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Biography: Richard Crenna

American actor Richard Crenna started out as a radio performer at age 11, demonstrating an astonishing range for one so young. The momentum of his career was unaffected by an army hitch and time spent earning an English degree at the University of Southern California. But even though he was by then in his twenties, Crenna found himself still playing adolescents, notably squeaky-voiced high schooler Walter Denton on the radio comedy Our Miss Brooks. That he was able to play characters of virtually any age was overlooked by movie and TV casting directors, who could see Crenna only in callow-juvenile roles. After making an excellent impression as ballplayer Daffy Dean in the 1953 film Pride of St. Louis, for example, Crenna wasn't cast in another film until the 1955 movie version of Our Miss Brooks--in which, at 29, he was Walter Denton once more. The following year, Crenna decided "to sorta let Walter Denton die," and took a decidedly mature role in the sleazy exploitation film Over-Exposed (1956). It was a fully grown Crenna who took on the role of Luke McCoy on the Walter Brennan TV series The Real McCoys, which ran from 1957 through 1963 and which gave Crenna his first opportunities as a director. After McCoys, Crenna found himself facing potential career standstill again, since it seemed that now he was typed as the rubeish Luke McCoy. This time, however, the actor had impressed enough producers with his dogged work ethic and the range displayed in guest-star appearances. In 1964, Crenna was cast in a prestigious TV drama For the People as assistant DA David Koster, and though the program lasted only one season, Crenna was firmly established as a compelling dramatic actor. Still, and despite solid Richard Crenna film performances in The Sand Pebbles (1966), Body Heat (1981) and The Flamingo Kid (1985), the actor has never completely escaped the spectre of Walter Denton. Crenna was able to conjure up the old adenoidal Denton voice on talk shows of the 1980s and 1990s, and in the action-film spoof Hot Shots: Part Deux, the actor, with an absolute straight face, portrayed Colonel Denton Walters! ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide less

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By Dawn's Early Light (2001)
Cast: Stella Stevens
Tags: Drama Family Drama Coming-of-Age
Length: 105min
This made-for-cable Western stars Richard Crenna as an aging rancher whose daughter has a son she can no longer control. The boy is sent to live with his grandfather, and as the youngster learns the importance of discipline and hard work, the rancher...
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Murder, She Wrote: A Story to Die For (2000)
Cast: Angela Lansbury
Tags: Mystery Prime-Time Drama [TV] Detective Show [TV]
Length: 95min
In this feature-length follow-up to the long-running TV series Murder, She Wrote, homespun mystery novelist Jessica Fletcher (Angela Lansbury) leaves her Cabot Cove residence to attend a big-city writer's conference. As generally happens wherever...
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The Day Reagan Was Shot (2001)
Cast: Richard Dreyfuss
Tags: Political Satire Docudrama Comedy Drama
Length: 100min
Oliver Stone served as executive producer for this made-for-cable drama that looks back at the events of March 30, 1981, when John Hinckley, Jr. attempted to assassinate then-president Ronald Reagan. Richard Crenna stars as Reagan, Christian Lloyd...
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20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1996)
Tags: Science Fiction Adventure Sea Adventure Costume Adventure
Length: 95min
Michael Anderson directed this TV movie version of Jules Verne's oft-adapted science fiction classic -20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. Richard Crenna stars as Henry Aronnax, a marine biologist, who, along with his crew, must confront the maniacal genius...
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To Serve and Protect (1999)
Cast: Craig T. Nelson Joanna Cassidy
Tags: Psychological Thriller Thriller Police Detective Film
Length: 170min
Jean de Segonzac directs Richard Crenna and Craig T. Nelson in the police hriller To Serve and Protect. Police officer Tom Carr begins to look into the death of a woman, but his suspicions that his perp is a serial killer become more pronounced after...
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Wrongfully Accused (1998)
Cast: Michael York Pat Proft
Tags: Parody/Spoof Absurd Comedy Comedy
Length: 85min
Pat Proft directed this satire on The Fugitive with a plot parody of the 1993 Harrison Ford movie, which in turn was inspired by the 1963-67 ABC television series with David Janssen. Violinist Ryan Harrison (Leslie Nielsen) romances the wife (Kelly Le...
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Race Against Time: The Search for Sarah (1996)
Cast: Patty Duke
Tags: True Crime Family Drama Drama Docudrama
Length: 90min
Telemovie mainstays Richard Crenna and Patty Duke (who co-starred in the 1982 sitcom It Takes Two) reteamed for this 1996 prime-time docudrama. Crenna is John Porter, a husband and father whose emotional isolation from his wife (Duke) and children...
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The Forget-Me-Not Murders (1994)
Cast: Richard Crenna Philip Bosco Tyne Daly Cliff Gorman Helen Shaver
Length: min
A serial killer is on the loose. The only clues he leaves are dried "wallflowers" near or on the body. For Police Lieutenant Janek, the need to find the maniac becomes more urgent after he learns that the latest victim is his own beloved goddaughter....
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Jade (1995)
Cast: William Friedkin Chazz Palminteri Linda Fiorentino David Caruso
Tags: Mystery Erotic Thriller Thriller Whodunit Police Detective Film
Length: 95min
An investigator seeking the truth behind the death of a noted art dealer uncovers a web of sexual deception in this erotic thriller. David Caruso plays David Corelli, a San Francisco District Attorney who faces a potential conflict of interest when he...
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In the Name of Love: A Texas Tragedy (1995)
Length: min
Filmed on location in the Lone Star State, the made-for-TV In the Name of Love: A Texas Tragedy could be described as a modern retelling of Romeo and Juliet, except that its perverse plot twists are more reminiscent of Jacobean than Shakespearean...
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