Richard Crenna

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

126

Gender

Male

Birthday

1926-11-30

Day of death

2003-01-17 (76 years old)

Place of Birth

Los Angeles, California, USA

Richard 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.

Known For

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • JAG

    JAG

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Chicago Hope

    Chicago Hope

  • The Merv Griffin Show

    The Merv Griffin Show

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Cheyenne

    Cheyenne

  • Judging Amy

    Judging Amy

  • I Love Lucy

    I Love Lucy

  • The Carol Burnett Show

    The Carol Burnett Show

  • Hearts of Hot Shots! Part Deux—A Filmmaker's Apology

    Hearts of Hot Shots! Part Deux—A Filmmaker's Apology

  • Matinee Theater

    Matinee Theater

  • First Blood

    First Blood

  • Terror on Track 9

    Terror on Track 9

  • Murder, She Wrote: A Story to Die For

    Murder, She Wrote: A Story to Die For

  • Rambo

    Rambo

  • Rambo: First Blood Part II

    Rambo: First Blood Part II

  • A Fire in the Sky

    A Fire in the Sky

  • The Real McCoys

    The Real McCoys

  • Police Story: The Freeway Killings

    Police Story: The Freeway Killings

  • Rambo III

    Rambo III

  • The Danny Kaye Show

    The Danny Kaye Show

  • Kraft Suspense Theatre

    Kraft Suspense Theatre

  • The Millionaire

    The Millionaire

  • Jonathan Stone: Threat of Innocence

    Jonathan Stone: Threat of Innocence

  • Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

    Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

  • Afganistan: Land in Crisis

    Afganistan: Land in Crisis

  • The Day Reagan Was Shot

    The Day Reagan Was Shot

  • Sabrina

    Sabrina

  • Breakheart Pass

    Breakheart Pass

  • Centennial

    Centennial

  • A Girl Named Sooner

    A Girl Named Sooner

  • Death Ship

    Death Ship

  • Montana

    Montana

  • Hot Shots! Part Deux

    Hot Shots! Part Deux

  • The Deserter

    The Deserter

  • Wait Until Dark

    Wait Until Dark

  • John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!

    John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!

  • Midas Run

    Midas Run

  • Jade

    Jade

  • Wrongfully Accused

    Wrongfully Accused

  • The Rape of Richard Beck

    The Rape of Richard Beck

  • Today

    Today

  • The Forget-Me-Not Murders

    The Forget-Me-Not Murders

  • Catlow

    Catlow

  • Daniel Boone

    Daniel Boone

  • Double Solitaire

    Double Solitaire

  • Marooned

    Marooned

  • Body Heat

    Body Heat

  • Footsteps

    Footsteps

  • A Case of Deadly Force

    A Case of Deadly Force

  • To Serve and Protect

    To Serve and Protect

  • Star!

    Star!

  • Summer Rental

    Summer Rental

  • The Case of the Hillside Stranglers

    The Case of the Hillside Stranglers

  • Devil Dog: The Hound of Hell

    Devil Dog: The Hound of Hell

  • 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

    20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

  • Our Miss Brooks

    Our Miss Brooks

  • Joshua's World

    Joshua's World

  • Gabriel's Fire

    Gabriel's Fire

  • All's Fair

    All's Fair

  • Over-Exposed

    Over-Exposed

  • The Ordeal of Bill Carney

    The Ordeal of Bill Carney

  • A Place to Be Loved

    A Place to Be Loved

  • Stuck with Each Other

    Stuck with Each Other

  • Table for Five

    Table for Five

  • The Evil

    The Evil

  • The Sand Pebbles

    The Sand Pebbles

  • Leviathan

    Leviathan

  • Mayflower: The Pilgrims' Adventure

    Mayflower: The Pilgrims' Adventure

  • In the Name of Love: A Texas Tragedy

    In the Name of Love: A Texas Tragedy

  • Passions

    Passions

  • Frontier

    Frontier

  • Intruders

    Intruders

  • Jonathan Livingston Seagull

    Jonathan Livingston Seagull

  • It Grows on Trees

    It Grows on Trees

  • Out of the Ashes

    Out of the Ashes

  • The Man Called Noon

    The Man Called Noon

  • Slattery's People

    Slattery's People

  • It Takes Two

    It Takes Two

  • Double Indemnity

    Double Indemnity

  • The Flamingo Kid

    The Flamingo Kid

  • Plaza Suite

    Plaza Suite

  • Doctors' Wives

    Doctors' Wives

  • Thief

    Thief

  • Deep Family Secrets

    Deep Family Secrets

  • On Wings of Eagles

    On Wings of Eagles

  • Last Flight Out

    Last Flight Out

  • E! True Hollywood Story

    E! True Hollywood Story

  • A Pyromaniac's Love Story

    A Pyromaniac's Love Story

  • Murder in Black and White

    Murder in Black and White

  • Squaring the Circle

    Squaring the Circle

  • Red Skies of Montana

    Red Skies of Montana

  • Our Miss Brooks

    Our Miss Brooks

  • Shootout in a One-Dog Town

    Shootout in a One-Dog Town

  • The Pride of St. Louis

    The Pride of St. Louis

  • Mort Sahl: The Loyal Opposition

    Mort Sahl: The Loyal Opposition

  • Red Sky at Morning

    Red Sky at Morning

  • Made in Paris

    Made in Paris

  • Janek: The Silent Betrayal

    Janek: The Silent Betrayal

  • By Dawn's Early Light

    By Dawn's Early Light

  • First, You Cry

    First, You Cry

  • Musical Comedy Tonight II

    Musical Comedy Tonight II

  • Murder Times Seven

    Murder Times Seven

  • A Cop

    A Cop

  • Wild Horse Hank

    Wild Horse Hank

  • Pros and Cons

    Pros and Cons

  • Stone Cold Dead

    Stone Cold Dead

  • Nightmare

    Nightmare

  • Kids Like These

    Kids Like These

  • The Day the Bubble Burst

    The Day the Bubble Burst

  • The Real Las Vegas

    The Real Las Vegas

  • To Serve and Protect

    To Serve and Protect

  • And the Sea Will Tell

    And the Sea Will Tell

  • And the Sea Will Tell

    And the Sea Will Tell

  • Disneyland '59

    Disneyland '59

  • Internal Affairs

    Internal Affairs

  • Doubletake

    Doubletake

  • The High Price of Passion

    The High Price of Passion

  • Race Against Time: The Search for Sarah

    Race Against Time: The Search for Sarah

  • Heart Full of Rain

    Heart Full of Rain

  • Honky Tonk

    Honky Tonk

  • Fugitive Family

    Fugitive Family

  • The War Between the Tates

    The War Between the Tates

  • Atlantis: In Search of a Lost Continent

    Atlantis: In Search of a Lost Continent