George Kennedy, Oscar winner for his sadistic character in “Cool Hand Luke” (1967) and known for his participation in the humorous series “The Naked Gun “she died Sunday at age 91, said his grandson, Cory Schenkel. Kennedy died in Boise (USA), as specified Schenkel through his page on the social network Facebook.
“Cool Hand Luke” Stuart Rosenberg, faced character of Paul Newman giving life to the leader of the prisoners. “The wonderful thing about that tape,” recalled Kennedy in a 1978 interview quoted by The Hollywood Reporter, “is that as it advanced my character, I went from being bad to good.”
in his career stand out titles like “Spartacus” (1960), “Lonely Are the Brave” (1962), “the Sons of Katie Elder” or “the Dirty Dozen” (1967).
Following his victory in the Oscar as best supporting actor, he chained several projects tall as “the Guns of the Magnificent Seven” (1969).
Then followed “The Good Guys and the Bad Guys” (1969) -along with Robert Mitchum – “Dirty Dingus Magee” (1970) , with Frank Sinatra, “Fools’ Parade” (1971) , with James Stewart, “Thunderbolt & amp; Lightfoot” (1974) , with Jeff Bridges – “Earthquake” (1974) and “the Eiger Sanction” (1975) , with Clint Eastwood.
He also appeared on the tape disaster “Airport” (1970) and its three sequels incarnating the mechanic Joe Patroni.
later redoubled his fame betting for as comical as captain Ed Hocken character in the saga mood “the Naked Gun” where the tapes appeared on “the Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad” (1988), “The Naked Gun 2: The Smell of Fear” (1991) and “The Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult” (1994)
recently. starred in movies movies “Another Happy Day” (2011) and “the Gambler” ( 2014), opposite Mark Wahlberg.
the wife of Kennedy, Joan McCarthy, he died last September.
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