Richard Crenna

Richard Donald Crenna
1926 - 2003
American born Los Angeles

Height 6' 1" (1.85 m) . Richard Crenna was born into a modest-income family. His mother managed a small hotel in downtown Los Angeles where Richard and his family resided. When he finished high school he enrolled at the University of Southern California and majored in Theater Arts. He first appeared on network radio while still a teenager as Ougy Pringle in "A Date with Judy" (1946). When that show was canceled he was cast in the role of Walter Denton on "Our Miss Brooks" and stayed in the part when the show moved from radio to television ("Our Miss Brooks" (1952)). The part called for a gangly, awkward, cracked-voice adolescent. Crenna was a tall, graceful man with a rich voice, yet his acting skills were such that he was easily able to fulfill the character's requirements, leading many viewers to believe that he actually was of high school age, when in fact he was 26 years old at the time. When the show was canceled he was cast as "Luke" on "The Real McCoys" (1957). Richard married shortly after his graduation from USC, but the marriage was short-lived. He met and married his last wife in the late 1950s. He has more than 70 major motion pictures to his credit. Spouse Penni Sweeney (1959 - 17 January 2003) (his death) 2 children, 1 step-child.

Out of the Ashes (2003) , "Judging Amy" (2002) , The Day Reagan Was Shot (2001) , Murder, She Wrote: A Story to Die For (2000) , By Dawn's Early Light (2000) , "Chicago Hope"(1999) ,"To Serve and Protect" (1999) , Wrongfully Accused (1998) , Heart Full of Rain (1997) , Deep Family Secrets (1997) , 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1997/I) , Cold Case (1997) , "JAG" (1996) , Race Against Time: The Search for Sarah (1996), Texas Graces (1996) , Sabrina (1995) , Jade (1995) , In the Name of Love: A Texas Tragedy (1995) , A Pyromaniac's Love Story (1995) , Janek: The Silent Betrayal (1994) , Jonathan Stone: Threat of Innocence (1994) ,The Forget-Me-Not Murders (1994) , Hot Shots! Part Deux (1993), A Place to Be Loved (1993) , Terror on Track 9 (1992) , Intruders (1992) , "Pros and Cons" (1991) , And the Sea Will Tell (1991) , Murder Times Seven (1990) , Last Flight Out (1990) , Montana (1990) , Murder in Black and White (1990) , Stuck with Each Other (1989) , The Case of the Hillside Stranglers (1989) , Leviathan (1989) , Internal Affairs (1988) , Rambo III (1988) , Kids Like These (1987) , Police Story: The Freeway Killings (1987) , Plaza Suite (1987), The High Price of Passion (1986) , "On Wings of Eagles" (1986), A Case of Deadly Force (1986), Summer Rental (1985) , The Rape of Richard Beck (1985) , Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985) , Doubletake (1985) , The Flamingo Kid (1984) , Passions (1984) , Squaring the Circle (1984) , Table for Five (1983) , First Blood (1982) , "It Takes Two" (1982) , The Day the Bubble Burst (1982) , The Ordeal of Bill Carney (1981) , Body Heat (1981), Musical Comedy Tonight II (1981) , "Look at Us" (1981) , Fugitive Family (1980) , "The John Davidson Show" (1980) , Death Ship (1980) , Mayflower: The Pilgrims' Adventure (1979) , Stone Cold Dead (1979) , Wild Horse Hank (1979) , A Fire in the Sky (1978) , First, You Cry (1978) , Devil Dog: The Hound of Hell (1978) , "Centennial" (1978) , The Evil (1978), The War Between the Tates (1977) , "All's Fair" (1976) , Breakheart Pass (1975) , A Girl Named Sooner (1975) , Honky Tonk (1974) , Shootout in a One-Dog Town (1974) , Nightmare (1974) , Double Solitaire (1974) , Jonathan Livingston Seagull (1973) ,Double Indemnity (1973) , Hombre llamado Noon, Un (1973) , Un flic (1972) , Footsteps (1972) , "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In" (1971) , Thief (1971) , Catlow (1971) , Red Sky at Morning (1971) , The Deserter (1971) , Doctors' Wives (1971) , Marooned (1969) , Midas Run (1969) , Star! (1968) , Wait Until Dark (1967) , The Sand Pebbles (1966) , Made in Paris (1966) , John Goldfarb, Please Come Home (1965) , "Slattery's People" (1964) , "Kraft Suspense Theatre" (1963), "The Deputy" (1960) , "Matinee Theatre"(1958) , "The Real McCoys" (1957) , "Cheyenne" (1957) , Over-Exposed (1956) , "Medic" (1956) , "Frontier" (1956) , Our Miss Brooks (1956) , "The Millionaire" (1955) , "Our Miss Brooks" (1955) , It Grows on Trees (1952) , The Pride of St. Louis (1952) , "I Love Lucy" (1952) , Red Skies of Montana (1952) , Let's Dance (1950)