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Richard Denning

Richard Denning

Acting·1914–1998·82 films

Richard Denning (March 27, 1914 – October 11, 1998) was an American actor who starred in such movies as Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954) and An Affair to Remember (1957), and on radio with Lucille Ball as her husband George Cooper in My Favorite Husband (1948–1951), the forerunner of television's I Love Lucy, for which Denning was replaced by Ball's real-life husband, Desi Arnaz.

Filmography

Creature from the Black Lagoon
Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)Dr. Mark Williams
An Affair to Remember
An Affair to Remember (1957)Kenneth Bradley
The Glass Key
The Glass Key (1942)Taylor Henry
Twice-Told Tales
Twice-Told Tales (1963)Jonathan Maulle
Union Pacific
Union Pacific (1939)Reporter (uncredited)
Day the World Ended
Day the World Ended (1955)Rick
The Black Scorpion
The Black Scorpion (1957)Hank Scott
Mary, Queen of Scots
Mary, Queen of Scots (1971)Francis, King of France
No Man of Her Own
No Man of Her Own (1950)Hugh Harkness
You and Me
You and Me (1938)Salesman (uncredited)
North West Mounted Police
North West Mounted Police (1940)Constable Thornton
Creature with the Atom Brain
Creature with the Atom Brain (1955)Dr. Chet Walker
Hangman's Knot
Hangman's Knot (1952)Lee Kemper
Target Earth
Target Earth (1954)Frank Brooks
Unknown Island
Unknown Island (1948)John Fairbanks
The Glass Web
The Glass Web (1953)Dave Markson
Adam Had Four Sons
Adam Had Four Sons (1941)Jack Stoddard
The Movie Orgy
The Movie Orgy (1968)Self (archive footage)
The Crooked Web
The Crooked Web (1955)Frank Daniel
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo (1937)Minor Role
The Buccaneer
The Buccaneer (1938)Captain Reid
Jivaro
Jivaro (1954)Jerry Russell
Quiet Please, Murder
Quiet Please, Murder (1943)Hal McByrne
The Buckskin Lady
The Buckskin Lady (1957)Dr. Bruce Merritt
Seven Were Saved
Seven Were Saved (1947)Capt Allen Danton
King of Chinatown
King of Chinatown (1939)Jeff, Protective Association Henchman
I Sailed to Tahiti with an All Girl Crew
I Sailed to Tahiti with an All Girl Crew (1968)Commodore
Girls in Prison
Girls in Prison (1956)Rev. Fulton
The Gun That Won the West
The Gun That Won the West (1955)'Dakota' Jack Gaines
Black Beauty
Black Beauty (1946)Bill Dixon
The Gracie Allen Murder Case
The Gracie Allen Murder Case (1939)Fred
Scarlet Angel
Scarlet Angel (1952)Malcolm Bradley
Battle of Rogue River
Battle of Rogue River (1954)Stacey Wyatt
Okinawa
Okinawa (1952)Lt. Phillips
Give Me a Sailor
Give Me a Sailor (1938)Sailor (uncredited)
The Lady Takes a Flyer
The Lady Takes a Flyer (1958)Al Reynolds
Some Like It Hot
Some Like It Hot (1939)Mr. Weems
Geronimo
Geronimo (1939)Lt. Larned
Double Deal
Double Deal (1950)Buzz Doyle
Assignment Redhead
Assignment Redhead (1956)Major Gregory Keen
The Farmer's Daughter
The Farmer's Daughter (1940)Dennis Crane
Alice Through the Looking Glass
Alice Through the Looking Glass (1966)Alice's Father
The Magnificent Matador
The Magnificent Matador (1955)Mark Russell
Illegal Traffic
Illegal Traffic (1938)Silk Patterson
Campus Confessions
Campus Confessions (1938)Buck Hogan
Naked Paradise
Naked Paradise (1957)Duke Bradley
Queen of the Mob
Queen of the Mob (1940)Charlie Webster
Week-End with Father
Week-End with Father (1951)Don Adams
The Oklahoma Woman
The Oklahoma Woman (1956)Steve Ward
Ice Capades Revue
Ice Capades Revue (1942)Jeff Stewart
King of Alcatraz
King of Alcatraz (1938)Harry Vay
Persons in Hiding
Persons in Hiding (1939)Powder, Henchman
Target Hong Kong
Target Hong Kong (1953)Mike Lassiter
Golden Gloves
Golden Gloves (1940)Bill Crane
Sudden Money
Sudden Money (1939)Johnny Jordan (scenes cut)
Her Jungle Love
Her Jungle Love (1938)Pilot
Parole Fixer
Parole Fixer (1940)Bruce Eaton
Ambush
Ambush (1939)Police Garage Mechanic
Hotel Imperial
Hotel Imperial (1939)(uncredited)
Undercover Doctor
Undercover Doctor (1939)Frank Oliver
Love Thy Neighbor
Love Thy Neighbor (1940)Joe
Beyond the Blue Horizon
Beyond the Blue Horizon (1942)Jackra the Magnificent
Insurance Investigator
Insurance Investigator (1951)Tom Davison
Hold 'Em Navy
Hold 'Em Navy (1937)Midshipman Jepson
Flame Of Stamboul
Flame Of Stamboul (1951)Larry Wilson
Harbor of Missing Men
Harbor of Missing Men (1950)Jim 'Brooklyn' Gannon
The Fabulous Suzanne
The Fabulous Suzanne (1946)Rex
Say It in French
Say It in French (1938)Elevator Passenger
Air Strike
Air Strike (1955)Stanley Blair
Emergency Squad
Emergency Squad (1940)Dan Barton
The 49th Man
The 49th Man (1953)Chief Investigator Paul Reagan
Television Spy
Television Spy (1939)Dick Randolph
West Point Widow
West Point Widow (1941)Lt. Rhody Graves
Those Were the Days!
Those Were the Days! (1940)Briggs
Why Men Leave Home
Why Men Leave Home (1951)Dr. John Waldron
Million Dollar Legs
Million Dollar Legs (1939)Hunk Jordan
Disaster
Disaster (1948)Bill Wyatt
Caged Fury
Caged Fury (1948)Blaney Lewis
Desert Hell
Desert Hell (1958)Sgt. Major Pierre Benet
The Night of Nights
The Night of Nights (1939)Call Boy (uncredited)
Lady at Midnight
Lady at Midnight (1948)Peter Wiggins
Grand Jury Secrets
Grand Jury Secrets (1939)Murph