Oscar-Winning Actor George Kennedy Dies
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Oscar-Winning Actor George Kennedy Dies
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He was 91.
George Kennedy, who won an Academy Award for his bruising performance in "Cool Hand Luke" and later starred in the goofy "Naked Gun" franchise," died Sunday in Idaho.
Canyon County Chief Deputy Coroner Steve Rhodes said Kennedy died Sunday at about 4:30 a.m. (6:30 a.m. ET) in a care facility in Middleton.
His remains are being given to Cremation Society of Idaho for services.
Cory Schenkel, Kennedy's grandson, told the Associated Press that he died of old age.
Kennedy, who stood nearly 6½ feet tall, was a World War II veteran who broke into acting, in part, through military dramas and TV Westerns.
In 1967, he appeared in the Oscar-winning World War II film "The Dirty Dozen."
That same year, he starred alongside Paul Newman in what would be the best-known role of his career— Dragline in the prison drama "Cool Hank Luke."
The film won him an Academy Award for best supporting actor.
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I don't think he was that great of an actor but he sure looked like he was having a lot of fun doing it.
He was pretty good in Cool Hand Luke, but it seems to me he could have been the same in his real life.