Richard Crenna

Acting

Richard Crenna

Born November 30, 1926Los Angeles, California, USA140 credits

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

Filmography

Rambo
2008Rambo
as Col. Samuel Trautman (archive footage) (uncredited)Movie
Out of the Ashes
2003Out of the Ashes
as Jake SmithMovie
The Day Reagan Was Shot
2001The Day Reagan Was Shot
as Ronald ReaganMovie
By Dawn's Early Light
2001By Dawn's Early Light
as Ben MaxwellMovie
Judging Amy
1999Judging Amy
as Jared DuffTV
To Serve and Protect
1999To Serve and Protect
as Howard CarrMovie
To Serve and Protect
1999To Serve and Protect
as Howard CarrTV
Wrongfully Accused
1998Wrongfully Accused
as Fergus FallsMovie
Heart Full of Rain
1997Heart Full of Rain
as Arliss DockettMovie
Deep Family Secrets
1997Deep Family Secrets
as Clay ChadwayMovie
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
199720,000 Leagues Under the Sea
as Professor AronnaxMovie
The Real Las Vegas
1996The Real Las Vegas
as Narrator (voice)Movie
Sabrina
1995Sabrina
as Patrick TysonMovie
Jade
1995Jade
as Governor EdwardsMovie
JAG
1995JAG
as Harmon Rabb Sr. (voice)TV
A Pyromaniac's Love Story
1995A Pyromaniac's Love Story
as Tom Lumpke (uncredited)Movie
Chicago Hope
1994Chicago Hope
as Martin RockwellTV
Hot Shots! Part Deux
1993Hot Shots! Part Deux
as Col. Denton WaltersMovie
A Place to Be Loved
1993A Place to Be Loved
as George RussMovie
Terror on Track 9
1992Terror on Track 9
as Det. Frank JanekMovie
Intruders
1992Intruders
as Dr. Neil ChaseTV
Pros and Cons
1991Pros and Cons
as Mitch O'HannonTV
And the Sea Will Tell
1991And the Sea Will Tell
as Vincent BugliosiMovie
And the Sea Will Tell
1991And the Sea Will Tell
as Vincent BugliosiTV
Murder Times Seven
1990Murder Times Seven
as Frank JanekMovie
L
1990Last Flight Out
as Dan HoodMovie
Montana
1990Montana
as Hoyce GuthrieMovie
Stuck with Each Other
1989Stuck with Each Other
as Bert MedwickMovie
Leviathan
1989Leviathan
as Dr. Glen 'Doc' ThompsonMovie
Internal Affairs
1988Internal Affairs
as Frank JanekMovie
Rambo III
1988Rambo III
as TrautmanMovie
Plaza Suite
1987Plaza Suite
as Roy HubleyMovie
Kids Like These
1987Kids Like These
as Bob GoodmanMovie
Police Story: The Freeway Killings
1987Police Story: The Freeway Killings
as Deputy Chief Bob DeversMovie
The High Price of Passion
1986The High Price of Passion
as Williams DouglasMovie
On Wings of Eagles
1986On Wings of Eagles
as H. Ross PerotTV
A
1986A Case of Deadly Force
as Lawrence O'Donnell Sr.Movie
Doubletake
1985Doubletake
as Frank JanekMovie
Summer Rental
1985Summer Rental
as Al PelletMovie
The Rape of Richard Beck
1985The Rape of Richard Beck
as Richard BeckMovie
Rambo: First Blood Part II
1985Rambo: First Blood Part II
as Col. Samuel TrautmanMovie
The Flamingo Kid
1984The Flamingo Kid
as Phil BrodyMovie
Passions
1984Passions
as Richard KennerlyMovie
Squaring the Circle
1984Squaring the Circle
as The NarratorMovie
Table for Five
1983Table for Five
as MitchellMovie
First Blood
1982First Blood
as Col. Samuel TrautmanMovie
The Day the Bubble Burst
1982The Day the Bubble Burst
as Jesse LivermoreMovie
Daniel Boone
1981Daniel Boone
as Daniel BooneMovie
Body Heat
1981Body Heat
as Edmund WalkerMovie
Fugitive Family
1980Fugitive Family
as Brian RobertsMovie
J
1980Joshua's World
as Dr. Joshua TorranceMovie
Death Ship
1980Death Ship
as Trevor MarshallMovie
Stone Cold Dead
1979Stone Cold Dead
as Sgt. BoydMovie
T
1979Turnabout
DirectorTV
Wild Horse Hank
1979Wild Horse Hank
as Pace BradfordMovie
A Fire in the Sky
1978A Fire in the Sky
as Jason VoightMovie
First, You Cry
1978First, You Cry
as David TowersMovie
Centennial
1978Centennial
as Colonel Frank SkimmerhornTV
The Evil
1978The Evil
as C.J. ArnoldMovie
Lou Grant
1977Lou Grant
DirectorTV
James at 16
1977James at 16
DirectorTV
The War Between the Tates
1977The War Between the Tates
as Professor Brian TateMovie
Breakheart Pass
1975Breakheart Pass
as Gov. Richard FairchildMovie
Saturday Night Live
1975Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)TV
A Girl Named Sooner
1975A Girl Named Sooner
as R.J. 'Mac' McHenryMovie
Honky Tonk
1974Honky Tonk
as Candy JohnsonMovie
Double Solitaire
1974Double Solitaire
as Charley PotterMovie
Nightmare
1974Nightmare
as Howard FaloonMovie
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
1973Jonathan Livingston Seagull
as Father (voice)Movie
Double Indemnity
1973Double Indemnity
as Walter NeffMovie
Footsteps
1972Footsteps
as PaddyMovie
A Cop
1972A Cop
as SimonMovie
Thief
1971Thief
as Neal WilkinsonMovie
Catlow
1971Catlow
as CowanMovie
Red Sky at Morning
1971Red Sky at Morning
as Frank ArnoldMovie
Doctors' Wives
1971Doctors' Wives
as Pete BrennanMovie
The Deserter
1970The Deserter
as Major Wade BrownMovie
Marooned
1969Marooned
as Jim PruettMovie
Midas Run
1969Midas Run
as Mike WardenMovie
Star!
1968Star!
as Richard AldrichMovie
Wait Until Dark
1967Wait Until Dark
as Mike TalmanMovie
The Sand Pebbles
1966The Sand Pebbles
as Captain CollinsMovie
S
1966Summer Fun
DirectorTV
Made in Paris
1966Made in Paris
as Herb StoneMovie
Slattery's People
1964Slattery's People
as James SlatteryTV
Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963Kraft Suspense Theatre
as Edward SmalleyTV
Disneyland '59
1959Disneyland '59
as SelfMovie
The Real McCoys
1957The Real McCoys
as Luke McCoyTV
Our Miss Brooks
1956Our Miss Brooks
as Walter DentonMovie
Over-Exposed
1956Over-Exposed
as Russell BassettMovie
The Millionaire
1955The Millionaire
as Ralph McKnightTV
Our Miss Brooks
1952Our Miss Brooks
as Walter DentonTV
It Grows on Trees
1952It Grows on Trees
as Ralph BowenMovie
Red Skies of Montana
1952Red Skies of Montana
as Noxon (uncredited)Movie
Today
1952Today
as Himself - ActorTV
I Love Lucy
1951I Love Lucy
as Arthur MortonTV
Golden Globe Awards
1944Golden Globe Awards
as Self - NomineeTV