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Awards and Nominations
Golden Globe
Best Performance By an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Nominated
Academy Award
Actor in a Supporting Role
Won
Golden Globe
Best Performance By an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Nominated
Academy Award
Actor in a Supporting Role
Won
George Harris Kennedy Jr. (February 18, 1925 – February 28, 2016) was an American actor who appeared in more than 100 film and television productions. He played "Dragline" in Cool Hand Luke (1967), winning the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for the role and being nominated for the corresponding Golden Globe. He received a second Golden Globe nomination for portraying Joe Patroni in Airport (1970). Wikipedia