Richard Crenna

Richard Crenna

Born November 30, 1926 (Age: 99) Los Angeles, California, USA

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.
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.
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Filmography

Rambo

Rambo

2008 as Col. Samuel Trautman (archive footage) (uncredited) Age: 81
Afganistan: Land in Crisis

Afganistan: Land in Crisis

2002 as Self Age: 75
Murder, She Wrote: A Story to Die For

Murder, She Wrote: A Story to Die For

2000 as Warren Pierce Age: 73
Wrongfully Accused

Wrongfully Accused

1998 as Fergus Falls Age: 71
Heart Full of Rain

Heart Full of Rain

1997 as Arliss Dockett Age: 70
Deep Family Secrets

Deep Family Secrets

1997 as Clay Chadway Age: 70
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

1997 as Professor Aronnax Age: 70
Atlantis: In Search of a Lost Continent

Atlantis: In Search of a Lost Continent

1997 as Himself / Narrator Age: 70
The Real Las Vegas

The Real Las Vegas

1996 as Narrator (voice) Age: 70
Race Against Time: The Search for Sarah

Race Against Time: The Search for Sarah

1996 as John Porter Age: 69
Sabrina

Sabrina

1995 as Patrick Tyson Age: 69
Jade

Jade

1995 as Governor Edwards Age: 68
A Pyromaniac's Love Story

A Pyromaniac's Love Story

1995 as Tom Lumpke (uncredited) Age: 68
No Image

Janek: The Silent Betrayal

1994 as Frank Janek Age: 68
Hot Shots! Part Deux

Hot Shots! Part Deux

1993 as Col. Denton Walters Age: 66
Hearts of Hot Shots! Part Deux—A Filmmaker's Apology

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

1993 as Age: 66
A Place to Be Loved

A Place to Be Loved

1993 as George Russ Age: 66
Terror on Track 9

Terror on Track 9

1992 as Det. Frank Janek Age: 65
And the Sea Will Tell

And the Sea Will Tell

1991 as Vincent Bugliosi Age: 64
Murder Times Seven

Murder Times Seven

1990 as Frank Janek Age: 63
No Image

Last Flight Out

1990 as Dan Hood Age: 63
Montana

Montana

1990 as Hoyce Guthrie Age: 63
Murder in Black and White

Murder in Black and White

1990 as Frank Janek Age: 63
Stuck with Each Other

Stuck with Each Other

1989 as Bert Medwick Age: 62
Mort Sahl: The Loyal Opposition

Mort Sahl: The Loyal Opposition

1989 as Narrator Age: 62
The Case of the Hillside Stranglers

The Case of the Hillside Stranglers

1989 as Sgt. Bob Grogan Age: 62
Leviathan

Leviathan

1989 as Dr. Glen 'Doc' Thompson Age: 62
Internal Affairs

Internal Affairs

1988 as Frank Janek Age: 61
Rambo III

Rambo III

1988 as Trautman Age: 61
Plaza Suite

Plaza Suite

1987 as Roy Hubley Age: 61
Kids Like These

Kids Like These

1987 as Bob Goodman Age: 60
Police Story: The Freeway Killings

Police Story: The Freeway Killings

1987 as Deputy Chief Bob Devers Age: 60
Doubletake

Doubletake

1985 as Frank Janek Age: 58
Summer Rental

Summer Rental

1985 as Al Pellet Age: 58
The Rape of Richard Beck

The Rape of Richard Beck

1985 as Richard Beck Age: 58
Rambo: First Blood Part II

Rambo: First Blood Part II

1985 as Col. Samuel Trautman Age: 58
Table for Five

Table for Five

1983 as Mitchell Age: 56
First Blood

First Blood

1982 as Col. Samuel Trautman Age: 55
The Ordeal of Bill Carney

The Ordeal of Bill Carney

1981 as Mason Rose Age: 55
Daniel Boone

Daniel Boone

1981 as Daniel Boone Age: 54
Body Heat

Body Heat

1981 as Edmund Walker Age: 54
Musical Comedy Tonight II

Musical Comedy Tonight II

1981 as Self Age: 54
Fugitive Family

Fugitive Family

1980 as Brian Roberts Age: 53
No Image

Joshua's World

1980 as Dr. Joshua Torrance Age: 53
Death Ship

Death Ship

1980 as Trevor Marshall Age: 53
A Fire in the Sky

A Fire in the Sky

1978 as Jason Voight Age: 51
First, You Cry

First, You Cry

1978 as David Towers Age: 51
Devil Dog: The Hound of Hell

Devil Dog: The Hound of Hell

1978 as Mike Barry Age: 51
The Evil

The Evil

1978 as C.J. Arnold Age: 51
The War Between the Tates

The War Between the Tates

1977 as Professor Brian Tate Age: 50
Breakheart Pass

Breakheart Pass

1975 as Gov. Richard Fairchild Age: 49
Honky Tonk

Honky Tonk

1974 as Candy Johnson Age: 47
Double Solitaire

Double Solitaire

1974 as Charley Potter Age: 47
Shootout in a One-Dog Town

Shootout in a One-Dog Town

1974 as Zack Wells Age: 47
Nightmare

Nightmare

1974 as Howard Faloon Age: 47
Jonathan Livingston Seagull

Jonathan Livingston Seagull

1973 as Father (voice) Age: 46
Double Indemnity

Double Indemnity

1973 as Walter Neff Age: 46
The Man Called Noon

The Man Called Noon

1973 as Noon Age: 46
Footsteps

Footsteps

1972 as Paddy Age: 45
A Cop

A Cop

1972 as Simon Age: 45
Marooned

Marooned

1969 as Jim Pruett Age: 43
Midas Run

Midas Run

1969 as Mike Warden Age: 42
Star!

Star!

1968 as Richard Aldrich Age: 41
The Sand Pebbles

The Sand Pebbles

1966 as Captain Collins Age: 40
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!

John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!

1965 as John Goldfarb Age: 38
Disneyland '59

Disneyland '59

1959 as Self Age: 32
Our Miss Brooks

Our Miss Brooks

1956 as Walter Denton Age: 29
Over-Exposed

Over-Exposed

1956 as Russell Bassett Age: 29