George Kennedy

He starred in the series from 1988 - 1991. Mahoney also appeareed in an episode of Cheers as an inept jingle writer, including a brief conversation with Frasier, whos father he would later play. On television, Kennedy played Carter McKay in the CBS prime time serial Dallas (1978 - 1991). He appeared in Frasier from its inception in 1993, until the final episode in 2004, and received Emmy and Golden Globe award nominations for this role. He won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in Cool Hand Luke (1967). He also provided the voices for several characters in the animated film Antz (1998). Kennedy began his film career in 1961 in The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come. He made his film debut in 1960, and has played supporting roles in such films as Suspect and Moonstruck (both 1987), Frantic (1988), Barton Fink (1991), In the Line of Fire (1993), The Hudsucker Proxy (1994), and Primal Fear (1996).

He became a technical advisor for the television series Sergeant Bilko. He studied at Quincy University, Illinois before joining the United States Army. After retiring from the military (reportedly because of a back injury), Kennedy found his way back to the entertainment industry. Born in Blackpool, England and moved to the United States as a youth. 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. John Mahoney (born June 20, 1940) is an actor best known for playing Martin Crane (Marty) in the popular TV show Frasier. Kennedy was born into a show business family and made his stage debut at the age of two; he then became a radio performer.

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. George Kennedy (born February 18, 1925 in New York City) is an American actor who has appeared in over 200 film and television productions. Truce (2004). Bayou Ghost (1997).

Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994). The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear (1991). The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988). Creepshow 2 (1987).

The Delta Force (1986). The Concorde: Airport '79 (1979). Airport '77 (1977). Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974).

Earthquake (1974). Airport 1975 (1974). Marshal (1973). Cahill U.S.

Cool Hand Luke (1967). The Dirty Dozen (1967). The Sons of Katie Elder (1965). Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964).

Hush.. McHale's Navy (1964). The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come (1961).