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Acting

George Kennedy

Career: Active from 1961 to 2014, busiest in 1988 with 8 main titles.

Leading roles: 53
top three billing

Average score: 54/100

Highest rated: Cool Hand Luke
89/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 109 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

George Kennedy Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Contemporary Realism
3.0, average 5.4
Coming of Age
2.0, average 3.0
Family Dynamics
4.0, average 4.8
Romance
3.0, average 3.8

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Character-Driven 8
Western 5
Social Commentary 5
Gritty Realism 4
Nostalgic 4
Redemption 4
Period Piece 4
Classic Hollywood 3
Creature Feature 3
Action Thriller 3
Fast-Paced 3
Historical Drama 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

164

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

2010s

4 titles · average score 56

The Gambler

50

as Ed

Another Happy Day

51

as Joe Baker

Six Days in Paradise

as Monty Crenshaw

2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift

67

as (archive footage)

2000s

8 titles · average score 41

The Man Who Came Back

47

as Judge Duke

The Boneyard Collection

43

as Professor Zebediah Jones (segment "The Devil's Due at Midnight")

Sands of Oblivion

29

as John Tevis

Three Bad Men

as Ed Fiske

Truce

as Dr. Peter Gannon

Don't Come Knocking

47

as Director

Monster Makers

48

as Dexter Brisbane

View from the Top

35

as Passenger Requesting Vodka (uncredited)

1990s

23 titles · average score 57

Dennis the Menace Strikes Again!

42

as Mr. Johnson

Men in White

35

as Army

Bayou Ghost

as Officer Lowe

Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult

64

as Ed Hocken

Final Shot: The Hank Gathers Story

89

as Father Dave Hagan

Distant Justice

as Tom Bradfield

The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear

69

as Ed Hocken

Intensive Care

43

as Dr. Bruckner

Hired to Kill

41

as Thomas

Brain Dead

31

as Vance

Mayumi: Virgin Terrorist

as Bahraini Investigator

Wings

66

TV show · as George Kennedy

1980s

32 titles · average score 49

The Terror Within

37

as Hal

Demonwarp

43

as Bill Crafton

The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!

80

as Ed Hocken

Nightmare at Noon

39

as Sherrif Hanks

Creepshow 2

47

as Ray Spruce

The Delta Force

41

as Father O'Malley

Savage Dawn

39

as Tick Rand

Chattanooga Choo Choo

50

as Bert

Wacko

45

as Mr. Doctor Graves

Just Before Dawn

58

as Roy McLean

Death Ship

32

as Captain Ashland

Hotwire

as Farley & Harley Fontenot

1970s

33 titles · average score 58

Proof of the Man

72

as Ken Shuftan

The Eiger Sanction

61

as Ben Bowman

The Blue Knight

59

TV show · as Officer Bumper Morgan

The Human Factor

40

as John Kinsdale

Thunderbolt and Lightfoot

73

as Red Leary

Earthquake

52

as Sgt. Lew Slade

Airport 1975

46

as Joe Patroni

Cahill: United States Marshal

61

as Abe Fraser

Fools' Parade

62

as Dallas 'Doc' Council

Sarge

TV show · as Samuel Cavanaugh

… tick… tick… tick…

67

as John Little

Airport

60

as Joe Patroni

1960s

50 titles · average score 65

Guns of the Magnificent Seven

52

as Chris

The Good Guys and the Bad Guys

58

as McKay

Bandolero!

40

as Sheriff July Johnson

The Boston Strangler

64

as Det. Phil DiNatale

The Pink Jungle

64

as Sammy Ryderbeit

Cool Hand Luke

89

as Dragline

The Dirty Dozen

78

as Major Max Armbruster

The Ballad of Josie

57

as Arch Ogden

Strait-Jacket

78

as Leo Krause

Charade

85

as Herman Scobie

Lonely are the Brave

85

as Deputy Sheriff Gutierrez

The Andy Griffith Show

81

TV show · as State Police Detective

1950s

14 titles · average score 70

Bonanza

73

TV show · as Peter Long / Waldo Watson

Rawhide

50

TV show · as George Wales

Peter Gunn

73

TV show

Lawman

70

TV show

77 Sunset Strip

74

TV show

Bat Masterson

69

TV show · as Sheriff Zeke Armitage

Perry Mason

82

TV show · as George Spangler

Have Gun, Will Travel

78

TV show · as Deke - Killer / Sam Tarnitzer

Maverick

75

TV show · as Deputy Jones

Gunsmoke

76

TV show · as Stark / Hug

Cheyenne

71

TV show · as Lee Nelson

The Phil Silvers Show

77

TV show · as Kennedy (uncredited)