What is George Kennedy?
[[File:George Kennedy 1975.JPG|thumb|right|180px|Kennedy in 1975]] '''George Harris Kennedy, Jr.''' (February 18, 1925 – February 28, 2016) was an [[Americans|American]] movie, voice, radio, stage, and television actor. He won an [[Academy Award]] for his role as Dragline in ''[[Cool Hand Luke]]''. He played Carter McKay in the ''[[Dallas (1978 TV series)|Dallas]]'' [[Television program|television series]], Chief Mechanic Joe Patroni in the ''[[Airport (1970 movie)|Airport]]'' movie series and Captain Ed Hocken in the ''[[Naked Gun]]'' movie series.<ref>[https://archive.today/20130103034845/http://www.hollywood.com/celebrity/George_Kennedy/194466 ''George Kennedy'']. Hollywood.com.</ref> Kennedy was born on February 18, 1925 in [[New York City]].<ref>[http://www.filmreference.com/film/44/George-Kennedy.html ''George Kennedy Biography'']. Film Reference.com.</ref> He studied at Chaminade High School and at Tarleton State University. He married Dorothy Gillooly in the 1940s. He was married to Norma Wurman from 1959, until they [[divorce]]d in 1971. He remarried Wurman in 1973; they divorced again in 1978. He was married to Joan McCarthy from 1978, until her death in 2015. He had two children. He lived in [[Eagle, Idaho]]. Kennedy died in a [[retirement home]] in [[Middleton, Idaho]] from [[heart disease]] on February 28, 2016 at the age of 91.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/george-kennedy-dead-cool-hand-721400|title=George Kennedy, Oscar Winner for 'Cool Hand Luke,' Dies at 91|date=February 29, 2016|accessdate=February 29, 2016|publisher=Hollywood Reporter|author=Mike Barnes}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} == Other websites == {{Commons}} * {{IMDb name|1421}} * {{amg name|37705}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Kennedy, George}} [[Category:1925 births]] [[Category:2016 deaths]] [[Category:American Academy Award winning actors]] [[Category:Actors from New York City]] [[Category:American movie actors]] [[Category:American radio actors]] [[Category:American radio personalities]]