ACTOR

George Kennedy

1925 - 2016

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of George Kennedy has received more than 5,641,910 page views. His biography is available in 51 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 48 in 2019). George Kennedy is the 381st most popular actor (up from 495th in 2019), the 688th most popular biography from United States (up from 923rd in 2019) and the 184th most popular American Actor.

George Kennedy is most famous for his role as Dragline in the movie Cool Hand Luke.

Memorability Metrics

  • 5.6M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 64.73

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 51

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.85

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.30

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, George Kennedy ranks 381 out of 13,578. Before him are F. Murray Abraham, Jane Russell, Lana Turner, Bela Lugosi, Jean-Pierre Cassel, and Giancarlo Giannini. After him are Burgess Meredith, Joan Fontaine, Ray Liotta, Douglas Fairbanks, Bradley Cooper, and Jack Palance.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1925, George Kennedy ranks 41. Before him are Paul Mauriat, Peter Brook, Oona O'Neill, Pierre Boulez, Bert Hellinger, and Gerald Durrell. After him are Sam Peckinpah, Maya Plisetskaya, Zvi Zamir, Robert Edwards, Robert Altman, and Ieng Sary. Among people deceased in 2016, George Kennedy ranks 38. Before him are Pierre Boulez, Andrzej Żuławski, Walter Scheel, Gene Wilder, John Glenn, and Harper Lee. After him are Vera Rubin, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Věra Čáslavská, James Cronin, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, and Ray Tomlinson.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, George Kennedy ranks 688 out of 20,380. Before him are Chris Isaak (1956), Jane Russell (1921), Bill Cosby (1937), Lana Turner (1921), Omar Bradley (1893), and Joseph Barbera (1911). After him are David Bohm (1992), Irwin Shaw (1913), Burgess Meredith (1907), Ray Liotta (1954), Douglas Fairbanks (1883), and Bradley Cooper (1975).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, George Kennedy ranks 184. Before him are George Peppard (1928), Bill Bixby (1934), Frances Farmer (1913), F. Murray Abraham (1939), Jane Russell (1921), and Lana Turner (1921). After him are Burgess Meredith (1907), Ray Liotta (1954), Douglas Fairbanks (1883), Bradley Cooper (1975), Jack Palance (1919), and Anne Bancroft (1931).

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