Photos: George Kennedy (1925-2016)

HOLLYWOOD - MARCH 23: Actor George Kennedy attends the 75th Annual Academy Awards at the Kodak Theater on March 23, 2003 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) [Via MerlinFTP Drop]

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EDITORS NOTE: THIS IMAGE IS FOR ONE-TIME RIGHTS IN USA TODAY AND USATODAY.COM. MUST NEGOTIATE THE RATE. --RAS. 1967, Paul Newman, playing a banjo, and George Kennedy talk in a still from the film 'Cool Hand Luke' directed by Stuart Rosenberg. Newman won a Best Actor Oscar while Kennedy won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for their roles in the film. (Photo by Warner Bros./Getty Images) [Via MerlinFTP Drop]

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EDITORS NOTE: THIS IMAGE IS FOR ONE-TIME RIGHTS IN USA TODAY AND USATODAY.COM. MUST NEGOTIATE THE RATE. --RAS. Patty Duke kissing George Kennedy after she presented him with the Academy Award for Cool Hand Luke 1968; New York. (Photo by Art Zelin/Getty Images) [Via MerlinFTP Drop]

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EDITORS NOTE: THIS IMAGE IS FOR ONE-TIME RIGHTS IN USA TODAY AND USATODAY.COM. MUST NEGOTIATE THE RATE. --RAS. George Kennedy, actor. CREDIT: Silver Screen Collection/ Getty Images. [Via MerlinFTP Drop]

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EDITORS NOTE: THIS IMAGE IS FOR ONE-TIME RIGHTS IN USA TODAY AND USATODAY.COM. MUST NEGOTIATE THE RATE. --RAS. (L-R) Actors George Kennedy and Patrick Duffy w. producer Leonard Katzman. (Photo by Time Life Pictures/DMI/The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images) [Via MerlinFTP Drop]

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George Kennedy arrives at the 70th Academy Awards at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on March 24, 1998.

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Ellen Burstyn (from left), George Kennedy, Thomas Haden Church and Demi Moore in 2011's 'Another Happy Day.'

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NBC101 3/26/96 -- "WINGS" - "What About Larry?" -- TELECAST DATE: Tues., Apr. 9 (8-8:30p.m. ET) --- PICTURED: (l-r) Steven Weber, George Kennedy --- OSCAR WINNER GEORGE KENNEDY GUEST-STARS --- Oscar winner George Kennedy (Best Supporting Actor, "Cool Hand Luke," guest starring as himself) visits the island for a quiet vacation, but because of his performances as Joe Petroni -- the cigar-chomping airline mechanic in all three of the "Airport" feature films -- he ends up being stalked by one of his biggest fans, Brian (Steven Weber). -- NBC PHOTO: Joe Viles. ORG XMIT: NBC101

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