Richard Crenna
Acting
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.
Born: November 30, 1926
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, USA
Known For
Kids Like These
Bob and Joanna, both over 40 years old, have a baby with the Down syndrome. Their doctor advises them to give the child away, not to "waste their time" with a kid with a mental deficiency. But the parents decide to keep their son, to allow him a life with dignity and to support him as best as possible. And their devotion bears fruit...
People's Choice Awards
An American awards show recognizing people in entertainment, voted online by the general public and fans.
E! True Hollywood Story
E! True Hollywood Story is an American documentary series on E! that deals with famous Hollywood celebrities, movies, TV shows and also well-known public figures. Among the topics covered on the program include salacious re-tellings of Hollywood secrets, show-biz scandals, celebrity murders and mysteries, porn-star biographies, and "where-are-they-now?" investigations of former child stars. It frequently features in-depth interviews, actual courtroom footage, and dramatic reenactments. When aired on the E! network, episodes will be updated to reflect the current life or status of the subject.
Daniel Boone
An animated special that presents highlights of the life of Daniel Boone, the famous American trailblazer -- from his early childhood years in North Carolina, his love affair with Rebecca Bryan, their courtship, marriage and family life, his work in settling the Kentucky region, and his exploits.
I Love Lucy
Cuban Bandleader Ricky Ricardo would be happy if his wife Lucy would just be a housewife. Instead she tries constantly to perform at the Tropicana where he works, and make life comically frantic in the apartment building they share with landlords Fred and Ethel Mertz, who also happen to be their best friends.
It Grows on Trees
The Baxters are a typical happy American family trying to live on too little money. Mrs. Polly Baxter acquires two mysterious trees that got into a nursery shipment by mistake. They turn out to be money trees. After initial problems, Polly decides to spend the money.
Centennial
The economic and cultural growth of town of Centennial, Colorado, through the intertwining lives of the brave men and women inhabiting it. Spanning two centuries from the settling of the area in the 1700s, to the late 1970s.
The Carol Burnett Show
The Carol Burnett Show is an American variety/sketch comedy television show starring Carol Burnett, Harvey Korman, Vicki Lawrence, Lyle Waggoner, and Tim Conway. It originally ran on CBS from September 11, 1967, to March 29, 1978, for 278 episodes and originated from CBS Television City's Studio 33. The series won 25 prime time Emmy Awards, was ranked No. 16 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time in 2002 and in 2007 was listed as one of Time magazine's "100 Best TV Shows of All Time."
First Blood
When former Green Beret John Rambo is harassed by local law enforcement and arrested for vagrancy, he is forced to flee into the mountains and wage an escalating one-man war against his pursuers.
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight Show franchise from 1962 to 1992. It originally aired during late-night. For its first ten years, Carson's Tonight Show was based in New York City with occasional trips to Burbank, California; in May 1972, the show moved permanently to Burbank, California. In 2002, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson was ranked #12 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.
Filmography
as Col. Samuel Trautman (archive footage) (uncredited)
as Jake Smith
as Self
as Ronald Reagan
as Ben Maxwell
as Warren Pierce
as Jared Duff
as Howard Carr
as Howard Carr
as Fergus Falls
as Arliss Dockett
as Clay Chadway
as Professor Aronnax
as Himself / Narrator
as Narrator (voice)
as John Porter
as Patrick Tyson
as Governor Edwards
as Harmon Rabb Sr. (voice)
as Luke Constable Sr.
as Tom Lumpke (uncredited)
as Martin Rockwell
as Jonathan Stone
as Frank Janek
as Col. Denton Walters
as George Russ
as Det. Frank Janek
as Dr. Neil Chase
as Mitch O'Hannon
as Vincent Bugliosi
as Frank Janek
as Dan Hood
as Hoyce Guthrie
as Frank Janek
as Bert Medwick
as Narrator
as Sgt. Bob Grogan
as Dr. Glen 'Doc' Thompson
as Frank Janek
as Trautman
as Roy Hubley
as Bob Goodman
as Deputy Chief Bob Devers
as Williams Douglas
as H. Ross Perot
as Frank Janek
as Al Pellet
as Richard Beck
as Col. Samuel Trautman
as Phil Brody
as Richard Kennerly
as The Narrator
as Mitchell
as Col. Samuel Trautman
as Jesse Livermore
as Mason Rose
as Daniel Boone
as Edmund Walker
as Self
as Brian Roberts
as Trevor Marshall
as William Brewster
as Sgt. Boyd
as Pace Bradford
as Jason Voight
as David Towers
as Mike Barry
as Colonel Frank Skimmerhorn
as C.J. Arnold
as Professor Brian Tate
as Gov. Richard Fairchild
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
as R.J. 'Mac' McHenry
as Self - Host
as Candy Johnson
as Charley Potter
as Zack Wells
as Howard Faloon
as Father (voice)
as Walter Neff
as Noon
as Paddy
as Simon
as Neal Wilkinson
as Cowan
as Frank Arnold
as Pete Brennan
as Major Wade Brown
as Jim Pruett
as Mike Warden
as Richard Aldrich
as Self
as Mike Talman
as Self - Guest
as Captain Collins
as Herb Stone
as John Goldfarb
as James Slattery
as Edward Smalley
as Self
as Self
as Self
as Luke McCoy
as Walter Denton
as Russell Bassett
as Ralph McKnight
as Walter Denton
as Ralph Bowen
as Paul Dean
as Noxon (uncredited)
as Himself - Actor
as Arthur Morton
as Self - Nominee
as Self - Host