Morning 5: George Kennedy is 91. George Kennedy is 91 years old today. Here are five career tidbits: 1) His first movie role was a bit part in the 1960 film “Spartacus.” He played a rebel soldier but is not in the credits. 2) His role as the mentor to
"Naked Gun" and "Cool Hand Luke" star George Kennedy passed away Sunday at his home in Boise, Idaho, his son Cory Schenkel confirmed. Kennedy was 91. Best remembered as a tough-guy character actor in westerns and disaster films, Kennedy won
"Naked Gun" and "Cool Hand Luke" star George Kennedy passed away Sunday at his home in Boise, Idaho, his son Cory Schenkel confirmed. Kennedy was 91. Best remembered as a tough-guy character actor in westerns and disaster films, Kennedy won
A versatile performer, Kennedy appeared on both comedies — he starred as Police Captain Ed Hocken in Naked Gun with Leslie Mann — and disaster dramas alike. (He acted in all four Airport films.) Albert Brooks worked with Kennedy in Modern Romance,
In this April 10, 1968, file photo, George Kennedy poses with his Oscar in Santa Monica, Calif, after winning best supporting actor for "Cool Hand Luke." Kennedy died, Sunday, Feb. 28, 2016, of natural causes in Boise, Idaho, where he moved with his