- Films
- 76
- Avg rating
- 6.23
- Peak run
- 1960’64
- Oscar wins
- 1 of 1
Every film, by IMDb rating
The career
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
As an actor, films with 1,000+ votes
George by the numbers
Average
6.23
58 rated films
Vote weighted
6.33
bigger films count more
Median
6.3
half are better
Consistency
±1.00
rating spread
Career
55y
1960 to 2014
Total votes
1.74M
across every film
Best
8.0
Cool Hand Luke
Worst
3.0
Bolero
Newest first
Filmography
| 2014 |  The Gambler | Ed | 6.0 | 78,694 |
| 2011 |  Another Happy Day | Joe Baker | 6.0 | 4,879 |
| 2008 | The Man Who Came Back | Judge Duke | · | 997 |
| 2005 |  Don't Come Knocking | Director | 6.6 | 8,445 |
| 2003 |  View from the Top | · | 5.3 | 30,469 |
| 1998 |  Small Soldiers | · | 6.3 | 112K |
| 1997 |  Cats Don't Dance | L.B. Mammoth | 6.9 | 9,384 |
| 1994 |  Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult | Ed Hocken | 6.5 | 130K |
| 1991 | Hangfire | Warden E. Barles | · | 414 |
| 1991 | Intensive Care | Dr. Bruckner | · | 485 |
| 1991 |  Dutch | · | 6.5 | 15,536 |
| 1991 |  The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear | Ed Hocken | 6.9 | 143K |
| 1991 | Driving Me Crazy | John McCready | · | 792 |
| 1990 | Hired to Kill | Thomas | 5.0 | 1,312 |
| 1990 |  Brain Dead | Vance | 5.8 | 6,572 |
| 1989 | Ministry of Vengeance | Rev. Hughes | · | 347 |
| 1989 | The Terror Within | Hal | 4.7 | 2,791 |
| 1988 | Top Line | Heinrich Holzmann | · | 603 |
| 1988 | Demonwarp | Bill Crafton | 4.8 | 1,352 |
| 1988 |  The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! | Capt. Ed Hocken | 7.6 | 226K |
Better together?
George Kennedy's regulars
- Andrew V. McLaglenDirector and actor · 4 films · 6.28 avg▲+0.12
- O.J. SimpsonCo-star · 3 films · 7.00 avg▲+0.69
- Leslie NielsenCo-star · 3 films · 7.00 avg▲+1.09
- Priscilla PresleyCo-star · 3 films · 7.00 avg▲+0.34
- David ZuckerDirector and actor · 2 films · 7.25 avg▲+1.03
- Burt KennedyDirector and actor · 2 films · 5.65 avg▼−0.50
- Nico MastorakisDirector and actor · 2 films · 5.05 avg▼−0.48
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers. Acting pairs here count billed roles (an actor in a director's top six, co-stars both in the top five); each duo page counts every film they made together in those roles.
Films together: Andrew V. McLaglen and George Kennedy movies · George Kennedy and O.J. Simpson movies · Leslie Nielsen and George Kennedy movies · George Kennedy and Priscilla Presley movies
Takes
On George Kennedy
1 nominations, 1 wins
Awards record
- WonBest Supporting Actor · Academy Awards 1968George Kennedy
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