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Leon Isaac Kennedy

Highest Rated: 96% New York Ninja (2021)

Lowest Rated: 57% Lone Wolf McQuade (1983)

Birthday: Jan 1, 1949

Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Leon Isaac Kennedy rose to fame as an actor, gracing the silver screen many times over the course of his Hollywood career. Kennedy began his acting career in action flicks like "Penitentiary" (1980) and "Penitentiary II" (1981) with Leon Isaac Kennedy and Ernie Hudson. He also appeared in the TV movie "Off the Minnesota Strip" (ABC, 1979-1980). His film career continued throughout the eighties in productions like the horror movie "Too Scared to Scream" (1982) with Mike Connors, "Lone Wolf McQuade" (1983) with Chuck Norris and "Knights of the City" (1985). During the latter part of his career, he continued to act in the Ronny Cox comedy "Hollywood Vice Squad" (1986), "Penitentiary III" (1988) and the adventure "Skeleton Coast" (1988) with Ernest Borgnine. Most recently, Kennedy appeared on "Machete Maidens Unleashed!" (2011) with Roger Corman.

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Highest rated movies

96% 42% New York Ninja Watchlist
57% 67% Lone Wolf McQuade
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36% Penitentiary III
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Fighting Mad
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The Doorman
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100% The Cosmic Secret
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17% Skeleton Coast
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33% Knights of the City
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21% Too Scared to Scream
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50% Body and Soul
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Filmography

Movies

Credit
No Score Yet 20% The Observers Executive Producer - 2021
96% 42% New York Ninja Det. Jimmy Williams (Voice),
Unknown (Character)
- 2021
No Score Yet 100% The Cosmic Secret Producer - 2019
No Score Yet 17% Skeleton Coast Chuck (Character) - 1988
No Score Yet 36% Penitentiary III Too Sweet (Character) $349.5K 1987
No Score Yet 17% Hollywood Vice Squad Hawkins (Character) - 1986
No Score Yet 21% Too Scared to Scream Frank (Character) - 1985
No Score Yet 33% Knights of the City Troy (Character),
Screenwriter
$29.5K 1985
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Doorman Frank (Character) - 1985
57% 67% Lone Wolf McQuade Jackson (Character) - 1983
No Score Yet No Score Yet Penitentiary II Too Sweet Gordone (Character) - 1982
No Score Yet 50% Body and Soul Leon Johnson (Character),
Screenwriter
- 1981
No Score Yet 37% Penitentiary Martel `'Too Sweet'` Gordone (Character) - 1979
No Score Yet No Score Yet Fighting Mad McGee (Character) - 1977

TV

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No Score Yet No Score Yet CHiPs Unknown (Guest Star) 1979