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Richard Crenna

Richard Crenna

Acting

Born: November 30, 1926Los Angeles, California, USA

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

Col. Samuel Trautman (archive footage) (uncredited)

2008
Out of the Ashes

Out of the Ashes

Jake Smith

2003
Afganistan: Land in Crisis

Afganistan: Land in Crisis

Self

2002
The Day Reagan Was Shot

The Day Reagan Was Shot

Ronald Reagan

2001
By Dawn's Early Light

By Dawn's Early Light

Ben Maxwell

2001
Murder, She Wrote: A Story to Die For

Murder, She Wrote: A Story to Die For

Warren Pierce

2000
To Serve and Protect

To Serve and Protect

Howard Carr

1999
Wrongfully Accused

Wrongfully Accused

Fergus Falls

1998
Heart Full of Rain

Heart Full of Rain

Arliss Dockett

1997
Deep Family Secrets

Deep Family Secrets

Clay Chadway

1997
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

Professor Aronnax

1997
Atlantis: In Search of a Lost Continent

Atlantis: In Search of a Lost Continent

Himself / Narrator

1997
The Real Las Vegas

The Real Las Vegas

Narrator (voice)

1996
Race Against Time: The Search for Sarah

Race Against Time: The Search for Sarah

John Porter

1996
Sabrina

Sabrina

Patrick Tyson

1995
Jade

Jade

Governor Edwards

1995
In the Name of Love: A Texas Tragedy

In the Name of Love: A Texas Tragedy

Luke Constable Sr.

1995
A Pyromaniac's Love Story

A Pyromaniac's Love Story

Tom Lumpke (uncredited)

1995

Janek: The Silent Betrayal

Frank Janek

1994
Jonathan Stone: Threat of Innocence

Jonathan Stone: Threat of Innocence

Jonathan Stone

1994
The Forget-Me-Not Murders

The Forget-Me-Not Murders

Frank Janek

1994
Hot Shots! Part Deux

Hot Shots! Part Deux

Col. Denton Walters

1993
Hearts of Hot Shots! Part Deux—A Filmmaker's Apology

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

1993
A Place to Be Loved

A Place to Be Loved

George Russ

1993
Terror on Track 9

Terror on Track 9

Det. Frank Janek

1992
And the Sea Will Tell

And the Sea Will Tell

Vincent Bugliosi

1991
Murder Times Seven

Murder Times Seven

Frank Janek

1990

Last Flight Out

Dan Hood

1990
Montana

Montana

Hoyce Guthrie

1990
Murder in Black and White

Murder in Black and White

Frank Janek

1990
Stuck with Each Other

Stuck with Each Other

Bert Medwick

1989
Mort Sahl: The Loyal Opposition

Mort Sahl: The Loyal Opposition

Narrator

1989
The Case of the Hillside Stranglers

The Case of the Hillside Stranglers

Sgt. Bob Grogan

1989
Leviathan

Leviathan

Dr. Glen 'Doc' Thompson

1989
Internal Affairs

Internal Affairs

Frank Janek

1988
Rambo III

Rambo III

Trautman

1988
Plaza Suite

Plaza Suite

Roy Hubley

1987
Kids Like These

Kids Like These

Bob Goodman

1987
Police Story: The Freeway Killings

Police Story: The Freeway Killings

Deputy Chief Bob Devers

1987
The High Price of Passion

The High Price of Passion

Williams Douglas

1986

A Case of Deadly Force

Lawrence O'Donnell Sr.

1986
Doubletake

Doubletake

Frank Janek

1985
Summer Rental

Summer Rental

Al Pellet

1985
The Rape of Richard Beck

The Rape of Richard Beck

Richard Beck

1985
Rambo: First Blood Part II

Rambo: First Blood Part II

Col. Samuel Trautman

1985
The Flamingo Kid

The Flamingo Kid

Phil Brody

1984
Passions

Passions

Richard Kennerly

1984
Squaring the Circle

Squaring the Circle

The Narrator

1984
Table for Five

Table for Five

Mitchell

1983
First Blood

First Blood

Col. Samuel Trautman

1982
The Day the Bubble Burst

The Day the Bubble Burst

Jesse Livermore

1982
The Ordeal of Bill Carney

The Ordeal of Bill Carney

Mason Rose

1981
Daniel Boone

Daniel Boone

Daniel Boone

1981
Body Heat

Body Heat

Edmund Walker

1981
Musical Comedy Tonight II

Musical Comedy Tonight II

Self

1981
Fugitive Family

Fugitive Family

Brian Roberts

1980

Joshua's World

Dr. Joshua Torrance

1980
Death Ship

Death Ship

Trevor Marshall

1980
Mayflower: The Pilgrims' Adventure

Mayflower: The Pilgrims' Adventure

William Brewster

1979
Stone Cold Dead

Stone Cold Dead

Sgt. Boyd

1979
Wild Horse Hank

Wild Horse Hank

Pace Bradford

1979
A Fire in the Sky

A Fire in the Sky

Jason Voight

1978
First, You Cry

First, You Cry

David Towers

1978
Devil Dog: The Hound of Hell

Devil Dog: The Hound of Hell

Mike Barry

1978
The Evil

The Evil

C.J. Arnold

1978
The War Between the Tates

The War Between the Tates

Professor Brian Tate

1977
Breakheart Pass

Breakheart Pass

Gov. Richard Fairchild

1975
A Girl Named Sooner

A Girl Named Sooner

R.J. 'Mac' McHenry

1975
Honky Tonk

Honky Tonk

Candy Johnson

1974
Double Solitaire

Double Solitaire

Charley Potter

1974
Shootout in a One-Dog Town

Shootout in a One-Dog Town

Zack Wells

1974
Nightmare

Nightmare

Howard Faloon

1974
Jonathan Livingston Seagull

Jonathan Livingston Seagull

Father (voice)

1973
Double Indemnity

Double Indemnity

Walter Neff

1973
The Man Called Noon

The Man Called Noon

Noon

1973
Footsteps

Footsteps

Paddy

1972
A Cop

A Cop

Simon

1972
Thief

Thief

Neal Wilkinson

1971
Catlow

Catlow

Cowan

1971
Red Sky at Morning

Red Sky at Morning

Frank Arnold

1971
Doctors' Wives

Doctors' Wives

Pete Brennan

1971
The Deserter

The Deserter

Major Wade Brown

1970
Marooned

Marooned

Jim Pruett

1969
Midas Run

Midas Run

Mike Warden

1969
Star!

Star!

Richard Aldrich

1968
Wait Until Dark

Wait Until Dark

Mike Talman

1967
The Sand Pebbles

The Sand Pebbles

Captain Collins

1966
Made in Paris

Made in Paris

Herb Stone

1966
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!

John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!

John Goldfarb

1965
Disneyland '59

Disneyland '59

Self

1959
Our Miss Brooks

Our Miss Brooks

Walter Denton

1956
Over-Exposed

Over-Exposed

Russell Bassett

1956
It Grows on Trees

It Grows on Trees

Ralph Bowen

1952
The Pride of St. Louis

The Pride of St. Louis

Paul Dean

1952
Red Skies of Montana

Red Skies of Montana

Noxon (uncredited)

1952