About
George Kennedy (February 18, 1925 — February 28, 2016) was a European-American businessman, entrepreneur, A World War II veteran, actor, adviser, radio dj, and author. Kennedy at one stage in his career cornered the market at playing tough, no-nonsense characters who were either quite crooked or possessed hearts of gold. Kennedy notched up an impressive 200+ appearances in both TV and film, and was well respected within the Hollywood community. He started out in TV westerns in the late 1950s and early 1960s: Have Gun - Will Travel (1957), Rawhide (1959), Maverick (1957), Colt .45 (1957), among others; before scoring minor roles in films including Lonely Are the Brave (1962), The Sons of Katie Elder (1965) and The Flight of the Phoenix (1965). The late 1960s was a very busy period for Kennedy, and he was strongly in favor with casting agents, appearing in Hurry Sundown (1967), The Dirty...
Known for
Perry MasonSeries • 1957
BonanzaSeries • 1959
DallasSeries • 1978
The Andy Griffith ShowSeries • 1960
IronsideSeries • 1967
The Alfred Hitchcock HourSeries • 1962
The VirginianSeries • 1962
Have Gun, Will TravelSeries • 1957
MaverickSeries • 1957
WingsSeries • 1990
Dr. KildareSeries • 1961
CheyenneSeries • 1955
The Big ValleySeries • 1965
Daniel BooneSeries • 1964
RawhideSeries • 1959
Route 66Series • 1960
DuckmanSeries • 1994
LawmanSeries • 1958
The Phil Silvers ShowSeries • 1955
Peter GunnSeries • 1958
GunsmokeSeries • 1955
77 Sunset StripSeries • 1958
ThrillerSeries • 1960
Bat MastersonSeries • 1958