George Kennedy

George Kennedy

February 18, 1925 · 101 years old

George Kennedy (February 18, 1925 — February 28, 2016) was a European-American businessman, entrepreneur, A World War II veteran, actor, adviser, radio dj, and author. Kennedy at one stage in his career cornered the market at playing tough, no-nonsense characters who were either quite crooked or pos…

Known For

50 titles
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The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!

The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!

1988 · 1h 25m · Movie

Incompetent police Detective Frank Drebin must foil an attempt to assassinate Queen Elizabeth II.

7.6
2
Cool Hand Luke

Cool Hand Luke

1967 · 2h 7m · Movie

A laid-back Southern man is sentenced to two years in a rural prison, but refuses to conform.

8.0
3
The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear

The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear

1991 · 1h 25m · Movie

Lieutenant Frank Drebin discovers that his ex-girlfriend's new beau is involved in a plot to kidnap a scientist who advocates solar energy.

6.9
4
Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult

Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult

1994 · 1h 23m · Movie

Frank Drebin comes out of retirement to help Police Squad infiltrate a gang of terrorists planning to detonate a bomb at the Academy Awards.

6.5
5
Charade

Charade

1963 · 1h 53m · Movie

Romance and intrigue ensue in Paris as a woman is pursued by several men who want to get their hands on a fortune her murdered husband had stolen. She soon loses trust in those who claim they want to help her.

7.8
6
The Dirty Dozen

The Dirty Dozen

1967 · 2h 30m · Movie

During World War II, a rebellious U.S. Army Major is assigned a dozen convicted murderers to train and lead them into a mass assassination mission of German officers.

7.7
7
The Gambler

The Gambler

2014 · 1h 51m · Movie

Literature professor and gambler Jim Bennett's debt causes him to borrow money from his mother and a loan shark. Further complicating his situation, is his relationship with one of his students. Will Bennett risk his life for a se...

6.0
8
Death on the Nile

Death on the Nile

1978 · 2h 20m · Movie

As Hercule Poirot enjoys a luxurious cruise down the Nile, a newlywed heiress is found murdered on board. Can Poirot identify the killer before the ship reaches the end of its journey?

7.3
9
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot

Thunderbolt and Lightfoot

1974 · 1h 55m · Movie

With the help of an irreverent young sidekick, a bank robber gets his old gang back together to organize a daring new heist.

7.0
10
Creepshow 2

Creepshow 2

1987 · 1h 32m · Movie

Three macabre tales from the latest issue of a boy's favorite comic book, dealing with a vengeful wooden Native American, a monstrous blob in a lake, and an undying hitchhiker.

6.0
11
The Eiger Sanction

The Eiger Sanction

1975 · 2h 9m · Movie

Classical art professor and collector Dr. Jonathan Hemlock, who doubles as a professional assassin, is coerced out of retirement to avenge the murder of an old friend.

6.4
12
The Delta Force

The Delta Force

1986 · 2h 5m · Movie

After a plane is hijacked by terrorists, The Delta Force is sent in to resolve the crisis.

5.7
13
Airport

Airport

1970 · 2h 17m · Movie

A bomber on board an airplane, an airport almost closed by snow, and various personal problems of the people involved.

6.6
14
The Flight of the Phoenix

The Flight of the Phoenix

1965 · 2h 22m · Movie

After an oil company plane crashes in the Sahara, the survivors' hopes are buoyed by one of the passengers, an airplane designer who comes up with a plan to build a flyable plane from the wreckage.

7.5
15
Earthquake

Earthquake

1974 · 2h 2m · Movie

Various interconnected people struggle to survive when an earthquake of unimaginable magnitude hits Los Angeles, California.

5.9
16
Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte

Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte

1964 · 2h 13m · Movie

An aging, reclusive Southern belle plagued by a horrifying family secret descends into madness after the arrival of a lost relative.

7.5
17
Airport '77

Airport '77

1977 · 1h 54m · Movie

Art thieves hijack a 747, hit fog and crash into the ocean, trapping them and the passengers under one hundred feet of water.

5.8
18
Airport 1975

Airport 1975

1974 · 1h 47m · Movie

A 747 in flight collides with a small plane, and is rendered pilotless. Somehow the control tower must get a pilot aboard so the jet can land.

5.7
19
The Boston Strangler

The Boston Strangler

1968 · 1h 56m · Movie

A series of strangulation murders of Boston women sparks a protracted complex manhunt. Law professor John Bottomley leads a multi-jurisdictional task force in the investigation, with help from surviving victim Diane Cluny.

7.0
20
Lonely Are the Brave

Lonely Are the Brave

1962 · 1h 47m · Movie

A fiercely independent cowboy gets himself locked up in prison to escape with an old friend.

7.5
21
Shenandoah

Shenandoah

1965 · 1h 45m · Movie

A Virginia farmer who has vowed to remain neutral during the Civil War is spurred into action when his youngest son is taken by Union soldiers.

7.3
22
Cats Don't Dance

Cats Don't Dance

1997 · 1h 15m · Movie

Danny, an ambitious singing and dancing cat, goes to Hollywood and overcomes several obstacles to fulfill his dream of becoming a movie star.

6.9
23
Don't Come Knocking

Don't Come Knocking

2005 · 2h 2m · Movie

An aging cowboy movie star deserts a film set and tries to reconnect with his mother, whom he hasn't seen in thirty years, only to learn that he has a child he never knew about.

6.6
24
Just Before Dawn

Just Before Dawn

1981 · 1h 30m · Movie

Five young people venture into the backwoods of Oregon to claim a property, and find themselves being stalked by a hulking, machete-wielding psychopath.

6.0
25
The Concorde... Airport '79

The Concorde... Airport '79

1979 · 1h 53m · Movie

A supersonic airborne disaster. In order to survive a flight headed for the Moscow Olympics, passengers of the Concorde must endure aerial acrobatics to dodge missiles and survive a device that decompresses the plane.

4.5
26
Cahill U.S. Marshal

Cahill U.S. Marshal

1973 · 1h 43m · Movie

A tough Marshal has a difficult task when his two sons join a gang and rob a bank.

6.4
27
Strait-Jacket

Strait-Jacket

1964 · 1h 33m · Movie

After a 20-year asylum stay for a double ax murder, suspicion arises about Lucy Harbin's behavior as she returns to her daughter Carol, who is engaged to marry Michael Fields. Soon, heads begin to roll again. Is Lucy repeating her...

6.8
28
Mirage

Mirage

1965 · 1h 48m · Movie

An accountant suddenly suffers from amnesia. This appears related to the suicide of his boss. Now some violent thugs are out to get him. They work for a shadowy figure known simply as The Major.

7.2
29
Bolero

Bolero

1984 · 1h 45m · Movie

In the 1920s, a young woman sets out to lose her virginity. Her mission leads her to a Moroccan sheikh and a Spanish bullfighter.

3.0
30
Death Ship

Death Ship

1980 · 1h 31m · Movie

A mysterious ghostly freighter rams and sinks a modern day cruise ship whose survivors climb aboard the freighter and discover that it is a World War II Nazi torture vessel.

4.8
31
Bandolero!

Bandolero!

1968 · 1h 46m · Movie

Mace Bishop (James Stewart) masquerades as a hangman in order to save his outlaw brother, Dee (Dean Martin), from the gallows, runs to Mexico chased by Sheriff July Johnson's (George Kennedy's) posse and fights against Mexican ban...

6.5
32
Brain Dead

Brain Dead

1990 · 1h 25m · Movie

In a showdown of man versus machine, Martin plunges into a chaotic nightmare trying to save his mind from the megalomaniacal corporation.

5.9
33
Modern Romance

Modern Romance

1981 · 1h 33m · Movie

Albert Brooks directs himself as a successful film editor with far too many issues that affects the relationship between him and his remarkably patient girlfriend.

7.0
34
Another Happy Day

Another Happy Day

2011 · 1h 59m · Movie

A wedding at her parents' Annapolis estate hurls high-strung Lynn into the center of touchy family dynamics.

6.0
35
Dennis the Menace Strikes Again!

Dennis the Menace Strikes Again!

1998 · 1h 15m · Movie

After a failed attempt to find the perfect birthday present for Mr Wilson, the mischievous little terror, Dennis, tries to save him from a pair of swindlers and their bogus youth remedies. Will he manage to keep their friendship strong?

4.4
36
Guns of the Magnificent Seven

Guns of the Magnificent Seven

1969 · 1h 45m · Movie

Gunslinger Chris Adams is hired by a Mexican revolutionary to organize the rescue of his cause's leader from a brutal Army prison.

5.7