RIP George Kennedy

"Hey, Lord... whatever I done, don't strike me blind for another couple of minutes."

 

Kennedy got his start doing bit parts on "Sgt. Bilko" in the '50s.

 

I remember him in Death Ship, which was a former Nazi torture ship that picked up survivors from a shipping collision.

 

Carter McKay was a great villain.

 

I remember seeing that in the theater.

 

"Hey, here's the missing evidence in the Kelner case. My God, he was innocent!"

"He went to the chair two years ago, Frank."

"Oh."

Love that scene.

 

Another good one (and they're all great, BTW) was when Drebin is frisking a suspect while George Kennedy holds him. Drebin reaches around and into Kennedy's pocket, pulling out a couple of weapons and then a wallet.
"Hey Ed, he's got a picture of your wife!"
"Why you ... "
And Ed decks the suspect, then slowly realizes it was his wallet. Drebin tries to continue the interrogation while Ed hustles him away.

Kennedy was such a great straight man.

 

Lt. Frank Drebin: Hector Savage. From Detroit. Ex-boxer. His real name was Joey Chicago.
Ed Hocken: Oh, yeah. He fought under the name of Kid Minneapolis.
Nordberg: I saw Kid Minneapolis fight once. In Cincinnati.
Lt. Frank Drebin: No you're thinking of Kid New York. He fought out of Philly.
Ed Hocken: He was killed in the ring in Houston. By Tex Colorado. You know, the Arizona Assassin.
Nordberg: Yeah, from Dakota. I don't remember it was North or South.
Lt. Frank Drebin: North. South Dakota was his brother. From West Virginia.
Ed Hocken: You sure know your boxing.
Lt. Frank Drebin: All I know is never bet on the white guy.