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Richard Donald Crenna was an award-winning American motion picture, television, and radio actor and television director.
Birth Name
Richard Donald Crenna
Born
Tuesday, 30 November 1926
Died
Friday, 17 January 2003
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Sly | Self | 2023 |
| Rambo | Col. Samuel Trautman | 2008 |
| Out of the Ashes | Jake Smith | 2003 |
| The 75th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Memorial Tribute | 2003 |
| Darkness at High Noon: The Carl Foreman Documents | Narrator | 2002 |
| The Day Reagan Was Shot | Ronald Reagan | 2001 |
| I Love Lucy's 50th Anniversary Special | Self | 2001 |
| By Dawn's Early Light | Ben Maxwell | 2001 |
| Murder, She Wrote: A Story to Die For | Warren Pierce | 2000 |
| Judging Amy | Jared Duff | 1999 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Sly | Self | 2023 |
| Rambo | Col. Samuel Trautman | 2008 |
| Out of the Ashes | Jake Smith | 2003 |
| The 75th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Memorial Tribute | 2003 |
| Darkness at High Noon: The Carl Foreman Documents | Narrator | 2002 |
| The Day Reagan Was Shot | Ronald Reagan | 2001 |
| I Love Lucy's 50th Anniversary Special | Self | 2001 |
| By Dawn's Early Light | Ben Maxwell | 2001 |
| Murder, She Wrote: A Story to Die For | Warren Pierce | 2000 |
| Judging Amy | Jared Duff | 1999 |
| To Serve and Protect | Howard Carr | 1999 |
| Wrongfully Accused | Fergus Falls | 1998 |
| Heart Full of Rain | Arliss Dockett | 1997 |
| Deep Family Secrets | Clay Chadway | 1997 |
| 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea | Professor Aronnax | 1997 |
| Atlantis: In Search of a Lost Continent | Narrator / Self - Narrator / Himself | 1997 |
| E! True Hollywood Story | Himself | 1996 |
| Race Against Time: The Search for Sarah | John Porter | 1996 |
| Sabrina | Patrick Tyson | 1995 |
| Jade | Governor Edwards | 1995 |
| JAG | Lt. Harmon Rabb, Sr. | 1995 |
| In the Name of Love: A Texas Tragedy | Lucas Constable, Sr. / Luke Constable Sr. | 1995 |
| A Pyromaniac's Love Story | Tom Lumpke | 1995 |
| American Cinema | Edmund Walker (clip from Body Heat (1981)) | 1995 |
| Chicago Hope | Dr. Martin Rockwell | 1994 |
| Jonathan Stone: Threat of Innocence | Jonathan Stone | 1994 |
| The Forget-Me-Not Murders | Frank Janek | 1994 |
| Hot Shots! Part Deux | Col. Denton Walters | 1993 |
| Hearts of Hot Shots Part Deux: A Filmmaker's Apology | Self | 1993 |
| A Place to Be Loved | George Russ | 1993 |
| The Wild West | (voice) | 1993 |
| Terror on Track 9 | Det. Frank Janek | 1992 |
| Intruders | Dr. Neil Chase | 1992 |
| Pros and Cons | Mitch O'Hannon | 1991 |
| The Chuck Woolery Show | Self - Guest | 1991 |
| One on One with John Tesh | Self - Guest | 1991 |
| And the Sea Will Tell | Vincent Bugliosi | 1991 |
| Last Flight Out | Dan Hood | 1990 |
| Montana | Hoyce Guthrie | 1990 |
| World of Discovery | Self - Narrator | 1990 |
| The Case of the Hillside Stranglers | Sgt. Bob Grogan | 1989 |
| Leviathan | Dr. Glen 'Doc' Thompson | 1989 |
| The Pat Sajak Show | Self - Guest | 1989 |
| Rambo III | Trautman | 1988 |
| Kids Like These | Bob Goodman | 1987 |
| 50 Years of Action! | Narrator | 1987 |
| Police Story: The Freeway Killings | Deputy Chief Bob Devers | 1987 |
| The High Price of Passion | Williams Douglas | 1986 |
| American Masters | Self / Narrator | 1986 |
| On Wings of Eagles | H. Ross Perot | 1986 |
| A Case of Deadly Force | Lawrence O'Donnell Sr. | 1986 |
| The 12th Annual People's Choice Awards | Self - Presenter | 1986 |
| Doubletake | Frank Janek | 1985 |
| Summer Rental | Al Pellet | 1985 |
| The Rape of Richard Beck | Richard Beck | 1985 |
| Rambo: First Blood Part II | Trautman / Col. Samuel Trautman | 1985 |
| The Flamingo Kid | Phil Brody | 1984 |
| Passions | Richard Kennerly | 1984 |
| Terror in the Aisles | Mike Talman | 1984 |
| Squaring the Circle | The Narrator | 1984 |
| Table for Five | Mitchell | 1983 |
| First Blood | Trautman / Col. Samuel Trautman | 1982 |
| It Takes Two | Dr. Sam Quinn | 1982 |
| Nature | Self - Narrator | 1982 |
| Body Heat | Edmund Walker | 1981 |
| Musical Comedy Tonight II | Self | 1981 |
| Death Ship | Trevor Marshall | 1980 |
| Stone Cold Dead | Sgt. Boyd | 1980 |
| The Toni Tennille Show | Self - Guest | 1979 |
| Mayflower: The Pilgrims' Adventure | William Brewster | 1979 |
| Wild Horse Hank | Pace Bradford | 1979 |
| A Fire in the Sky | Jason Voight | 1978 |
| First, You Cry | David Towers | 1978 |
| Devil Dog: The Hound of Hell | Mike Barry | 1978 |
| Centennial | Colonel Frank Skimmerhorn | 1978 |
| The Evil | C.J. Arnold | 1978 |
| CBS: On the Air | Self - Co-Host | 1978 |
| All's Fair | Richard C. Barrington | 1976 |
| Breakheart Pass | Gov. Richard Fairchild | 1975 |
| Saturday Night Live | Self | 1975 |
| A Girl Named Sooner | R.J. 'Mac' McHenry | 1975 |
| Dinah! | Self - Guest | 1974 |
| Bicentennial Minutes | Self - Narrator | 1974 |
| Nova | Narrator | 1974 |
| Double Solitaire | Charlie Potter / Charley Potter | 1974 |
| Jonathan Livingston Seagull | Father | 1973 |
| Double Indemnity | Walter Neff | 1973 |
| The Man Called Noon | Noon | 1973 |
| The Lily Tomlin Show | 1973 | |
| NBC Follies | Self | 1973 |
| A Cop | Simon | 1972 |
| Thief | Neal Wilkinson | 1971 |
| Catlow | Cowan | 1971 |
| Red Sky at Morning | Frank Arnold | 1971 |
| Doctors' Wives | Dr. Peter Brennan / Pete Brennan | 1971 |
| The Devil's Backbone | Maj. Wade Brown / Major Wade Brown | 1970 |
| Marooned | Jim Pruett | 1969 |
| The David Frost Show | Self - Guest | 1969 |
| Midas Run | Mike Warden | 1969 |
| 60 Minutes | Himself - Actor (segment "David L. Wolper") | 1968 |
| Star! | Richard Aldrich | 1968 |
| What's My Line? | Self - Mystery Guest | 1968 |
| Wait Until Dark | Mike Talman | 1967 |
| The Carol Burnett Show | Self - Guest | 1967 |
| Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In | Guest Performer / Walter Denton / General Davis | 1967 |
| The Joey Bishop Show | Self - Guest | 1967 |
| The Sand Pebbles | Captain Collins | 1966 |
| Made in Paris | Herb Stone | 1966 |
| John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! | John Goldfarb | 1965 |
| The American Sportsman | Self | 1965 |
| Slattery's People | James Slattery | 1964 |
| Kraft Suspense Theatre | Edward Smalley | 1963 |
| The Danny Kaye Show | Self - Guest | 1963 |
| The Match Game | Self - Team Captain | 1962 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Himself / Self - Guest / Himself - Guest / Alexander Smith | 1962 |
| Here's Hollywood | Self | 1960 |
| The Deputy | Andy Willis | 1959 |
| The Real McCoys | Luke McCoy | 1957 |
| The Silent Service | Lt. Cmdr.'Jeff' L. L. Davis | 1957 |
| Our Miss Brooks | Walter Denton | 1956 |
| Over-Exposed | Russell Bassett | 1956 |
| Matinee Theatre | Sgt. James / (as Dick Crenna) | 1955 |
| Frontier | John Leslie | 1955 |
| Cheyenne | Curley Galway | 1955 |
| The Millionaire | Ralph McKnight | 1955 |
| Father Knows Best | Elwood Seastrom | 1954 |
| Medic | Donny | 1954 |
| Our Miss Brooks | Walter Denton | 1952 |
| It Grows on Trees | Ralph Bowen | 1952 |
| Red Skies of Montana | Noxon | 1952 |
| The Pride of St. Louis | Paul Dean | 1952 |
| Starlift | Movie Theater Usher | 1951 |
| I Love Lucy | Arthur Morton | 1951 |
| Let's Dance | Bit Part | 1950 |
Director Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Turnabout | 1979 |
| Grandpa Goes to Washington | 1978 |
| Lou Grant | 1977 |
| James at 16 | 1977 |
| Rosetti and Ryan | 1977 |
| The Rockford Files | 1974 |
| Wendy and Me | 1964 |
| No Time for Sergeants | 1964 |
| Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | 1963 |
| Vacation Playhouse | 1963 |
| The Andy Griffith Show | 1960 |
| The Real McCoys | 1957 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1985 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture | Nominated |
| 1966 | Emmy | Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Series | Nominated |
| 1965 | Golden Globe | Best TV Star - Male | Nominated |
| 1965 | Emmy | Outstanding Individual Achievements in Entertainment - Actors and Performers | Nominated |
| 1959 | Emmy | Best Supporting Actor (Continuing Character) in a Comedy Series | Nominated |
