Richard Crenna

Richard Crenna

Deceased · Born: Nov 30, 1926 · Died: Jan 17, 2003

Personal Details

Born Nov 30, 1926 Los Angeles, California, USA
Spouse
  • Hannah (Penni) Smith

    ( Oct 19, 1957 to Jan 17, 2003 )
  • Joan Grisham

    ( Sep 16, 1950 to Nov 9, 1955 )
Parents
  • Dominick Anthony Crenna
  • Edith Crenna

Biography

Richard Donald Crenna (November 30, 1926 – January 17, 2003) was an American motion picture, television, and radio actor and occasional television director. He starred in such motion pictures as The Sand Pebbles, Wait Until Dark, Body Heat, the first three Rambo movies, Hot Shots! Part Deux, and The Flamingo Kid. Crenna played "Walter Denton" in the CBS radio and CBS-TV network series Our Miss Brooks, and "Luke McCoy" in ABC's TV comedy series, The Real McCoys, (1957–63), which moved to CBS-TV in September 1962. Crenna was in one of the few TV political dramatic series Slattery's People on CBS. Crenna played "Colonel Trautman" in the first three Rambo movies. He also played "Frank Skimmerhorn" in the critically acclaimed mini-series Centennial. Description above from the Wikipedia article Richard Crenna, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Career

2003
Out of the Ashes
Out of the Ashes as Jake Smith
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2001
By Dawn's Early Light
By Dawn's Early Light as Ben Maxwell
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The Day Reagan Was Shot
The Day Reagan Was Shot as Ronald Reagan
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2000
Murder, She Wrote: A Story to Die For
Murder, She Wrote: A Story to Die For as Warren Pierce
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1999
To Serve and Protect
To Serve and Protect as Howard Carr
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1998
Wrongfully Accused
Wrongfully Accused as Fergus Falls
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1997
Deep Family Secrets
Deep Family Secrets as Clay Chadway
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20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea as Professor Aronnax
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Heart Full of Rain
Heart Full of Rain as Arliss Dockett
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1996
Nova
Nova as Narrator
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Race Against Time: The Search for Sarah
Race Against Time: The Search for Sarah as John Porter
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1995
Sabrina
Sabrina as Patrick Tyson
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In the Name of Love: A Texas Tragedy
In the Name of Love: A Texas Tragedy as Luke Constable Sr.
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Jade
Jade as Governor Edwards
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JAG
JAG as Harmon Rabb Sr. (voice)
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1994
Janek: The Silent Betrayal
Janek: The Silent Betrayal as Frank Janek
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The Forget-Me-Not Murders
The Forget-Me-Not Murders as Frank Janek
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Jonathan Stone: Threat of Innocence
Jonathan Stone: Threat of Innocence as Jonathan Stone
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1993
Hot Shots! Part Deux
Hot Shots! Part Deux as Col. Denton Walters
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A Place to Be Loved
A Place to Be Loved as George Russ
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1992
Terror on Track 9
Terror on Track 9 as Det. Frank Janek
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Intruders
Intruders as Dr. Neil Chase
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1991
And the Sea Will Tell
And the Sea Will Tell as Vincent Bugliosi
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Pros and Cons
Pros and Cons as Mitch O'Hannon
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1990
Last Flight Out
Last Flight Out as Dan Hood
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Murder in Black and White
Murder in Black and White as Frank Janek
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Montana
Montana as Hoyce Guthrie
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Murder Times Seven
Murder Times Seven as Frank Janek
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1989
The Case of the Hillside Stranglers
The Case of the Hillside Stranglers as Sgt. Bob Grogan
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Leviathan
Leviathan as Dr. Glen Thompson
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American Masters
American Masters as Narrator
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1988
Rambo III
Rambo III as Trautman
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1987
Plaza Suite
Plaza Suite as Roy Hubley
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Police Story: The Freeway Killings
Police Story: The Freeway Killings as Deputy Chief Bob Devers
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1986
A Case of Deadly Force
A Case of Deadly Force as Lawrence O'Donnell Sr.
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The High Price of Passion
The High Price of Passion as Williams Douglas
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On Wings of Eagles
On Wings of Eagles as H. Ross Perot
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1985
The Rape of Richard Beck
The Rape of Richard Beck as Richard Beck
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Summer Rental
Summer Rental as Al Pellet
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Rambo: First Blood Part II
Rambo: First Blood Part II as Col. Samuel Trautman
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1984
The Flamingo Kid
The Flamingo Kid as Phil Brody
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Passions
Passions as Richard Kennerly
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1983
Table for Five
Table for Five as Mitchell
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1982
First Blood
First Blood as Col. Samuel Trautman
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The Day the Bubble Burst
The Day the Bubble Burst as Jesse Livermore
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1981
Body Heat
Body Heat as Edmund Walker
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Daniel Boone
Daniel Boone as Daniel Boone
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The Ordeal of Bill Carney
The Ordeal of Bill Carney as Mason Rose
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1980
Death Ship
Death Ship as Trevor Marshall
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Fugitive Family
Fugitive Family as Brian Roberts
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1979
Wild Horse Hank
Wild Horse Hank as Pace Bradford
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Mayflower: The Pilgrims' Adventure
Mayflower: The Pilgrims' Adventure as William Brewster
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Stone Cold Dead
Stone Cold Dead as Sgt. Boyd
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1978
First, You Cry
First, You Cry as David Towers
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Devil Dog: The Hound of Hell
Devil Dog: The Hound of Hell as Mike Barry
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The Evil
The Evil as C.J. Arnold
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A Fire in the Sky
A Fire in the Sky as Jason Voight
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Centennial
Centennial as Colonel Frank Skimmerhorn
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1976
All's Fair
All's Fair
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1975
A Girl Named Sooner
A Girl Named Sooner as R.J. 'Mac' McHenry
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Breakheart Pass
Breakheart Pass as Governor Fairchild
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1974
Shootout in a One Dog Town
Shootout in a One Dog Town as Zack Wells
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Nightmare
Nightmare as Howard Faloon
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Honky Tonk
Honky Tonk as Candy Johnson
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1973
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
Jonathan Livingston Seagull as Father
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The Man Called Noon
The Man Called Noon as Noon
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Double Indemnity
Double Indemnity as Walter Neff
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1972
A Cop
A Cop as Simon
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Footsteps
Footsteps as Paddy
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1971
Red Sky at Morning
Red Sky at Morning as Frank Arnold
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Thief
Thief as Neal Wilkinson
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Doctors' Wives
Doctors' Wives as Pete Brennan
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Catlow
Catlow as Cowan
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1970
The Devil's Backbone
The Devil's Backbone as Major Wade Brown
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1969
Midas Run
Midas Run as Mike Warden
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Marooned
Marooned as Jim Pruett
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1968
Star!
Star! as Richard Aldrich
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1967
Wait Until Dark
Wait Until Dark as Mike Talman
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1966
The Sand Pebbles
The Sand Pebbles as Captain Collins
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Made in Paris
Made in Paris as Herb Stone
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1965
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! as John Goldfarb
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1957
The Real McCoys
The Real McCoys as Luke McCoy
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1956
Our Miss Brooks
Our Miss Brooks as Walter Denton
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Over-Exposed
Over-Exposed as Russell Bassett
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Cheyenne
Cheyenne
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1952
The Pride of St. Louis
The Pride of St. Louis as Paul Dean
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It Grows on Trees
It Grows on Trees as Ralph Bowen
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Our Miss Brooks
Our Miss Brooks as Walter Denton
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1951
I Love Lucy
I Love Lucy as Arthur Morton
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2002
Drawing First Blood
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1981
Musical Comedy Tonight II
1959
Disneyland '59
Disneyland '59
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1979
Better Late Than Never
Better Late Than Never as Director
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