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George Kennedy

1925 - 2016

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George Harris Kennedy Jr. (February 18, 1925 – February 28, 2016) was an American actor who appeared in more than 100 film and television productions. He played "Dragline" in Cool Hand Luke (1967), winning the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for the role and being nominated for the corresponding Golden Globe. He received a second Golden Globe nomination for portraying Joe Patroni in Airport (1970). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. George Kennedy is the 422nd most popular actor (down from 381st in 2019), the 924th most popular biography from United States (down from 688th in 2019) and the 218th most popular American Actor.

George Kennedy is most famous for his role as Dragline in the movie Cool Hand Luke.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, George Kennedy ranks 422 out of 13,578. Before him are Jean-Pierre Léaud, Maria Schneider, Farrah Fawcett, Benny Hill, Kate Winslet, and Chris Hemsworth. After him are Lon Chaney Jr., Oliver Reed, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Bibi Andersson, Curd Jürgens, and Nathalie Delon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1925, George Kennedy ranks 51. Before him are Gabriele Amorth, Roy J. Glauber, Luciano Berio, Dick Van Dyke, Anastasio Somoza Debayle, and William F. Buckley Jr.. After him are Robert Altman, Leo Esaki, Baruch Samuel Blumberg, Maya Plisetskaya, Bülent Ecevit, and Sam Peckinpah. Among people deceased in 2016, George Kennedy ranks 45. Before him are James Cronin, Gabriele Amorth, Alvin Toffler, Junko Tabei, Andrzej Żuławski, and Frano Selak. After him are Vera Rubin, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Reinhard Selten, Bernardo Provenzano, Esma Redžepova, and Viktor Korchnoi.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, George Kennedy ranks 924 out of 20,380. Before him are George Cukor (1899), Alfred Kinsey (1894), Billie Jean King (1943), Alan Shepard (1923), Jimmy Hoffa (1913), and William F. Buckley Jr. (1925). After him are J. E. B. Stuart (1833), Lon Chaney Jr. (1906), John Irving (1942), Josephine Cochrane (1839), Buddy Holly (1936), and Milton H. Erickson (1901).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, George Kennedy ranks 218. Before him are Raquel Welch (1940), Jennifer Aniston (1969), Ron Perlman (1950), F. Murray Abraham (1939), Tippi Hedren (1930), and Farrah Fawcett (1947). After him are Lon Chaney Jr. (1906), William Hurt (1950), Jamie Lee Curtis (1958), Matt Damon (1970), John Gavin (1931), and Jada Pinkett Smith (1971).

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