George Kennedy (1925-2016) was an Oscar®-winning American actor and film director. Kennedy won an Oscar® for his role in 1967’s Cool Hand Luke. From the 1960s to the 1980s, he was one of the most popular and recognizable supporting actors working in movies. His IMDb page shows 183 acting credits from 1959 to 2014. This page ranks 60 George Kennedy movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Television shows, cameos and his movies not released in North America theaters are not included in the rankings. This page comes from a request by Mike.
George Kennedy Movies Ranked By Combination of Box Office, Reviews and Awards (UMR Score) *Classic UMR Table (the one with all the stats is the second table)
George Kennedy Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
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No doubt, Cool Hand Luke was George Kennedy best moment on the screen, a great performance as Paul Newman’s rival and then his sort of sidekick. Unfortunate, Kennedy was not provided with the opportunity for another dramatic performance of that caliber.
Interesting to see all the big films Kennedy appeared in as a supporting player in the 1960s. Many favorites here. But in terms of films I particularly remembered him in, apart from Cool Hand Luke, are: Charade (him and James Coburn make delightful villains), The Sons of Katie Elder, Airport, Airport 75, Earthquake (though not crazy about the movie), and in one of his rare leading roles, Guns of the Magnificent Seven.
With 20 George Kennedy films seen, I’m sure not win any prizes on this one, but enjoyed this page and the comments!
Hey PhilHoF17. I agree with you 100% about Kennedy and Cool Hand Luke. His supporting role to Newman’s Luke is one of the best ever….and luckily the Academy voters saw it that way too. I wonder how Kennedy felt as the calender hit the 1980s and 1990s….and his parts started to disappear….from all those high profile movies to the countless low budget direct to home entertainment movies he made the last 30 plus years. Maybe Bruce Willis could let us know….lol. Slamming my Bruce….I might loss my fan card…lol. Thanks for the tally count, visit and the feedback on George Kennedy.
George Kennedy is # 407 on the current Oracle of Bacon Top 1000 Center of the Hollywood Universe list. In 2000 he was # 29 and there are actors ranked higher than him back then who have since fallen off. These are the actors on the current list who appeared with him.
9 MICHAEL CAINE Hurry Sundown (1967)
10 DONALD SUTHERLAND The Dirty Dozen (1967)
18 JOHN GOODMAN THE GAMBLER (2014)
24 RANCE HOWARD Cool Hand Luke (1967)
24 RANCE HOWARD Small Soldiers (1998)
27 MAX VON SYDOW Brass Target (1978)
28 DAVID CARRADINE Distant Justice (1992)
28 DAVID CARRADINE The Good Guys and the Bad Guys (1969)
31 FRANK WELKER Cats Don’t Dance (1997)
35 DENNIS HOPPER Cool Hand Luke (1967)
35 DENNIS HOPPER The Sons of Katie Elder (1965)
44 CHRISTOPHER LEE Airport ’77 (1977)
45 HARRY DEAN STANTON Cool Hand Luke (1967)
45 HARRY DEAN STANTON The Man from the Diners’ Club (1963)
65 THOMAS ROSALES JR. Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994)
67 TINY LISTER JR. Driving Me Crazy (1991/I)
68 ROBERT FORSTER Escuadrón (1988)
68 ROBERT FORSTER La bahía esmeralda (1989)
68 ROBERT FORSTER The Delta Force (1986)
69 ROBERT MIANO Driving Me Crazy (1991/I)
69 ROBERT MIANO Hangfire (1991)
69 ROBERT MIANO Ministry of Vengeance (1989)
75 BILLY ZANE The Man Who Came Back (2008)
80 FRANCO NERO Top Line (1988)
82 JAMES EARL JONES Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994)
90 LANCE HENRIKSEN Savage Dawn (1985)
92 SLIM KHEZRI THE GAMBLER (2014)
93 PETER JASON The Man Who Came Back (2008)
95 ARMAND ASSANTE The Man Who Came Back (2008)
98 KAREN BLACK Airport 1975 (1974)
98 KAREN BLACK Savage Dawn (1985)
110 CHRISTOPHER MCDONALD Chattanooga Choo Choo (1984)
125 TOMMY LEE JONES Small Soldiers (1998)
133 FAYE DUNAWAY Hurry Sundown (1967)
136 ED BEGLEY JR. The Concorde … Airport ’79 (1979)
145 M. EMMET WALSH Airport ’77 (1977)
149 GARY BUSEY Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974)
154 TIM ROTH Don’t Come Knocking (2005)
157 FRANK LANGELLA Small Soldiers (1998)
160 STEPHEN TOBOLOWSKY View from the Top (2003)
184 TOM WRIGHT Creepshow 2 (1987)
185 ERNEST BORGNINE McHale’s Navy (1964)
185 ERNEST BORGNINE Small Soldiers (1998)
185 ERNEST BORGNINE The Dirty Dozen (1967)
185 ERNEST BORGNINE The Double McGuffin (1979)
185 ERNEST BORGNINE The Flight of the Phoenix (1965)
185 ERNEST BORGNINE The Legend of Lylah Clare (1968)
191 WILLIAM FORSYTHE Savage Dawn (1985)
194 JOHN RHYS-DAVIES Cats Don’t Dance (1997)
196 BRUCE DAVISON Brass Target (1978)
211 MICHAEL YORK Lost Horizon (1973)
212 BRUCE DERN Hush…Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964)
212 BRUCE DERN Small Soldiers (1998)
214 MARK WAHLBERG THE GAMBLER (2014)
225 CHRISTOPHER LLOYD Airport (1970)
238 KEVIN DUNN Small Soldiers (1998)
239 DANNY HUSTON The ‘Human’ Factor (1975)
241 JON POLITO View from the Top (2003)
243 JEFF BRIDGES Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974)
256 BILL PULLMAN Brain Dead (1990)
259 JOEL THINGVALL AIRPORT (1970)
267 NED BEATTY Ministry of Vengeance (1989)
270 BOB PEPPER Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994)
278 GWYNETH PALTROW View from the Top (2003)
282 ELI WALLACH Zigzag (1970)
290 SEAN YOUNG The Man Who Came Back (2008)
291 CHARLES NAPIER Wacko (1982)
295 SIMON RHEE THE GAMBLER (2014)
298 MARK RUFFALO View from the Top (2003)
304 KURT RUSSELL Fools’ Parade (1971)
309 KIRSTEN DUNST Small Soldiers (1998)
321 CHARLTON HESTON Airport 1975 (1974)
321 CHARLTON HESTON Earthquake (1974)
328 BILL PAXTON Brain Dead (1990)
340 ROBERT WAGNER The Concorde … Airport ’79 (1979)
344 DAVID WARNER The Concorde … Airport ’79 (1979)
359 FRED WARD Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994)
363 EDWARD HERRMANN Brass Target (1978)
365 GEOFFREY LEWIS Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974)
373 JAMES BROLIN The Boston Strangler (1968)
404 JACQUELINE BISSET Airport (1970)
408 CLYDE KUSATSU Airport 1975 (1974)
421 R. LEE ERMEY Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994)
426 CLINT EASTWOOD The Eiger Sanction (1975)
426 CLINT EASTWOOD Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974)
444 LARRY MILLER Bayou Ghost (1997)
448 ROBERT VAUGHN Brass Target (1978)
448 ROBERT VAUGHN Day of Resurrection (1980)
448 ROBERT VAUGHN The Delta Force (1986)
473 HARRIS YULIN Steel (1980)
484 JAMES COBURN Charade (1963)
502 CHRISTINA RICCI Small Soldiers (1998)
526 SAM SHEPARD Don’t Come Knocking (2005)
527 OLYMPIA DUKAKIS Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994)
562 HOLT MCCALLANY CREEPSHOW 2 (1987)
575 WILLIE GARSON Brain Dead (1990)
582 RICHARD ROUNDTREE Earthquake (1974)
602 DON HARVEY CREEPSHOW 2 (1987)
604 MICHAEL MCKEAN Small Soldiers (1998)
628 JOHN CAPODICE Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994)
634 JAMES GAMMON Cool Hand Luke (1967)
634 JAMES GAMMON Don’t Come Knocking (2005)
639 SHANE RIMMER The ‘Human’ Factor (1975)
645 SAUL RUBINEK Death Ship (1980)
670 HENRY SILVA Day of Resurrection (1980)
685 HAL HOLBROOK Cats Don’t Dance (1997)
700 JOHN GIELGUD Lost Horizon (1973)
732 ROBERT PICARDO SMALL SOLDIERS (1998)
741 PEDRO ARMENDARIZ JR. Earthquake (1974)
747 BEAU BRIDGES Gaily, Gaily (1969)
749 DOMENICK LOMBARDOZZI THE GAMBLER (2014)
751 KEVIN COONEY HOTWIRE (1980)
759 RICHARD LYNCH Savage Dawn (1985)
759 RICHARD LYNCH Steel (1980)
775 KURT FULLER DON’T COME KNOCKING (2005)
795 HARRY SHEARER Small Soldiers (1998)
795 HARRY SHEARER The Concorde … Airport ’79 (1979)
809 KELLY PRESTON View from the Top (2003)
823 JOE GRIFASI Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994)
823 JOE GRIFASI The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)
832 GEORGE FISHER The Boston Strangler (1968)
841 SALLY KELLERMAN Lost Horizon (1973)
841 SALLY KELLERMAN The Boston Strangler (1968)
855 DICK MILLER Small Soldiers (1998)
855 DICK MILLER The Dirty Dozen (1967)
855 DICK MILLER The Legend of Lylah Clare (1968)
859 JANE FONDA Hurry Sundown (1967)
864 ALEX ROCCO The Boston Strangler (1968)
868 JACK WARDEN Death on the Nile (1978)
868 JACK WARDEN Death on the Nile (1978)
869 MICHAEL MURPHY The Legend of Lylah Clare (1968)
896 BRANSCOMBE RICHMOND Driving Me Crazy (1991/I)
918 BO SVENSON Day of Resurrection (1980)
918 BO SVENSON The Delta Force (1986)
924 MICHAEL KENNETH WILLIAMS THE GAMBLER (2014)
925 ROB LOWE VIEW FROM THE TOP (2003)
929 DENIS LEARY SMALL SOLDIERS (1998)
934 SHELLEY WINTERS The Delta Force (1986)
949 ROBERT MITCHUM The Good Guys and the Bad Guys (1969)
963 JERRY STILLER AIRPORT 1975 (1974)
964 MARGOT KIDDER Gaily, Gaily (1969)
981 NORBERT WEISSER Radioactive Dreams (1985)
Actors on the 2000 list he appeared with and have since fallen off;
9 ORSON WELLES The Double McGuffin (1979)
14 JOHN CARRADINE The Good Guys and the Bad Guys (1969)
19 TONY CURTIS Spartacus (1960)
19 TONY CURTIS The Boston Strangler (1968)
32 KIRK DOUGLAS In Harm’s Way (1965)
32 KIRK DOUGLAS Lonely Are the Brave (1962)
32 KIRK DOUGLAS Spartacus (1960)
39 FERNANDO REY Guns of the Magnificent Seven (1969)
41 BURGESS MEREDITH Hurry Sundown (1967)
41 BURGESS MEREDITH In Harm’s Way (1965)
45 BURT LANCASTER Airport (1970)
48 MARTIN BALSAM The Delta Force (1986)
48 MARTIN BALSAM The Good Guys and the Bad Guys (1969)
50 JEFF COREY The Boston Strangler (1968)
53 CHARLES BRONSON The Dirty Dozen (1967)
56 HENRY FONDA In Harm’s Way (1965)
56 HENRY FONDA The Boston Strangler (1968)
58 JACK LEMMON Airport ’77 (1977)
67 PAUL NEWMAN Cool Hand Luke (1967)
68 KATHLEEN FREEMAN Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994)
68 KATHLEEN FREEMAN The Good Guys and the Bad Guys (1969)
76 EDDIE ALBERT The Concorde … Airport ’79 (1979)
77 JOSE FERRER Hired to Kill (1990)
90 JOHN IRELAND Spartacus (1960)
93 HARRY CAREY JR. Bandolero! (1968)
93 HARRY CAREY JR. Cahill U.S. Marshal (1973)
93 HARRY CAREY JR. Dirty Dingus Magee (1970)
93 HARRY CAREY JR. Shenandoah (1965)
93 HARRY CAREY JR. The Ballad of Josie (1967)
98 HERBERT LOM Spartacus (1960)
100 IAN WOLFE Mean Dog Blues (1978)
102 DAVID NIVEN Death on the Nile (1978)
108 DUB TAYLOR …tick… tick… tick… (1970)
108 DUB TAYLOR Bandolero! (1968)
108 DUB TAYLOR Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974)
109 OLIVER REED Hired to Kill (1990)
118 WOODY STRODE Spartacus (1960)
122 JOHN MILLS The ‘Human’ Factor (1975)
132 GLENN FORD Day of Resurrection (1980)
133 WALTER MATTHAU Charade (1963)
133 WALTER MATTHAU Earthquake (1974)
133 WALTER MATTHAU Lonely Are the Brave (1962)
133 WALTER MATTHAU Mirage (1965)
144 PETER USTINOV Death on the Nile (1978)
144 PETER USTINOV Spartacus (1960)
149 TELLY SAVALAS The Dirty Dozen (1967)
149 TELLY SAVALAS The Man from the Diners’ Club (1963)
153 JAMES GARNER The Pink Jungle (1968)
155 ROYAL DANO Cahill U.S. Marshal (1973)
156 GREGORY PECK Mirage (1965)
158 JOSEPH COTTEN Airport ’77 (1977)
158 JOSEPH COTTEN Hush…Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964)
160 ROBERT RYAN The Dirty Dozen (1967)
164 HARRY ANDREWS Death on the Nile (1978)
165 R.G. ARMSTRONG Steel (1980)
166 SOPHIA LOREN Brass Target (1978)
169 JOHN DEHNER Dirty Dingus Magee (1970)
176 SYBIL DANNING The Concorde … Airport ’79 (1979)
179 JOHN WAYNE Cahill U.S. Marshal (1973)
179 JOHN WAYNE In Harm’s Way (1965)
179 JOHN WAYNE The Sons of Katie Elder (1965)
185 KEVIN MCCARTHY Mirage (1965)
186 AVA GARDNER Earthquake (1974)
189 VAL AVERY The Pink Jungle (1968)
190 RICHARD ATTENBOROUGH The Flight of the Phoenix (1965)
194 LAWRENCE TIERNEY The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)
205 BRIAN KEITH Gaily, Gaily (1969)
209 DOM DELUISE Driving Me Crazy (1991/I)
211 LESLIE NIELSEN Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994)
211 LESLIE NIELSEN The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (1991)
211 LESLIE NIELSEN The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)
216 LAURENCE OLIVIER Spartacus (1960)
220 RAF VALLONE The ‘Human’ Factor (1975)
230 MIA FARROW Death on the Nile (1978)
232 ROY JENSON Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974)
236 LEE MARVIN The Delta Force (1986)
236 LEE MARVIN The Dirty Dozen (1967)
238 PATRICK O’NEAL In Harm’s Way (1965)
241 BRODERICK CRAWFORD Ningen no shômei (1977)
245 SLIM PICKENS In Harm’s Way (1965)
252 WILLIAM HICKEY The Boston Strangler (1968)
253 ROBERT WEBBER The Dirty Dozen (1967)
256 HANK WORDEN Cahill U.S. Marshal (1973)
265 RICHARD CRENNA Death Ship (1980)
270 FRANK SINATRA Dirty Dingus Magee (1970)
271 PETER BROCCO Gaily, Gaily (1969)
271 PETER BROCCO Spartacus (1960)
282 JOE DON BAKER Cool Hand Luke (1967)
287 RICHARD FARNSWORTH Spartacus (1960)
291 LEE GRANT Airport ’77 (1977)
297 DON STROUD …tick… tick… tick… (1970)
297 DON STROUD Search and Destroy (1979)
297 DON STROUD The Ballad of Josie (1967)
308 SAM WANAMAKER Death on the Nile (1978)
313 JAMES TOLKAN Driving Me Crazy (1991/I)
313 JAMES TOLKAN Hangfire (1991)
313 JAMES TOLKAN Ministry of Vengeance (1989)
317 CLIFTON JAMES …tick… tick… tick… (1970)
317 CLIFTON JAMES Cool Hand Luke (1967)
319 DONALD MOFFAT Earthquake (1974)
326 ANGELA LANSBURY Death on the Nile (1978)
327 RAQUEL WELCH Bandolero! (1968)
338 IAN BANNEN The Flight of the Phoenix (1965)
344 JAMES STEWART Airport ’77 (1977)
344 JAMES STEWART Bandolero! (1968)
344 JAMES STEWART Fools’ Parade (1971)
344 JAMES STEWART Shenandoah (1965)
344 JAMES STEWART The Flight of the Phoenix (1965)
348 ALAIN DELON The Concorde … Airport ’79 (1979)
353 PETER GRAVES The Ballad of Josie (1967)
361 JAMES WHITMORE Guns of the Magnificent Seven (1969)
362 BARRY SULLIVAN Earthquake (1974)
362 BARRY SULLIVAN The ‘Human’ Factor (1975)
376 STELLA STEVENS Wacko (1982)
379 ANN DORAN Mirage (1965)
391 JERRY HARDIN Earthquake (1974)
393 CHARLES BOYER Lost Horizon (1973)
396 RICHARD JAECKEL The Dirty Dozen (1967)
397 ELKE SOMMER The Double McGuffin (1979)
404 JACK ELAM Dirty Dingus Magee (1970)
421 MICHAEL ANSARA Guns of the Magnificent Seven (1969)
421 MICHAEL ANSARA The Pink Jungle (1968)
424 ZSA ZSA GABOR The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (1991)
428 JOHN PHILLIP LAW Hurry Sundown (1967)
451 DANA ANDREWS Airport 1975 (1974)
451 DANA ANDREWS In Harm’s Way (1965)
459 DABBS GREER Shenandoah (1965)
460 SCATMAN CROTHERS Mean Dog Blues (1978)
471 GENEVIEVE BUJOLD Earthquake (1974)
473 RENE AUBERJONOIS Cats Don’t Dance (1997)
483 MURRAY HAMILTON The Boston Strangler (1968)
492 GEORGES RIGAUD Guns of the Magnificent Seven (1969)
506 DOUGLAS FOWLEY The Good Guys and the Bad Guys (1969)
517 WILFRID HYDE-WHITE Gaily, Gaily (1969)
520 WILLIAM SCHALLERT Lonely Are the Brave (1962)
530 NORMAN FELL Airport 1975 (1974)
532 JIM BACKUS Hurry Sundown (1967)
542 PAUL FIX Cahill U.S. Marshal (1973)
542 PAUL FIX Dirty Dingus Magee (1970)
542 PAUL FIX Shenandoah (1965)
542 PAUL FIX The Ballad of Josie (1967)
542 PAUL FIX The Sons of Katie Elder (1965)
544 LEO GORDON Savage Dawn (1985)
545 HARDY KRUGER The Flight of the Phoenix (1965)
548 VALENTINA CORTESE The Legend of Lylah Clare (1968)
549 STROTHER MARTIN Cool Hand Luke (1967)
549 STROTHER MARTIN Fools’ Parade (1971)
549 STROTHER MARTIN Hotwire (1980)
549 STROTHER MARTIN Shenandoah (1965)
549 STROTHER MARTIN The Sons of Katie Elder (1965)
554 BUD CORT Brain Dead (1990)
555 HUME CRONYN Gaily, Gaily (1969)
570 YAPHET KOTTO Hangfire (1991)
570 YAPHET KOTTO Ministry of Vengeance (1989)
578 KATHLEEN QUINLAN Airport ’77 (1977)
591 JAN-MICHAEL VINCENT Hangfire (1991)
592 WHIT BISSELL Airport (1970)
597 CANDICE BERGEN View from the Top (2003)
599 JOHN DOUCETTE The Sons of Katie Elder (1965)
602 MAGGIE SMITH Death on the Nile (1978)
603 GENA ROWLANDS Lonely Are the Brave (1962)
604 BERNIE CASEY …tick… tick… tick… (1970)
604 BERNIE CASEY Guns of the Magnificent Seven (1969)
611 DON ‘RED’ BARRY Bandolero! (1968)
611 DON ‘RED’ BARRY Dirty Dingus Magee (1970)
622 JIM BROWN …tick… tick… tick… (1970)
622 JIM BROWN Small Soldiers (1998)
622 JIM BROWN The Dirty Dozen (1967)
626 BILLY BECK Airport 1975 (1974)
626 BILLY BECK Mean Dog Blues (1978)
629 WALTER BROOKE Zigzag (1970)
633 BIBI ANDERSSON The Concorde … Airport ’79 (1979)
658 RENI SANTONI Guns of the Magnificent Seven (1969)
658 RENI SANTONI Radioactive Dreams (1985)
663 MILTON BERLE Driving Me Crazy (1991/I)
666 GEORGE ‘BUCK’ FLOWER Rigged (1986)
689 RAYNOR SCHEINE The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (1991)
690 PARLEY BAER Chattanooga Choo Choo (1984)
699 ART CARNEY Steel (1980)
707 DARREN MCGAVIN Airport ’77 (1977)
723 MICKEY KNOX Bolero (1984)
727 DIANE BAKER Mirage (1965)
727 DIANE BAKER Strait-Jacket (1964)
731 JOHN HOYT Spartacus (1960)
736 PAUL TUERPE Airport 1975 (1974)
736 PAUL TUERPE Airport ’77 (1977)
742 RICARDO MONTALBAN The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)
743 WILLIAM WINDOM Fools’ Parade (1971)
743 WILLIAM WINDOM Mean Dog Blues (1978)
748 ANTHONY ZERBE Cool Hand Luke (1967)
752 PATRICK MCGOOHAN Brass Target (1978)
765 LOUIS JOURDAN Escuadrón (1988)
786 LLOYD NOLAN Airport (1970)
786 LLOYD NOLAN Earthquake (1974)
792 LOIS CHILES Creepshow 2 (1987)
792 LOIS CHILES Death on the Nile (1978)
799 MAUREEN STAPLETON Airport (1970)
800 MARTHA HYER The Man from the Diners’ Club (1963)
800 MARTHA HYER The Sons of Katie Elder (1965)
804 NICOLAS COSTER The Concorde … Airport ’79 (1979)
806 NINA FOCH Spartacus (1960)
816 CARLETON YOUNG Spartacus (1960)
820 LIV ULLMANN Lost Horizon (1973)
825 BILL MCKINNEY Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974)
830 SUSAN STRASBERG The Delta Force (1986)
831 JESSICA LANGE Don’t Come Knocking (2005)
831 JESSICA LANGE THE GAMBLER (2014)
856 LEE DE BROUX Hangfire (1991)
859 MYRON HEALEY Mirage (1965)
878 DENVER PYLE Bandolero! (1968)
878 DENVER PYLE Cahill U.S. Marshal (1973)
878 DENVER PYLE Shenandoah (1965)
882 DEAN MARTIN Airport (1970)
882 DEAN MARTIN Bandolero! (1968)
882 DEAN MARTIN The Sons of Katie Elder (1965)
890 JAMES BOOTH Airport ’77 (1977)
891 GREGORY WALCOTT The Eiger Sanction (1975)
891 GREGORY WALCOTT Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974)
914 DOUG MCCLURE Shenandoah (1965)
916 RICHARD GRIFFITHS The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (1991)
917 ROBERT J. WILKE Spartacus (1960)
918 BETTE DAVIS Death on the Nile (1978)
918 BETTE DAVIS Hush…Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964)
919 LARRY HAGMAN In Harm’s Way (1965)
922 JOHN CASSAVETES Brass Target (1978)
922 JOHN CASSAVETES The Dirty Dozen (1967)
923 GEORGE FURTH Airport ’77 (1977)
923 GEORGE FURTH The Boston Strangler (1968)
943 SELMA ARCHERD Airport 1975 (1974)
943 SELMA ARCHERD The Concorde … Airport ’79 (1979)
962 OLIVIA DE HAVILLAND Airport ’77 (1977)
962 OLIVIA DE HAVILLAND Hush…Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964)
963 FRANK FERGUSON Hush…Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964)
964 TOM HEATON Bandolero! (1968)
967 STEVE JAMES The Delta Force (1986)
973 JEAN SIMMONS Spartacus (1960)
978 JOHN DAVIS CHANDLER The Good Guys and the Bad Guys (1969)
979 CLU GULAGER Chattanooga Choo Choo (1984)
989 BRUCE CABOT In Harm’s Way (1965)
993 JAMES W. GAVIN Airport 1975 (1974)
993 JAMES W. GAVIN Earthquake (1974)
994 ELLEN CORBY Hush…Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964)
994 ELLEN CORBY The Legend of Lylah Clare (1968)
George appeared with 49 Oscar winners. He worked with Ernest Borgnine 6 times, James Stewart 5 times and Walter Matthau 4 times.
ANNE BAXTER Fools’ Parade (1971)
ART CARNEY Steel (1980)
AUDREY HEPBURN Charade (1963)
BETTE DAVIS Death on the Nile (1978)
BETTE DAVIS Hush…Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964)
BRIE LARSON THE GAMBLER (2014)
BRODERICK CRAWFORD Ningen no shômei (1977)
BURT LANCASTER Airport (1970)
CHARLES LAUGHTON Spartacus (1960)
CHARLTON HESTON Airport 1975 (1974)
CHARLTON HESTON Earthquake (1974)
DAVID NIVEN Death on the Nile (1978)
ERNEST BORGNINE McHale’s Navy (1964)
ERNEST BORGNINE Small Soldiers (1998)
ERNEST BORGNINE The Dirty Dozen (1967)
ERNEST BORGNINE The Double McGuffin (1979)
ERNEST BORGNINE The Flight of the Phoenix (1965)
ERNEST BORGNINE The Legend of Lylah Clare (1968)
EVA MARIE SAINT Don’t Come Knocking (2005)
FAYE DUNAWAY Hurry Sundown (1967)
FRANK SINATRA Dirty Dingus Magee (1970)
FREDRIC MARCH …tick… tick… tick… (1970)
GREGORY PECK Mirage (1965)
GWYNETH PALTROW View from the Top (2003)
HELEN HAYES Airport (1970)
HENRY FONDA In Harm’s Way (1965)
HENRY FONDA The Boston Strangler (1968)
JACK LEMMON Airport ’77 (1977)
JAMES COBURN Charade (1963)
JAMES STEWART Airport ’77 (1977)
JAMES STEWART Bandolero! (1968)
JAMES STEWART Fools’ Parade (1971)
JAMES STEWART Shenandoah (1965)
JAMES STEWART The Flight of the Phoenix (1965)
JANE FONDA Hurry Sundown (1967)
JEFF BRIDGES Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974)
JESSICA LANGE Don’t Come Knocking (2005)
JESSICA LANGE THE GAMBLER (2014)
JOAN CRAWFORD Strait-Jacket (1964)
JOHN GIELGUD Lost Horizon (1973)
JOHN MILLS The ‘Human’ Factor (1975)
JOHN WAYNE Cahill U.S. Marshal (1973)
JOHN WAYNE In Harm’s Way (1965)
JOHN WAYNE The Sons of Katie Elder (1965)
JOSE FERRER Hired to Kill (1990)
LAURENCE OLIVIER Spartacus (1960)
LEE GRANT Airport ’77 (1977)
LEE MARVIN The Delta Force (1986)
LEE MARVIN The Dirty Dozen (1967)
MAGGIE SMITH Death on the Nile (1978)
MARTIN BALSAM The Delta Force (1986)
MARTIN BALSAM The Good Guys and the Bad Guys (1969)
MARY ASTOR Hush…Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964)
MAUREEN STAPLETON Airport (1970)
MICHAEL CAINE Hurry Sundown (1967)
OLIVIA DE HAVILLAND Airport ’77 (1977)
OLIVIA DE HAVILLAND Hush…Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964)
OLYMPIA DUKAKIS Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994)
PATRICIA NEAL In Harm’s Way (1965)
PAUL NEWMAN Cool Hand Luke (1967)
PETER FINCH Lost Horizon (1973)
PETER FINCH The Flight of the Phoenix (1965)
PETER FINCH The Legend of Lylah Clare (1968)
PETER USTINOV Death on the Nile (1978)
PETER USTINOV Spartacus (1960)
SHELLEY WINTERS The Delta Force (1986)
SOPHIA LOREN Brass Target (1978)
TOMMY LEE JONES Small Soldiers (1998)
VAN HEFLIN Airport (1970)
WALTER MATTHAU Charade (1963)
WALTER MATTHAU Earthquake (1974)
WALTER MATTHAU Lonely Are the Brave (1962)
WALTER MATTHAU Mirage (1965)
Hey Dan….epic epic lists. The second one is especially huge. Good to see that George is still on the current list….though he seems to be sliding down the list pretty quickly. Not surprised that he was in the Top 30 back in the day. When I think about it…..it was probably one of the first supporting actors I started to recognize….from his good guy roles in the Airport movies to the bad guys in so many other movies.
As for the Oscar winning co-stars…..almost reaching 50…..I suspect in time….he will get to that plateau…especially with so many co-stars on the first list. Ernest Borgnine gets my Bess Flower Most Frequent Co-Star Award….6 times they worked together.
Michael Caine…should be able to keep Kennedy attached to the current list for awhile……I hope it is still a couple of years before Caine starts to slide down the rankings. Great feedback as always.
I have seen 23 George Kennedy movies including 9 of the top 10 and 17 of the top 20.
The HIGHEST rated film I have seen is Airport.
The highest rated film I have NOT seen is The Sons of Katie Elder.
The LOWEST ranked film I have seen is The Ballad of Josie.
Favourite George Kennedy Movies:
Charade
The Dirty Dozen
Airport
Cool Hand Luke
Death on the Nile
The Flight of the Phoenix
Lonely Are the Brave
Shenandoah
Thunderbolt and Lightning
Airport 77
Mirage
The Eiger Sanction
RE: The Naked Gun series. I used to love these films. Unfortunately, the presence of OJ Simpson in them since his shall we say legal issues has interfered with my ability to enjoy them.
By the way, Mom and I are attending the play Murder on the Nile adapted from Death on the Nile this Friday by the local Players Guild.
Hey Flora…very cool…that sounds like a great time to be had. Hope you and your mom enjoy the show.
Hey Flora. Thanks for the tally, comment and visit. 23 is actually behind me and Steve….in some ways that is surprising….but most of his career took place after 1976. His last movies were pretty bad….and pretty low budgets. I have seen all of your favorites except for Mirage….somehow I have missed that movie. Cool Hand Luke and Charade are easily my favorite two George Kennedy movies as well. I understand your point about the Naked Gun loses some of it’s fun. Great feedback as always.
George Kennedy has 19 Cogerson 100 million dollar crashers in the above table but to the best of my knowledge in not one of them has he the lead role [and indeed the only main part that off hand I can ever remember him performing is in Guns of the Magnificent Seven]. The 41 flicks outside the $100 million bunch in the table have a combined adjusted domestic gross of roughly $1 billion or a paltry average of just under $25 million per movie.
Moreover against the CV of 183 acting credits mentioned above George’s financial return of an alleged net worth of just $5 million is relatively meagre compared with that of many other, even supporting, stars – for example John C Reilly with a net personal fortune of $45 million built on just slightly over half of Kennedy’s output.
However George nevertheless deserves this Cogerson page as he brought a lot to the table in supporting roles and at 6ft 4″ George could seamlessly alternate between affable giant and a hulk more menacing to me at least than the likes of the 5ft 10″ Statham no matter how many time the latter takes off his shirt and shows Steve his muscles. “Size DOES matter!” Good stats table so all-in-all Vote Up!
Good subject. George Kennedy was a welcome presence in movies, one of my favorite character actors of the 60s and 70s.
I’ve seen 29 of the 60 films listed, favorites include – Cool Hand Luke, The Dirty Dozen, Thunderbolt and Lightfoot, The Airport series, The Naked Gun 1-3, Charade, Earthquake and The Good Guys and the Bad Guys.
Cool Hand Luke is no.1 on the critics chart, the movie that made him a star and won him an Oscar too, there’s a Christ allegory running thru that movie and Kennedy ultimately plays the part of Judas.
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot was a film I watched a bunch of times at the cinema because it was usually paired up with a reissued Bruce Lee movie and I was a Bruce Lee fanboy back then. I even had a pair of wooden nunchakus which I would clobber myself with while attempting to use them. 🙂
Top page Bruce. Vote Up!
Hey Steve. Thanks for the George Kennedy comment. I have seen 26 of his movies. So kudos to you for your victory. That includes the Top 19 Kennedy UMR movies…and then it gets bleak…only 7 of the last 41 movies. Seems he lost his Hollywood power in the 1980s and 1990s. Because he was a “go to” supporting actor in the 1960s and 1970s.
I have seen all of your favorites except for The Good Guys and the Bad Guys. Loved him in Charade and Cool Hand Luke. I never noticed the Jesus symbols on the first few viewings of Cool Hand Luke…..now I can’t help but notice it. I like both of George’s Clint Eastwood movie….with Thunderbolt and Lightfoot getting the edge over The Eiger Sanction.
If you think about Airport (1970) …that movie provided Kennedy with not one but two franchises. First he appeared in all the Airport movies….then Naked Gun was a spoof movie….that was made possible by the success of the Zucker brothers spoofing Airport in Airplane.
I recently saw Kennedy in The Gambler….he was almost unrecognizable…..sadly the image of him being a frail old man will probably stick with me…..I would rather it be an image of him in Cool Hand Luke or Charade. Good feedback as always.