US Actor George Kennedy No More

Kennedy was born in 1924 in New York where his father worked as a musician and his mother was a dancer.

He served with the US infantry during World War Two, winning several decorations, and in the 1950s he worked for Armed Forces Radio and Television before moving to Hollywood.

The 6ft 4in actor quickly became well known for playing tough-guy characters.

US actor George Kennedy, who starred in movies including Cool Hand Luke and the Naked Gun series and won an Oscar in 1968 for Best Supporting Actor in Cool Hand Luke is no more. He has died at the age of 91, his grandson has announced.

His wife Joan died more than a year ago which made Kennedy sick and had been in hospital for the past month.

Cory Schenkel said his grandfather died on Sunday morning in the city of Boise, Idaho. Kennedy’s final film role was in The Gambler in 2014, TMZ added.