Richard Crenna

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

127

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

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • JAG

    JAG

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Chicago Hope

    Chicago Hope

  • Judging Amy

    Judging Amy

  • Cheyenne

    Cheyenne

  • The Merv Griffin Show

    The Merv Griffin Show

  • The Carol Burnett Show

    The Carol Burnett Show

  • I Love Lucy

    I Love Lucy

  • People's Choice Awards

    People's Choice Awards

  • Matinee Theater

    Matinee Theater

  • Kraft Suspense Theatre

    Kraft Suspense Theatre

  • First Blood

    First Blood

  • Rambo

    Rambo

  • Sabrina

    Sabrina

  • Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

    Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

  • Jade

    Jade

  • Rambo: First Blood Part II

    Rambo: First Blood Part II

  • The Millionaire

    The Millionaire

  • The Real McCoys

    The Real McCoys

  • Thief

    Thief

  • Passions

    Passions

  • Footsteps

    Footsteps

  • The Danny Kaye Show

    The Danny Kaye Show

  • Rambo III

    Rambo III

  • Catlow

    Catlow

  • Wild Horse Hank

    Wild Horse Hank

  • Plaza Suite

    Plaza Suite

  • Marooned

    Marooned

  • Today

    Today

  • Midas Run

    Midas Run

  • Centennial

    Centennial

  • All's Fair

    All's Fair

  • Frontier

    Frontier

  • Over-Exposed

    Over-Exposed

  • Our Miss Brooks

    Our Miss Brooks

  • Hot Shots! Part Deux

    Hot Shots! Part Deux

  • Double Indemnity

    Double Indemnity

  • Leviathan

    Leviathan

  • Gabriel's Fire

    Gabriel's Fire

  • Kids Like These

    Kids Like These

  • Body Heat

    Body Heat

  • Slattery's People

    Slattery's People

  • First, You Cry

    First, You Cry

  • It Takes Two

    It Takes Two

  • Our Miss Brooks

    Our Miss Brooks

  • Star!

    Star!

  • The Deserter

    The Deserter

  • Summer Rental

    Summer Rental

  • Wrongfully Accused

    Wrongfully Accused

  • Breakheart Pass

    Breakheart Pass

  • The Sand Pebbles

    The Sand Pebbles

  • Wait Until Dark

    Wait Until Dark

  • Out of the Ashes

    Out of the Ashes

  • Intruders

    Intruders

  • Death Ship

    Death Ship

  • A Cop

    A Cop

  • On Wings of Eagles

    On Wings of Eagles

  • E! True Hollywood Story

    E! True Hollywood Story

  • The Flamingo Kid

    The Flamingo Kid

  • A Fire in the Sky

    A Fire in the Sky

  • Pros and Cons

    Pros and Cons

  • Police Story: The Freeway Killings

    Police Story: The Freeway Killings

  • The Day the Bubble Burst

    The Day the Bubble Burst

  • Red Skies of Montana

    Red Skies of Montana

  • Musical Comedy Tonight II

    Musical Comedy Tonight II

  • The Evil

    The Evil

  • A Girl Named Sooner

    A Girl Named Sooner

  • And the Sea Will Tell

    And the Sea Will Tell

  • The Case of the Hillside Stranglers

    The Case of the Hillside Stranglers

  • Nightmare

    Nightmare

  • 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

    20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

  • Table for Five

    Table for Five

  • Jonathan Livingston Seagull

    Jonathan Livingston Seagull

  • Honky Tonk

    Honky Tonk

  • Doctors' Wives

    Doctors' Wives

  • Murder, She Wrote: A Story to Die For

    Murder, She Wrote: A Story to Die For

  • Doubletake

    Doubletake

  • A Pyromaniac's Love Story

    A Pyromaniac's Love Story

  • It Grows on Trees

    It Grows on Trees

  • Internal Affairs

    Internal Affairs

  • John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!

    John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!

  • To Serve and Protect

    To Serve and Protect

  • Disneyland '59

    Disneyland '59

  • Devil Dog: The Hound of Hell

    Devil Dog: The Hound of Hell

  • A Place to Be Loved

    A Place to Be Loved

  • Made in Paris

    Made in Paris

  • The Man Called Noon

    The Man Called Noon

  • And the Sea Will Tell

    And the Sea Will Tell

  • In the Name of Love: A Texas Tragedy

    In the Name of Love: A Texas Tragedy

  • Race Against Time: The Search for Sarah

    Race Against Time: The Search for Sarah

  • A Case of Deadly Force

    A Case of Deadly Force

  • To Serve and Protect

    To Serve and Protect

  • Deep Family Secrets

    Deep Family Secrets

  • Mayflower: The Pilgrims' Adventure

    Mayflower: The Pilgrims' Adventure

  • The Rape of Richard Beck

    The Rape of Richard Beck

  • The Day Reagan Was Shot

    The Day Reagan Was Shot

  • Murder in Black and White

    Murder in Black and White

  • Terror on Track 9

    Terror on Track 9

  • Last Flight Out

    Last Flight Out

  • Daniel Boone

    Daniel Boone

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

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

  • The Forget-Me-Not Murders

    The Forget-Me-Not Murders

  • Afganistan: Land in Crisis

    Afganistan: Land in Crisis

  • By Dawn's Early Light

    By Dawn's Early Light

  • Red Sky at Morning

    Red Sky at Morning

  • The High Price of Passion

    The High Price of Passion

  • The Ordeal of Bill Carney

    The Ordeal of Bill Carney

  • Fugitive Family

    Fugitive Family

  • Squaring the Circle

    Squaring the Circle

  • Montana

    Montana

  • Atlantis: In Search of a Lost Continent

    Atlantis: In Search of a Lost Continent

  • Murder Times Seven

    Murder Times Seven

  • Stone Cold Dead

    Stone Cold Dead

  • Heart Full of Rain

    Heart Full of Rain

  • Janek: The Silent Betrayal

    Janek: The Silent Betrayal

  • Jonathan Stone: Threat of Innocence

    Jonathan Stone: Threat of Innocence

  • Joshua's World

    Joshua's World

  • Stuck with Each Other

    Stuck with Each Other

  • Mort Sahl: The Loyal Opposition

    Mort Sahl: The Loyal Opposition

  • Shootout in a One-Dog Town

    Shootout in a One-Dog Town

  • The Real Las Vegas

    The Real Las Vegas

  • The War Between the Tates

    The War Between the Tates

  • The Pride of St. Louis

    The Pride of St. Louis

  • Double Solitaire

    Double Solitaire