George Kennedy

Birthplace: New York, New York
Birthday: February 18, 1925

A familiar character actor, the tall, burly Kennedy began his career as a child performer on stage and in radio performances. After a stint in the Army during WWII, during which he was responsible for the opening of the first Army Information Office that provided technical assistance to films and TV shows, he earned a spot as a technical advisor on "The Phil Silvers Show/Sgt. Bilko". Kennedy went on to appear as either a villain or hero in a variety of guest appearances ("Have Gun, Will Travel"; "Cheyenne"; "G…more

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Credits

Actor

A Cry in the Wilderness
Sam Hadley
Never Say Never
Harry Walter
Sarge
Father Samuel Patrick Cavanaugh
A Great American Tragedy
Brad Wilkes
The Blue Knight
Officer William Morgan

Music

Mall-Star Countdown
Music
Road Trip to Music Mania
Music
Transformers: Robots in Disguise
Music
Flint the Time Detective
Music
Real Scary Stories
Music

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Career Milestones

1982
Hosted short-lived public affairs series "Counterattack: Crime in America" (ABC)
1971 to 1972
TV series debut as regular, Father Samuel Swanson in "Sarge" (NBC)
1967
Breakthrough screen role, "Cool Hand Luke"
1964
TV-movie debut, "See How They Run" (NBC)
1961
Feature film debut, "Little Shepard of Kingdom Come"