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Richard Crenna

Acting 76 (deceased) years old Los Angeles, California, USA ★ 1.6
Born: November 30, 1926
Died: January 17, 2003

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.

Filmography

Acting Credits (127)

Rambo
Rambo Col. Samuel Trautman (archive footage) (uncredited) 2008
Out of the Ashes
Out of the Ashes Jake Smith 2003
Afganistan: Land in Crisis
Afganistan: Land in Crisis Self 2002
The Day Reagan Was Shot
The Day Reagan Was Shot Ronald Reagan 2001
By Dawn's Early Light
By Dawn's Early Light Ben Maxwell 2001
Murder, She Wrote: A Story to Die For
Murder, She Wrote: A Story to Die For Warren Pierce 2000
Judging Amy
Judging Amy Jared Duff 1999
To Serve and Protect
To Serve and Protect Howard Carr 1999
To Serve and Protect
To Serve and Protect Howard Carr 1999
Wrongfully Accused
Wrongfully Accused Fergus Falls 1998
Heart Full of Rain
Heart Full of Rain Arliss Dockett 1997
Deep Family Secrets
Deep Family Secrets Clay Chadway 1997
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Professor Aronnax 1997
Atlantis: In Search of a Lost Continent
Atlantis: In Search of a Lost Continent Himself / Narrator 1997
The Real Las Vegas
The Real Las Vegas Narrator (voice) 1996
E! True Hollywood Story
E! True Hollywood Story 1996
Race Against Time: The Search for Sarah
Race Against Time: The Search for Sarah John Porter 1996
Sabrina
Sabrina Patrick Tyson 1995
Jade
Jade Governor Edwards 1995
JAG
JAG Harmon Rabb Sr. (voice) 1995
In the Name of Love: A Texas Tragedy
In the Name of Love: A Texas Tragedy Luke Constable Sr. 1995
A Pyromaniac's Love Story
A Pyromaniac's Love Story Tom Lumpke (uncredited) 1995
Janek: The Silent Betrayal
Janek: The Silent Betrayal Frank Janek 1994
Chicago Hope
Chicago Hope Martin Rockwell 1994
Jonathan Stone: Threat of Innocence
Jonathan Stone: Threat of Innocence Jonathan Stone 1994
The Forget-Me-Not Murders
The Forget-Me-Not Murders Frank Janek 1994
Hot Shots! Part Deux
Hot Shots! Part Deux Col. Denton Walters 1993
Hearts of Hot Shots! Part Deux—A Filmmaker's Apology
Hearts of Hot Shots! Part Deux—A Filmmaker's Apology 1993
A Place to Be Loved
A Place to Be Loved George Russ 1993
Terror on Track 9
Terror on Track 9 Det. Frank Janek 1992
Intruders
Intruders Dr. Neil Chase 1992
Pros and Cons
Pros and Cons Mitch O'Hannon 1991
And the Sea Will Tell
And the Sea Will Tell Vincent Bugliosi 1991
And the Sea Will Tell
And the Sea Will Tell 1991
Murder Times Seven
Murder Times Seven Frank Janek 1990
Gabriel's Fire
Gabriel's Fire 1990
Last Flight Out
Last Flight Out Dan Hood 1990
Montana
Montana Hoyce Guthrie 1990
Murder in Black and White
Murder in Black and White Frank Janek 1990
Stuck with Each Other
Stuck with Each Other Bert Medwick 1989
Mort Sahl: The Loyal Opposition
Mort Sahl: The Loyal Opposition Narrator 1989
The Case of the Hillside Stranglers
The Case of the Hillside Stranglers Sgt. Bob Grogan 1989
Leviathan
Leviathan Dr. Glen 'Doc' Thompson 1989
Internal Affairs
Internal Affairs Frank Janek 1988
Rambo III
Rambo III Trautman 1988
Plaza Suite
Plaza Suite Roy Hubley 1987
Kids Like These
Kids Like These Bob Goodman 1987
Police Story: The Freeway Killings
Police Story: The Freeway Killings Deputy Chief Bob Devers 1987
The High Price of Passion
The High Price of Passion Williams Douglas 1986
On Wings of Eagles
On Wings of Eagles H. Ross Perot 1986
A Case of Deadly Force
A Case of Deadly Force Lawrence O'Donnell Sr. 1986
Doubletake
Doubletake Frank Janek 1985
Summer Rental
Summer Rental Al Pellet 1985
The Rape of Richard Beck
The Rape of Richard Beck Richard Beck 1985
Rambo: First Blood Part II
Rambo: First Blood Part II Col. Samuel Trautman 1985
The Flamingo Kid
The Flamingo Kid Phil Brody 1984
Passions
Passions Richard Kennerly 1984
Squaring the Circle
Squaring the Circle The Narrator 1984
Table for Five
Table for Five Mitchell 1983
First Blood
First Blood Col. Samuel Trautman 1982
It Takes Two
It Takes Two 1982
The Day the Bubble Burst
The Day the Bubble Burst Jesse Livermore 1982
The Ordeal of Bill Carney
The Ordeal of Bill Carney Mason Rose 1981
Daniel Boone
Daniel Boone Daniel Boone 1981
Body Heat
Body Heat Edmund Walker 1981
Musical Comedy Tonight II
Musical Comedy Tonight II Self 1981
Fugitive Family
Fugitive Family Brian Roberts 1980
Joshua's World
Joshua's World Dr. Joshua Torrance 1980
Death Ship
Death Ship Trevor Marshall 1980
Mayflower: The Pilgrims' Adventure
Mayflower: The Pilgrims' Adventure William Brewster 1979
Stone Cold Dead
Stone Cold Dead Sgt. Boyd 1979
Wild Horse Hank
Wild Horse Hank Pace Bradford 1979
A Fire in the Sky
A Fire in the Sky Jason Voight 1978
First, You Cry
First, You Cry David Towers 1978
Devil Dog: The Hound of Hell
Devil Dog: The Hound of Hell Mike Barry 1978
Centennial
Centennial Colonel Frank Skimmerhorn 1978
The Evil
The Evil C.J. Arnold 1978
The War Between the Tates
The War Between the Tates Professor Brian Tate 1977
All's Fair
All's Fair 1976
Breakheart Pass
Breakheart Pass Gov. Richard Fairchild 1975
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live Self - Cameo (uncredited) 1975
A Girl Named Sooner
A Girl Named Sooner R.J. 'Mac' McHenry 1975
People's Choice Awards
People's Choice Awards Self - Host 1975
Honky Tonk
Honky Tonk Candy Johnson 1974
Double Solitaire
Double Solitaire Charley Potter 1974
Shootout in a One-Dog Town
Shootout in a One-Dog Town Zack Wells 1974
Nightmare
Nightmare Howard Faloon 1974
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
Jonathan Livingston Seagull Father (voice) 1973
Double Indemnity
Double Indemnity Walter Neff 1973
The Man Called Noon
The Man Called Noon Noon 1973
Footsteps
Footsteps Paddy 1972
A Cop
A Cop Simon 1972
Thief
Thief Neal Wilkinson 1971
Catlow
Catlow Cowan 1971
Red Sky at Morning
Red Sky at Morning Frank Arnold 1971
Doctors' Wives
Doctors' Wives Pete Brennan 1971
The Deserter
The Deserter Major Wade Brown 1970
Marooned
Marooned Jim Pruett 1969
Midas Run
Midas Run Mike Warden 1969
Star!
Star! Richard Aldrich 1968
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In Self 1968
Wait Until Dark
Wait Until Dark Mike Talman 1967
The Carol Burnett Show
The Carol Burnett Show Self - Guest 1967
The Sand Pebbles
The Sand Pebbles Captain Collins 1966
Made in Paris
Made in Paris Herb Stone 1966
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! John Goldfarb 1965
Slattery's People
Slattery's People James Slattery 1964
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Kraft Suspense Theatre Edward Smalley 1963
The Danny Kaye Show
The Danny Kaye Show Self 1963
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson Self 1962
The Merv Griffin Show
The Merv Griffin Show Self 1962
Disneyland '59
Disneyland '59 Self 1959
The Real McCoys
The Real McCoys Luke McCoy 1957
Our Miss Brooks
Our Miss Brooks Walter Denton 1956
Over-Exposed
Over-Exposed Russell Bassett 1956
Matinee Theater
Matinee Theater 1955
Frontier
Frontier 1955
Cheyenne
Cheyenne 1955
The Millionaire
The Millionaire Ralph McKnight 1955
Our Miss Brooks
Our Miss Brooks Walter Denton 1952
It Grows on Trees
It Grows on Trees Ralph Bowen 1952
The Pride of St. Louis
The Pride of St. Louis Paul Dean 1952
Red Skies of Montana
Red Skies of Montana Noxon (uncredited) 1952
Today
Today Himself - Actor 1952
I Love Lucy
I Love Lucy Arthur Morton 1951
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards Self - Nominee 1944
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards Self - Host 1944

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