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Richard Crenna

Richard Crenna

Acting·1926–2003·97 films

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

As Actor

First Blood
First Blood (1982)Col. Samuel Trautman
Rambo: First Blood Part II
Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985)Col. Samuel Trautman
Rambo
Rambo (2008)Col. Samuel Trautman (archive footage) (uncredited)
Rambo III
Rambo III (1988)Trautman
Hot Shots! Part Deux
Hot Shots! Part Deux (1993)Col. Denton Walters
Sabrina
Sabrina (1995)Patrick Tyson
Body Heat
Body Heat (1981)Edmund Walker
Wait Until Dark
Wait Until Dark (1967)Mike Talman
Leviathan
Leviathan (1989)Dr. Glen 'Doc' Thompson
Wrongfully Accused
Wrongfully Accused (1998)Fergus Falls
Jade
Jade (1995)Governor Edwards
A Cop
A Cop (1972)Simon
The Sand Pebbles
The Sand Pebbles (1966)Captain Collins
Star!
Star! (1968)Richard Aldrich
Summer Rental
Summer Rental (1985)Al Pellet
Breakheart Pass
Breakheart Pass (1975)Gov. Richard Fairchild
Death Ship
Death Ship (1980)Trevor Marshall
Marooned
Marooned (1969)Jim Pruett
The Flamingo Kid
The Flamingo Kid (1984)Phil Brody
The Evil
The Evil (1978)C.J. Arnold
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
Jonathan Livingston Seagull (1973)Father (voice)
Devil Dog: The Hound of Hell
Devil Dog: The Hound of Hell (1978)Mike Barry
Out of the Ashes
Out of the Ashes (2003)Jake Smith
Catlow
Catlow (1971)Cowan
Murder, She Wrote: A Story to Die For
Murder, She Wrote: A Story to Die For (2000)Warren Pierce
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1997)Professor Aronnax
The Man Called Noon
The Man Called Noon (1973)Noon
The Case of the Hillside Stranglers
The Case of the Hillside Stranglers (1989)Sgt. Bob Grogan
Over-Exposed
Over-Exposed (1956)Russell Bassett
Doctors' Wives
Doctors' Wives (1971)Pete Brennan
Double Indemnity
Double Indemnity (1973)Walter Neff
Stone Cold Dead
Stone Cold Dead (1979)Sgt. Boyd
A Pyromaniac's Love Story
A Pyromaniac's Love Story (1995)Tom Lumpke (uncredited)
A Fire in the Sky
A Fire in the Sky (1978)Jason Voight
Table for Five
Table for Five (1983)Mitchell
Our Miss Brooks
Our Miss Brooks (1956)Walter Denton
The Day Reagan Was Shot
The Day Reagan Was Shot (2001)Ronald Reagan
And the Sea Will Tell
And the Sea Will Tell (1991)Vincent Bugliosi
The Rape of Richard Beck
The Rape of Richard Beck (1985)Richard Beck
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! (1965)John Goldfarb
Made in Paris
Made in Paris (1966)Herb Stone
Montana
Montana (1990)Hoyce Guthrie
The Pride of St. Louis
The Pride of St. Louis (1952)Paul Dean
A Girl Named Sooner
A Girl Named Sooner (1975)R.J. 'Mac' McHenry
Doubletake
Doubletake (1985)Frank Janek
Mayflower: The Pilgrims' Adventure
Mayflower: The Pilgrims' Adventure (1979)William Brewster
It Grows on Trees
It Grows on Trees (1952)Ralph Bowen
A Place to Be Loved
A Place to Be Loved (1993)George Russ
The Deserter
The Deserter (1970)Major Wade Brown
Midas Run
Midas Run (1969)Mike Warden
Terror on Track 9
Terror on Track 9 (1992)Det. Frank Janek
Wild Horse Hank
Wild Horse Hank (1979)Pace Bradford
Red Sky at Morning
Red Sky at Morning (1971)Frank Arnold
The Forget-Me-Not Murders
The Forget-Me-Not Murders (1994)Frank Janek
By Dawn's Early Light
By Dawn's Early Light (2001)Ben Maxwell
Nightmare
Nightmare (1974)Howard Faloon
Red Skies of Montana
Red Skies of Montana (1952)Noxon (uncredited)
Police Story: The Freeway Killings
Police Story: The Freeway Killings (1987)Deputy Chief Bob Devers
Hearts of Hot Shots! Part Deux—A Filmmaker's Apology
Hearts of Hot Shots! Part Deux—A Filmmaker's Apology (1993)
Deep Family Secrets
Deep Family Secrets (1997)Clay Chadway
Passions
Passions (1984)Richard Kennerly
Thief
Thief (1971)Neal Wilkinson
Disneyland '59
Disneyland '59 (1959)Self
Musical Comedy Tonight II
Musical Comedy Tonight II (1981)Self
Jonathan Stone: Threat of Innocence
Jonathan Stone: Threat of Innocence (1994)Jonathan Stone
The Day the Bubble Burst
The Day the Bubble Burst (1982)Jesse Livermore
To Serve and Protect
To Serve and Protect (1999)Howard Carr
In the Name of Love: A Texas Tragedy
In the Name of Love: A Texas Tragedy (1995)Luke Constable Sr.
Daniel Boone
Daniel Boone (1981)Daniel Boone
Heart Full of Rain
Heart Full of Rain (1997)Arliss Dockett
The High Price of Passion
The High Price of Passion (1986)Williams Douglas
Footsteps
Footsteps (1972)Paddy
Kids Like These
Kids Like These (1987)Bob Goodman
Internal Affairs
Internal Affairs (1988)Frank Janek
Squaring the Circle
Squaring the Circle (1984)The Narrator
Race Against Time: The Search for Sarah
Race Against Time: The Search for Sarah (1996)John Porter
Plaza Suite
Plaza Suite (1987)Roy Hubley
Honky Tonk
Honky Tonk (1974)Candy Johnson
Shootout in a One-Dog Town
Shootout in a One-Dog Town (1974)Zack Wells
Murder in Black and White
Murder in Black and White (1990)Frank Janek
Fugitive Family
Fugitive Family (1980)Brian Roberts
The Ordeal of Bill Carney
The Ordeal of Bill Carney (1981)Mason Rose
Double Solitaire
Double Solitaire (1974)Charley Potter
Stuck with Each Other
Stuck with Each Other (1989)Bert Medwick
Murder Times Seven
Murder Times Seven (1990)Frank Janek
Afganistan: Land in Crisis
Afganistan: Land in Crisis (2002)Self
The Making of 'First Blood'
The Making of 'First Blood'
The Real Las Vegas
The Real Las Vegas (1996)Narrator (voice)
First, You Cry
First, You Cry (1978)David Towers
The War Between the Tates
The War Between the Tates (1977)Professor Brian Tate
Mort Sahl: The Loyal Opposition
Mort Sahl: The Loyal Opposition (1989)Narrator
Guts and Glory
Guts and Glory (2002)Self
Atlantis: In Search of a Lost Continent
Atlantis: In Search of a Lost Continent (1997)Himself / Narrator
We Get to Win This Time
We Get to Win This Time (2002)Self

As Director