George Harris Kennedy Jr. (February 18, 1925 â€" 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.
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.
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