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Akicita

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15. Just watched him yesterday in a McHales Navy movie. He played a Frenchman with a mustache.

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Mon Feb 29, 2016, 06:19 PM

Feb 2016

Took me a moment to recognize him.

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George Kennedy Dies at 91 [View all] IDemo Feb 2016 OP

Loved him in Cool Hand Luke...... a kennedy Feb 2016 #1

"He had that Luke smile" KansDem Feb 2016 #2

"Lucille!" yallerdawg Feb 2016 #5

Kennedy graced many of my Saturday afternoons at the Gila Theater... Raster Feb 2016 #3

RIP, Mr. Kennedy leftynyc Feb 2016 #4

And truly despicable... yallerdawg Feb 2016 #6

Yup leftynyc Feb 2016 #7

I was about to mention "The Eiger Sanction" Kelvin Mace Feb 2016 #12

The book was terrific leftynyc Feb 2016 #26

Great movie. "You carried beer all the way up here? You're nuts" FSogol Feb 2016 #34

He was EVERYWHERE in the 60s and 70s, and beyond. Faygo Kid Feb 2016 #8

Right, and then some. In fact, if you look at his page in the imdb, he never stopped working! valerief Feb 2016 #33

He's got a 50/50 chance... IkeRepublican Feb 2016 #9

RIP 2naSalit Feb 2016 #10

For those younger DU members... PSPS Feb 2016 #11

I liked him in "The Dirty Dozen" kentauros Feb 2016 #13

Wasn't he in many disaster flicks. longship Feb 2016 #14

Just watched him yesterday in a McHales Navy movie. He played a Frenchman with a mustache. Akicita Feb 2016 #15

I remember George in that role. Enthusiast Feb 2016 #22

Where would 1970s TV be without him? tabasco Feb 2016 #16

I met him on the sets of "Steel" (1979) FraDon Feb 2016 #17

One of his best roles the bad guy whistler162 Feb 2016 #18

Receiving the Academy Award: Kingofalldems Feb 2016 #19

George Kennedy was who you hired if you wanted The Voice of Reason in your movie jmowreader Feb 2016 #20

My favorite movies ever and The Naked Gun series. Dont call me Shirley Feb 2016 #39

Three of them were good, anyway jmowreader Mar 2016 #40

Airport '79: The Concorde - One of the most unintentionally funny movies ever Feeling the Bern Feb 2016 #21

My favorite movie of all time, Cool Hand Luke. braddy Feb 2016 #23

"He's a natural born world-shaker." FailureToCommunicate Feb 2016 #24

George Kennedy was the Michael Caine of character actors (Michael Caine being an valerief Feb 2016 #25

+1 JimDandy Feb 2016 #31

RIP Mr. Petroni sdfernando Feb 2016 #27

If you were off on an adventure, George was good company..... burfman Feb 2016 #28

I had the pleasure of meeting him..... Capt.Rocky300 Feb 2016 #29

Wow. BumRushDaShow Feb 2016 #30

It was good entertainment Plucketeer Feb 2016 #32

The greatest scene in ALL moviedom! El Supremo Feb 2016 #35

One hell of an actor... Tom_Foolery Feb 2016 #36

I loved him in the Naked Gun movies. Nedsdag Feb 2016 #37

George... Dont call me Shirley Feb 2016 #38