February 29, 201610 yr George Kennedy Dead: 'Cool Hand Luke' Star Was 91 - Hollywood Reporter George Kennedy, a bear of a man who won an Oscar for his performance as the sadistic chain gang prisoner Dragline in Cool Hand Luke and delighted audiences as a dimwitted police captain in the zany Naked Gun comedies, has died. He was 91. Kennedy died Sunday morning in Boise, Idaho, his grandson, Cory Schenkel, said on his Facebook page. Until his recognition in Cool Hand Luke (1967), Kennedy was usually cast as a tough guy. R.I. P. Dragline.
March 1, 201610 yr RIP MR Kennedy He was in many big budget movies back in the 70s, but Cool Hand Luke is by far my favorite movie that he was in.
March 1, 201610 yr Sad. I guess the older I get the better actors dying. I think he was in a few John Wayne movies too. RIP big guy.
March 1, 201610 yr Sad to hear. I just watched naked gun 2 1/2 today. Watched Cool Hand Luke last week.
March 1, 201610 yr Sad. I guess the older I get the better actors dying. I think he was in a few John Wayne movies too. RIP big guy. He was the hired gun in Sons of Katie Elder. One of my all time favorite movies.
March 5, 201610 yr Played the mean tough-guy well. I just saw him in an episode of The Big Valley. He was a "crimper" -- a person who found unsuspecting men to shanghai. In one scene he walks in on Jerod trying to talk his wife out of being a part of the shanghai operation. As Jerod speaks to the woman (I think Jill St. John) you could see Kennedy in the background with the meanest expression on his face. Just ice cold in his veins. Very convincing. And yes, @NKY Bandit, he was great in Sons of Katie Elder.
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