwreck (1961) … Ship's Purser
 
1961 Bat Masterson (TV series)
Sheriff Zeke Armitage
The Fourth Man (1961) … Sheriff Zeke Armitage
 
1961 The Asphalt Jungle (TV series)
Det. Kolb / Detective Kolb
The Gomez Affair (1961) … Det. Kolb
 
1961 The Americans (TV series)
Hoon
The Guerrillas (1961) … Hoon
 
1961 Gunslinger (TV series)
Sheriff
Border Incident (1961) … Sheriff
 
1961 Surfside 6 (TV series)
Gabe Buchanan
Heels over Head (1961) … Gabe Buchanan
 
1961 Klondike (TV series)
Ira Shallop
Swing Your Partner (1961) … Ira Shallop
 
1961 The Case of the Dangerous Robin (TV series)
Jungle Quest (1961)
 
1960 Riverboat (TV series)
Gunner Slagle
River Champion (1960) … Gunner Slagle
 
1960 Route 66 (TV series)
Thad Skinner
Black November (1960) … Thad Skinner
 
1960 Spartacus
Rebel Soldier (uncredited)
 
1960 Maverick (TV series)
Deputy Jones
Hadley's Hunters (1960) … Deputy Jones
 
1960 Peter Gunn (TV series)
Karl
The Crossbow (1960) … Karl
 
1960 Sugarfoot (TV series)
Ross Kuhn
Funeral at Forty Mile (1960) … Ross Kuhn
 
1960 Laramie (TV series)
Gallagher Henchman
Duel at Alta Mesa (1960) … Gallagher Henchman
 
1960 Lawman (TV series)
Burt
To Capture the West (1960) … Burt
 
1960 Shotgun Slade (TV series)
Tex
The Spanish Box (1960) … Tex
 
1959 The Deputy (TV series)
Tex
The Big Four (1959) … Tex
 
1959 Cheyenne (TV series)
Lee Nelson
Prisoner of Moon Mesa (1959) … Lee Nelson
 
1959 Colt .45 (TV series)
Hank
The Rival Gun (1959) … Hank
 
1956-1959 The Phil Silvers Show (TV series)
MP / MP Sergeant First Class / MP - Sergeant First Class / …
The Weekend Colonel (1959) … MP Staff Sergeant (uncredited)
Bilko's Small Car (1959) … MP - Sergeant First Class (uncredited)
Bilko the Butler (1959) … MP Sergeant First Class (uncredited)
Guinea Pig Bilko (1959) … MP Sergeant First Class
Bilko's Bopster (1959) … MP
 
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1956-1959 The Phil Silvers Show (TV series) (technical advisor - 33 episodes)
The Weekend Colonel (1959) (technical advisor)
The Bilko Boycott (1959) (technical advisor)
Bilko in Outer Space (1959) (technical advisor)
Doberman Missing Heir (1959) (technical advisor)
Bilko the Butler (1959) (technical advisor)
 
Show ShowThanks (2 titles)
2010 Vixen Highway 2006: It Came from Uranus! (special thanks)
 
2008 A Natural Born World-Shaker: Making 'Cool Hand Luke' (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (35 titles)
2008 A Natural Born World-Shaker: Making 'Cool Hand Luke' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2007 Greatest Ever Disaster Movies (TV movie)
Himself
 
2007 Stormy Seas: The Voyage from Bloodstar to Death Ship (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 Armed and Deadly: The Making of 'The Dirty Dozen' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2005 The Complete History of U.S. Wars 1700-2004 (TV series)
Himself - Host
 
2003 The 75th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Past Winner
 
2003 75 Years of the Academy Awards: An Unofficial History (TV special documentary)
Himself - Interviewee
 
2002 Dobe and a Company of Heroes (TV movie)
Himself
 
2002 Hollywood Greats (TV series documentary)
Himself
Tony Curtis (2002) … Himself
 
2001 Holy War, Un-Holy Victory (TV documentary)
Himself - Host
 
1998 The 70th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Past Winner (uncredited)
 
1996 Wings (TV series)
Himself
What About Larry? (1996) … Himself
 
1994 Summerslam (TV movie)
Himself
 
1987 This Is Your Life (TV special)
Himself
 
1987 The 59th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Audience Member
 
1979-1986 Good Morning America (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 3 April 1986 (1986) … Himself
Episode dated 15 August 1979 (1979) … Himself
 
1986 Benson (TV series)
Himself
Reel Murder: Part 2 (1986) … Himself
Reel Murder: Part 1 (1986) … Himself
 
1983 The Jupiter Menace (documentary)
Himself
 
1982 Counterattack: Crime in America (TV series documentary)
Host
 
1981 Saturday Night Live (TV series)
Himself - Host / Various
George Kennedy/Miles Davis (1981) … Himself - Host/Various
 
1980-1981 The Alan Thicke Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 1 October 1981 (1981) … Himself
Episode dated 6 November 1980 (1980) … Himself
 
1981 Modern Romance
Himself and Zeron
 
1976-1977 Match Game 73 (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 20 September 1977 (1977) … Himself
Episode dated 1 December 1976 (1976) … Himself
 
1973-1977 The Mike Douglas Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode #15.144 (1977) … Himself
Episode dated 1 December 1974 (1974) … Himself
Episode dated 28 March 1973 (1973) … Himself
 
1974-1975 The Hollywood Squares (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 15 September 1975 (1975) … Himself
Episode dated 16 December 1974 (1974) … Himself
 
1975 Match Game PM (TV series)
Panelist
 
1975 The Lion Roars Again (documentary short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1974 ABC Late Night (TV series)
Himself
Phyllis Diller's 102nd Birthday Party (1974) … Himself
 
1973 The Dean Martin Comedy Hour (TV series)
Himself
Celebrity Roast: Wilt Chamberlain (1973) … Himself
 
1971-1973 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 8 October 1973 (1973) … Himself
Episode dated 9 February 1971 (1971) … Himself
 
1967-1969 The Joey Bishop Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode #3.153 (1969) … Himself
Episode #2.239 (1968) … Himself
Episode #2.147 (1968) … Himself
Episode #2.70 (1967) … Himself
 
1968 The 40th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Winner: Best Actor in a Supporting Role
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (8 titles)
2011 Special Collector's Edition (TV series)
 
2007 20 to 1 (TV series documentary)
 
2004 American Masters (TV series documentary)
 
2002 The Definitive Elvis: Elvis and Priscilla (video documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2001 The Making of 'Midway' (video documentary short)
Lew Slade (scene from "Earthquake")
 
1979 Backstairs at the White House (TV mini-series)
 
1972 The Bull of the West (TV movie)
'Bear' Suchette
 
1961 Gunfight at Black Horse Canyon (TV movie)
Hawk
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1986) Spoken Word Recording: The Delta Force/Newman Books-On-Cassette(10092), 90 minutes See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Print Biography  | 1 Article  | 1 Magazine Cover Photo  | See more »

Height:

6' 4" (1.93 m)
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Did You Know?

Trivia:

In the early 1970s, Paramount had plans that were unrealized to remake Double Indemnity with Kennedy in the Edward G. Robinson role. See more »

Trademark:

Frequently plays dependable sidekick roles See more »

Star Sign:

Aquarius