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Richard Denning was an American actor best known for starring in science fiction films of the 1950s, including Unknown Island (1948), Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954), Target Earth (1954), Day the World Ended (1955), Creature with the Atom Brain (1955), and The Black Scorpion (1957). Denning also appeared in the film An Affair to Remember (1957) with Cary Grant and on radio with Lucille Ball in My Favorite Husband (1948–1951), the forerunner of television's I Love Lucy.
Birth Name
Louis Albert Heindrich Denninger Jr.
Born
Friday, 27 March 1914
Died
Sunday, 11 October 1998
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Cinemassacre's Monster Madness | Mark Williams | 2007 |
| 100 Years of Horror | Self - Husband of Evelyn Ankers / Self / Self - Star, 'Unknown Island' / Self - Star, 'Target Earth' / Self - Star, 'Creature with the Atom Brain' / Self - Actor, 'Black Scorpion' | 1996 |
| McCloud | Edgar Hamilton | 1970 |
| I Sailed to Tahiti with an All Girl Crew | Commodore | 1968 |
| Hawaii Five-O | Governor / Gov. Paul Jameson / The Governor / Philip Grey | 1968 |
| The Movie Orgy | Self (archival footage) | 1968 |
| Alice Through the Looking Glass | Alice's Father | 1966 |
| I Spy | Delaney | 1965 |
| Karen | Steve Scott | 1964 |
| Twice-Told Tales | Jonathan Maulle | 1963 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Cinemassacre's Monster Madness | Mark Williams | 2007 |
| 100 Years of Horror | Self - Husband of Evelyn Ankers / Self / Self - Star, 'Unknown Island' / Self - Star, 'Target Earth' / Self - Star, 'Creature with the Atom Brain' / Self - Actor, 'Black Scorpion' | 1996 |
| McCloud | Edgar Hamilton | 1970 |
| I Sailed to Tahiti with an All Girl Crew | Commodore | 1968 |
| Hawaii Five-O | Governor / Gov. Paul Jameson / The Governor / Philip Grey | 1968 |
| The Movie Orgy | Self (archival footage) | 1968 |
| Alice Through the Looking Glass | Alice's Father | 1966 |
| I Spy | Delaney | 1965 |
| Karen | Steve Scott | 1964 |
| Twice-Told Tales | Jonathan Maulle | 1963 |
| Going My Way | Larry McMullen | 1962 |
| The Flying Doctor | Dr. Greg Graham (the flying doctor) / Dr. Greg Graham | 1961 |
| Michael Shayne | Michael Shayne | 1960 |
| Here's Hollywood | Self | 1960 |
| No Greater Love | Dr. George Lund | 1960 |
| The Lady Takes a Flyer | Al Reynolds | 1958 |
| The Black Scorpion | Hank Scott | 1957 |
| An Affair to Remember | Kenneth Bradley | 1957 |
| The Buckskin Lady | Dr. Bruce Merritt | 1957 |
| Naked Paradise | Duke Bradley | 1957 |
| Million Dollar Manhunt | Major Gregory Keen | 1956 |
| Girls in Prison | Rev. Fulton | 1956 |
| The Oklahoma Woman | Steve Ward | 1956 |
| Day the World Ended | Rick | 1955 |
| The Crooked Web | Frank Daniel | 1955 |
| Crossroads | Dr. Ira Langston / Rev. George Bolton / Reverend Lloyd E. Williams | 1955 |
| Celebrity Playhouse | William Broder | 1955 |
| Cheyenne | Capt. Quinlan | 1955 |
| The Gun That Won the West | 'Dakota' Jack Gaines | 1955 |
| Creature with the Atom Brain | Dr. Chet Walker | 1955 |
| The Magnificent Matador | Mark Russell | 1955 |
| Air Strike | Stanley Blair / Cmdr. Stanley Blair | 1955 |
| TV Reader's Digest | Don Wilkerson | 1955 |
| Target Earth | Frank Brooks | 1954 |
| Battle of Rogue River | Stacey Wyatt | 1954 |
| Creature from the Black Lagoon | Mark Williams / Dr. Mark Williams | 1954 |
| Jivaro | Jerry Russell | 1954 |
| The Glass Web | Dave Markson | 1953 |
| The 49th Man | Chief Investigator Paul Reagan | 1953 |
| Target Hong Kong | Mike Lassiter | 1953 |
| General Electric Theater | Dr. Mark Andrews / Jim Kendall | 1953 |
| Hangman's Knot | Lee Kemper | 1952 |
| Mr. & Mrs. North | Jerry North | 1952 |
| The Ford Television Theatre | Barney Maddock / Charlie Frye / Davey Jones / Dr. James Baker / George Beagle / Tim Barker | 1952 |
| Cavalcade of America | Eli Whitney | 1952 |
| Scarlet Angel | Malcolm Bradley | 1952 |
| Okinawa | Lt. Phillips | 1952 |
| Week-End with Father | Don Adams / David "Shorty" Bowen | 1951 |
| Insurance Investigator | Tom Davison | 1951 |
| Flame of Stamboul | Larry Wilson | 1951 |
| Secrets of Beauty | Dr. John Waldron | 1951 |
| Double Deal | Buzz Doyle | 1950 |
| Lux Video Theatre | Jeff | 1950 |
| Harbor of Missing Men | Jim 'Brooklyn' Gannon | 1950 |
| No Man of Her Own | Hugh Harkness | 1950 |
| Disaster | Bill Wyatt | 1948 |
| Studio One | Jack Marshall | 1948 |
| Unknown Island | John Fairbanks | 1948 |
| Lady at Midnight | Peter Wiggins | 1948 |
| Caged Fury | Blaney Lewis | 1948 |
| Seven Were Saved | Capt. Allen Danton / Capt Allen Danton | 1947 |
| The Fabulous Suzanne | Rex | 1946 |
| Black Beauty | Bill Dixon | 1946 |
| Ice Capades Revue | Jeff Stewart | 1942 |
| Quiet Please: Murder | Hal McByrne | 1942 |
| The Glass Key | Taylor Henry | 1942 |
| Beyond the Blue Horizon | Jackra the Magnificent | 1942 |
| West Point Widow | Lt. Rhody Graves | 1941 |
| Adam Had Four Sons | Jack Stoddard (older) / Jack Stoddard | 1941 |
| Love Thy Neighbor | Joe | 1940 |
| North West Mounted Police | Constable Thornton | 1940 |
| Golden Gloves | Bill Crane | 1940 |
| Those Were the Days! | Briggs | 1940 |
| Queen of the Mob | Charlie Webster | 1940 |
| Seventeen | Jack | 1940 |
| The Farmer's Daughter | Dennis Crane | 1940 |
| Parole Fixer | Bruce Eaton | 1940 |
| Emergency Squad | Dan Barton | 1940 |
| The Night of Nights | Call Boy | 1939 |
| Geronimo | Lt. Larned | 1939 |
| Our Neighbors - The Carters | Pilot | 1939 |
| Disputed Passage | Student | 1939 |
| Television Spy | Dick Randolph | 1939 |
| The Star Maker | Assistant Dance Director | 1939 |
| Million Dollar Legs | Hunk Jordan | 1939 |
| Grand Jury Secrets | Murph | 1939 |
| The Gracie Allen Murder Case | Fred | 1939 |
| Undercover Doctor | Frank Oliver | 1939 |
| Some Like It Hot | Mr. Weems | 1939 |
| Union Pacific | Reporter | 1939 |
| Sudden Money | Johnny Jordan | 1939 |
| I'm from Missouri | Airplane Pilot | 1939 |
| King of Chinatown | Protective Association Henchman | 1939 |
| Persons in Hiding | Powder - Henchman / Powder, Henchman | 1939 |
| Ambush | Police Garage Mechanic | 1939 |
| Say It in French | Elevator Passenger | 1938 |
| Illegal Traffic | Silk Patterson | 1938 |
| The Arkansas Traveler | Bit Role | 1938 |
| Touchdown, Army | Cadet | 1938 |
| King of Alcatraz | Harry Vay | 1938 |
| Campus Confessions | Buck Hogan | 1938 |
| Give Me a Sailor | Sailor | 1938 |
| The Texans | Cpl. Parker CSA | 1938 |
| You and Me | Salesman | 1938 |
| College Swing | Student | 1938 |
| Her Jungle Love | Pilot | 1938 |
| The Big Broadcast of 1938 | Officer of The S.S. Gigantic | 1938 |
| The Buccaneer | Captain Reid / Capt. Reid | 1938 |
| Wells Fargo | Minor Role | 1937 |
| Night Club Scandal | Vera's Naval Fiancé | 1937 |
| Hold 'Em Navy | Midshipman Jepson | 1937 |
