Richard Crenna
Born
November 30, 1926 (age 76)
Died
January 17, 2003
Birthplace
Los Angeles, California, USA

Richard Crenna

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.

Movies

Rambo
Rambo
2008 ★ 6.7
Col. Samuel Trautman (archive footage) (uncredited)
Out of the Ashes
Out of the Ashes
2003 ★ 6.1
Jake Smith
The Day Reagan Was Shot
The Day Reagan Was Shot
2001 ★ 6.4
Ronald Reagan
By Dawn's Early Light
By Dawn's Early Light
2001 ★ 5.2
Ben Maxwell
Murder, She Wrote: A Story to Die For
Murder, She Wrote: A Story to Die For
2000 ★ 6.7
Warren Pierce
To Serve and Protect
To Serve and Protect
1999 ★ 6.5
Howard Carr
Wrongfully Accused
Wrongfully Accused
1998 ★ 6.0
Fergus Falls
Heart Full of Rain
Heart Full of Rain
1997 ★ 4.0
Arliss Dockett
Deep Family Secrets
Deep Family Secrets
1997 ★ 2.3
Clay Chadway
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
1997 ★ 5.7
Professor Aronnax
The Real Las Vegas
The Real Las Vegas
1996
Narrator (voice)
Race Against Time: The Search for Sarah
Race Against Time: The Search for Sarah
1996 ★ 6.0
John Porter
Sabrina
Sabrina
1995 ★ 6.2
Patrick Tyson
Jade
Jade
1995 ★ 5.5
Governor Edwards
In the Name of Love: A Texas Tragedy
In the Name of Love: A Texas Tragedy
1995 ★ 7.0
Luke Constable Sr.
A Pyromaniac's Love Story
A Pyromaniac's Love Story
1995 ★ 5.1
Tom Lumpke (uncredited)
Janek: The Silent Betrayal
Janek: The Silent Betrayal
1994 ★ 1.0
Frank Janek
Jonathan Stone: Threat of Innocence
Jonathan Stone: Threat of Innocence
1994 ★ 1.5
Jonathan Stone
The Forget-Me-Not Murders
The Forget-Me-Not Murders
1994 ★ 3.0
Frank Janek
Hot Shots! Part Deux
Hot Shots! Part Deux
1993 ★ 6.5
Col. Denton Walters
Hearts of Hot Shots! Part Deux—A Filmmaker's Apology
Hearts of Hot Shots! Part Deux—A Filmmaker's Apology
1993 ★ 5.5
A Place to Be Loved
A Place to Be Loved
1993 ★ 5.3
George Russ
Terror on Track 9
Terror on Track 9
1992 ★ 2.8
Det. Frank Janek
And the Sea Will Tell
And the Sea Will Tell
1991 ★ 5.9
Vincent Bugliosi
Murder Times Seven
Murder Times Seven
1990
Frank Janek
Last Flight Out
Last Flight Out
1990
Dan Hood
Montana
Montana
1990 ★ 6.0
Hoyce Guthrie
Murder in Black and White
Murder in Black and White
1990
Frank Janek
Stuck with Each Other
Stuck with Each Other
1989
Bert Medwick
Mort Sahl: The Loyal Opposition
Mort Sahl: The Loyal Opposition
1989
Narrator
The Case of the Hillside Stranglers
The Case of the Hillside Stranglers
1989 ★ 6.3
Sgt. Bob Grogan
Leviathan
Leviathan
1989 ★ 6.0
Dr. Glen 'Doc' Thompson
Internal Affairs
Internal Affairs
1988 ★ 7.0
Frank Janek
Rambo III
Rambo III
1988 ★ 6.2
Trautman
Plaza Suite
Plaza Suite
1987 ★ 6.0
Roy Hubley
Kids Like These
Kids Like These
1987 ★ 10.0
Bob Goodman
Police Story: The Freeway Killings
Police Story: The Freeway Killings
1987 ★ 5.3
Deputy Chief Bob Devers
The High Price of Passion
The High Price of Passion
1986 ★ 6.0
Williams Douglas
A Case of Deadly Force
A Case of Deadly Force
1986
Lawrence O'Donnell Sr.
Doubletake
Doubletake
1985 ★ 4.5
Frank Janek
Summer Rental
Summer Rental
1985 ★ 6.1
Al Pellet
The Rape of Richard Beck
The Rape of Richard Beck
1985 ★ 6.5
Richard Beck
Rambo: First Blood Part II
Rambo: First Blood Part II
1985 ★ 6.7
Col. Samuel Trautman
The Flamingo Kid
The Flamingo Kid
1984 ★ 6.0
Phil Brody
Passions
Passions
1984 ★ 5.7
Richard Kennerly
Squaring the Circle
Squaring the Circle
1984 ★ 5.0
The Narrator
Table for Five
Table for Five
1983 ★ 5.5
Mitchell
First Blood
First Blood
1982 ★ 7.5
Col. Samuel Trautman
The Day the Bubble Burst
The Day the Bubble Burst
1982 ★ 2.0
Jesse Livermore
The Ordeal of Bill Carney
The Ordeal of Bill Carney
1981
Mason Rose
Daniel Boone
Daniel Boone
1981 ★ 6.0
Daniel Boone
Body Heat
Body Heat
1981 ★ 7.0
Edmund Walker
Fugitive Family
Fugitive Family
1980
Brian Roberts
Joshua's World
Joshua's World
1980
Dr. Joshua Torrance
Death Ship
Death Ship
1980 ★ 5.2
Trevor Marshall
Mayflower: The Pilgrims' Adventure
Mayflower: The Pilgrims' Adventure
1979 ★ 6.5
William Brewster
Stone Cold Dead
Stone Cold Dead
1979 ★ 5.9
Sgt. Boyd
Wild Horse Hank
Wild Horse Hank
1979 ★ 4.4
Pace Bradford
A Fire in the Sky
A Fire in the Sky
1978 ★ 5.5
Jason Voight
First, You Cry
First, You Cry
1978
David Towers
Devil Dog: The Hound of Hell
Devil Dog: The Hound of Hell
1978 ★ 6.3
Mike Barry
The Evil
The Evil
1978 ★ 5.7
C.J. Arnold
The War Between the Tates
The War Between the Tates
1977
Professor Brian Tate
Breakheart Pass
Breakheart Pass
1975 ★ 6.6
Gov. Richard Fairchild
A Girl Named Sooner
A Girl Named Sooner
1975 ★ 4.7
R.J. 'Mac' McHenry
Honky Tonk
Honky Tonk
1974
Candy Johnson
Double Solitaire
Double Solitaire
1974
Charley Potter
Shootout in a One-Dog Town
Shootout in a One-Dog Town
1974
Zack Wells
Nightmare
Nightmare
1974 ★ 7.0
Howard Faloon
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
1973 ★ 6.1
Father (voice)
Double Indemnity
Double Indemnity
1973 ★ 4.5
Walter Neff
The Man Called Noon
The Man Called Noon
1973 ★ 5.8
Noon
Footsteps
Footsteps
1972
Paddy
A Cop
A Cop
1972 ★ 6.6
Simon
Thief
Thief
1971 ★ 6.8
Neal Wilkinson
Catlow
Catlow
1971 ★ 5.0
Cowan
Red Sky at Morning
Red Sky at Morning
1971 ★ 6.7
Frank Arnold
Doctors' Wives
Doctors' Wives
1971 ★ 4.8
Pete Brennan
The Deserter
The Deserter
1970 ★ 6.0
Major Wade Brown
Marooned
Marooned
1969 ★ 5.9
Jim Pruett
Midas Run
Midas Run
1969 ★ 3.6
Mike Warden
Star!
Star!
1968 ★ 6.9
Richard Aldrich
Wait Until Dark
Wait Until Dark
1967 ★ 7.3
Mike Talman
The Sand Pebbles
The Sand Pebbles
1966 ★ 7.2
Captain Collins
Made in Paris
Made in Paris
1966 ★ 4.7
Herb Stone
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
1965 ★ 3.1
John Goldfarb
Our Miss Brooks
Our Miss Brooks
1956 ★ 6.2
Walter Denton
Over-Exposed
Over-Exposed
1956 ★ 5.1
Russell Bassett
It Grows on Trees
It Grows on Trees
1952 ★ 7.7
Ralph Bowen
The Pride of St. Louis
The Pride of St. Louis
1952 ★ 6.9
Paul Dean
Red Skies of Montana
Red Skies of Montana
1952 ★ 5.2
Noxon (uncredited)

TV Series