George Kennedy

He starred in the series from 1988 - 1991. He should not be confused with actor Bill Macy who co-starred in the television series Maude. On television, Kennedy played Carter McKay in the CBS prime time serial Dallas (1978 - 1991). He is married to actress Felicity Huffman, and has two daughters. He won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in Cool Hand Luke (1967). A book describing the technique, A Practical Handbook for the Actor (ISBN 0394744128), is dedicated to Macy and Mamet. Kennedy began his film career in 1961 in The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come. He serves as director-in-residence at the Atlantic Theater Company in New York, where he teaches a technique called Practical Aesthetics.

He became a technical advisor for the television series Sergeant Bilko. In a November 2003 interview with USA Today, Macy said he wants to star in a big-budget action movie "for the money, for the security of a franchise like that.". After retiring from the military (reportedly because of a back injury), Kennedy found his way back to the entertainment industry. His work on E.R. and Sports Night has also been recognized with Emmy nominations. He put aside show business during World War II and spent 16 years in the United States Army, seeing combat and working in the Armed Forces radio. Macy is particularly proud of the writing for that film; he turned the commercial-interrupted format of television into an advantage in the film, by breaking the story up into several uninterrupted stories. Kennedy was born into a show business family and made his stage debut at the age of two; he then became a radio performer. In 2003, he won two Emmy Awards, for the lead role and as co-writer of the made-for-TNT film Door to Door, a drama based on the true story of Bill Porter, a door-to-door salesman in Portland, Oregon, born with cerebral palsy.

He is widely familiar as Joe Patroni in the Airport series of disaster movies from the 1970s, or more recently as Captain Ed Hocken from the Naked Gun trilogy. Macy has also had a number of roles on television. George Kennedy (born February 18, 1925 in New York City) is an American actor who has appeared in over 200 film and television productions. Holland's Opus, Ghosts of Mississippi, Air Force One, Boogie Nights, Pleasantville, Gus Van Sant's remake of Psycho, Happy, Texas (set in the town of the same name), Mystery Men, Magnolia, Jurassic Park III, Panic, Welcome to Collinwood, Seabiscuit, and The Cooler. Truce (2004). His film work also includes Benny & Joon, Above Suspicion , Mr. Bayou Ghost (1997). He may be best known for his lead role in Fargo, in a role for which he was nominated for an Academy Award.

Earthquake (1974). By his own admission a "wretched student," he transferred to Goddard College and got involved in theatre. Airport 1975 (1974). After graduating from Allegany High School in Cumberland, Maryland, he entered Bethany College to study veterinary medicine. Marshal (1973). He was born in Miami, Florida, and grew up in Georgia and Maryland. Cahill U.S. William Hall Macy (born March 13, 1950) is an actor, teacher, and director, in theatre, film, and television.

Cool Hand Luke (1967). Holland's Opus (1995) - Vice Principal Gene Wolters. The Dirty Dozen (1967). Mr. The Sons of Katie Elder (1965). Fargo (1996) - Jerry Lundegaard. Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964). Ghosts of Mississippi (1996) - Charlie Crisco.

Hush.. Air Force One (1997) - Major Caldwell. McHale's Navy (1964). Boogie Nights (1997) - Little Bill. The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come (1961). Wag the Dog (1997) - CIA Agent Charles Young. Pleasantville (1998) - George Parker.