smokeywolf
03-01-2016, 03:16 AM
I used to see him at MGM Studios when he was working on "Dallas". He drove a not so new Suburban with the lic. plate "G 4 J". I can tell you he was a polite man.
On a Friday afternoon in I think 1988, I was having my usual bowl of clam chowder on the veranda/patio of "The Cub Room" at MGM. Out of the corner of my eye I saw Mr. Kennedy come out the front door of the commissary and descend the steps, he made a left, walking right in front of me. About that time he noticed me, spoon full of clam chowder halfway to my mouth and lower jaw resting on the table. He stopped, did a left face, held out his hand and said, "Hi, I'm George Kennedy" It's the only time I've ever been "star struck". All I could do is shake his hand and nod my head. He gave me a big grin, managed to get his hand back, turned and wandered back to stage 18.
Never looked into his political leanings, but I can tell you, he was a real gentleman and a gifted actor.
Via con Dios Mr. Kennedy. You are already missed.
On a Friday afternoon in I think 1988, I was having my usual bowl of clam chowder on the veranda/patio of "The Cub Room" at MGM. Out of the corner of my eye I saw Mr. Kennedy come out the front door of the commissary and descend the steps, he made a left, walking right in front of me. About that time he noticed me, spoon full of clam chowder halfway to my mouth and lower jaw resting on the table. He stopped, did a left face, held out his hand and said, "Hi, I'm George Kennedy" It's the only time I've ever been "star struck". All I could do is shake his hand and nod my head. He gave me a big grin, managed to get his hand back, turned and wandered back to stage 18.
Never looked into his political leanings, but I can tell you, he was a real gentleman and a gifted actor.
Via con Dios Mr. Kennedy. You are already missed.