He Shows At 91, died film actor George Kennedy – Telam

The New Yorker George Harris Kennedy, Jr. was born on February 25, 1925, came from a showbiz family, since his father was pianist plays on Broadway and his mother Helen was bailarina.Kennedy military vocation had so during World War II he enlisted in the army, he participated in several battles and ended the first service intended military information from the United States. At the end of the conflict intended to continue in the barracks forever, but after 16 years as a soldier suffered a back injury that made him rethink his life, and decided to return to the field of action.

Debuted in 1956 playing just a military, in numerous episodes of the Phil Silvers Show, telecomedia also known as Sgt. Bilko.

His first film role was as one of the rebel gladiator who support the protagonist in the legendary “Spartacus” Stanley Kubrick, but gained notoriety with his role as the hard landlord Nathan Dillon in “a reason to live” drama starring singer Jimmie Rodgers.

He returned to meet with Kirk Douglas in the remarkable western “the brave walk alone “, where he played the corrupt commissioner Gutierrez and followed him” Charade “where he got into the skin of Herman Scobie a war veteran with a hook instead of a hand.

it was followed by films like” lullaby for a corpse “,” First victory, “” flight of the Phoenix “,” the valley of violence “,” the sons of Katie Elder “and a role in” the Dirty Dozen “.

One of its most prominent characters was Dragline, huge bully prison which will stop Luke (Paul Newman) in “Cool Hand Luke”, iconic prison drama Stuart Rosenberg with whom gan {or Oscar for Best Supporting Actor in 1968.

Since then, George Kennedy became a secondary luxury since starred in films like “Death on the Nile”, “the rope of gallows”, ” lost horizon “and” Siege of Fire “until work with Clint Eastwood police” A bounty of $ 500,000 “and” License to kill “.

In the ’70s his face was associated with disaster film to work on “Earthquake”, “Airport” and its sequels “Airport 75″, “Airport ’77″ and “Airport 79″.

for those years you joined the successful be televised ie Dallas as the magnate Carter McKay, and alternate work on TV with his role as captain Ed Hocken, head of Leslie Nielsen in “the naked Gun” directed by David Zucker.

in the ’90s work on “Hitting the gates of heaven” German Wim Wenders, who had scripted performance and remarkable Sam Sheppard and was set in the West. He also had a role in the hit American novel in the afternoon, “The Young and the Restless”.