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6 unusual facts about George Kennedy


1910–11 NHA season

Coleman(1966) writes that George Kennedy, president of the CAC bought the Haileybury franchise.

Eric Louzil

Louzil began his career as associate producer of the short film Sonic Boom starring Ricky Nelson, George Kennedy, Sal Mineo and Keith Moon in 1974.

Palmer Station

The film stars George Kennedy as Admiral Conway, the station's commanding officer and features Glenn Ford as the President of the United States.

Proof of the Man

There he is partnered with an American detective, played by George Kennedy, who seems to be the same man who killed Munesue's father.

Robert Deman

He also acted in popular television series of the '70's, such as Cannon, starring William Conrad, The Blue Knight, starring George Kennedy and To Rome with Love, starring John Forsythe.

Scott O'Dell

Island of the Blue Dolphins has been translated into a number of languages and was made into a movie in 1964, starring Celia Kaye, Larry Domasin, Ann Daniel, and George Kennedy.


Frank Drebin

At the same time, unlike people such as his friend who he works under, Captain Ed Hocken (Alan North/George Kennedy), Drebin is a very indiscreetly and unsympathetically outspoken man, therefore tending to appear cold and insensitive towards people, not to mention cynical.

Jackson Burns

His fire drag stunt from a vehicle at 246 feet totally engulfed Burns in flames at one point and damaged his Nomex fire suit ; Burns took 22 squib hits at once, 22 total in 15 seconds; and as stunt double for George Kennedy on the motion picture The Man Who Came Back, was dragged from the back of a horse for a total distance of 282 feet.

Technical advisor

Technical advisors who have become actors include George Kennedy (an Army advisor to the Sgt. Bilko television show) and John Dierkes (an accountant working for the U.S. Treasury, who provided technical assistance to the makers of To the Ends of the Earth).

The 'Human' Factor

The 'Human' Factor is a 1975 film directed by Edward Dmytryk and starring George Kennedy and John Mills.


see also

George Kennedy Young

George Kennedy Young, CB, MBE, M.A. (1911, Dumfriesshire – 1990, London) was a deputy director of MI6, and later involved in British right-wing politics.