Posted on 02/29/2016 2:00:16 PM PST by SMGFan
Great actor!
RIP, George.
Thanks for the memories, George. RIP.
He WAS Dragline.
RIP, friend.
“Puttin’ on my wings, Boss!”
“OK, Dragline, put ‘em on.”
Cause of death: Eating 50 hard-boiled eggs in less than an hour.
That was one hard-working guy. He certainly did not sit around on the couch waiting for anyone to send him a check.
RIP.
He was a great actor. Rest in peace, Mr. Kennedy.
Awe...damn.
Loved George. Been watching some older movies with him in them. Always had those same mannerisms with his eyes and head when he spoke.
Cool Hand Luke and his westerns are what I remember him in. Never saw a “naked gun” or “airplane” movie for that matter. Although I guess those would be more recent and popular.
Did he ever play a “good guy” in those westerns!?
Only one?
He was good in The Eiger Sanction (1975) with Eastwood and in Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974) with Eastwood and Jeff Bridges.
Would heartily recommend Lonely Are The Brave. Kennedy plays a rather sadistic sheriff's deputy. Also stars Kirk Douglas, Walter Matthau and Carol O'Connor.
Patty Duke presenting George Kennedy with the Oscar® for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in “Cool Hand Luke” at the 40th Academy Awards® in 1968 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-Fe6nF5mcU
He was a great actor I remember him from Thunderbolt and Lightfoot with Clint Eastwood. George played a very mean “bad guy” to perfection in it.
I remember him most for the seasons he spent on “Dallas,” as well as “Earthquake.” Sad, but - hey, he made it to 91. That’s not too bad :-)
>>>Cause of death: Eating 50 hard-boiled eggs in less than an hour.<<<
No, that’s what killed Paul Newman.
Won an Oscar for Airport! Lovely in Cool Hand Luke! In so many war movies in the 60s and 70s. He started out as a technical advisor on Bilko - and as an occasional extra.
RIP!
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