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  1. www.nytimes.com › 2016/03/01 › moviesGeorge Kennedy Dies at 91; Versatile Actor Won Oscar for ...

    Feb 29, 2016 · Feb. 29, 2016. George Kennedy, who played tough guys, oafs, G.I.’s and a bonanza of cowboys as one of Hollywood’s most versatile and durable character actors, and who won an Oscar as the best...

  2. www.cnn.com › 2016/02/29 › entertainmentGeorge Kennedy, ‘Cool Hand Luke’ Oscar winner, dead | CNN

    Feb 29, 2016 · George Kennedy, the brawny, Oscar-winning character actor known for playing cops, soldiers and blue-collar authority figures in such films as “Cool Hand Luke,” “Airport” and the “Naked Gun” films,...

  3. www.latimes.com › local › obituariesGeorge Kennedy dies at 91; Oscar-winning 'Cool Hand Luke ...

    Feb 29, 2016 · George Kennedy, the veteran actor who built his early career playing heavies and won an Academy Award in 1968 for his supporting role as the tough Southern prison-camp convict who grew to...

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  4. www.washingtonpost.com › entertainment › georgeGeorge Kennedy, Oscar-winning character actor of ‘Cool Hand ...

    Feb 29, 2016 · Mr. Kennedy’s breakthrough performance was in “Cool Hand Luke” (1967), which starred Newman as a self-described “hard case” who gets sent to a Southern chain gang for cutting the heads off...

  5. www.usatoday.com › story › lifeGeorge Kennedy, star of 'Cool Hand Luke,' dies at 91 - USA TODAY

    Feb 29, 2016 · George Kennedy, the Oscar-winning star of Cool Hand Luke, has died at age 91, his grandson confirms to USA TODAY. Cory Schenkel says Kennedy died in his sleep at his Boise home early Sunday...

  6. deadline.com › 2016 › 02George Kennedy Dies: ‘Cool Hand Luke’ Oscar Winner Was 91

    Feb 29, 2016 · George Kennedy, a versatile actor whose long list of credits includes the Airport and Naked Gun films and an Oscar for his supporting role in Cool Hand Luke, has died in Middleton, ID. He was...

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  8. variety.com › 2016 › filmGeorge Kennedy Dead: 'Airport,' 'Cool Hand Luke' Star Was 91

    Feb 29, 2016 · George Kennedy, who won a supporting actor Oscar for his role alongside Paul Newman in the beloved film “Cool Hand Luke,” and was also a fixture of 1970s disaster movies including the “Airport”...