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3 | ->''"When you think of a movie, most people imagine a two-hour finished, polished product. But to get to that two-hour product, it can take hundreds or thousands of people many months of full time work."'' |
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5 | George Harris Kennedy Jr. (February 18, 1925 – February 28, 2016) was an American actor whose career spanned seven decades and more than a hundred film and television performances. |
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7 | Among his best-remembered roles are Dragline in ''Film/CoolHandLuke'' (which earned him the UsefulNotes/AcademyAward for Best Supporting Actor), Joe Patroni in the ''Film/{{Airport}}'' series, and Captain Ed Hocken in the ''[[Film/TheNakedGun Naked Gun]]'' movies. |
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10 | !!Film roles on this wiki: |
11 | * ''Film/LonelyAreTheBrave'' (1962): Gutierrez |
12 | * ''Film/{{Charade}}'' (1963): Herman Scobie |
13 | * ''Film/HushHushSweetCharlotte'' (1964): Foreman |
14 | * ''Film/InHarmsWay'' (1965): Colonel Gregory |
15 | * ''Film/{{Mirage|1965}}'' (1965): Willard |
16 | * ''Film/{{Shenandoah}}'' (1965): Colonel Fairchild |
17 | * ''Film/TheSonsOfKatieElder'' (1965): Curley |
18 | * ''Film/TheFlightOfThePhoenix1965'': Mike Bellamy |
19 | * ''Film/HurrySundown'' (1967): Sheriff Coombs |
20 | * ''Film/TheDirtyDozen'' (1967): Major Max Armbruster |
21 | * ''Film/CoolHandLuke'' (1967): Dragline |
22 | * ''Film/{{Bandolero|1968}}'' (1968): Sheriff July Johnson |
23 | * ''Film/TheBostonStrangler'' (1968): Detective Phil [=DiNatale=] |
24 | * ''Film/{{Airport}}'' (1970): Joe Patroni |
25 | ** ''Airport 1975'' (1974): Joe Patroni |
26 | ** ''Airport '77'' (1977): Joe Patroni |
27 | ** ''The Concorde: Airport '79'' (1979): Joe Patroni |
28 | * ''Film/FoolsParade'' (1971) as Doc Council |
29 | * ''Film/TheBullOfTheWest'' (1972): Bear Suchette |
30 | * ''Film/LostHorizon'' (1973): Sam Cornelius |
31 | * ''Film/ThunderboltAndLightfoot'' (1974): Red Leary |
32 | * ''Film/{{Earthquake}}'' (1974): Sergeant Lew Slade |
33 | * ''Film/TheEigerSanction'' (1975): Ben Bowman |
34 | * ''Film/BrassTarget'' (1978): General UsefulNotes/GeorgeSPatton |
35 | * ''Film/{{Death on the Nile|1978}}'' (1978): Andrew Pennington |
36 | * ''Film/DeathShip'' (1980): Captain Ashland |
37 | * ''Film/{{Virus|1980}}'' (1980): Admiral Conway |
38 | * ''Film/Creepshow2'' (1987): Ray Spruce |
39 | * ''Film/NightmareAtNoon'' (1987): Sheriff Hanks |
40 | * ''[[Film/Uninvited1988 Uninvited]]'' (1988): Mike Harvey |
41 | * Born to Race (1988) as Vincent Duplain |
42 | * ''[[Film/TheNakedGun The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!]]'' (1988): Captain Ed Hocken |
43 | ** ''The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear'' (1991): Captain Ed Hocken |
44 | ** ''Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult'' (1994): Captain Ed Hocken |
45 | * ''Film/IntensiveCare'' (1991): Dr. Bruckner |
46 | * ''WesternAnimation/CatsDontDance'' (1997): L.B. Mammoth |
47 | * ''Film/SmallSoldiers'' (1998): Brick Bazooka |
48 | * ''Film/TheManWhoCameBack'' (2008): Judge Duke |
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50 | !!TV roles on this wiki: |
51 | * ''Series/ThePhilSilversShow'' (1956–59): MP Sergeant Kennedy (recurring) |
52 | * ''Series/{{Sarge}}'' (1971-72): Father Samuel Patrick 'Sarge' Cavanaugh |
53 | * ''Series/{{Dallas}}'' (1988–91): Carter [=McKay=] |
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55 | !!Tropes in his work: |
56 | * WhatCouldHaveBeen: He was offered the part of Steve [=McCroskey=] in ''Film/{{Airplane}}''. According to Jerry Zucker, Kennedy wanted to do the film but was reluctant to "kill off his Airport cash-cow", which ''Airplane!'' [[GenreKiller proceeded to do for him]]. The part of [=McCroskey=] went to Creator/LloydBridges and Kennedy eventually got to work with the Zucker-Abrahams-Zucker team on the ''Naked Gun'' films. |
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