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​George Kennedy, Star of Cool Hand Luke and Naked Gun Films, Dead

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George Kennedy, star of Cool Hand Luke and theNaked Gun films, died at 91 Sunday, TMZ reports.

Kennedy had been in hospice care for the past month, his grandson said, after a period of declining health following his wife's death more than a year ago.

He won Best Supporting Actor in 1968 for Cool Hand Luke, and starred in a number of movies including Earthquake and The Gamblerwith Mark Wahlberg in 2014, which was his last film.