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Richard Crenna

Acting
Known For

76 Years Old

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.

Born

Los Angeles, California, USA on 30th November 1926

Died

17th January 2003

All Credits

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson Image
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
JAG Image
JAG
Harmon Rabb Sr. (voice)
Saturday Night Live Image
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Golden Globe Awards Image
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Host
Golden Globe Awards Image
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
Judging Amy Image
Judging Amy
Jared Duff
Chicago Hope Image
Chicago Hope
Martin Rockwell
Cheyenne Image
Cheyenne
The Carol Burnett Show Image
The Carol Burnett Show
Self - Guest
The Merv Griffin Show Image
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
I Love Lucy Image
I Love Lucy
Arthur Morton
Rambo Image
Rambo
Col. Samuel Trautman (archive footage) (uncredited)
People's Choice Awards Image
People's Choice Awards
Self - Host
Matinee Theater Image
Matinee Theater
First Blood Image
First Blood
Col. Samuel Trautman
Kraft Suspense Theatre Image
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Edward Smalley
Rambo: First Blood Part II Image
Rambo: First Blood Part II
Col. Samuel Trautman
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In Image
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self
The Real McCoys Image
The Real McCoys
Luke McCoy
The Millionaire Image
The Millionaire
Ralph McKnight
Double Indemnity Image
Double Indemnity
Walter Neff
Marooned Image
Marooned
Jim Pruett
Centennial Image
Centennial
Colonel Frank Skimmerhorn
The Danny Kaye Show Image
The Danny Kaye Show
Self
Rambo III Image
Rambo III
Trautman
Over-Exposed Image
Over-Exposed
Russell Bassett
Musical Comedy Tonight II Image
Musical Comedy Tonight II
Self
The Day the Bubble Burst Image
The Day the Bubble Burst
Jesse Livermore
Red Sky at Morning Image
Red Sky at Morning
Frank Arnold
Sabrina Image
Sabrina
Patrick Tyson
Footsteps Image
Footsteps
Paddy
Wild Horse Hank Image
Wild Horse Hank
Pace Bradford
Hot Shots! Part Deux Image
Hot Shots! Part Deux
Col. Denton Walters
Midas Run Image
Midas Run
Mike Warden
Frontier Image
Frontier
All's Fair Image
All's Fair
Body Heat Image
Body Heat
Edmund Walker
Our Miss Brooks Image
Our Miss Brooks
Walter Denton
Today Image
Today
Himself - Actor
Catlow Image
Catlow
Cowan
Jade Image
Jade
Governor Edwards
Thief Image
Thief
Neal Wilkinson
Wrongfully Accused Image
Wrongfully Accused
Fergus Falls
Plaza Suite Image
Plaza Suite
Roy Hubley
Summer Rental Image
Summer Rental
Al Pellet
Passions Image
Passions
Richard Kennerly
The Sand Pebbles Image
The Sand Pebbles
Captain Collins
Wait Until Dark Image
Wait Until Dark
Mike Talman
First, You Cry Image
First, You Cry
David Towers
Kids Like These Image
Kids Like These
Bob Goodman
Death Ship Image
Death Ship
Trevor Marshall
Our Miss Brooks Image
Our Miss Brooks
Walter Denton
Gabriel's Fire Image
Gabriel's Fire
Leviathan Image
Leviathan
Dr. Glen 'Doc' Thompson
By Dawn's Early Light Image
By Dawn's Early Light
Ben Maxwell
It Takes Two Image
It Takes Two
Race Against Time: The Search for Sarah Image
Race Against Time: The Search for Sarah
John Porter
Slattery's People Image
Slattery's People
James Slattery
Breakheart Pass Image
Breakheart Pass
Gov. Richard Fairchild
Double Solitaire Image
Double Solitaire
Charley Potter
On Wings of Eagles Image
On Wings of Eagles
H. Ross Perot
The Deserter Image
The Deserter
Major Wade Brown
Intruders Image
Intruders
Dr. Neil Chase
Daniel Boone Image
Daniel Boone
Daniel Boone
A Cop Image
A Cop
Simon
E! True Hollywood Story Image
E! True Hollywood Story
Heart Full of Rain Image
Heart Full of Rain
Arliss Dockett
The Flamingo Kid Image
The Flamingo Kid
Phil Brody
Star! Image
Star!
Richard Aldrich
The Real Las Vegas Image
The Real Las Vegas
Narrator (voice)
Pros and Cons Image
Pros and Cons
Mitch O'Hannon
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Image
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Professor Aronnax
The Man Called Noon Image
The Man Called Noon
Noon
Atlantis: In Search of a Lost Continent Image
Atlantis: In Search of a Lost Continent
Himself / Narrator
Out of the Ashes Image
Out of the Ashes
Jake Smith
To Serve and Protect Image
To Serve and Protect
Howard Carr
Jonathan Livingston Seagull Image
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
Father (voice)
Murder, She Wrote: A Story to Die For Image
Murder, She Wrote: A Story to Die For
Warren Pierce
Table for Five Image
Table for Five
Mitchell
A Fire in the Sky Image
A Fire in the Sky
Jason Voight
The Day Reagan Was Shot Image
The Day Reagan Was Shot
Ronald Reagan
Disneyland '59 Image
Disneyland '59
Self
Honky Tonk Image
Honky Tonk
Candy Johnson
Deep Family Secrets Image
Deep Family Secrets
Clay Chadway
The Case of the Hillside Stranglers Image
The Case of the Hillside Stranglers
Sgt. Bob Grogan
The Pride of St. Louis Image
The Pride of St. Louis
Paul Dean
Doctors' Wives Image
Doctors' Wives
Pete Brennan
And the Sea Will Tell Image
And the Sea Will Tell
Vincent Bugliosi
Hearts of Hot Shots! Part Deux—A Filmmaker's Apology Image
Hearts of Hot Shots! Part Deux—A Filmmaker's Apology
And the Sea Will Tell Image
And the Sea Will Tell
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! Image
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
John Goldfarb
The Rape of Richard Beck Image
The Rape of Richard Beck
Richard Beck
A Girl Named Sooner Image
A Girl Named Sooner
R.J. 'Mac' McHenry
Red Skies of Montana Image
Red Skies of Montana
Noxon (uncredited)
Nightmare Image
Nightmare
Howard Faloon
Shootout in a One-Dog Town Image
Shootout in a One-Dog Town
Zack Wells
The Evil Image
The Evil
C.J. Arnold
Police Story: The Freeway Killings Image
Police Story: The Freeway Killings
Deputy Chief Bob Devers
The Ordeal of Bill Carney Image
The Ordeal of Bill Carney
Mason Rose
Murder in Black and White Image
Murder in Black and White
Frank Janek
Made in Paris Image
Made in Paris
Herb Stone
Doubletake Image
Doubletake
Frank Janek
A Place to Be Loved Image
A Place to Be Loved
George Russ
A Pyromaniac's Love Story Image
A Pyromaniac's Love Story
Tom Lumpke (uncredited)
Fugitive Family Image
Fugitive Family
Brian Roberts
To Serve and Protect Image
To Serve and Protect
Howard Carr
Stone Cold Dead Image
Stone Cold Dead
Sgt. Boyd
Afganistan: Land in Crisis Image
Afganistan: Land in Crisis
Self
No Image
A Case of Deadly Force
Lawrence O'Donnell Sr.
The High Price of Passion Image
The High Price of Passion
Williams Douglas
The Forget-Me-Not Murders Image
The Forget-Me-Not Murders
Frank Janek
Murder Times Seven Image
Murder Times Seven
Frank Janek
Mayflower: The Pilgrims' Adventure Image
Mayflower: The Pilgrims' Adventure
William Brewster
Squaring the Circle Image
Squaring the Circle
The Narrator
Stuck with Each Other Image
Stuck with Each Other
Bert Medwick
Devil Dog: The Hound of Hell Image
Devil Dog: The Hound of Hell
Mike Barry
Montana Image
Montana
Hoyce Guthrie
Terror on Track 9 Image
Terror on Track 9
Det. Frank Janek
It Grows on Trees Image
It Grows on Trees
Ralph Bowen
Internal Affairs Image
Internal Affairs
Frank Janek
No Image
Joshua's World
Dr. Joshua Torrance
No Image
Last Flight Out
Dan Hood
In the Name of Love: A Texas Tragedy Image
In the Name of Love: A Texas Tragedy
Luke Constable Sr.
The War Between the Tates Image
The War Between the Tates
Professor Brian Tate
Jonathan Stone: Threat of Innocence Image
Jonathan Stone: Threat of Innocence
Jonathan Stone
No Image
Janek: The Silent Betrayal
Frank Janek
Mort Sahl: The Loyal Opposition Image
Mort Sahl: The Loyal Opposition
Narrator