Richard Crenna

Richard Crenna

Acting

Born:
1926-11-30
Died:
2003-01-17
Place of birth:
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.

Known For

Filmography

Rambo

Rambo

6.72008Col. Samuel Trautman (archive footage) (uncredited)
Movie
Out of the Ashes

Out of the Ashes

6.12003Jake Smith
Movie
Afganistan: Land in Crisis

Afganistan: Land in Crisis

9.02002Self
Movie
We Get to Win This Time

We Get to Win This Time

6.02002Self
Movie
Guts and Glory

Guts and Glory

6.02002Self
Movie
Drawing First Blood: 20 Years Later

Drawing First Blood: 20 Years Later

6.32002Self
Movie
The Day Reagan Was Shot

The Day Reagan Was Shot

6.42001Ronald Reagan
Movie
By Dawn's Early Light

By Dawn's Early Light

6.02001Ben Maxwell
Movie
Murder, She Wrote: A Story to Die For

Murder, She Wrote: A Story to Die For

6.82000Warren Pierce
Movie
Judging Amy

Judging Amy

7.51999Jared Duff
TV
To Serve and Protect

To Serve and Protect

6.71999Howard Carr
Movie
To Serve and Protect

To Serve and Protect

1999Howard Carr
TV
Wrongfully Accused

Wrongfully Accused

6.01998Fergus Falls
Movie
Heart Full of Rain

Heart Full of Rain

5.51997Arliss Dockett
Movie
Deep Family Secrets

Deep Family Secrets

3.51997Clay Chadway
Movie
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

5.81997Professor Aronnax
Movie
Atlantis: In Search of a Lost Continent

Atlantis: In Search of a Lost Continent

1997Himself / Narrator
Movie
The Real Las Vegas

The Real Las Vegas

9.01996Narrator (voice)
Movie
E! True Hollywood Story

E! True Hollywood Story

8.11996
TV
Race Against Time: The Search for Sarah

Race Against Time: The Search for Sarah

7.01996John Porter
Movie
Sabrina

Sabrina

6.21995Patrick Tyson
Movie
Jade

Jade

5.51995Governor Edwards
Movie
JAG

JAG

7.31995Harmon Rabb Sr. (voice)
TV
In the Name of Love: A Texas Tragedy

In the Name of Love: A Texas Tragedy

7.31995Luke Constable Sr.
Movie
A Pyromaniac's Love Story

A Pyromaniac's Love Story

5.31995Tom Lumpke (uncredited)
Movie
Janek: The Silent Betrayal

Janek: The Silent Betrayal

3.31994Frank Janek
Movie
Chicago Hope

Chicago Hope

7.21994Martin Rockwell
TV
Jonathan Stone: Threat of Innocence

Jonathan Stone: Threat of Innocence

3.31994Jonathan Stone
Movie
The Forget-Me-Not Murders

The Forget-Me-Not Murders

3.71994Frank Janek
Movie
Hot Shots! Part Deux

Hot Shots! Part Deux

6.61993Col. Denton Walters
Movie
Hearts of Hot Shots! Part Deux—A Filmmaker's Apology

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

5.51993
Movie
A Place to Be Loved

A Place to Be Loved

5.61993George Russ
Movie
Terror on Track 9

Terror on Track 9

3.81992Det. Frank Janek
Movie
Intruders

Intruders

6.81992Dr. Neil Chase
TV
Pros and Cons

Pros and Cons

6.31991Mitch O'Hannon
TV
And the Sea Will Tell

And the Sea Will Tell

6.21991Vincent Bugliosi
Movie
And the Sea Will Tell

And the Sea Will Tell

1991Vincent Bugliosi
TV
Murder Times Seven

Murder Times Seven

7.01990Frank Janek
Movie
Gabriel's Fire

Gabriel's Fire

6.91990
TV
Last Flight Out

Last Flight Out

1990Dan Hood
Movie
Montana

Montana

6.01990Hoyce Guthrie
Movie
Murder in Black and White

Murder in Black and White

7.01990Frank Janek
Movie
Stuck with Each Other

Stuck with Each Other

9.01989Bert Medwick
Movie
Mort Sahl: The Loyal Opposition

Mort Sahl: The Loyal Opposition

1989Narrator
Movie
The Case of the Hillside Stranglers

The Case of the Hillside Stranglers

6.51989Sgt. Bob Grogan
Movie
Leviathan

Leviathan

6.01989Dr. Glen 'Doc' Thompson
Movie
Internal Affairs

Internal Affairs

8.01988Frank Janek
Movie
Rambo III

Rambo III

6.21988Trautman
Movie
Plaza Suite

Plaza Suite

8.01987Roy Hubley
Movie
Kids Like These

Kids Like These

9.01987Bob Goodman
Movie
Police Story: The Freeway Killings

Police Story: The Freeway Killings

6.21987Deputy Chief Bob Devers
Movie
The High Price of Passion

The High Price of Passion

6.71986Williams Douglas
Movie
On Wings of Eagles

On Wings of Eagles

6.01986H. Ross Perot
TV
A Case of Deadly Force

A Case of Deadly Force

8.01986Lawrence O'Donnell Sr.
Movie
Doubletake

Doubletake

5.01985Frank Janek
Movie
Summer Rental

Summer Rental

6.11985Al Pellet
Movie
The Rape of Richard Beck

The Rape of Richard Beck

6.81985Richard Beck
Movie
Rambo: First Blood Part II

Rambo: First Blood Part II

6.71985Col. Samuel Trautman
Movie
The Flamingo Kid

The Flamingo Kid

6.01984Phil Brody
Movie
Passions

Passions

6.81984Richard Kennerly
Movie