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RIP ~ George Kennedy, Actor

SydneyH — Tue, 01 Mar 2016 01:24:52 GMT

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Noel7 — Tue, 01 Mar 2016 01:32:13 GMT

I always liked him. He was a good actor, nice looking and had a great voice, imo. He lived to be 91.

RIP Mr. Kennedy.

CNN

"He passed Sunday morning, due to old age and some health issues," Schenkel said.

The New York-born Kennedy came by his military gravitas honestly; he served in World War II and spent 16 years in the U.S. Army, many of them with Armed Forces Radio. In the 1950s, he was an adviser to Phil Silvers' "Sgt. Bilko" show and then started getting acting roles.

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makeup addict — Tue, 01 Mar 2016 01:40:01 GMT

Loved him in the Airport movies!

He did have a great voice and was a great actor!

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akaburtonfan — Tue, 01 Mar 2016 01:52:56 GMT

My favorite George Kennedy line -- "They don't have emergencies anymore, they have Patroni's." --- from Airport.

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makeup addict — Tue, 01 Mar 2016 01:56:15 GMT

He made that character and stole the scenes from the A list actors!!

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Buckaroo2 — Tue, 01 Mar 2016 01:57:09 GMT

Wonderful actor. RIP George.

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MaRina — Tue, 01 Mar 2016 02:09:45 GMT

Rest in peace George

Loved him in Earthquake!

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makeup addict — Tue, 01 Mar 2016 02:18:49 GMT

Yes! I knew there was another disaster movie! He played the cop. He worked with the architect to rescue people. I think Heston was the architect. Kennedy gave the little white puppy to a very young Victoria Principal.

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handygal2 — Tue, 01 Mar 2016 02:27:33 GMT

He was great in the Naked Gun movies.

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Puzzle Piece — Tue, 01 Mar 2016 02:44:12 GMT

Sad to hear but he was well liked. I remember him in "Bandolero"! with Raquel Welch. He had a thing for her in the movie.

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drizzellla — Tue, 01 Mar 2016 03:01:29 GMT

Will never forget him. I saw him during my first visit to Walt Disney World. The Park had been open about a month. We were in Magic Kingdom and the Park was crowded. In fact they were not allowing anymore people into Magic Kingdom because it was so crowded. We were on the Skyway ride, going from Frontierland to Fantasyland. And I am not sure who in my family noticed George Kennedy in the crowd of people. He towered over the people around him. He was an imposing figure. Tall and big. He really stood out from the crowd. I guess that is why we were able to pick him out of the crowd from up in the Skyway.

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sidsmom — Tue, 01 Mar 2016 03:22:45 GMT

Honestly?

If this was a week ago & I had to guess,

I would've thought he was already passed.

Did he make any appearances later in life?

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febe1 — Tue, 01 Mar 2016 03:52:19 GMT

He was a great character actor; blessed with a long life. Hope he enjoyed all of it.

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ladyroxanne — Tue, 01 Mar 2016 03:54:15 GMT

rip george. i hadn't seen him in years, but he was in some good movies.

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MoJoV — Tue, 01 Mar 2016 05:05:22 GMT

I remember George Kennedy best as the fantastic Paul Newman's friend in Cool Hand Luke. "Still shakin it boss." Lol.

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hckynut — Tue, 01 Mar 2016 07:40:56 GMT

What a great actor at playing so many character roles. Condolences to all his loved ones.

hckynut(john)

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VaBelle35 — Tue, 01 Mar 2016 11:02:29 GMT

The Hollywood Reporter has a great piece on him.

He was in several movies in recent years (as recent as 2014).

This was a fascinating fact (George was 6'4"):

Kennedy moved to Hollywood in 1959 and played an array of toughs who could go up against such stars of TV Westerns as 6-foot-7 James Arness in Gunsmoke, 6-foot-6 Clint Walker in Cheyenne and 6-foot-6 Chuck Connors in The Rifleman.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/george-kennedy-dead-cool-hand-721400

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Hayfield — Tue, 01 Mar 2016 13:02:24 GMT

Great actor, may he RIP.

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Trinity11 — Tue, 01 Mar 2016 16:21:38 GMT

He was always wonderful in anything he appeared in. I still remember his role in Charade....the first time I ever watched him. Then I saw him in "Airport," and I was a fan for life.

May he RIP and condolences to his family.

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Shelbelle — Tue, 01 Mar 2016 21:19:24 GMT

I remember him from his days on Dallas, RIP.