The Best George Kennedy Movies

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List of the best George Kennedy movies, ranked best to worst with movie trailers when available. George Kennedy's highest grossing movies have received a lot of accolades over the years, earning millions upon millions around the world. The order of these top George Kennedy movies is decided by how many votes they receive, so only highly rated George Kennedy movies will be at the top of the list. George Kennedy has been in a lot of films, so people often debate each other over what the greatest George Kennedy movie of all time is. If you and a friend are arguing about this then use this list of the most entertaining George Kennedy films to end the squabble once and for all.

If you think the best George Kennedy role isn't at the top, then upvote it so it has the chance to become number one. The greatest George Kennedy performances didn't necessarily come from the best movies, but in most cases they go hand in hand.

This list features films like Bolero and Cats Don't Dance.

"This list answers the questions, "What are the best George Kennedy movies?" and "What are the greatest George Kennedy roles of all time?"

George Kennedy is no stranger to working with popular directors, including Stanley Kubrick, Clint Eastwood and Peter Segal.

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  • The Dirty Dozen
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    Lee Marvin, Ernest Borgnine, Charles Bronson
    110 votes
    • Released: 1967
    • Directed by: Robert Aldrich
    As D-Day approaches, Colonel Breed hands the roguish Major Reisman (Lee Marvin) an important assignment: He must train a team of soldiers to parachute across enemy lines and assassinate German ...more

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  • Cool Hand Luke
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    Paul Newman, George Kennedy, J.D. Cannon
    159 votes
    • Released: 1967
    • Directed by: Stuart Rosenberg
    When petty criminal Luke Jackson (Paul Newman) is sentenced to two years in a Florida prison farm, he doesn't play by the rules of either the sadistic warden (Strother Martin) or the yard's resident ...more

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  • The Sons of Katie Elder
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    John Wayne, Dean Martin, Martha Hyer
    87 votes
    • Released: 1965
    • Directed by: Henry Hathaway
    Four ne'er-do-well sons reunite in their Texas hometown to attend their mother's funeral. Led by older brothers John (John Wayne), a gunfighter, and Tom (Dean Martin), a gambler, the four soon learn ...more

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  • The Flight of the Phoenix
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    James Stewart, Richard Attenborough, Peter Finch
    70 votes
    • Released: 1965
    • Directed by: Robert Aldrich
    Tense tale about a group of men who are left stranded in the middle of the Arabian desert after a plane crash. Their only hope of survival is to rebuild the craft so that, phoenix-like, she may fly ...more

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  • The Eiger Sanction
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    Clint Eastwood, George Kennedy, Vonetta McGee
    69 votes
    • Released: 1975
    • Directed by: Clint Eastwood
    Former government assassin Jonathan Hemlock (Clint Eastwood) now devotes his time to teaching and collecting paintings, but his quiet life is interrupted when he is persuaded by his former employers ...more

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  • Thunderbolt and Lightfoot
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    Clint Eastwood, Jeff Bridges, George Kennedy
    71 votes
    • Released: 1974
    • Directed by: Michael Cimino
    While stealing a car, free-spirited drifter Lightfoot (Jeff Bridges) crosses paths with legendary thief Thunderbolt (Clint Eastwood) in the midst of his own escape. Thunderbolt's old partners in ...more

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